Skrillex will be encore headliner at Indy 500 Snake Pit

Skrillex will lead a quartet of electronic dance music acts at this year's Indy 500 Snake Pit.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced today Skrillex, Alesso, Illenium and Chris Lake as Indy 500 Snake Pit entertainment on May 26.

It will be an encore performance for Skrillex, who headlined the 100th Running edition of the Race Day infield party in 2016.

Tickets, $45 to $135, are available at ims.com and indy500snakepit.com. An Indy 500 ticket is required for entry to the event, which begins at 7 a.m. and is open to attendees 18 and older.

The Indy 500 Snake Pit, presented inside Turn 3 at the track, is one of three IMS concerts leading up the race.

On May 24, Foreigner and Kool & the Gang will perform as part of the annual Carb Day concert.

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On May 25, the Zac Brown Band will headline the annual Legends Day concert.

Nearly 30,000 EDM fans are expected to catch eight-time Grammy Award winner Skrillex at this year's Indy 500 Snake Pit.

Swedish producer Alesso was ranked as the world's No. 45 dance-music DJ by DJ Mag in 2018. (Skrillex was listed at No. 21.)

Illenium has performed at the Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo festivals. Chris Lake reached No. 1 on Billboard magazine's dance/mix-show airplay chart with 2007 single "Carry Me Away" featuring Emma Hewitt.

The Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to start at 12:19 p.m. May 26.

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