Skrillex, Porter Robinson and Ninajirachi Went B2B at Seattle’s Gas Works Park
Skrillex played his first Seattle show in 14 years at Gas Works Park, going b2b with Porter Robinson and Ninajirachi at a no-cameras day party.
Skrillex just ended a 14-year Seattle drought, and he didn’t do it quietly. The Gas Works Day Party — August 29, 2026 at Gas Works Park in Seattle — saw Skrillex, Porter Robinson and Ninajirachi trading the decks in a nearly nonstop back-to-back, his first show in the city since Bumbershoot back in 2012.
Think about that gap for a second. The last time Skrillex played Seattle, “Bangarang” was a new song. So a hometown-energy return at a public park on Lake Union — presented by Showbox Presents, with Dylan Brady, Nick León and underscores rounding out the bill — is exactly the kind of weird, one-off booking fans will be talking about for years.
According to EDM.com’s coverage, the b2b ran through early dubstep classics before spiraling into the remix-heavy territory you’d expect from these three. One highlight: Porter and Ninajirachi dropped “WannaCry,” the collab they teased for months before finally releasing it in late August. Hearing it in a set with Skrillex behind the decks too? That’s a 2026 bingo card nobody filled out.
Here’s the twist: recording was reportedly prohibited at the event, which of course means the clips that did sneak out are getting passed around like contraband. Roughly 20 minutes of footage has surfaced so far, and if you weren’t standing in the park on Saturday, that’s about all you’re getting. Honestly, there’s something kind of great about that — a massive set that mostly lives in the memories of the people who showed up.
The show also caps a very Seattle-flavored stretch for Skrillex. Just last week he tapped local shop Zion’s Gate Records for an exclusive physical release of SOMA, so this clearly wasn’t a random tour stop — he’s been leaning into the city.
And the trio itself makes sense the more you sit with it. Porter and Ninajirachi have spent 2026 in each other’s orbit, and Skrillex has always treated b2bs as a sandbox rather than a victory lap. Put the three of them in front of a crowd with no cameras and a public park’s worth of daylight, and you get the kind of set that can’t really be repeated.
Will it take another 14 years for Skrillex to come back? Probably not — but if you’re in the Pacific Northwest, maybe don’t test that theory next time tickets go on sale.
