Swedish House Mafia made electronic dance music history last night as they were the first edm act to headline and sell out the notorious Madison Square Garden. Thousands of fans flocked to the venue to hear their favorite tracks from Axwell, Ingrosso and Steve Angello.
If you weren’t one of the 20,000 people who scooped up the tickets that were sold in under 10 minutes (asshole scalpers), you could have caught the set through the live stream. I tuned in for a little while and was really impressed by the visuals and overall production.
That said, I don’t think that traditional venues are made for electronic acts of this size. We didn’t start in traditional places and there’s no reason to go there now. The offerings at Madison Square Garden while impressive, do not begin to compare to what is available at Electric Daisy Carnival or Ultra Music Festival.
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Swedish House Mafia – Madison Square Garden Set List
1. Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso feat. Michael Feiner – Together (The Attic Intro Edit) w/ ID
2. Michael Calfan – Resurrection (Axwell’s Recut Club Version) w/ Axwell feat. Steve Edwards – Watch The Sunrise (Acappella)
3. Nari & Milani – Atom
4. David Guetta & Afrojack – Lunar
5. Deniz Koyu – Hydra w/ Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Thomas Gold Remix)
6. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (Instrumental Mix)
7. Feenixpawl & Ivan Gough feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind
8. Deniz Koyu – Tung! w/ Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
9. Niki & The Dove – Mother Protect (Alex Metric Remix) w/ Afrojack – Replica
10. Axwell – Heart Is King w/ R.E.M – Losing My Religion (Acappella) w/ Ferry Corsten – Punk (Arty ‘Rock-N-Rolla’ Remix)
11. James Blunt – Dangerous (Deniz Koyu & Johan Wedel Remix) (Axwell Edit)
12. Deniz Koyu – Hertz w/ Cassius – I Love U So
13. Michael Woods – Bullet w/ Nero – Promises (Calvin Harris Remix)
14. Pendulum – The Island (Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix) w/ R3hab & Swanky Tunes feat. Max C – Sending My Love
15. Arty, Matisse & Sadko – Trio
16. Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects feat. Erik Hecht – Walking Alone w/ Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza (Live Vocals) w/ Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects feat. Erik Hecht – Walking Alone (Acappella)
17. Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote (Vocal Mix)
18. Tommy Trash – The End w/ Florence and The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (Mark Knight Remix) w/ Swedish House Mafia – One
19. Axwell feat. Errol Reid – Nothing But Love (Remode Mix) w/ Arty – Around The World
20. Steve Angello – Yeah
21. John Dahlback feat. Erik Hassle – One Last Ride (Tommy Trash Remix)
22. Diddy, Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey – Coming Home (Dirty South Remix) w/ Daft Punk – Aerodynamic w/ Hard Rock Sofa – Quasar
23. Nadia Ali, Alex Kenji & Starkillers – Pressure (Alesso Remix) w/ Coldplay – Fix You
24. Coldplay vs. Swedish House Mafia – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
25. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Save The World (Original vs. Knife Party Remix) (Live Vocals)
26. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) w/ Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B Remode)
27. Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso & Laidback Luke feat. Deborah Cox – Leave The World Behind (Acappella) w/ DEVolution feat. Amy Pearson – Good Love (Alesso Remix) w/ Green Velvet – Flash (Nicky Romero Remix)
28. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke vs. Robin S – Show Me Love w/ Axwell feat. Max C – I Found U w/ Steve Angello – Knas
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I’m not trying to hate, I just feel like SHM is a bit overrated. Its the build ups and the drops that bug me the most. These guys get the energy going with the build ups, but then I never get that boom of emotion and power in the pit of my stomach when the bass drops. Its like they just keep their original lick going and going- only with minor changes when I think they’re gonna throw something completely nasty at me. Kind of a let down every time I get my hopes up for something I think is about to melt my brain. Maybe I’m just a n00b.