Hello, Los Angeles, today is a very special day. You and me are part of history now. This is the day that we’ll all remember that dance music is bigger than anything else in the world, I thank you for that! So let’s celebrate and party.

When Tiesto speaks everyone listens. His show at the Home Depot Center on October 8th proved why he sets the standard in EDM music and why he will continue to be at the forefront of what can only be called a musical revolution.

Okay. So. Maybe I’m getting a little too intense, but Tiesto’s show was nothing short of spiritual. I’ve seen nearly every DJ under the sun to this date (in every type of venue/show possible too) and the only thing that can compare to the final installation of Tiesto’s College Invasion Tour is Swedish House Mafia in Miami, but even then it’s not a direct comparison. Everyone at the Home Depot Center was there to fucking dance. Everyone was there for the music. Nobody was there for the ‘scene’. There was a palpable energy around the arena that you could feel almost instantly and it made for a completely unforgettable experience.

Tiesto is, hands down, the most legit and reputable DJ in the game right now. Nobody can deny that. He could have filled his two hour set with Tiesto exclusive tracks—but he didn’t—which just shows how much he really understands what’s going on in music right now. He mixed dub-step and moombah, Kanye West with Oasis and dropped obscure tracks by up-and-coming DJs like Tommy Trash and Alesso. When he played “Feel It In My Bones” I literally thought my heart stopped and he ended the night perfectly with “Maximal Crazy.”

The cracked out ravers tried to start a chant of “Two More Hours” after the last beat of “Maximal Crazy” but the show ended perfectly and nothing else would have even compared. I may have doubted Tiesto’s relevance (and legitimacy) before but after last Saturday I’ll never question it again. It’s officially Tiesto’s world. We’re just living in it.

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