If you weren’t paying attention, you might have missed the moment Tiësto decided to change direction.
For more than 20 years, he has stood as one of the most influential names in electronic music.
He began with trance sets in the early 2000s.
Those performances introduced his sound to a global audience.
Later, he created EDM anthems that ruled festival mainstages.
Through each era, he pushed the limits of genre.
Yet he always stayed at the center of the scene.
Last week, fans noticed something unusual: Tiësto wiped his entire Instagram feed.
Soon after, his website displayed a mysterious countdown and revived a logo unseen since the peak of his trance era.
He later shared a short teaser featuring cinematic synths and arpeggiated melodies that echoed his classic sound.
The countdown is set to end this Friday, November 21st.
It’s just one day before his appearance at Dreamstate SoCal, a major gathering for the global trance community.
At the festival, he is scheduled to perform a rare “Trance Set,” which fans took as a clear signal that he plans to revisit his roots.
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Will Tiësto Back to Trance?
Hints have been surfacing for months.
In May, he returned to EDC Las Vegas.
There, he delivered a special “In Search of Sunrise” set.
It was his first performance of that style in years.
The set featured deep cuts from his early trance era.
It also highlighted emotional tracks that shaped his sound.
Now, with his social pages reset, a countdown ticking, and visual references to his past, Tiësto appears to be preparing for a full return to trance.
Whether this marks a brief nostalgia moment or the beginning of a bigger artistic shift remains uncertain.
Yet for fans who remember his long-form trance sets at Dutch festivals or his iconic performance at the 2004 Olympics opening ceremony, the possibility of his comeback to the genre is something worth celebrating.
