Swedish House Mafia says goodbye (Updated April 3, 2013)

Swedish House Mafia is apparently no more. It is unknown, at this point, whether the group members will collaborate with each other again.

On September 24, 2012, Swedish House Mafia announced the dates for their farewell tour, appropriately named "One Last Tour." It kicked off in November 2012 and wrapped in March 2013. Tickets were in high demand, leading the group to add additional shows during the run. But all good things must come to an end, and it did for the group with a final appearance together at the Ultra Music Festival. They played an opening and closing set on March 15 and March 24, 2013, respectively.

In their farewell appearance, there were some unforgettable moments. Axwell offered up his mix of Ivan Gough, Feenixpawl, and Georgi Kay's "In My Mind." Ingrosso played his collaboration with Alesso, "Calling." And the highlight was a remix of Coldplay's "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall." As they sang "raise the flag," the three each waved flgas that sported an SHM dot, representing the band's logo.

So, is this the end of electronic era? Was the 'last' gig really the last for Steve Angello, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso? The group told media gathered for an afterparty that they were seeking 'space to just relax a bit.' And individually, these guys aren't going anywhere. After some down time and a chance to unwind, Angello said it'd be straight back to work.

"It never really feels like it ends," he said. "At some point, it just keeps on going."

Indeed, it sounds like the door may not have fully closed on Swedish House Mafia. And for fans of this super-trio – their farewell was attended by thousands – that's good news indeed.

Headed for a farewell?

The DJ supergroup comprised of Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello - collectively known as Swedish House Mafia - is already on its farewell tour.

'Today we want to share with you that the tour we are about to go on will be our last,' the trio wrote in a message on its website on June 23, 2012. 'We want to thank every single one of you who came on this journey. We came, we raved, we loved.'

The group officially formed in 2008, and two years later inked a record deal with UMG's Polydor Records. They released their first official single, 'One (Your Name),' on May 26, 2010 and immediately found international success by charting at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, 'Miami Ibiza,' climbed to No. 4. Both tracks had been taken from the trio's 'Until One' album, a collection of productions and remixes done by the group and as individual artists. Other singles include 'Save the World' and 'Greyhound.'

Where Swedish House Mafia found success, it also found controversy. On July 7, 2012 the group played to a sold-out crowd in Phoenix Park, Dublin for 45,000 fans. The concert turned to chaos when a total of nine people were stabbed in a series of unprovoked attacks. There was also at least one fatality during the show from a suspected drug overdose. A week later, three more people were stabbed by one assailant at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England.Swedish House Mafia is one of the myriad of performers for this September's iHeartRadio Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Swedish House Mafia Tickets - Supergroup House Music to the Max

Even now, house music is still the rage. Go to any nightclub in the world. So it would stand to reason that DJ/producers Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso -- prestigious producers and label owners -- would get together to create one of the most phenomenal and grand creative mixes ever known to man. It was the mid-2000s when they came together, but they truly broke out in the music industry on August 12, 2008, playing at the Main Room at Cream Amnesia located right in Ibiza, Spain. Once they started wowing crowds, EMI Records took notice and signed them on a contract for their official debut album.

Swedish House Mafia Tickets - The Music of the Mafia

It was the year of 2010 when the debut album featured the powerhouse hits 'One.' Another version of the song was also release under the title 'One (Your Name)' featuring the talents of Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes. All over the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Belgium, the song became a true Top Ten hit.

Swedish House Mafia Tickets - The Sound and Style of the Swedish House

There's only one thing to say about the splendor that is the Swedish House Mafia, and that is full-on audio explosion! When you get a few of those good DJs together to form a supergroup, the result is a setup that's so big that Hiroshima would look at the Atom Bomb as if it were one of those little firecrackers.