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Skrillex wants to work with Kasabian.
The DJ is a big fan of the Glastonbury headliners and is hoping he can join forces with the 'Fire' hitmakers for a musical collaboration in future.
He told NME: "I love Kasabian. I'd work with them for sure, if it was natural and there was a vibe. Who knows what it would sound like - you never plan it."
Skrillex is playing The Other Stage at the Worthy Farm festival tonight (27.06.14) and revealed he will also be performing two extra sets following his 10.30pm headline slot.
The music producer is most looking forward to seeing controversial Saturday night (28.06.14) headliners, thrash metal band Metallica, and thinks the crowd is going to have a change of heart when they witness the rockers' amazing stage presence firsthand.
He enthused: "I definitely want to see Metallica - they're going to f**king kill it. What do you think? It's Metallica.
"Between the times I've played with Metallica and even when I was young, just seeing them, they're so good live. The crowds are always crazy and they're so cool."

Metallica claim they won't perform into their 70s like The Rolling Stones.
The heavy metal band - made up of James Hetfield, Rob Trujillo, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett - are in their 50s and admit their intense sets take a massive toll on their bodies.
Kirk said: "I saw the Stones last year in San Francisco and I thought they played fucking great, and for a bunch of guys who are 70-plus, it was a pretty amazing feat.
"I don't know if we can do what we do when we're in our 70s, because playing one of our songs is equal to playing eight Stones songs in terms of physical energy and intensity."
The 51-year-old guitarist hopes the band can work out a plan which means they can play for the next 20 years but he's not very hopeful.
He said: "I personally think we have another 10. Maybe that's one album, maybe that's two albums, I don't know."
The band claim there has been a lot of talk about how they need to "get our sh*t together" and release another record, the follow-up to 2008's 'Death Magnetic', but admit fans will have to wait a while longer.
Kirk said: "Getting the space and time to do it is what we need. We've already been writing, but there's still a lot to go.
"After this summer we're gonna work on it some more and see how it shapes up, but yeah... 2015, 2016, maybe? It's a f***ing long time, man."
Metallica will headline this year's Glastonbury festival with Kasabian and Arcade Fire.

Beyonce and Jay Z have kicked off their joint 'On The Run' tour in Miami, Florida.
The superstar and her rapper husband performed a sold out show yesterday (25.06.14) at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens and Beyonce, 32, wore a number of raunchy outfits, including a black cut-out bodysuit which exposed her bum cheeks and a leather one-piece.
She also took to the stage wearing a fishnet headpiece covering her face, which she later removed, while Jay Z, 44, opted for a black blazer, US flag shirt, black beanie hat and black shades.
The couple opened the show with their hit '03 Bonnie and Clyde' and their 42-song set included 'Drunk In Love', 'Run The World', 'Crazy In Love', 'Pimpin' and 'Holy Grail'.
Beyonce and Jay Z, who have two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy together, also showed footage from their wedding in April 2008, and closed the show with 'Young Forever'.
Fans were overwhelmed by their "flawless" performances and took to Twitter to praise the superstars.
One wrote: "Best concert tonight!!! Beyonce and Jay Z were amazing!! (sic)"
Another wrote: "Literally speechless they both killed it what a show @Beyonce jay z #OnTheRun #Miami amazing night #flawless #BonnieAndClyde (sic)"
The 16-date tour will now continue in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and Louisiana, ending with a concert at the AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.

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Mumford and Sons will play a secret set at Glastonbury festival this week.
The folk rock group - made up of Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane - headlined the event at Worthy Farm last year and are set to return for one of their most intimate gigs in recent years.
A source told The Sun newspaper they are hosting their own area after their triumphant 2013 set on the Pyramid Stage.
The band will be at the Gentleman Of The Road Stage in the Fields Of Avalon on Saturday (28.06.14) and the area will feature artists from the group's record label, Communion, with Johnny Flynn, Michael Kiwanuka and Nick Mulvey all confirmed along with "expected [and unexpected] surprises throughout."
Meanwhile, Kaiser Chiefs - featuring Ricky Wilson, Andrew 'Whitey' White, Simon Rix, Nick 'Peanut' Baines and Vijay Mistry - are playing two high-profile sets at the Somerset.
They will open The Other Stage tomorrow (27.06.14) before closing the John Peel Stage later in the evening.
Ricky told The Sun newspaper: "It's going to be great. It's the first time we've played a gig in the UK for ages, so there's always a certain amount of concern about the show.
"But we're really looking forward to it. My voice now is better than it's ever been.
"I had to make sure of that after being a judge on a singing show ['The Voice']."

Eminem was banned from playing London's Hyde Park because of his "offensive" and "unsuitable" lyrics, according to new documents.
The 'Rap God' hitmaker, who has announced two dates at Wembley Stadium next month instead, tried to get London mayor Boris Johnson to overturn the decision to stop him from performing at Barclaycard British Summer Time - but his staff admitted they didn't know who the rapper was.
The comments feature in a number of letters and emails revealed following a Freedom of Information request by the Daily Mirror newspaper.
Royal Parks, which runs Hyde Park, claimed the show would "upset" other park users and promoters AEG had the decision referred to Boris Johnson.
His chief of staff, Sir Edward Lister, said: "Until receipt of both emails I had no knowledge of Eminem and his style of music and still do not."
They decided it was down to Royal Parks to make the decision and the star was banned from performing.
In an email, Royal Parks CEO Linda Lennon said: "This artist flagged risks across the board. In particular in respect of our public reputation.
"The nature of any act with potential for lyrics to be deemed offensive and/or unsuitable language being audible within the park as a whole, let alone the surrounding residential areas, is unacceptable."
Eminem, 41, will now play two sold-out shows at Wembley on July 11 and 12 and admitted it upset him when he was told he couldn't play Hyde Park.
He said: "That's mean, man. It kinda hurt my feelings.
"The easiest way to get me to do something is to tell me I can't do it. Thanks to the Royal Parks for making it all possible ... for Wembley."

Karen O is releasing a solo album this September.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman has announced that her debut record, 'Crush Songs', will drop this autumn via The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas' Cult Records.
The music was written between 2006 and 2007 and is described as a "collection of lo-fi, bedroom recordings".
Karen explained: "When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn't sure I'd ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time.
"They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade. I hope they keep you company on yours."
A limited vinyl edition of the album will be available pre-release with artwork featuring Karen's own drawings and handwritten lyrics.
Julian commented: "So excited, lucky and proud to be involved with such a classic album - I just wanna listen to it all day. Karen is an all-time great."
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' last album, 'Mosquito', was released in 2013 and the indie rockers have not yet announced plans for new music.

Glastonbury organisers are adamant Prince "isn't coming" to this year's festival.
The 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker, who was in talks to headline the event but pulled out because of "social media rumours" that he would be playing, will not make an appearance at Worthy Farm, according to Emily Eavis.
She claims the Friday 11am slot on The Other Stage hasn't been announced yet but fans will be disappointed to learn Prince will not be filling the spot.
Emily told NME magazine: "I don't know who it is. There may well be some secret sets elsewhere, but Prince isn't coming.
"We always have conversations with Prince, every year. Maybe one day it will happen. For The Rolling Stones last year, we'd talked about doing it 10 years before. It's a timing thing for everyone."
Emily, whose father Michael Eavis started the festival, claims there is a right time for someone to do it and it's not the right time for Prince.
She added: "I think a lot of people want to see him here, and probably the more people ask him, the more he thinks no. But I don't know!"
Michael claims they wanted him to play but before he confirmed he got "really upset" because he thought the festival had advertised that he was playing.
Michael said: "We hadn't, but with social media, rumours get everywhere, and one of those rumours was that Prince was coming. So he didn't want to do it in the end."

Dolly Parton insists she will still be wearing her high heels in the mud at Glastonbury this week.
The '9 to 5' hitmaker, who is performing at the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, is adamant she won't be buying any wellies despite heavy rain predicted for the event and will stick to wearing sky-high shoes.
She said: "What should I expect? Mud? I'll be wearing my high heels, even if I'm up to my knees in mud. I'm a little bit apprehensive. I'm excited, I just want to make sure I do the right show. I've heard of Glastonbury because it's one of the biggest in the world, right?"
The 68-year-old star claims fans have asked her for "years" if she would play the festival and she's never been featured on the bill until now and is still working out her set list for the event.
She said: "I guess it's never worked out where I could, and so now I am.
"I've heard that people from all walks of life come to Glastonbury. I guess they smoke a lot of dope and drink a lot of booze, like most festivals, right? But then there's a lot of people that don't, they just come to listen to music. Who cares, as long as they're having a good time?"
The gates at Worthy Farm opened this morning (25.06.14) and the festival headliners this year are Metallica, Arcade Fire and Kasabian.