updates | March 30, 2026

What Marshmello Looks Like Without The Mask

At EDC, one of the biggest electronic music events in the festival calendar, Marshmello was performing in 2016. For the fans watching, it would have felt like the time they'd finally find out the DJ's real identity, but it wasn't to be. Marshmello counted down with the crowd and removed the mask with the crowd going wild, but the real Marshmello was not underneath (via Billboard).

Instead, fellow DJ TiĆ«sto appeared from under the mask. In a bit to continue to joke, Marshmello then uploaded a video of the incident to his YouTube account, calling it "Marshmello FINALLY reveals himself at EDC Las Vegas 2016." However, this wasn't the only time a different celebrity donned the famous mask. At the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards in 2018, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes revealed himself to be under the mask (via Teen Vogue). As noted by Gossip Cop, even Will Ferrell has joined in with the joke. 

Just who is Marshmello, anyway?