More than a decade on, Deadmau5 is at it again! Same place, same track, same troll, just 11 years apart. Martin Garrix’s Animals bore the brunt of Joel Zimmerman’s trolling ire in Ultra 2014. The same version was resurrected again in Ultra 2025. The ‘Old MacDonald’ troll of Animals saw almost identical crowd reaction both times.
A quick rundown of events in 2014 for those who were too young, or simply do not recollect. Deadmau5 was booked at Ultra as a stand-in for Avicii back then following his sudden illness. Martin Garrix was one of the breakout artists at that time who just made a huge impact with ‘Animals’. Joel decided to turn ‘Animals’ into a rendition of ‘Old McDonald Had a Farm’ that made its way on his Ultra track list, leaving the crowd in splits.
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Come 2025, and the iconic Old MacDonald’ troll of Animals had made it to Ultra again, courtesy of Zimmerman. The crowd again seems to soak in the amusement. Nothing has changed, except that Garrix is a global superstar who has worked his way to the top. That does not change the fact that he is still immune to the deadmau5 treatment of stuff. As history related to all things Joel, it might not be the last time either.
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