Skrillex Tour Canceled: Full Flex Express 2013 Cross-Canada Train Tour has been Derailed by Bangerang DJ

Skrillex's 'Full Flex Express' 2013 has been derailed! The talented music producer/DJ announced that the five-city train tour cross-Canada, which planned to leave the station in Montreal this July, has unfortunately been cancelled. Skrillex blamed the cancellation on a number of setbacks including cost, as he posted the following statement to his Facebook page March 20th:

"It is with huge disappointment that we have to announce the Full Flex Express will not be happening in 2013. During the past 4 months we lost the train we had booked, found a new one, and then realized the cost associated with using it would put us at a huge, huge loss. We explored every option to make the Full Flex Express happen but ultimately we could not get around these setbacks. Also, some of the acts we had in mind were unavailable and we only wanted to deliver the best of the best, which is what we think this festival should deliver. The train is near and dear to my heart, and we have every intention of bringing it back in a massive way in 2014 (and for many years after), so please understand that we do this for you and this is just an unfortunate convergence of circumstances. Refunds will be issued at point of purchase and also to everyone who bought a ticket online."

Cancelled Skrillex dates:
July 12 - Montreal, QC
July 13 - Toronto, ON
July 17 - Winnipeg, MB
July 19 - Calgary, AB
July 21 - Vancouver, BC

As Vancouver Sun notes, the Full Flex Express tour was a tribute to The Grateful Dead's famous "Festival Express" tour of 1970. It was launched by the Electro/House DJ last year and featured Skrillex, Diplo, Grimes, Pretty Lights and more.

This year, the tour was scheduled to stop in Montreal (July 12), Toronto (July 13), Winnipeg (July 17), Calgary (July 19), and Vancouver (July 21).Venues and artists were still unconfirmed, but the "friends" of Skrillex rumored to perform this summer were Santigold, Nas, and Dillon Francis. Advanced tickets for the festival-by-train had been on sale since December via Skrillex's website.

The Grammy-winning dubstep king recently performed at Ultra Music Festival in Miami this past weekend. Skrillex beats can also be heard on the newly-released "Spring Breakers" soundtrack, as he teamed up with Cliff Martinez to produce the original score for the movie.