
Veteran DJ Tiesto has pulled out of the Super Bowl, just three days before the big day. In his announcement, he said that due to a “personal family emergency,” he will not be able to make it.
In his post, Tiesto wrote, “Me and my team have been preparing something truly special for months, but a personal family emergency is forcing me to return home Sunday morning. It was a tough decision to miss the game, but family always comes first. Thank you to the @NFL for the collaboration and looking forward to working with them to deliver something incredible together in the future !”
The NFL reportedly told Variety that they plan on bringing his replacement although no further details have been announced.
Earlier, Tiesto told Variety what he had in mind for his upcoming Super Bowl performance as he said, “Two hundred million people watching? Yeah, that’s a bit of pressure. But I’m more excited than anything else. A lot of people who have never heard of Tiësto will know about me.”
As for the music, Tiesto was to play Beastie Boys’ “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party),” which has become Kansas City Chiefs’ and Taylor Swift’s beau, Travis Kelce’s theme song. He told the publication, “I’ll use the tempo of that song in a track angled toward the Super Bowl, but still doing my own thing. I might have to do something with Taylor Swift as well.”
Meanwhile, R&B superstar Usher, who just came off a successfulLas Vegas residency, said his performance at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show will be the latest peak in his 30-year career. He said,"Having 100 sold-out shows at a residency and to have the next one be the crescendo, which will be the Super Bowl with Apple, is really giving my time here in Las Vegas an incredible button at the end."