Steve Angello Said Swedish House Mafia May Perform at Tomorrowland 2019
The Dutch publication De Telegraaf recently ran an interview with Steve Angello. According to the story, Steve Angello said that the group will perform at Tomorrowland “by any means necessary.”
Rumors of Swedish House Mafia’s return in 2019 has already been widely talked about ever since their official return at Ultra Music Festival 2018.
Now, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso sparked more rumors after saying at their Tomorrowland set that “this is the last time we see Tomorrowland for awhile.” Many have speculated that they will not be returning as themselves, but instead as Swedish House Mafia.
We may just have to wait until Tomorrowland 2019 until any concrete details on Swedish House Mafia’s official return to Boom, Belgium.
It’s worth remembering just how much noise this reunion has already generated by this point. What started as a genuinely shocking cameo at Ultra Miami back in March 2018 — years after the trio’s supposedly final “One Last Tour” wrapped up in 2013 — has snowballed into one of the most closely watched will-they-won’t-they stories in dance music. Every stray comment from Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, or Steve Angello since that Ultra appearance has been picked apart by fans looking for confirmation that the reunion is real and permanent, rather than a one-off nostalgia moment.
Angello’s “by any means necessary” line fits right into that pattern. It’s the kind of quote that reads as a near-promise without technically confirming anything, which is exactly the tightrope this trio has been walking since Ultra. Combine that with Axwell and Ingrosso’s cryptic goodbye-for-now comment at their own Tomorrowland set, and you’ve got a group that seems to be deliberately building anticipation rather than just making an announcement outright. Whether that’s calculated marketing or just three guys genuinely unsure of their own plans is anyone’s guess at this point.
Either way, the pieces circling this story all point in the same direction: a full-fledged return, likely centered around 2019, that goes well beyond a single festival cameo. Tomorrowland, given its history as one of the trio’s defining stages, would make total sense as the venue for whatever comes next, whether that’s a proper set announcement, new music, or both.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on this one as more details shake loose. For now, take Angello’s comments as another strong signal that this reunion has real legs — and that 2019 is shaping up to be a big year for Swedish House Mafia fans who’ve been waiting since 2013 for exactly this moment.
