Over the past year, they’ve taken over mainstream radio with hits like ‘Save The World’ and ‘Dont You Worry Child’, and the product placement with Absolut for ‘Greyhound’ has ingrained that song in everyone’s mind as well. Musically, you pretty much know what to expect from Swedish House Mafia. Everywhere you looked, people were jumping and dancing, encouraged by the huge videos screens and the three guys on stage egging them on. Looking down from above, it was like an adult wonderland. Huge LED screens towered over the trio as they spun tracks, providing pulsating visuals or video sequences synched to the music. Fireworks, lasers, fire, smoke, balloons, and confetti were on par for the course the entire show.
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Besides being responsible for a full length albums worth of megahits, these Swedes are known for over the top live shows and productions that are unheard of outside of the main stage of major festivals. It was all for good reason – if this was really Swedish House Mafia’s last trek through Manhattan, no one wanted to miss it. How much more can three people take over a city? Then on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, they turned to the brand new Barclays Center for super sold-out shows in the city’s newest arena. On Friday night, they took over Madison Square Garden, a New York City institution.
Starting on Thursday, the Swedes turned the Empire State Building blue in honor of their native Sweden, and then performed at Hammerstein Ballroom for the intimate ‘Black Tie Rave’ benefit show. And it took over Manhattan for an entire weekend.
Their production values are out of this world, ticket demand was at an all time high, and more than any other time in the past, this tour felt like a huge event. ‘One Last Tour’ is their farewell tour, just like every huge rock band before them has done – promising to be the trio’s last huge romp around the world, playing huge stadiums and outdoor arenas around the world. They are essentially a supergroup, made up of three of the biggest names in the industry, and more so than anyone else, have planned their career like the huge rock bands of past. Swedish House Mafia are EDM’s biggest rock stars.