James Van Der Beek Is Diplo in Absurd Mad Decent Block Party Ad: Watch

The actor takes viewers through a “Day in the Life of Diplo”
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James Van Der Beek (aka Dawson) plays Diplo in a new video promoting the upcoming Mad Decent Block Party tour. The video features air horns, harpists, ghost-tweeters, and twerking. He even fights ninjas before riding off on a white horse. Watch it below. Performers at the Mad Decent Block Party include Kesha, Diplo, Tiësto, D.R.A.M., AlunaGeorge, Baauer, Boi-1da, Dillon Francis, RL Grime, Kaskade, Flosstradamus, Zeds Dead, Giraffage, and Rich the Kid. Find the full line-up and tour dates below.

Mad Decent Block Party:

07-30 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live
08-06 Brooklyn, NY - MCU Park
08-07 Brooklyn, NY - MCU Park
08-13 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
08-19 Toronto, Ontario - Fort York Garrison Commons
08-20 Detroit, MI - Russell Industrial Center
08-21 Chicago, IL - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
08-26 Dallas, TX - Club Zouk Outside Lot
09-03 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09-04 Kansas City, MO - KC Live! At the Power & Light District
09-09 Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
09-10 Berkley, CA - Greek Theatre–UC Berkely
09-16 Phoenix, AZ - Rawhide
09-17 Phoenix, AZ - Rawhide
10-01 Los Angeles, CA - L.A. Center Studios