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Icona Pop
Canyon View Credit Union Stage at Maverik Center — West Valley City, UT
Icona Pop
Maverik Center — West Valley City, UT

Icona Pop is a Swedish-American pop duo made up of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo. They broke through in 2012 with I Love It, a bratty breakup anthem that became impossible to avoid and somehow still sounds fresh. The song's DNA is pure spite wrapped in sticky synth-pop hooks, and it introduced their brand of gleeful, no-filter pop sensibility. Beyond that breakthrough, they've spent the last decade refining a formula of catchy, radio-friendly songs built on the kind of production that sounds like it was designed for crowded venues and car speakers. Girlfriend and We Got Love followed in that same vein—aggressively upbeat tracks built for people who want pop music that doesn't apologize for wanting you to dance. They're not reinventing anything. They're just very good at what they do: making songs that feel like they were written specifically to annoy your ex.

Their shows run on pure audience participation. Every song becomes a sing-along, especially I Love It, which crowds clearly need therapeutically. They keep energy sharp and feed off the room. Don't expect introspection or staging tricks. Just a duo getting drunk on the fact that people are yelling their lyrics back at them.

Known for I Love It, Girlfriend, We Got Love, All Night, Drunk in Love

Icona Pop's June 2023 stop at Washington Square Park felt like a victory lap for a band that's always thrived on unfiltered pop energy. They kept it tight with five songs that hit the sweet spots: "I Want You" and "Off Of My Mind" showed they're more than just the breakup anthem everyone knows. "Girlfriend" and "All Night" proved they've got range beyond the obvious, while "I Love It" reminded everyone why they showed up in the first place. It was the kind of set that works because it knows exactly what it is.

Salt Lake City's pop landscape tends to skew indie and alternative, so Icona Pop's maximalist, radio-ready approach will stand out. The city has warmed up to arena pop over the years—it's got the venues and the audience willing to embrace big, dumb fun. This is exactly the kind of unironic pop moment Salt Lake City needs every so often.

Stay in the Avenues neighborhood—tree-lined streets with actual character, close enough to downtown but removed from the noise. For dinner, Lazy Dog in Sugar House serves exceptional Colorado lamb and maintains a wine list that doesn't insult your intelligence. Spend an afternoon at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Red Butte Canyon; the building itself is architecturally stunning and the collection gives real context to the landscape you're actually standing in. The city's proximity to actual mountains matters when you've got downtime.

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