Monday, December 3, 2012

See heaven's got a plan for you...

Today I received a text from my mom saying that I got a package from ticketmaster.com at my house and I immediately knew what it was: my ticket for Swedish House Mafia's One Last Tour! For those of you who don't know, Swedish House Mafia is a trio of Swedish (obviously) DJs/producers Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Axwell (pictured below, respectively).


Although the three have only been together for 7 years, they have produced and collaborated on a number of huge electronic hits and are said to be responsible for introducing the electronic genre "House" to the masses. Their hits range from the classic "From Miami to Ibiza" to the head banger "One." I have seen each of these DJs separately, but never together. Sebastian Ingrosso was actually my very first electronic show last February in Chicago, I saw Axwell when he performed at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago Labor Day Weekend, and I saw Steve Angello at a North Coast aftershow at The Mid, a club in Chicago. The three have very different styles of performance, in my opinion. Angello lives to perform in club scenes, throwing out banging club beats for almost 4 hours straight. Ingrosso was definitely more of a classic, feel good house DJ, playing all of my favorites and mixing with classics from the likes of Daft Punk and Coldplay. Axwell is the mastermind behind the trio and I would describe him as an architect of sound and an extremely fun DJ to see perform. Each member, therefore, brings their special skill set to Swedish House Mafia, which is one of the reasons that they are one of the most popular commodities in electronic music today.


This past summer, Swedish House shocked their fans by announcing that they will be splitting up after One Last Tour. They announced shows in Australia, India, Japan, all over Europe, and thankfully in the US. My friends and I obsessed over buying tickets, because we knew that they would sell out faster than Bieber tickets (or at least we hoped that they would). I'm not sure how, but I was able to purchase a ticket to their show in Chicago even though the show sold out in FIVE MINUTES! Their tour has started in Europe and the trio just played their last show in their hometown of Stockholm, Sweden.


Just from the looks of these pictures, you can tell that these guys are a bigger deal than Swedish Meatballs. Still don't believe me? Check out this video for their last big hit "Don't You Worry Child" and tell me that you wouldn't want to attend one of their final shows.


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