When an opportunity to see a DJ the calibre of Avicii at an intimate venue like Home comes along, you grab it, hold onto it for dear life and squeeze as much out of the night as possible. That was the exact formula for most at A Night With Avicii – a godsend for those who missed out on the Swede’s set at Stereosonic due to mainstage lockdown, and an excellent night in it’s own right.

Grabbing a spot in the front row nice and early I caught the end of Nukewood, whose set consisted of all the house tracks that have been in rotation on the party playlists for the past few months; followed by Minx who hopped on the decks and seamlessly took over. Minx’s set was quite impressive, belting out a Denzal Park mash up remix of Calvin Harris’ Feel So Close with Arty’s Kate, which went over all too well with a now full house. The energy by now was outstanding and the overall vibe at the club was upbeat and ecstatic.

The biggest surprise of the night was the man (or should I say teen) that followed, French wunderkind Madeon. At only 17 years of age (no, really) the transitions in his set were so perfect that everyone kept looking over at each other shaking their heads, smiling in disbelief that this kid was hitting the decks like he’d been doing it for decades. Sipping on his Red Bull, he dropped many of his own remixes including Yelle’s Que Veux Tu and Deadmau5’s Raise Your Weapon, which had everyone yelling out every word- a definite highlight! But it was his smooth transitions from track-to-track, which maintained the intensity in the crowd and gave him a platform to take things to an even higher-level setting the bar high for the rest of the night.

After finishing up at around 1:30am, it was hard to imagine that Avicii could match up to that energy right away, especially since Minx had to jump in as filler for about 15 minutes as Avicii still hadn’t arrived. But with the decks being more than nicely warmed up, Swedish super-producer and DJ Tim Berg, aka Avicii, appeared onstage. He picked up the crowd instantly with sea of roars opening with his newest release Fade Into Darkness, which came with an explosion of laser lights, smoke machines and confetti hitting the dance-floor.

One of the most appealing qualities about watching Avicii is his energetic presence on stage and the constant interaction he has with the audience, which I hope he doesn’t lose once he’s been around for a while. I’ve never seen a happier DJ – it’s as if he’s just won a DJ Comp and is playing in front of an audience for the first time – yelling out every lyric, pointing and smiling at individuals in the audience, belting out beat after beat with his hands in the air. He continued to steal the hearts of everyone when he played his mash up with Axwell I Found Bromance which was pure cheesy heaven. Following that was a track from undoubtedly one of his closest influences, Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso’s Calling, which sent everyone into a screaming mosh-pit.

Beat after beat, Avicii stole our attention and focus keeping it at 100 for his entire set. Other highlights in his set included his track Blessed, Dirty South and Thomas Gold’s Alive, Sweet Dreams and his track with Sebastien Drums My Feelings For You.

But if there had to be a chosen pinnacle moment of glory to highlight, it was Levels. Not only did Avicii do the now-famous track with flair, but he also used a mash up of Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know vocals throughout the entire song, until it got to the familiar Etta James vocals from Something’s Got A Hold On Me. There was just so much to take in: with half the crowd singing along to Gotye and the rest to Etta James, it was quite possibly the most enjoyable 8 minutes of my life.

And just when you thought he was done and dusted, he milked it by playing the Alesso remix of Nadia Ali, Starkillers and Alex Kenji’s Pressure and Swedish House Mafia’s Save The World, sending the crowd into a sing-a-long frenzy.

After playing for about two hours, Avicii left us with his unreleased mash up track already causing a stir Nicky Romero’s F*ck School with Justice’s D.A.N.C.E, before leaving us officially with House Of Pain’s Jump Around. And with that, Home suddenly became an underground hip-hop club with the sea of bopping taking place – a great way to end an impeccable set. To close out the night Helena took the stage for the fewer remaining peeps.

If there’s one thing this show reaffirmed, it’s that Avicii is one of the next biggest house DJ producers- not just man of the hour. Whatever Avicii failed to accomplish in his Stereosonic set, he most definitely made up for tonight, presenting a sweet mixture of house electronic synthetic tracks that left us speechless, smiling and awe stricken. Avicii’s tangy Swedish flair is just beautiful, plain and simple – plus, you know it’s been an epic night when you arrive home at 6am and still have confetti all over you.