Miami Music Week, a dance industry party marathon fueled by adrenaline, alcohol and passed apps, got an extra jolt of excitement with the Friday (March 27) announcement that Swedish House Mafia‘s Saturday night set on the Ultra Music Festival mainstage would feature a reunion with Eric Prydz.

The lore here is heavy, as Prydz was an original member of the founding Swedish House Mafia crew who famously decided not to join the group as it formed 2008, instead pursuing a solo career under his own name and as his aliases Pryda and Cyrez D. Both Prydz and Swedish House Mafia of course went on to become dance music superstars, helping define the sound and aesthetic of the progressive house and the EDM era itself.

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The Saturday night set on the Ultra mainstage was the first performance by the original Swedish House lineup in 20 years, happening as part of a set billed as a “festival within a festival” that saw SHM’s Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso (the…