A very moving moment landed at Bad Bunny‘s Stockholm show this weekend. During his set at Friends Arena, band member José Eduardo Santana paid tribute to the late Swedish superstar Avicii by performing a stripped-back rendition of his 2013 hit ‘Wake Me Up’ on the cuatro, a traditional guitar-like string instrument from Puerto Rico. In footage shared online, thousands of Bad Bunny fans can be heard singing along.
The moment fits a wider pattern from Santana on this tour. He has been tailoring his solo to each city by weaving in a song that carries local cultural weight, before resuming ‘Pitorro de Coco’. In Stockholm, that meant reaching for Avicii, whose voice still defines a generation of Swedish and global dance music. Originally released in 2013 as a collaboration with Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Aloe Blacc, ‘Wake Me Up’ remains one of the defining songs of the modern electronic era. Fans of the wider Avicii’s legacy have called the moment one of the most emotional cross-genre nods of the summer.
Throughout June, the legacy of Avicii continued to resonate across the electronic music world through a series of heartfelt tributes and reinterpretations. Kygo brought Dan Tyminski on stage at Palm Tree Festival for a moving live performance of ‘Hey Brother’, while John Summit unveiled a new remix of ‘Seek Bromance’ during an emotional show in Sweden, introducing the classic to a new generation of fans. At the same time, the anonymous vocalist behind Avicii’s iconic ‘Enough Is Enough’ stepped into the spotlight for the first time in 15 years, adding another chapter to the ongoing celebration and rediscovery of Avicii’s timeless catalogue and enduring influence.
Watch the Bad Bunny’s tribute below. Two very different corners of music, one shared moment.
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