THE HAGUE (AP) — Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from acting at Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl as a result of an undisclosed household matter.
Tiësto, whose actual title is Tijs Verwest, wrote on social media on Thursday he would miss the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Las Vegas as he wanted to return residence.
“It was a troublesome resolution to overlook the sport, however household all the time comes first,” the 55-year-old wrote on X.
The Grammy-winning musician was chosen as the primary ever in-game DJ, slotted to heat up the gang earlier than kickoff and all through the sport. Singer Usher will headline the halftime present whereas Reba McEntire will sing the nationwide anthem.
Tiësto didn’t present particulars concerning the emergency. He married mannequin Annika Backes in 2019 and the couple have two kids.
His performances scheduled for Friday night in New York and Saturday night in Las Vegas — the place the Tremendous Bowl is being held — haven’t been canceled, in response to his web site. Tiësto mentioned in his message he might want to return residence “on Sunday.”
The Dutchman has been repeatedly named because the world’s greatest DJ throughout his 40-year profession. He beforehand carried out on the 2004 Summer time Olympics in Athens and on the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
American DJ Ryan Raddon, higher referred to as Kaskade, will change Tiësto throughout Sunday’s sport. The Chicago native wrote on social media he was “past excited” for the chance.
The sport, already often the most-watched program in America, has seen much more consideration this 12 months, since Kansas Metropolis’s tight finish Travis Kelce started courting pop star Taylor Swift. Swift is because of play in Tokyo on Saturday, however final week, the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., put out an announcement reassuring followers the 34-year-old singer will make it to Nevada in time to see her beau play.