The lights changed with every track going from shades of blues and rose gold for euphoric buildups and inferno red for bass-heavy, darker music like their techno-adjacent track "Redlight." "Miami, we love you right now," before launching into 2010's "Miami 2 Ibiza."Īngello previously told New Times that the performance was meant to be a rave, a show that relied on prime lighting and the trio's primal energy and less about the need to tell the journey through LED animations. "You know there is a song about Miami, right," Axwell told the crowd. The crowd danced with joy for each nostalgic shot of buzzy synths, syncopated claps, and big-room energy coursing through an actual big room. 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 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. SAM SMITH F/ MARY J.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. THE WEEKND – EARNED IT (FROM THE FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SOUNDTRACK)
RAE SREMMURD F/ NICKI MINAJ & YOUNG THUG – THROW SUM MO NICKI MINAJ F/ DRAKE, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN - ONLY WINNER That was not his only flub of the night as he stumbled on his words while presenting legendary crooner Smokey Robinson with the Lifetime Achievement Award.ĪUGUST ALSINA F/ NICKI MINAJ – NO LOVE (REMIX)ĬHRIS BROWN F/ USHER & RICK ROSS - NEW FLAMEĬOMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SELMA) WINNERĬOMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SELMA) He did make a quick recovery as he got up and continued with the medley. While performing hit track It's All About The Benjamins (Remix), Diddy jaunted across the stage to make way for rapper Jadakiss when he fell straight on his backside due to a hole on the platform.
He was also joined on stage by several rappers and singers from the label including: Mase, 112, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and even Khloe Kardashian's on/off beau French Montana. The 45-year-old rapper was joined by several artists on his Bad Boy Records company to celebrate the 20th anniversary for the label but took an unexpected fall in the middle of the stage show. Diddy made his first public appearance since his arrest earlier in the week on Monday for an altercation with his son's college football coach.īut his return to the limelight may have not gone as expected as he took a tumble during his performance. Good night: Nicki won for best female hip-hop artist and the Coca-cola viewers' choice award
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