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Avicii's last show: Ushuaïa Ibiza, August 28, 2016

On August 28, 2016, the Swedish DJ and producer Avicii (Tim Bergling) played his last DJ set at Ushuaïa Ibiza, the open-air club on the Spanish island where he had held a summer residency for five years. In March he had announced that his 2016 dates would be his last tour and his last shows, and the final Sunday of that residency became his final performance. He was 26. In front of a sold-out crowd he opened with "Without You," a song he had not yet released, and over two hours worked through hits including "Levels," "Wake Me Up" and "Waiting for Love." The last track of the night, according to reports, was his own mashup of "Simon Says" and "Who." As the lights went down, he thanked the crowd and told them he could not have asked for a better last show. He never performed for an audience again, and died in April 2018 at 28. Footage from the night was used in the 2024 Netflix film Avicii – My Last Show, and on the tenth anniversary, in 2026, the full two-hour set was officially released for the first time.

By Shuenroku Editorial TeamPublished

An arched open-air stage lit red under the USHUAÏA sign, filled with white smoke, with the crowd raising their hands in front
Reference photoAvicii's show at Ushuaïa Ibiza, August 2015.Photo: Doriano Jaroudi / CC BY 2.0
Date [11][13][19][40][22]
VenueUshuaïa Ibiza (Ibiza, Spain)
EventFinal night of the 2016 Ushuaïa Ibiza residency (his last DJ set) (Avicii at Ushuaïa Ibiza (final night of the 2016 residency)) [7][11][8]
CategoryPlanned as the final show
Why it endedRetirement [6][7][11][22]
LineupAvicii [8][19]
Attendance UnverifiedNo attendance figure has been found. Dancing Astronaut and Relentless Beats call it sold out; Ibiza Spotlight describes the club as packed.[8][12][19]
Last song performed“Simon Says / Who (Avicii Mashup)” [23]
Songs performed11 songs (Partially known)See the setlist ↓
Video releaseYes [22][27][40][37]

About the artist

Tim Bergling was born in Stockholm on September 8, 1989, the son of Klas Bergling and the actor Anki Lidén.[1] He started making remixes at 16 and posted them on an online forum run by the Dutch DJ Laidback Luke. He took his stage name from avici, a Buddhist term for hell, and signed his first record deal in 2007, at 17.[1]

"Levels," released on October 28, 2011, built on a sample of Etta James's voice and became his first major hit.[2][1] He was nominated for two Grammys, for "Sunshine" with David Guetta and for "Levels."[1] His first UK number one came in February 2013 with "I Could Be The One," a collaboration with Nicky Romero.[3]

His debut album, True (2013), reached number two in the UK.[3] Its lead single, "Wake Me Up," topped charts in the UK and across Europe and sold more than a million copies in Britain;[1][3] the Associated Press described it as a country-dance mashup.[4] When he first played it live, it alienated some of his dance-music fans.[1] The second album, Stories, followed in October 2015, its 16 songs written on acoustic guitar.[5] He performed with Madonna at Ultra Music Festival in Miami in 2012 and later worked with her in the studio, and he also collaborated with Coldplay.[1]

Why this was the last show

On March 29, 2016, Avicii posted a long letter on his website and Facebook page announcing that the 2016 run would be his last tour and his last shows; from 2017 on, he would no longer tour or perform live.[6][7] He wrote that there was too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist, and that he had strong interests in other areas but almost no time to explore them.[6] He promised he would never let go of music and would keep speaking to his fans through it.[8][9] On a return, he left the door ajar: part of him could never say never, he wrote, and he could be back, but he would not be right back.[6]

The letter also said that his path had been filled with success but not without its bumps, and that he had come to realize he needed to make a change he had been struggling with for a while.[10] The workload behind that success was considerable. Mixmag counted roughly 220 DJ sets in the 261 weeks between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2016, and a 2012 North American bus tour that packed 26 shows into 27 days.[11] According to Relentless Beats, he had been touring since he was 18.[12]

Laidback Luke, whose forum had hosted the teenager's first remixes, wrote that he was very relieved by the announcement, calling it a brave decision to walk away from the light, in both the figurative and literal sense.[13] Avicii himself told Billboard that he did not think he would go back to the touring life, but that he could not say he would never play a show again.[12]

The final year took him to Asia. On June 4 he played Maishima in Osaka and on June 5 QVC Marine Field in Chiba, near Tokyo, then Bangkok on June 11 and Ultra Music Festival in Seoul on June 12; Mixmag Asia called them the last chance fans in Asia would get to see him perform.[14][15] His first Japanese dates, planned for 2014, had been cancelled,[16] and Japanese media described the 2016 visit as his first and last Japan tour.[17][2] A Japan-only edition of Stories, his first release made for the Japanese market, came out to coincide with it.[14]

His last show in Sweden was at Tallriken in Malmö on August 5.[18] On the final weekend he played a festival in Belfast on August 26 and headlined Creamfields on August 27.[13][9] Sunday, August 28, was the last night in Ibiza. Ushuaïa had been his summer home for five consecutive years; in 2016 he played there every Sunday from July 10 through August 28.[7][11] Three days before the show, Mixmag reported that it would be his final DJ set and called the club a fitting place to end his DJ career.[11]

What is known about the day

August 28, 2016, was a Sunday. Ushuaïa is an outdoor mega-club on Ibiza, and the night was sold out.[8][12] Avicii shared the bill with KSHMR, Seeb, Albin Myers and the Mambo Brothers.[8][9] Ruby Munslow, reviewing the night for Ibiza Spotlight, found the venue packed with fans in brightly dyed hair and Avicii T-shirts and caps, the most up-for-it crowd she had seen at Ushuaïa that summer. Seven-foot models in robot-like costumes danced among them.[19]

Seeb opened with Indian-flavored sounds before moving into heavier tracks, and by Munslow's estimate 99 percent of the crowd was dancing. Around the time Seeb's "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" filled the club, planes flew low overhead and shook the ground. KSHMR followed with dreamy, anime-style visuals and tracks including Headhunterz's "Dharma." Then came a wait of about half an hour, filled with fans' screams.[19]

When Avicii took the booth, the crowd surged forward.[19] His first three tracks were the still-unreleased "Without You," a remix of Dizzee Rascal's "Dirtee Cash," and "I Could Be the One," his collaboration with Nicky Romero.[20][21] During "Without You," Munslow wrote, she could see tears on faces across the crowd.[19]

The set ran for more than two hours.[22][21] Dancing Astronaut noted that between hits such as "Waiting For Love" and "Levels," he tested unreleased material, some of which remains in his archives.[21] EDMTunes lists among the night's tracks an intro edit of "Hey Brother," "Dear Boy," "Waiting for Love," and "Levels" in both its original form and Skrillex's remix.[23] He also played "Addicted To You" from True[24][10] and "Wake Me Up."[12] "Forever Yours" came in a fan-favorite version of his own; in 2025 his estate released it as "Forever Yours – Tim's 2016 Ibiza Version."[25]

The lights, flames and smoke cannons were bigger than at any Ushuaïa party Munslow had attended that year. She watched Avicii sing along with the crowd and thank them without words, a teary look of gratitude in his eyes. At one point a toilet attendant ran out from their post screaming for him.[19]

The final track of the night was his mashup of "Simon Says" and "Who."[23] As the lights dimmed, Avicii thanked the crowd for the night and told them he could not have asked for a better last show.[21][26] A GoPro mounted on the decks had filmed the whole set from start to finish.[22][27]

Munslow ended her review the next day by writing that the night marked the end of an era, and wondering whether it was not goodbye but simply a see-you-later.[19] Avicii wrote on Instagram the same day that this was far from his last days in the world of music. Creating music was what made him happy, he said, and he had got to know many great people in his touring years; the decision might seem odd to some, but everyone was different, and for him it was the right one.[28]

What the show left behind

Avicii kept making music after he left the stage. On August 10, 2017, he released AVĪCI (01), a six-track EP and his first new music since 2015. It included "Without You," the song that had opened his final set, sung by Sandro Cavazza. "I'm really excited to be back with music once again," he said.[29] "Lonely Together," with Rita Ora, from the same EP, reached number four in the UK and became the last single released in his lifetime.[3] On October 26, Avicii: True Stories, a documentary by Levan Tsikurishvili, who had followed him for more than four years, played for one night in cinemas around the world. It ended with a 30-minute concert film of his final Ibiza show. "Everybody knows Avicii but very few people know Tim," the director said.[30]

He never returned to perform. Avicii died in Muscat, Oman, on April 20, 2018, at the age of 28.[4][3]

In March 2019 his family launched the Tim Bergling Foundation. It would first support people and organizations working in mental illness and suicide prevention, and later take on climate change, nature conservation and endangered species.[4] "Tim wanted to make a difference," the family said.[31] That June brought TIM, the album he had been close to finishing. The songwriters he had been working with completed it from his nearly finished songs, notes and emails, after the family decided not to keep the music locked away; net proceeds were pledged to the foundation.[32][33]

On December 5, 2019, the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness filled Friends Arena in Stockholm. David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nicky Romero, Aloe Blacc and Rita Ora were among the performers, with a 30-piece band, and proceeds went to mental health and suicide prevention charities. His father, Klas Bergling, said the family was grateful that Tim's friends, producers, artists and colleagues were coming to Stockholm to help.[34] The concert opened, Dancing Astronaut reported, with Sandro Cavazza, the voice of "Without You," the song that had opened the last night in Ibiza three years earlier.[35][29]

In May 2021, Stockholm's Ericsson Globe was renamed Avicii Arena, to serve as a hub for activities on young people's mental health. Tim "would be extremely proud that this iconic building from today will bear his name," his father said.[36] That October, for the tenth anniversary of "Levels," the performance of the song from his final show was released as "Levels (Live in Ibiza 2016)."[37] In Japan, his June 4, 2016, set in Osaka was released at the same time on Apple Music as Avicii – Live from Osaka.[2] On February 26, 2022, the Avicii Experience opened in central Stockholm, with his childhood bedroom and unreleased music, part of the ticket income going to the foundation.[38]

Footage of the last night came out piece by piece. In February 2023 a clip of "Addicted To You" appeared on his official YouTube channel.[24][10] On December 31, 2024, Netflix released Avicii – My Last Show, about the final performance, alongside Henrik Burman's documentary Avicii – I'm Tim.[39][40] Then, in August 2026, ten years on, the Avicii estate and Pophouse put the full GoPro recording of the set, more than two hours with no cuts or added footage, on Avicii Community, the official platform they had opened that July. It was the first time the complete set had been made officially available.[22][27] Alongside it came black-and-white footage of him drafting his retirement letter on a laptop and reading aloud that the fans' thoughts and ideas about his music had helped him evolve, and that he owed them everything.[22][27] On August 28, a screening in Stockholm paired My Last Show with unseen footage of his August 5 show in Malmö.[18]

The review that called the night a see-you-later turned out to be wrong. But several of the songs he played that night have been heard again since, on records and at the events held in his memory.

Setlist

11 songs · Partially known [20][23][21][24][10][12][25][37]
1. Without You2. Dirtee Cash (Remix)3. I Could Be the One4. Hey Brother5. Dear Boy6. Waiting for Love7. Levels8. Addicted To You9. Wake Me Up10. Forever Yours11. Simon Says / Who (Avicii Mashup)

Main set Last song

  1. Without You · Opening track (Rolling Stone Brasil). Unreleased at the time (Dancing Astronaut, 2020); released in 2017 on the EP AVĪCI (01), with Sandro Cavazza. Titles and order come from press reports, not fan-edited lists. The official full setlist is on Avicii Community and a Spotify playlist, which have not been checked.
  2. Dirtee Cash (Remix) · A remix of the Dizzee Rascal track; second (Rolling Stone Brasil).
  3. I Could Be the One · His collaboration with Nicky Romero; third (Rolling Stone Brasil). The order of the songs from here on is not given in the sources; they are listed in no particular order.
  4. Hey Brother · an intro edit (EDMTunes)
  5. Dear Boy · EDMTunes
  6. Waiting for Love · EDMTunes; Dancing Astronaut, 2020
  7. Levels · Both the original and Skrillex's remix were played (EDMTunes). The performance was released in 2021 as "Levels (Live in Ibiza 2016)" (DJ Mag).
  8. Addicted To You · From True (2013); footage from this night was posted on his official YouTube channel in 2023 (Mixmag; NME).
  9. Wake Me Up · Relentless Beats shared a clip from this night.
  10. Forever Yours · A fan-favorite version of his own, released in 2025 as "Forever Yours – Tim's 2016 Ibiza Version" (Rolling Stone Australia).
  11. Simon Says / Who (Avicii Mashup) · His mashup of "Simon Says" and "Who"; the final track of the night (EDMTunes).

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TimelineCareer span, final show and later events, limited to what sources confirm.
2010201520202025August 29, 2016 The day after the show, posts on Instagram that this is far from his last days in the world of music.August 10, 2017 Releases the six-track EP AVĪCI (01), including "Without You," the opening track of his final set.October 26, 2017 The documentary Avicii: True Stories plays for one night in cinemas worldwide, ending with a 30-minute film of his final Ibiza show.April 20, 2018 Avicii dies at the age of 28.March 26, 2019 His family announces the Tim Bergling Foundation.June 2019 The album TIM is released, with net proceeds going to the foundation.December 5, 2019 The Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness is held at Friends Arena, Stockholm.May 19, 2021 Stockholm's Ericsson Globe is renamed Avicii Arena.October 2021 The night's "Levels" is released as "Levels (Live in Ibiza 2016)."February 26, 2022 The Avicii Experience opens in Stockholm.December 31, 2024 Netflix releases Avicii – My Last Show and Avicii – I'm Tim.February 2025 "Forever Yours – Tim's 2016 Ibiza Version," the version he played that night, is released.August 2026 For the tenth anniversary, the full recording of the set is released on Avicii Community.August 28, 201620102020August 29, 2016 The day after the show, posts on Instagram that this is far from his last days in the world of music.August 10, 2017 Releases the six-track EP AVĪCI (01), including "Without You," the opening track of his final set.October 26, 2017 The documentary Avicii: True Stories plays for one night in cinemas worldwide, ending with a 30-minute film of his final Ibiza show.April 20, 2018 Avicii dies at the age of 28.March 26, 2019 His family announces the Tim Bergling Foundation.June 2019 The album TIM is released, with net proceeds going to the foundation.December 5, 2019 The Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness is held at Friends Arena, Stockholm.May 19, 2021 Stockholm's Ericsson Globe is renamed Avicii Arena.October 2021 The night's "Levels" is released as "Levels (Live in Ibiza 2016)."February 26, 2022 The Avicii Experience opens in Stockholm.December 31, 2024 Netflix releases Avicii – My Last Show and Avicii – I'm Tim.February 2025 "Forever Yours – Tim's 2016 Ibiza Version," the version he played that night, is released.August 2026 For the tenth anniversary, the full recording of the set is released on Avicii Community.August 28, 2016
  1. Active years (2007 – August 28, 2016)
  2. Final show
  3. The day after the show, posts on Instagram that this is far from his last days in the world of music.
  4. Releases the six-track EP AVĪCI (01), including "Without You," the opening track of his final set.1 year later
  5. The documentary Avicii: True Stories plays for one night in cinemas worldwide, ending with a 30-minute film of his final Ibiza show.1 year later
  6. Avicii dies at the age of 28.2 years later
  7. His family announces the Tim Bergling Foundation.3 years later
  8. The album TIM is released, with net proceeds going to the foundation.3 years later
  9. The Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness is held at Friends Arena, Stockholm.3 years later
  10. Stockholm's Ericsson Globe is renamed Avicii Arena.5 years later
  11. The night's "Levels" is released as "Levels (Live in Ibiza 2016)."5 years later
  12. The Avicii Experience opens in Stockholm.6 years later
  13. Netflix releases Avicii – My Last Show and Avicii – I'm Tim.8 years later
  14. "Forever Yours – Tim's 2016 Ibiza Version," the version he played that night, is released.9 years later
  15. For the tenth anniversary, the full recording of the set is released on Avicii Community.10 years later

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  • Avicii – My Last Show

    PartialVideo streaming · Released December 31, 2024

    Netflix film; uses sections of the show (Beatportal; DJ Mag).

    Netflix

  • Avicii – Final Show, Ushuaïa Ibiza, August 28, 2016 (full set)

    Full showVideo streaming · Released August 2026

    The GoPro recording of the full set, more than two hours, with no cuts or added footage (DJ Mag; Beatportal), available only on the official Avicii Community platform. The release title is descriptive; the official title has not been verified.

  • Levels (Live in Ibiza 2016)

    PartialAudio streaming · Released October 2021

    The night's performance of "Levels" only (DJ Mag).

These are not recordings of this show, but releases mentioned in the article and key works by the artist.

  • ストーリーズ ～ジャパン・ツアー・エディション

    ストーリーズ ～ジャパン・ツアー・エディション

    CD · Released May 13, 2016 · Cat. no. UICO-1287

    The Japan-only edition of Stories released for his 2016 Japan tour, mentioned in the article (Japanese CD). It does not contain this concert.

    Amazon.comAmazon.co.jp楽天市場

  • ティム

    ティム

    CD · Released June 2019 · Cat. no. 4988031334980

    TIM, the album released the year after his death, mentioned in the article (Japanese CD, standard edition). It does not contain this concert.

    Amazon.comAmazon.co.jp楽天市場

  • フォーエヴァー～ベスト・オブ・アヴィーチー

    フォーエヴァー～ベスト・オブ・アヴィーチー

    CD · Released May 16, 2025 · Cat. no. UICY-16251

    A best-of collecting his signature songs.

    Amazon.comAmazon.co.jp楽天市場

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