They Came. We Raved. They Loved Brooklyn. I had the privilege of attending SHM’s show last night at Barclays Center. Let me rephrase this, three Swedish guys slayed my city. Axwell, Angello, and Ingrosso came to Brooklyn and f*** sh*** up.
This was my first official EDM concert (also my prep for Ibiza and Ultra) so I didnt really know what to expect. You’d think that it won’t be much different from hearing their songs at a club. Wronggg. Yes there were no live singers (duh) but they delivered live instrumentation, occasionally pounding on the drums to the heavy bass beats. So unexpected. I’ll be remissed if I didn’t mention the “fourth member” that enhanced the set -” the production.” The guys were accompanied with an impressive high value production. Everything from an intense light show, fiery pyrotechnics, to the multi-sensory video screens really brought the songs to life.
The energy in the audience was LIVE as expected (shout out to opening act,DJ Otto Knows for getting the crowd amped) but for some strange reason the vibe grew more insane in the later part of the set beginning with the mashup of Coldplay’s “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.” They performed the fan favorites like “One, ” and “Greyhound.” A few stand out moments from the night was the crowd rapping in unison to “Miami to Ibiza” and singing along to “Don’t You Worry Child,” and “Save the World” at the top of their lungs. The encore performance, a mash-up of “Save the World”, “Reload” and, “Don’t You Worry Child” flattened the arena. I must have died and went to house heaven because nothing is that divine. That moment was EPIC. Even if you’re not a fan of EDM you would’ve been moving some bone in your body.
Angelo, Axwell, and Ingrosso. Thank you. I came. I raved and I loved it!
