Tiësto made a strong return to trance with a standout performance at Dreamstate SoCal, the largest trance festival in the United States.
Even though the holiday season often leads to lower engagement, he didn’t hold back.
Instead, he teamed up with Insomniac to share a full recording of his set.
The release captured his performance from The Dream Stage on Saturday, November 22.
A High-Quality Set Now on YouTube
The YouTube upload features crisp audio paired with a montage of overhead, crowd, and stage footage.
The video includes chapters for every track, and viewers can also browse the full tracklist in the description.
A Blend of Classics, New Tracks, and Nostalgia from Tiësto
Tiësto, known offstage as Tijs Verwest, chose a bold way to begin his set.
He opened with “Bring Me To Life,” his collaboration with FORS.
Tiesto had released the track just one day earlier, after building hype through an online countdown.
He then shifted into a journey through his catalog.
He brought out iconic trance tracks like “Nyana” and “Delerium” featuring Sarah McLachlan.
Along the way, he blended in modern picks such as Funk Tribu’s “Azul” and DJ HEARTSTRING and Baugruppe90’s “What Music Felt Like in 2007.”
Importantly, every track in the set has a revealed title.
Because of this, fans now have an early look at the direction of his upcoming album.
He filled the first part of the performance with unreleased titles including “Lost In The Ocean,” “Tears In My Blood,” “Beautiful Places,” and a remix of “Lueur” by Worakls, none of which appear in his current catalog.
Read more: Tiësto Returns to Trance With New Album and Single
A Career That Continues to Shift
Verwest began DJing in 1985, playing new beat and acid house.
He released his first tracks in 1994 on Noculan Records under the aliases Da Joker and DJ Limited, leaning into the hardcore sound of the era.
By 1997, he had co-founded Black Hole Records and fully embraced trance, which helped propel him to global fame by the early 2000s.
During the EDM boom from 2010 to 2015, he shifted toward the big room style that dominated festivals.
He once told DJ Mag in 2014 that he felt only a few trance artists still had dedicated followings and that the genre no longer seemed to draw broad interest. B
Because of this, many fans assumed he would never return to trance.
His surprise “In Search of Sunrise” set at EDC Las Vegas earlier this year proved otherwise.
A New Album from Tiësto Still Under Wraps
At the time of writing, Tiësto has not announced the title, release date, or full tracklist of his upcoming album.
However, his Dreamstate SoCal set suggests that a major trance-focused project is on the way.
