Concert Report: ASOT Pre-Party (Amsterdam)

All they told me is that I was invited to the A State of Trance pre-party that would be taking place on a boat somewhere in Amsterdam.

And then at the designated time a bus took me from my hotel to the party ship Ocean Diva docked somewhere in Amsterdam Noord.

The ship was set-up dance club style with a DJ booth and dance floor on the lowest deck.

Went downstairs and found DJ Ruben de Ronde (NL) already blasting out Vocal Trance!

First time seeing Ruben since Echostage in Washington DC back in 2016 here.

999 friends and myself from the official ASOT hotel were surprised with this quality pre-party lineup which was not advertised in advance!

We had no idea what was to come!

After a one hour set, DJ duo Super8 & Tab (FIN) would take over!

First time ever seeing them perform.

They were lively and engaging with the crowd.

The private party was jammed!

And everyone invited was excited to be here!

And then at 12:30AM, everyone had their cameras out!

And our ASOT headliner came in!

Armin van Buuren (NL).

Everyone went crazy!

And he would play a set of old Classics as well as newer songs.

Packed to the rafters!

You can never have too much Armin!

The fun continues tonight with the actual Episode 900 celebration of his weekly radio show A State of Trance which in the United States is heard on Sirius/XM.

The event takes place at the Jaarbeurs Arena in Utrecht, about one half hour from Amsterdam.

The Blog will be there!

After 90 minutes, it was over and he departed as quickly as he had arrived!

Taking over the controls, DJ Mark Sixma (NL).

He would play a set of popular hits from the past. But as 3AM approached, I had had enough and I still had the bus ride back to my hotel to contemplate.

A good time was had by all!