Avicii is retiring from live performing (Picture: Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, file)

If you’re a fan of Avicii and want to see him perform live – you’d better snap up tickets to his gigs fast as he is about to retire FOREVER.

The handsome 26-year-old Swede has stunned fans by revealing his current 2016 tour is going to be his last.

Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) has had two Top 10 albums in the UK as well as Number 1 single Wake Me Up but fans have an extremely limited time to go see him live (and will need to book flights as well as tickets).


Making his retirement announcement on his official website, the star wrote: ‘My path has been filled with success but it hasn’t come without its bumps.’



Revealing he has ‘become an adult while growing as an artist,’ he has decided to retire from live performing in order to explore other passions in life.

‘I’ve decided this 2016 run will be my last tour and last shows. Let’s make them go out with a bang!’ he said – while promising to continue making music, and adding he would ‘never say never’ to performing again (so there’s still hope).

He currently has live dates coming up in Duabi in April and Las Vegas in April and May.

But there is one silver lining from this epic shock – and it’s that the Swede has said his fans can get in touch with him – AND HE’S GIVEN OUT HIS PHONE NUMBER SO WE CAN ALL TEXT HIM!

Signing out his message with a signature, Avicii adds: ‘P.S. I’ve got a new phone so you can text me re all this +46769436383. Please bare with me I might not be super quick to reply. X’

Let’s hope he has a phone package with unlimited texts for all those replies.

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