Avicii in Trenton: Changing things up?

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We (mostly) all love Avicii, but a common gripe we hear is that his sets are all the same. Coming to his own defense, often lamenting the restrictive nature of festival sets (the ever-present hour to hour and a half time slots), he usually says that in such a limited timeframe he has to cater to everyone by playing “the hits.” Well, he didn’t just play the hits in Trenton, but spiced things up a little bit — just like CAZZETTE who opened before him. Keep reading for a quick rundown.

Those who saw him in Trenton this past week were in store for a side of Avicii that we rarely see. Though he was headlining and only had a two hour set, he made his time work double duty. He opened with his David Guetta collaboration “Sunshine.” After the show, he disclosed that Guetta e-mailed him the melody, and that the duo went from there. This comes as a surprise to those who pegged the track’s iconic sound to Avicii.

He entertained us all with the harder mix of Albin Myers’s edit of “Fade into Darkness,” which was much harder and fresher than the overplayed original. And just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, he dropped Steve Angello’s edit of “The Moment” that actually showed off some of his progress when it comes to beat matching.

So for those who say that Avicii plays all the same tracks in his sets, you’re probably still right. But as we see time and again, the dedicated and the faithful get their just rewards.

Posted by on October 6th, 2011 at 7:36 am.
  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001010498559 Adi Gold Adore

    tracklist or download any1? ;)

  • http://www.facebook.com/ryregan Ryan Regan

    did the same thing in chicago. his set was a total surprise (in a good way)

  • Matt DIes

    Guy is an amazing producer, but not so great on the tables. During EDC 2011 when he played at marquee day club he had a bit of a mishap between transition, sending the speakers into silence for a mere 10 seconds. I respect that he is dropping new tunes and hope to see him get better behind the decks because everyone definitely loves his music

  • guest

    good to hear he’s getting better. judging from what he played at edc. his mashups are pretty good, but his sets need to flow a little better. 

  • Soma Kiss

    the whole article is a fake

  • Drewskibrewski51790

    dude the kid drops The Moment out of every song heard him do it twice at Ultra

  • Ryan Cooke

    I have seen Avicii three times in this summer Kee to bala, Labour of love, and Tent party  at western, and sure he plays the same big hits like levels, and bromance but other than that  each set was completely different.. each time blowing me away, seeming to get better and better.. his last set at western was so different in a new and amazing way.

  • Anon

    I think they meant he mixed it up by wearing a new shirt. 

  • Usman

    He sucks on the tables, but everybody can suck him in the studio.

  • Anon

    Also probably want to change picture. Some people may think he is saluting a certain German leader. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/mcubed91 Matt Miller

    Was there for that, his set was amazing.

  • AZ

    what suprised me was that he dropped knife party – internet friends in his le7els podcast that was a BIG change up

  • http://twitter.com/rukeree rukeree

    not sure about his set, but definitely his best shirt yet