{"id":2099912,"date":"2026-08-18T20:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099912"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:23:45","slug":"watch-chase-status-join-skrillex-for-boomtown-2026-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099912","title":{"rendered":"Watch Chase &amp; Status join Skrillex for Boomtown 2026 set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Joseph_Okpako_John_Phillips.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Chase &amp; Status join Skrillex for Boomtown 2026 set<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>It came just two weeks ahead of Chase &amp; Status&#8217; headline set at Reading &amp; Leeds<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-18T21:23:45+01:00\">18th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Joseph_Okpako_John_Phillips-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Joseph_Okpako_John_Phillips\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Skrillex and Chase &amp; Status. CREDIT: Joseph Okpako\/John Phillips\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Chase &amp; Status\u00a0joined\u00a0Skrillex\u00a0during his headline set at Boomtown 2026 this weekend \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1336\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Skrillex \u2013 \u2018F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol\u00a0But\u00a0Ur Not!! &lt;3\u2019 review: a whirlwind love letter to the scene he helped start<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US producer closed out the festival\u2019s Hydro XL stage at the\u00a0Matterley\u00a0Estate near Winchester on Sunday night (August 16), playing a set spanning music from across his career, up to and including his recent album \u2018SOMA\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Towards the end of the set, Chase &amp; Status joined him on stage for a surprise B2B performance and together, they played an unreleased track with Brazilian vocals, with many fans speculating that it points to an upcoming collaboration between the two artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig up @Skrillex for bringing us through,\u201d Chase &amp; Status later wrote on social media. \u201cBoomtown crew showed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big up @Skrillex for bringing us through. Boomtown crew showed up. pic.twitter.com\/xrDi6fBis0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chase &amp; Status (@chaseandstatus) August 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chaseandstatus_massive\/video\/7674884926327508246\" data-video-id=\"7674884926327508246\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<p>Whatttt #chaseandstatus #skrillex #boomtown #electronicmusic <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chaseandstatus_massive\/video\/7674937047634742550\" data-video-id=\"7674937047634742550\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<p>Help. #chaseandstatus #fyp #electronicmusic #boomtown #drumandbass <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcHsndpql-b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcHeUhCCFvj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier in the night, Skrillex\u2019s set was\u00a0reportedly paused\u00a0for around 20 minutes amid crowd-control concerns. During the interruption, the DJ appealed to those in the crowd to look after one another before the music resumed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chase &amp; Status will be headlining Reading &amp; Leeds later this month, topping the new Grid stage at Leeds on Friday August 28 and then Reading on Sunday August 30.\u00a0\u00a0They will be the only full shows from the duo\u00a0in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>They will share headline status with\u00a0Charli XCX,\u00a0Dave,\u00a0Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C.\u00a0and\u00a0Raye, making up the first entirely British and Irish set of Reading &amp; Leeds headliners in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>The festival has also announced its biggest ever overhaul for 2026, including the introduction of The Grid as its new main stage and an expanded range of venues across both sites.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0about the changes, festival boss Melvin Benn explained that the move had made him \u201cas excited about Reading &amp; Leeds as I\u2019ve ever been\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0as excited about Reading &amp; Leeds from when I started Leeds, in fact, in 1999. This really is the next phase of Reading &amp; Leeds festivals,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Skrillex, meanwhile, headlined Sziget in Budapest last week and<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>was there. \u201cIt was a headline set packed with pyro, smoke and lights akin to lasers lighting up the night sky, as the Los Angeles DJ and producer brought his wobbling beats and rattling bass to the main stage field,\u201d the review read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA huge crowd came to send off Sziget 2026 with his set, and they were rewarded with a raft of bangers, from remixes of Jack \u00dc\u2019s \u2018Where Are \u00dc Now\u2019 and\u00a0Don Toliver\u2019s \u2018E85\u2019 to original Skrillex tracks like \u2018Ratata\u2019 and \u2018Diwali\u2019, a collaboration with rapper Beam and rising Indian singer Naisha.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul 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data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MassiveAttackBohemianFCfootballshirt-news-story-1-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MassiveAttackBohemianFCfootballshirt-news-story-1-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Massive Attack team up with Bohemian F.C. for new football shirt<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/florence-and-the-machine-sziget-credit-Joseph-OkpakoWireImage-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/florence-and-the-machine-sziget-credit-Joseph-OkpakoWireImage-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Festivals Blog<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Florence + The Machine and Fcukers kept the party going at Sziget 2026 day three<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Chase &amp; Status\u00a0joined\u00a0Skrillex\u00a0during his headline set at Boomtown 2026 this weekend \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1336\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Skrillex \u2013 \u2018F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol\u00a0But\u00a0Ur Not!! &lt;3\u2019 review: a whirlwind love letter to the scene he helped start<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US producer closed out the festival\u2019s Hydro XL stage at the\u00a0Matterley\u00a0Estate near Winchester on Sunday night (August 16), playing a set spanning music from across his career, up to and including his recent album \u2018SOMA\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Towards the end of the set, Chase &amp; Status joined him on stage for a surprise B2B performance and together, they played an unreleased track with Brazilian vocals, with many fans speculating that it points to an upcoming collaboration between the two artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig up @Skrillex for bringing us through,\u201d Chase &amp; Status later wrote on social media. \u201cBoomtown crew showed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big up @Skrillex for bringing us through. Boomtown crew showed up. pic.twitter.com\/xrDi6fBis0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chase &amp; Status (@chaseandstatus) August 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chaseandstatus_massive\/video\/7674884926327508246\" data-video-id=\"7674884926327508246\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<p>Whatttt #chaseandstatus #skrillex #boomtown #electronicmusic <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chaseandstatus_massive\/video\/7674937047634742550\" data-video-id=\"7674937047634742550\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<p>Help. #chaseandstatus #fyp #electronicmusic #boomtown #drumandbass <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 chaseandstatus_massive <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcHsndpql-b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcHeUhCCFvj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier in the night, Skrillex\u2019s set was\u00a0reportedly paused\u00a0for around 20 minutes amid crowd-control concerns. During the interruption, the DJ appealed to those in the crowd to look after one another before the music resumed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chase &amp; Status will be headlining Reading &amp; Leeds later this month, topping the new Grid stage at Leeds on Friday August 28 and then Reading on Sunday August 30.\u00a0\u00a0They will be the only full shows from the duo\u00a0in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>They will share headline status with\u00a0Charli XCX,\u00a0Dave,\u00a0Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C.\u00a0and\u00a0Raye, making up the first entirely British and Irish set of Reading &amp; Leeds headliners in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>The festival has also announced its biggest ever overhaul for 2026, including the introduction of The Grid as its new main stage and an expanded range of venues across both sites.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0about the changes, festival boss Melvin Benn explained that the move had made him \u201cas excited about Reading &amp; Leeds as I\u2019ve ever been\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0as excited about Reading &amp; Leeds from when I started Leeds, in fact, in 1999. This really is the next phase of Reading &amp; Leeds festivals,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Skrillex, meanwhile, headlined Sziget in Budapest last week and<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>was there. \u201cIt was a headline set packed with pyro, smoke and lights akin to lasers lighting up the night sky, as the Los Angeles DJ and producer brought his wobbling beats and rattling bass to the main stage field,\u201d the review read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA huge crowd came to send off Sziget 2026 with his set, and they were rewarded with a raft of bangers, from remixes of Jack \u00dc\u2019s \u2018Where Are \u00dc Now\u2019 and\u00a0Don Toliver\u2019s \u2018E85\u2019 to original Skrillex tracks like \u2018Ratata\u2019 and \u2018Diwali\u2019, a collaboration with rapper Beam and rising Indian singer Naisha.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-chase-status-join-skrillex-for-boomtown-2026-set-3963516&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Joseph_Okpako_John_Phillips.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Chase &amp; Status join Skrillex for Boomtown 2026 set It came just two weeks ahead of Chase &amp; Status&#8217; headline set at Reading &amp; Leeds By Max Pilley 18th August 2026 Skrillex and Chase &amp; Status. 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