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The crowd danced with joy for each nostalgic shot of buzzy synths, syncopated claps, and big-room energy coursing through an actual big room.
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The three shared an elongated DJ deck buttressed by a slanted floor design and, hovering overhead, a massive gray circle that tilted and lowered over their heads like an electronic halo. The crowd stood behind a sea of its own cellphone videography as the Swedes transitioned into "Greyhound," a track released in 2012, at the height of the EDM boom.Īxwell took to the mike to welcome Miami, and perhaps the world, to a proper Swedish House Mafia showcase. Strobes and powerful white lights (score one for the rave aesthetic) shone before the curtain, and the beat dropped. Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg The rattle and hum of "Can U Feel It," off Paradise Again, buzzed through the speakers while the trio stood behind a black curtain as fog floated around the members' black shoes. She spun EDM bangers - a sound Swedish House Mafia left behind in its debut album, Paradise Again - including a high-octane remix of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." (Hey, an eager producer will remix anything.) However, as she concluded by mixing Vivaldi's "La Primavera" and a bone-crushing techno finale, the foundation, both sonically and structurally, was being laid.įrom 9:30 to 10:00, during the 30-minute stage setup - whether through divine intervention or the power of music and love - every seat in the arena filled (the show was reportedly sold out), and the first bits of noise rang out by 10:02. Opener Grimes opted for a DJ setup instead of her indie-laced live sets. And with only about half the seats filled by 9:15, the rumors seemed on point. Several shows have already been canceled, and rumors of low ticket sales loomed at the outset of the world tour. Steve Angello (Steven Patrik Josefsson Fragogiannis), Axwell (Axel Christofer Hedfors), and Sebastian Ingrosso were set to take the stage at 10 p.m. Before Swedish House Mafia made it clear that an arena is the only place to rave, it wasn't looking good for the trio or the debut of the Paradise Again Tour at FTX Arena.