Skrillex Pulls Out Of Stereosonic

Dubstep heavyweight Skrillex has cancelled his upcoming visit to Australia for the Stereosonic festival.

The American electronic muso, real name Sonny Moore, was set to appear at the event under his Dog Blood moniker - his side-project alongside Boys Noize main man Alex Ridha. In a shot statement, Moore said:

“Due to unfortunate circumstances that are beyond my control, I won't be able to make the Dog Blood Stereosonic dates this year. For the record, I love the Stereosonic team and the One Love crew who puts on these events and this has nothing to do with them on their side.”

The Dog Blood sets will now be replaced with performances from Miami duo GTA. Boys Noize will perform their sets as scheduled.

Skrillex will be here for New Year's Eve's Shore Thing in a few weeks time and new Surfers Paradise event Beachlife in January.

Stereosonic will kick-off this weekend in Perth and Sydney and you can refresh your mind on the set times here.