



Still, the man otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye is nothing but ready for a challenge, and didn’t disappoint during the set with the tag team, co-headliners, closing the festival late Sunday night (actually Monday morning).Īdvertised as “Swedish House Mafia x the Weeknd,” the set was essentially split in two, with previous opening and roaring through a string of their own hits, and then briefly performing with Weeknd for several recent songs they’ve released together, and then gave him the stage for a close megamix of his songs, ranging from global hits like “Blinding Lights”, “I Can’t Feel My Face” and “Starboy” to his lyrics about high-profile collaborations with Kanye West, Drake, Future and Ty Dolla $ ign (not present), “Hurricane”, “Crew Love”, “Low Life” and “Or Nah”, respectively.
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Soon, Weeknd – who is still working on his HBO series “The Idol”, for which he co-authored, co-produced and starred – agreed to increase his previously planned short appearance with EDM titans to co-headliners with them, but had just two weeks to put together a kit.

The Weeknd Performed ‘Hurricane’ At Coachella And The Transition Is Everything /J9wjZe1exiĭressed in a black T-shirt, military-style vest and loose pants and boots, the Weeknd roared through a rousing mega mix of songs that made you realize how many hits he had (his set list appears below) as Swedish House Mafia left the stage.As if it didn’t take long enough to get to Part 21 of Coachella – which with a pandemic, four delays and another recent increase in Covid – when original Sunday headliner Kanye West retired two weeks ago, the Swedish domestic mafia had to transform their vaguely defined position on the line in the main set. Swedish House Mafia thanks fans for their support during the performance on #Coachella† (: /GGxR55Gj88Īfter about 50 minutes, the rhythm changed, a single sample of the Weeknd’s voice simply saying “ah” was incorporated into the mix, and he appeared on an elevation in the center of the giant circle, playing the remix of ” Sacrifice” sang transitioning into “How Do I Make You Love Me?” Axwell of the trio paraphrased Jay-Z, yelling, “Allow us to re-introduce ourselves!” and did just that as the three bobbed from behind a gigantic DJ deck, pausing occasionally for exhortations like “Coachella! We’re Swedish House Mafia!,” “Coachella! Are you ready?” and “Coachella! Make some noise!” Swedish House Mafia performed under a gigantic open circle that resembled something from “Independence Day” and opened the set with a potent mix of their hits, accompanied by gigantic washes of white light, fog and spotlights. they’ released together and then handed the stage to him for a tight mega mix of his songs, ranging from worldwide hits like “Blinding Lights”, “I Can’t Feel My Face” and “Starboy” to his verses on high profile collaborations with Kanye West, Drake, Future and Ty Dolla $ign (who were not in attendance), “Hurricane”, “Crew Love”, “Low Life” and “Or Nah”, respectively. But the man otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye is nothing but up for a challenge, and he didn’t disappoint during the tag-team, co-headlining, festival-closing set late Sunday night (Monday morning, actually).īilled as ‘Swedish House Mafia x the Weeknd’, the set was essentially split into two halves, opening first and roaring through a tight set of their own hits, then briefly performing with the Weeknd for some of the recent tracks. In a short time, the Weeknd - who is still deeply involved with his HBO series “The Idol,” which he co-rotated, co-produced, and starred in - agreed to increase his previously scheduled short appearance with the EDM titans to a co-headlining spot with but he only had two weeks to put together a set. As if it didn’t take long enough to get to Coachella’s 21st episode-with a pandemic, four postponements, and another recent Covid spike-when original Sunday headliner Kanye West withdrew two weeks ago, Swedish House Mafia had to transform their vaguely defined position on the lineup in a headliner set.
