Dreamstate SoCal 2025 will be remembered for many standout moments, but none as iconic as the sight of Tiësto stepping onto the stage and delivering a full-power, full-heart Trance set—his first at the festival in more than a decade. For fans around the world, this performance wasn’t just a set. It was a homecoming, a celebration, and a bold reminder that one of the genre’s greatest pioneers still knows exactly how to command the trance universe.
From the very first kick, it was clear: Tiësto came to honour the past, energise the present, and reshape the future of trance.
A Set That Bridges Eras – Classic Spirit Meets Modern Power
Tiësto opened with his explosive new collaboration with FORS, “Bring Me To Life”, a modern high-impact trance weapon that set the tone for the next 70 minutes. What followed was a breathtaking journey between brand-new IDs, iconic remixes, and goosebump-inducing classics that defined entire generations of trance fans.
The middle section of the set showcased Tiësto the innovator – dropping never-heard-before IDs, unveiling remixes of Worakls and Airwave, and weaving in modern rave influences that electrified the crowd. His reworks of Motorcycle’s “As The Rush Comes” and Delerium’s “Silence” were enormous highlights, rewriting two of trance’s most important records for a 2025 festival audience.
And then, Tiësto shifted into legacy mode – ready to detonate the Dreamstate floor.
When the unmistakable chords of “Nyana”, “Suburban Train”, and later “Elements Of Life” and “Adagio For Strings” filled NOS Event Center, something powerful happened: thousands of ravers shouted the melodies back in unison. A generation grew up on these tracks… and Dreamstate felt it.
This performance wasn’t nostalgia. It was synergy—the past reawakened through modern production power, delivered by an artist who knows exactly how to channel both.
A Reinvention in Real Time
Tiësto approached every moment of this set with intention: refreshing classics, elevating mashups, and presenting a vision of trance that feels timeless yet forward-leaning.
From the Techrave twist on “Universal Nation” to the unexpected inclusion of Heartstring & Baugruppe90’s 2007-inspired rave anthem, he proved once more that he is not only a curator but a shapeshifter—an artist capable of evolving without ever abandoning his roots.
Dreamstate SoCal 2025 was the perfect stage for this statement: Tiësto is rewriting his trance chapter, and it’s stronger than ever.
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Tracklist Tiësto (Trance Set) @ Dreamstate SoCal 2025:
[00:01] Tiësto & FORS – Bring Me To Life [MUSICAL FREEDOM]
[03:28] Tiësto – ID
[06:12] Worakls – Lueur (Tiësto Remix) [UMG]
[09:08] Tiësto – ID
[12:31] Tiësto – ID
[15:48] Airwave pres. Cloud 69 – Sixty Nine Ways (Tiësto Remix) [XTC]
[20:02] Nemke – Stampedo [MONSTER FORCE]
[23:00] Saltwater & Alphazone vs. Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Legacy vs. The Way We Were / Try To Remember (Tiësto Mashup)
[26:13] Tiësto – Nyana [BLACK HOLE]
[29:30] Tiësto vs. Billy Gillies & Betsy – Suburban Train vs. Fair (Tiësto Mashup)
[32:00] Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Tiësto 2025 Remix) [ARMIND]
[35:15] Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan – Silence (Tiësto In Search Of Sunrise 2025 Remix) [NETTWERK]
[39:54] Benwal – Dive (Instrumental Mix) [NOUW]
[42:00] DJ HEARTSTRING & Baugruppe90 – What Music Felt Like In 2007
[44:40] Ryan Case – FLY [R&R]
[48:07] Funk Tribu – Azul [TRIBE REC]
[51:40] ROSALÍA & Björk & Yves Tumor vs. Tiësto – Berghain vs. Traffic (Tiësto Mashup)
[55:54] Push – Universal Nation (Tiësto Techrave Mix) [BONZAI]
[58:00] CIRCA96 & Ton TB – Electronic Malfunction [BLACK HOLE]
[1:01:55] Tiësto ft. BT – Love Comes Again (Mark Sherry Remix) [MAGIK MUZIK (BLACK HOLE)]
[1:04:14] Ratty – Sunrise (Tiësto Remix) [SHEFFIELD TUNES]
[1:06:50] Tiësto – Elements Of Life [MAGIK MUZIK (BLACK HOLE)]
[1:10:16] Tiësto – Adagio For Strings [MAGIK MUZIK (BLACK HOLE)]
