{"id":2042634,"date":"2026-07-14T12:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042634"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:38:07","slug":"watch-bad-bunnys-band-pay-tribute-to-avicii-at-stockholm-show-with-wake-me-up-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042634","title":{"rendered":"Watch Bad Bunny\u2019s band pay tribute to Avicii at Stockholm show with \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019 cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bad-bunny-avicii@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Bad Bunny\u2019s band pay tribute to Avicii at Stockholm show with \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019 cover<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Santana performed the hit song on the cuatro \u2013 a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-14T13:38:07+01:00\">14th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bad-bunny-avicii@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Bunny and Avicii\" title=\"bad-bunny-avicii@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Bad Bunny and Avicii. CREDIT: James Klug and Mike Pont\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Bad Bunny\u2019s band have paid a tribute to Avicii during their show in Sweden, breaking out a cover of \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019. Check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Bad Bunny live in London: history-making stadium show is a reminder of the power of community<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The slot comes as part of the Puerto Rican singer\u2019s huge world tour in support of his latest album \u2018Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos\u2019, which dropped last year. The massive run of stadium and arena shows are taking him across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following an unforgettable night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the end of last month \u2013 his only UK stops on the entire tour \u2013 Bad Bunny went over to Sweden this past weekend for a slot at the Friends Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Held on Saturday (July 11), the show saw the singer\u2019s band take a minute to pay tribute to late Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer Avicii. Remembering the artist, who died in 2018, guitarist Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Santana performed a rendition of Avicii\u2019s hit song \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019 on the cuatro \u2013 a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>The song cover put a distinctive spin on the dance classic, which was originally released in 2013 with Aloe Blacc. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nao.langarica\/video\/7661524619727293716\" data-video-id=\"7661524619727293716\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @nao.langarica <\/p>\n<p>#badbunny #badbunnypr #avicii  #badbunnystockholm #DTMF<\/p>\n<p> \u266c sonido original \u2013 Naomi Langarica\u2728 <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before the Sweden show, Bad Bunny used the second of his two shows in London to bring out Damon Albarn as a special guest to perform Gorillaz tracks \u2018Clint Eastwood\u2019 and \u2018Tormenta\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The collab comes as Bad Bunny features on the studio version of \u2018Tormenta\u2019, which featured on Gorillaz\u2019 2023 album \u2018Cracker Island\u2019. Albarn had confirmed that they had joined forces back in 2021, telling Warp in an interview that he and the Puerto Rican superstar had linked up while in Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in his Tottenham set on night two, Bad Bunny nodded to Oasis with a \u2018Wonderwall\u2019 instrumental played on the Cuatro before he launched into \u2018Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos\u2019 track \u2018TURiSTA\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The show in London was given a five-star review from <em>NME<\/em>, and praised as \u201ca reminder of the power of community\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Bunny\u2019s arrival in Tottenham is more than a concert: it\u2019s a vindication and celebration,\u201d it read. \u201cThe streets around the stadium feel like a carnival \u2013 entire buildings are decked with flags representing countries across Latin America, and restaurants blare out salsa while merchants hand out free <em>deditos<\/em> (cheese-filled Colombian pastries).\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Avicii sonando ayer en el concierto de Bad Bunny en Estocolmo, Suecia. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea pic.twitter.com\/OZj5Niehf5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bad Bunny HQ (@BBPRTV) July 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTonight, at this spectacular show, Bad Bunny reminds us that we have to celebrate and care for one another and cherish these memories while we still have the people we love and the places that we\u2019re from,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show was the most-watched of all time. 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people to get trampled\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Bad Bunny\u2019s band have paid a tribute to Avicii during their show in Sweden, breaking out a cover of \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019. Check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Bad Bunny live in London: history-making stadium show is a reminder of the power of community<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The slot comes as part of the Puerto Rican singer\u2019s huge world tour in support of his latest album \u2018Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos\u2019, which dropped last year. The massive run of stadium and arena shows are taking him across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following an unforgettable night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the end of last month \u2013 his only UK stops on the entire tour \u2013 Bad Bunny went over to Sweden this past weekend for a slot at the Friends Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Held on Saturday (July 11), the show saw the singer\u2019s band take a minute to pay tribute to late Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer Avicii. Remembering the artist, who died in 2018, guitarist Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Santana performed a rendition of Avicii\u2019s hit song \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019 on the cuatro \u2013 a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>The song cover put a distinctive spin on the dance classic, which was originally released in 2013 with Aloe Blacc. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nao.langarica\/video\/7661524619727293716\" data-video-id=\"7661524619727293716\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @nao.langarica <\/p>\n<p>#badbunny #badbunnypr #avicii  #badbunnystockholm #DTMF<\/p>\n<p> \u266c sonido original \u2013 Naomi Langarica\u2728 <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before the Sweden show, Bad Bunny used the second of his two shows in London to bring out Damon Albarn as a special guest to perform Gorillaz tracks \u2018Clint Eastwood\u2019 and \u2018Tormenta\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The collab comes as Bad Bunny features on the studio version of \u2018Tormenta\u2019, which featured on Gorillaz\u2019 2023 album \u2018Cracker Island\u2019. Albarn had confirmed that they had joined forces back in 2021, telling Warp in an interview that he and the Puerto Rican superstar had linked up while in Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in his Tottenham set on night two, Bad Bunny nodded to Oasis with a \u2018Wonderwall\u2019 instrumental played on the Cuatro before he launched into \u2018Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos\u2019 track \u2018TURiSTA\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The show in London was given a five-star review from <em>NME<\/em>, and praised as \u201ca reminder of the power of community\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Bunny\u2019s arrival in Tottenham is more than a concert: it\u2019s a vindication and celebration,\u201d it read. \u201cThe streets around the stadium feel like a carnival \u2013 entire buildings are decked with flags representing countries across Latin America, and restaurants blare out salsa while merchants hand out free <em>deditos<\/em> (cheese-filled Colombian pastries).\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Avicii sonando ayer en el concierto de Bad Bunny en Estocolmo, Suecia. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea pic.twitter.com\/OZj5Niehf5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bad Bunny HQ (@BBPRTV) July 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTonight, at this spectacular show, Bad Bunny reminds us that we have to celebrate and care for one another and cherish these memories while we still have the people we love and the places that we\u2019re from,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show was the most-watched of all time. With the 2026 appearance, he became the first Latin male artist and the first artist performing primarily in Spanish to take the prestigious headline slot, playing a set that celebrated the history and diversity of Latin music styles.<\/p>\n<p>The set saw guest appearances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, while Pedro Pascal, Cardi B, Jessica Alba and Karol G were all spotted among the dancers.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of pure US television audience, it was recently revealed that the set drew 128.2million views, putting it in fourth place in the all-time rankings \u2013 behind Michael Jackson in 1993, Usher in 2024 and Kendrick Lamar last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-bad-bunnys-band-pay-tribute-to-avicii-stockholm-wake-me-up-cover-3956926&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bad-bunny-avicii@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Bad Bunny\u2019s band pay tribute to Avicii at Stockholm show with \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019 cover Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Santana performed the hit song on the cuatro \u2013 a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico By Liberty Dunworth 14th July 2026 Bad Bunny and Avicii. 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