The Weeknd & Swedish House Mafia close Coachella weekend one with an epic co-headlining set.
Damon Albarn.) Instead, both Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd just handled things on their own, a particularly reasonable move given that neither act was performing a full show. as Sunday night headliners after he“Allow us to reintroduce ourselves,” Swedish House Mafia’s Axwell requested as SHM’s set launched, nodding to the fact that the group has been largely absent from the live space in the States since their 2013 farewell tour, after which they broke up before reuniting last year.
And of course the show was also the first time any of the new Swedish House Mafia music was played live — a major test for their new sound. During the show the guys — Steve Angello, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso — played remixes of their massive hits “Greyhound” and “Miami 2 Ibiza” early in the set, oscillating back and forth between proven smashes and the new material.
The singer’s voice sounded fantastic and he seemed at ease and confident onstage, demonstrating the extent that he’s grown as a live performer since headlining Coachella in 2018. He wound down his solo portion of the show with a truncated version of “Save Your Tears,” before Swedish House Mafia — still dressed in all black leather — returned to the stage for the show closing “Moth To a Flame.”
For some, this pairing may have been a weird one. On the surface, the two acts didn’t have a whole lot in common beyond the same manager, Sal Slaiby, and their one collaborative track. Ahead of the show there was speculation about whether or not one act would draw more fans to the mainstage, or if Swedish House Mafia’s comeback might get a boost from this major crossover moment with The Weeknd’s fanbase.
But a casual poll of fans leaving the show found the crowd split fairly evenly, with some saying they were into Swedish House Mafia, some saying they were feeling The Weeknd and many copping to loving both equally. Which, for a non-traditional shared set from two acts whose music doesn’t share much sonic DNA, ultimately felt like a best case scenario result.
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