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Two Friends

Despite their anodyne band name, best friends Matt Halper and Eli Sones are making some of the scene’s most exciting dance pop. The producer/DJ duo will kick off the first phase of “Heatwave: The Tour” two days before arriving in Madison and is expected to play their original music as well as favorites from the award-winning “Big Bootie Mix” series streaming on SoundCloud and YouTube. Known for exhilarating, high-energy shows, Two Friends also went viral with their remixes of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” and Blink 182’s “I Miss You.” If you want to dance and sweat and make new friends, there’s probably no better place for you to be on a Thursday night in January. With MC4D, Beachcrimes, and Madison's own Wangzoom.

media release: In September, acclaimed producer/DJ duo Two Friends announce the first phase of their 2025 U.S. headline tour, Heatwave: The Tour. Of the upcoming tour, Two Friends share, “We’re so insanely excited to bring Heatwave: The Tour across North America. With each tour, we always try to elevate and create an entirely unique experience for our fans. Heatwave will be our biggest endeavor yet with so many surprises and new music in store. This is phase one with more to come… let’s make it hot!”

Two Friends are widely known for their high-energy, mesmerizing live shows. Two Friends kicked off what has been one of their biggest years yet with a headline hometown show at the Kia Forum, with EDM.com sharing, “ infectious energy they exuded onstage was palpable, spreading like wildfire through the crowd and leaving an indelible mark on all who were fortunate enough to be part of the experience.” The duo also brought their unparalleled sets to headline two nights at Boston’s MGM Music Hall and the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver for The Great Escape series. Furthermore, they recently performed at Project GLOW, Breakaway Columbus, Breakaway Kansas City, headlined North Coast Music Festival, and headlined the Other Stage at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. On August 24th, Two Friends took their iconic Big Bootie Land experience to New York City’s Madison Square Garden, expanding upon February’s Los Angeles installment and once again featuring an epic smoking spaceship stage and an eye-catching drumline with sticks of fire.

The upcoming tour will see Two Friends playing their original music, including new single “Wrong Way” (ft. Alexander Stewart) and more favorite moments from the Big Bootie Mix series. The trio joined forces for a performance of the song for MTV Fresh Out Live.

Two Friends is the musical creation of longtime companions Matt Halper and Eli Sones. The dance-pop duo’s fitting name reflects their lifelong bond as both musical collaborators and best friends. Two Friends are pioneering an artistic identity that is simultaneously relatable as it drives fans to the dance floor. The pair have released high-voltage original productions like “The Way It Is” with Cheat Codes, “If Only I (ft. Bebe Rexha)” with Loud Luxury, “More than Yesterday (ft. Russell Dickerson),” “No Saving Us (ft. SAYGRACE),” and “Graduated (ft. Bryce Vine).” With fans at the epicenter of their success, they take pride in engaging with them both at shows and across their social media platforms. The tandem exploded into the global dance music landscape with their viral remixes of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside,” Blink 182’s “I Miss You,” and their award-winning Big Bootie Mix series. Amassing millions of streams across YouTube and SoundCloud per installment, the Big Bootie Mix series has become the soundtrack to many a good-night-out across 10 years of regular releases. In 2022, the band created their very own festival, Big Bootie Land, for the premiere of a new Big Bootie Mixes in a different city every year. In February, Two Friends brought Big Bootie Land to the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, debuting their Big Bootie Mix, Vol. 24. Always innovating on efforts past, the premieres have even incorporated original characters and storylines as imagined by Matt and Eli. Testaments to their intricately-produced live sets, Two Friends performed at iconic venues like Forest Hills Stadium in New York, just to name a few on their 2023 headline tour, ‘Planet Two Friends,’ which kicked off with their Coachella debut. The pair also boast coveted residencies at Wynn’s XS Nightclub and Encore Beach club in Las Vegas, HQ2 Nightclub + Beachclub in Atlantic City, Big Night Live in Boston, and LIV Nightclub in Miami, which is heralded as one of the top nightclubs in the world. 2024 has been another major performance year, with a headline show at Madison Square Garden. As they continue building a legacy crossover brand, Matt and Eli will always just be Two Friends.