Music icon deadmau5 is celebrating two and a half decades of creating music with a two-night stint at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre next month. His retro5pective: 25 years of deadmau5 shows will take place Friday, November 1 & Saturday, November 2, 2024. Now the DJ/producer has announced support for the shows, including BSOD, Kiesza (appearing Friday only), LIGHTS, SOFI, and WTF? will be joining him as his special guests. Callie Reiff will support both nights.
What to expect at retro5pective: 25 years of deadmau5
The three hour-long retro5pective will highlight some of the greatest and most beloved material from Joel Zimmerman aka deadmau5’ illustrious 25-year career in electronic music ranging from his first ever production, ‘Bored Of Canada,’ and hits like ‘I Remember,‘ ‘Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff‘ and ‘The Veldt,’ to material from his latest offering, the instrumental four-track some ep. They will be star studded evenings with guest appearances from Kiesza who will enchant fans with her futuristic fairy, glitter dusted dance moves including handstands with Joel for ‘Bridged By A Lightwave,’ LIGHTS with her outstanding tracks, ‘Drama Free’ and ‘When The Summer Dies,’ SOFI performing mau5 cult fave ‘Sofi Needs A Ladder,’ and BSOD, his early project with producer Steve Duda adding in DJ Aero for WTF?
Red Rocks will be treated to a selection of never-performed-before edits and a visual array of mau5 visuals from performances past, and new graphics and lighting styles unique to each segment of the show. deadmau5’ massive touring production Cube V3, which has not been seen in Colorado since 2020, will return to the amphitheater.
Previous ‘retro5pective’ shows took place in front of sold-out crowds at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and The Brooklyn Mirage in NYC. You can view the Hollywood Bowl recap video here. deadmau5 will also make his ‘retro5pective’ festival debut at Ultra Music Festival in Miami in March 2025.
Alongside the Red Rocks shows, deadmau5’ label mau5trap will present mau5hop, a unique pop-up shop experience featuring new and limited exclusive merch, located at 95 S Cherokee St, Denver, CO 80223. Shop hours run from 10am-7pm with deadmau5 meet and greets set for 1pm – 4pm each day.