Swedish House Mafia have released new information for their massive 2-day 'Masquerade Motel' in Los Angeles on March 8th and 9th  just weeks before their hotly anticipated 'One Last Tour' hits stateside. Masquerade Motel serves as the Los Angeles stop for One Last Tour and promises to an epic event not to be missed. 35,000 fans a day will come together at the Los Angeles Historic Park with the Swedes and an all-star line-up spread over two stages.   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 Ballroom.  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 Ballroom.

Just recently, a new site map of the festival was revealed so that Masquerade Motel guests can explore the motel along with a brand new trailer:

 

 

Fans can now purchase or upgrade existing GA tickets to a VIP package, aka know as “The Penthouse” which offers an exclusive entrance into the venue, VIP viewing area, private bathrooms, upgraded bar menu and a free mask.  VIP packages go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, January 31st at 10am PST.   The VIP package is $175.00 or $75.00 to upgrade from an existing GA ticket.  All Masquerade Motel guests can also receive free METRO rides to and from the festival with their ticket.   METRO riders will need to have at their receipt if picking up tickets at will call.  Red, Blue, Gold and Expo lines all go to Union Station, which is a short walk to the festival entrance on College St. between Spring St. and Main St.  For the best route or more info, visit the metro trip planner (www.metro.net) or call (323) GO METRO (323.446.3876).  Also just added to the festival is a screening of the Swedes 2010  documentary “Take One” which was filmed over the course of 2 years, 253 gigs and 15 countries by director Christian Larson and Henrik Hanson.

Keeping it going... Just last week, Swedish House Mafia announced that a 2nd ticket auction would be held for their Black Tie Rave charity event being held Feb. 28th at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom.   The newly released tickets will be up for auction starting this Friday, February 1st at 10am EST via Ticketmaster with proceeds going to support Save the Children’s initiative to ensure the safety and well-being of all children in America, where nearly one in four lives in poverty. In the wake of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14th, the organization is calling for a National Commission on Children that will address the issues of violence, mental health and poverty.   The first round of tickets were auctioned off in December and with under a third of the tickets sold, an astonishing $447,000 was raised for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund in support of hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

It was also confirmed that Pete Tong will fly in to support Swedish House Mafia at this special event alongside Carl Kennedy!

Anticipation for One Last Tour has been building stateside since the dates were announced last year.   The originally announced U.S. dates all sold out in minutes causing the group to add multiple shows.  The tour has become one of the biggest tours of the year and is the group’s most extensive outing ever.   Most shows are now sold out however fans can still purchase tickets for shows on Feb. 17th in San Francisco and March 8th Masquerade Motel in Los Angeles.

The full line up for One Last Tour was revealed last week. Armand Van Helden will play his first NYC gig in five years when he joins the Swedes at Madison Square Garden on March 1st alongside the Legendary Pete Tong. Pete Tong and Carl Kennedy will play with Swedish House Mafia at their Feb. 28th Black Tie Rave charity event and Tong will also open for the Swedes at Barclay’s Center on March 2nd.  AN21, Anthony Atalla, Max Vangeli, NO_ID and Otto Knows will all open on select dates throughout the tour (full listing below).

The massive outing started in November in Dubai and has made stops throughout India, Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, South Africa and will visit Australia and Mexico before reaching the states Feb. 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.

One Last Tour North American Dates:

FEB 8TH FORO ALTERNO – GUADALAJARA (Otto Knows Opening)
FEB 9TH FORO SOL – MEXICO CITY (Otto Knows Opening)
FEB 13TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM - SAN FRANCISCO (AN21 & Max Vangeli Opening)
FEB 14TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM - SAN FRANCISCO (AN21 & Max Vangeli Opening)
FEB 15TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM - SAN FRANCISCO (Otto Knows Opening)
FEB 16TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM - SAN FRANCISCO (NO_ID Opening)
FEB 17TH BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM - SAN FRANCISCO (NO-ID Opening)
FEB 20TH UNITED CENTER - CHICAGO (Anthony Atalla Opening)
FEB 22ND ROGERS CENTER – TORONTO (Otto Knows Opening)
FEB 23RD ROGERS CENTER – TORONTO (Otto Knows Opening)
FEB 27TH BELL CENTRE – MONTREAL (AN21 Opening)
FEB 28TH HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM “BLACK TIE RAVE” BENEFIT – NEW YORK (Pete Tong and Carl Kennedy Opening)
MAR 1ST MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NEW YORK (Armand Van Helden, Pete Tong Opening)
MAR 2ND BARCLAY'S CENTER - NEW YORK (Pete Tong Opening)
MAR 3RD BARCLAY'S CENTER - NEW YORK (Otto Knows Opening)
MAR 4TH BARCLAY'S CENTER - NEW YORK (AN21 Opening)
MAR 8TH MASQUERADE MOTEL @ LA STATE HISTORIC PARK - LA
MAR 9TH MASQUERADE MOTEL @ LA STATE HISTORIC PARK - LA

Masquerade Motel Set Times:
MARCH 8TH:

Mainstage:
SHM 10:00 - 12:00am
Alesso 8:00 – 9:30pm
Otto Knows 6:30 – 8:00pm
Mat Zo 5:00 – 6:30pm
Third Party 3:30 – 5:00pm

The Ballroom:
NERO DJ Set 8:30 – 10:00pm
Sub Focus 7:00 – 8:00pm
Clockwork 5:30 – 7:00pm
Monsta 4:30 – 5:30pm
Take One (SHM Movie) 3:30 – 4:20pm
Doors Open 2:00pm

MARCH 9TH:
Mainstage:
SHM 10:00 - 12:00am
Alesso 8:00 – 9:30pm
Zedd 6:30 – 8:00pm
AN21 & Max Vangeli 5:00 – 6:30pm
NO_ID 3:30 – 5:00pm

The Ballroom:
Sub Focus 8:30 – 10:00pm
Style Of Eye 7:00 – 8:00pm
Clockwork 5:30 – 7:00pm
Monsta 4:30 – 5:30pm
Take One (SHM Movie) 3:30 – 4:20pm
Doors Open 2:00pm

 

 

AS IF ALL THAT WASN'T ENOUGH... Our amazing friends over at Live Nation have given us the awesome opportunity to give away 4 free tickets to each day of Masquerade Motel - taking place March 8 and 9 at the Los Angeles Historic Park! All you have to do is email us at deathxelectro@gmail.com with your most clever sentence/phrase using only words from track titles of SHM themselves. Winners will be announced the week of the show, good luck!!