Today, Major Lazer are one of the hottest acts in the music circuit. With three successful albums to their belt and a fourth in the pipeline, they have quite a fan following in India and the world over. Which is why, we can’t wait to catch them live at Vh1 Supersonic 2018 on the 9th of February 2018 at Laxmi Lawns in Pune (get your tickets here).
So before we get to witness their magnificence live, here are a few interesting and fun facts about the band that we found interesting enough to highlight. Here they are:
1. Major Lazer was founded by Diplo and Switch, but Switch left in 2011 over creative differences. DJs Jillionaire and Walshy Fire joined in to form the trio that they are famously known to be today.
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2. British rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and activist, M.I.A, says she helped bring the Major Lazer project to life in an Instagram tell-all.
3. The first single “Hold the Line” of their first album ‘Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do’ was featured in the video game FIFA 10.
4. Although not officially listed as a member, Boaz van de Beatz – an artist from Mad Decent (Diplo’s record label) – has collaborated with most of the group’s albums.
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5. Major Lazer became the second U.S. act to play a major concert in Cuba after more than 50 years. Audioslave were the first U.S. act to perform there in 2005.
6. They partly produced UK singer Rita Ora’s debut album, Ora.
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7. Diplo’s reason for wanting to maintain a unique look is because he doesn’t want to look like the guys from The Chainsmokers.
8. Diplo’s own Mad Decent label released the internet viral hit, “Harlem Shake” by Baauer, on May 22, 2012, on its imprint label Jeffree’s.
9. An animated series called ‘Major Lazer’ animated series premiered on April 16, 2015, on FXX. It is about Major Lazer, a Jamaican superhero with a laser gun for a right hand, who fights against the dystopian forces led by Jamaica’s leader President Whitewall and his servant General Rubbish.
10. Their most successful track, “Lean On” was first offered to Rihanna and then Nicki Minaj, who both turned it down. MØ is now famously recognised as the girl in “Lean On”.
So get your tickets for Vh1 Supersonic 2018 ASAP and catch Major Lazer in action on the 9th of February 2018. You can also get a Day Pass exclusively for 9th Feb at just INR 1750.
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