Roo AOTD #69 Galantis

All aboard the hype train for Bonnaroo 2024! Only 60 days until we are all on the Farm again, can you believe it? It’s coming up fast and we can’t wait to be dancing with all of you at Bonnaroo! Today’s Artist of the Day is the one and only Galantis. Learn more about the artist below. Don’t forget to check out all of our artist spotlights! Thank you for reading these posts!

Artist Biography

Galantis was the project of Christian Karlsson of Miike Snow and partner Linus Eklöw from Style of Eye. Linus left the project in 2017 but made appearances at shows until 2021. Christian is keeping Galantis alive as a solo DJ. Christian, who was behind hits including “Toxic” by Britney Spears, and Linus, who was behind “I Love It” by Icona Pop), met at the Robotberget studio in Stockholm in 2007. They started working together to create a more pop-driven style of EDM under the moniker Galantis and soon after came the sensational hit “Runaway (U & I) in 2014. The next year they released their debut album Pharmacy which featured singles “Gold Dust” and “Peanut Butter Jelly.” In 2016, Galantis released the single “No Money” which was their first song to debut on the Billboard Hot 100. The next year their album The Aviary was released, making it on the Billboard Top 200. This is when Linus left the group officially. In 2020, Galantis dropped their third album Church which features singles released previously including one with Dolly Parton. From here, Galantis released single hits featuring collaborations with artists including David Guetta and Steve Aoki.

Genre

EDM, DJ, Progressive House, Electro House, Deep House, Future House

Scheduled at Bonnaroo

Sunday (Link to Daily Schedules)