Touring, Festivals, Residencies
Dieselboy has played on six continents, countries including: England, Scotland, Finland, France, Austria, Serbia, Holland, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Lithuania, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Venezuela, Costa Rica, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Puerto Rico, and all major cities in the United States and Canada.
Past residencies besides his club night Platinum in Philadelphia include Metropol in Pittsburgh and Buzz in Washington, DC.
He has played numerous major music festivals including the Bonnaroo (Manchester, Tennessee, 2010), Camp Bisco 9 (Mariaville, New York, July 2010), Jisan Valley Rock Festival (Seoul, Korea, July 2009, also featuring Oasis, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Basement Jaxx), PHAT 09 (near Westport, New Zealand, New Year's Eve 2008), Pirate Station (St. Petersburg, Moscow, Ekaterinburg, Russia), Summerfest "The World's Largest Music Festival" (Milwaukee, 2008), Sanctuary Drum & Bass Festival (Dieselboy vs. Noisia)(UK, 2008), US Virgin Mobile Festival (Baltimore, 2007), South by Southwest (Austin, TX; 2010, 2009, 2007), Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival (Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver, Puerto Rico, Orlando), Ultra Music Festival (Winter Music Conference, Miami, 2010, 2009), Love Parade, Bassrush, Creamfields, Shambhala (Canada, 2012, 2010, 2007), DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival), Starscape (Baltimore, MD; 2008-2012), Global Gathering (UK, 2004), HFStival (Washington, DC; 1999, 2000).
Tours include Moby's 2002 Area2 (Busta Rhymes, David Bowie, Blue Man Group), the Salem "Stir the Senses" tour (with Kaos; other 2003 "Stir the Senses" tours featured The Roots, Outkast), and the PlayStation 2 (with Bad Boy Bill).
Dieselboy has played metal concerts with Orgy and Disturbed, and was the only D&B artist invited by Moby to be part of his Area2 national tour that included David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Blue Man Group, Tiësto, and Digweed. Dieselboy (with MC Messinian) tag-teamed with Andy C (with MC GQ) at the second annual US Virgin Mobile Festival, held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in August 2007, which also included artists Smashing Pumpkins, The Police, Beastie Boys and Wu-Tang Clan. In 2008, Dieselboy played Milwaukee's Summerfest "The World's Largest Music Festival," sharing the bill with John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Paramore, Gnarls Barkley and Rush (band).
Early 1999 saw Higgins complete a North American tour with drum and bass producers Technical Itch & Decoder in support of his track Atlantic State, co-produced with Technical Itch. He has also toured with other drum and bass DJ's including DJ Rap (Dirty Beats Tour, 2002), DJ Fresh (Bass Invaderz Tour, 2005), Bad Company UK (Bad Human Tour, 2006), and Hive (Human Violence Tour, 2006). In 2008 he launched the Monsters of Jungle Tour including Human artists Evol Intent, Ewun, Demo, Mayhem, SPKTRM, Infiltrata and MC Messinian.
Dieselboy has also played at the Homegrown drum and bass event in Cape Town, South Africa.
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