SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA BRING IN 2013 WITH IHEARTRADIO’S EVOLUTION
(New York, NY – Dec. 30th, 2012) – SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA will ring in the NYE by taking over the airwaves from 10pm – 12am on Evolution, iHeartRadio’s brand new EDM station, www.iheartradio.com/evolution. Tune in to Evolution to hear to hear Swedish House Mafia play their favorite tracks and discuss highlights from their amazing year. The show also will include an exclusive, never before aired segment recorded live at their historic last UK show at Milton Keynes Bowl. The live NYE broadcast will run from 8pm – 4am EST and will also feature Calvin Harris, Pete Tong, Paul Van Dyk and Diplo.
Launched last month, Evolution is iHeartRadio’s new station dedicated to dance music and is hosted by Pete Tong. Evolution features “All Gone Pete Tong,” a live, two-hour daily show along with an impressive lineup of radio shows hosted by a rotation of popular and up-and-coming DJs including: Diplo, Wolfgang Gartner, Morgan Page, Fatboy Slim, Dim Mak, Roger Sanchez and more . Evolution will also air exclusive content from Swedish House Mafia’s One Last Tour in addition to their featured show with all-new mixes. Programming will also include special spin sessions, on-air interviews and guest-hosted radio shows with world-class DJs and EDM producers.
Swedish House Mafia are ending 2012 and starting 2013 with one of the biggest songs on the charts as their global smash “Don’t You Worry Child” feat. John Martin continues to reach epic heights around the world. and entered the top 10 on the singles chart this week. The #1 Billboard club chart topper and Gold certified hit entered the top 10 on the singles chart this week and is racing towards Platinum as it also approaches the top 10 on the Top 40 airplay Charts. In February, it will compete for a Grammy award in the Best Dance Recording category. “Don’t You Worry Child” is the lead single from the Swedes’ second compilation album ‘UNTIL NOW’ which was released on October 22nd and forms the official soundtrack to the group’s massive world-wide One Last Tour(www.onelasttour.com). The DYWC video http://vevo.ly/OJMklQ has racked up over 38 million views to date.
Last week, Swedish House Mafia began to announce the supporting line up for their hugely anticipated 35,000 a night capacity Masquerade Motel, which will host two stages at the Los Angeles Historic Park on March 8th & 9th. March 8th will bring Alesso, Otto Knows, Mat Zo and Third Party to the main stage and Nero (DJ Set), Sub Focus, Clockwork and Monsta to the The Marquee. On March 9th, The Swedes will be joined again by Alesso on the main stage along with Zedd , AN21 & Max Vangeli & No ID with Sub Focus, Style of Eye, Clockwork and Monsta returning to The Marquee. More names are expected to be announced soon.
Swedish House Mafia’s massive One Last Tour, which is the group’s most extensive outing ever, started last month in Dubai and has made stops throughout India, Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia. In 2013 will visit Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, South Africa and Australia before reaching stateside on February 13th. The North American leg will hit San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, NYC, LA and Miami. It was announced last month that the final curtain call for One Last Tour will happen at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, marking a significant milestone in the group’s career together. Ultra is where Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso played their first festival headline in North America. They will play both the opening night of the festival on March 15th and the closing on March 24th in what is sure to be an emotional farewell to the group’s millions of fans across the globe and promises to create unrivalled memories for fans and the group alike. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Check out the One Last Tour trailer here: http://youtu.be/5StaiQgx258
On February 28th, The Swedes will throw a Black Tie Rave on February 28th at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief. The intimate fundraiser will happen the day before their first of four sold out arena shows in NYC. The first round of tickets were auctioned off last Friday, Dec. 14th http://www.ticketmaster.com and with under a third of the ticket available the band raised $437000 in income for the charity. Another round of bidding is expected to be announced in January. Swedish House Mafia will donate 100% of the net proceeds from the Black Tie Rave to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund in support of hurricane relief efforts. For full information on the event, visit www.blacktierave.com.
For information on One Last Tour, please visit www.onelasttour.com
One Last Tour trailer: http://youtu.be/5StaiQgx258
For full information on Swedish House Mafia’s Black Tie Rave, please visit www.blacktierave.com
“Don’t You Worry Child” video: http://youtu.be/1y6smkh6c-0
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One Last Tour Dates:
JAN 16TH MALL OF ASIA ARENA – MANILA
JAN 17TH SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM – SINGAPORE
JAN 18TH SUNWAY LAGOON – KUALA LAMPUR
JAN 19TH ANCOL ECO PARK – JAKARTA
JAN 20TH BANGALORE, INDIA
JAN 22ND ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB – MUMBAI, INDIA
JAN 25TH WILD WATERS – JOHANNESBURG
JAN 26TH WILD WATERS – JOHANNESBURG
JAN 27TH LOURENSFORD WINE ESTATE – CAPE TOWN
JAN 30TH SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL – MELBOURNE
JAN 31ST SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL – MELBOURNE
FEB 1ST SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL – MELBOURNE
FEB 2ND SYDNEY SHOWGROUNDS – SYDNEY
FEB 8TH FORO ALTERNO – GUADALAJARA
FEB 9TH FORO SOL – MEXICO CITY
FEB 13TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM – SAN FRANCISCO
FEB 14TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM – SAN FRANCISCO
FEB 15TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM – SAN FRANCISCO
FEB 16TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM – SAN FRANCISCO
FEB 17TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM – SAN FRANCISCO
FEB 20TH UNITED CENTER – CHICAGO
FEB 22ND ROGERS CENTER – TORONTO
FEB 23RD ROGERS CENTER – TORONTO
FEB 27TH BELL CENTRE – MONTREAL
FEB 28TH HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM “BLACK TIE RAVE” BENEFIT – NEW YORK
MAR 1ST MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK
MAR 2ND BARCLAY’S CENTER – NEW YORK
MAR 3RD BARCLAY’S CENTER – NEW YORK
MAR 4TH BARCLAY’S CENTER – NEW YORK
MAR 8TH MASQUERADE MOTEL @ LA STATE HISTORIC PARK – LOS ANGELES
MAR 9TH MASQUERADE MOTEL @ LA STATE HISTORIC PARK – LOS ANGELES
MAR 15TH ULTRA FESTIVAL – MIAMI
MAR 24TH ULTRA FESTIVAL – MIAMI
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