Fredrik Skogkvist
Avicii wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas ahead of EDC Las Vegas
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas has unveiled an Avicii wax figure. The figure went live at the Las Vegas location on Thursday, May 14, just ahead of EDC Las Vegas. The festival pulls upward of 200,000 dance music fans to the city across its three-day run, plus all the adjacent parties happening on the Strip.
First, the figure shows the late producer the way he’s best remembered: behind the decks in a flannel button-down shirt and backward baseball cap, right hand raised and a big smile on his face. Madame Tussauds first installed an Avicii figure at its New York location in 2019. The Las Vegas figure swaps the New York version’s black-and-white flannel for blue, red and black. Madame Tussauds has not confirmed whether the New York figure has actually moved to Las Vegas.
“Avicii truly embodies everything that the Las Vegas nightlife scene is known for,” Madame Tussauds Las Vegas GM Gabriel Hewitt said. “His new figure is a perfect fit for our location, and we can’t wait for guests to come see it.” Then in the same statement, the museum said the figure “will give guests the opportunity to relive Avicii’s stand out performances and pay tribute to his life.”
Also, the original New York figure came out of a collaboration between Madame Tussauds and Avicii’s parents. The Las Vegas figure is open to the public now at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. This past April 20 marked the eight-year anniversary of the producer’s death by suicide.
