Skrillex’s Mothership Tour 2014

Production director Corey Johnson said, “We’re not starting over, but we are resetting: new lighting, new video, new spaceship, new everything.”

Johnson added, “We’ve pulled back the technology side this time. Don’t get me wrong, the show is still very technologically based, but we don’t want it to impede the performance – we don’t want to bury Sonny (aka Skrillex) in production. In the dance music production world, there’s this mentality that everything has to be massive. I feel like we’ve peaked out – the whole scene is peaking now – with this idea that we have to keep putting more and more stuff on the stage.

“For us, it’s not about creating the craziest and most technologically advanced thing. We’re just developing tools to represent Sonny’s music visually and performing those tools in a very effective way that resonates with the music. We’re literally trying to bring his music to vision, and our goal is to not make people go blind.”

Skrillex notes that he’s still planning on “going big.” And Red Bull’s website points out that of course there will still be lights, video, special effects, pyrotechnics – and eight 53-foot tractor-trailer trucks to transport all of that.

Skrillex says, “Nobody touches Red Bull right now when it comes to thinking up groundbreaking projects and ideas and actually making them happen. My crew and their crew have a lot in common, as people in terms of thinking big and going big so they were an obvious choice as a partner for my 2014 tour.”

Watch the video below for a sneak peek at what Skrillex has been dreaming up for the outing:

After unveiling the new production at Coachella in Indio, Calif., April 12 & 19, the Mothership Tour begins May 23 in Oklahoma City. Here’s the plan for the U.S. trek, featuring support from Dillion Francis, DJ Snake, What So Not, and Milo & Otis:

May 23 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre     
May 24 – Bonner Springs, Kan., Cricket Wireless Amphitheater     
May 26 – Louisville, Ky., Louisville Waterfront Park     
May 27 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica     
May 28 –Detroit, Mich., Masonic Temple Theatre     
May 30 – Toronto, Ontario, Echo Beach     
May 31 – Toronto, Ontario, Echo Beach     
June 2 – Canandaigua, N.Y., Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)     
June 3 – Albany, N.Y., Washington Avenue Armory     
June 4 – Gilford, N.H., Meadowbrook     
June 7 – New York, N.Y., Randall’s Island (Governors Ball Music Festival)   
June 8 – Baltimore, Md., Pimlico Race Track     
June 9 – Richmond, Va., Brown’s Island     
June 17 – St. Louis, Mo., Chaifetz Arena     
June 18 – Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mid-America Center     
June 20 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre     
June 21 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre     
July 30 – Portland, Maine, Cumberland Co. Civic Center

Skrillex will also appear at Bonnaroo in Manchester,Tenn. The June 12-15 festival hasn’t released its daily schedule yet.

Dillon Francis appears May 23-30, June 8-9, and June 17-18. DJ Snake will be there May 31-June 4. What So Not takes the stage May 23-June 4, June 8-9, and June 17-18.

An American Express card member presale began today. Tickets go on sale to the general public March 14.

For more information visit Skrillex.com and click here for Red Bull’s website.