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Now that the ‘Armin Only: Intense’ world tour has come to a close after a magical year to say the least, ‘Armin Only – Intense “The Music”‘ is your chance to relive the remarkable tour anytime you like. This special, digital version is the closest you’ll get to the live experience of ‘Armin Only: Intense’.

This digital release is comprised of live recordings from 5 shows of the 30+ city tour, complete with crowd noise and the exclusive medleys and original performances of the live show.

Recorded live from the shows in Quito, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Medellin, and Buenos Aires, this set brings them all together to create one spectacular performance. This album is the ultimate way to experience and recreate the Armin Only effect exactly as it was always intended.

Trevor Guthrie, Eller van Buuren, Fiora, Lauren Evans, and more all joined Armin live on stage for the tour that would leave them lifelong friends.

After one of the most memorable and unbelievable years in Armin’s life, this is what it feels like to take a step back and soak it all in.

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The third and final installment of Armin van Buuren’s ‘Intense’ is here, and ‘Intense (The Most Intense Edition)’ is the most massive version to date. Spanning an impressive 4 CDs and 1 DVD, this box set includes never-before-seen material bringing the ‘Intense’ experience to its ultimate climax.

Released to coincide with the final Armin Only: Intense tour dates in the Dutch Ziggo Dome, this set is a celebration of an outstanding year-long journey. The DVD features the original Dutch TV broadcast of the very first Armin Only show in December of 2013. Each ‘Road Movie’ is included as well, giving a detailed look behind the scenes of the globe-spanning tour.

Not only that, but CDs 3 and 4 are filled with live recordings from the final 5 shows of the tour, complete with crowd noise and all the exclusive medleys and original performances of the live show. This album is the ultimate way to experience and recreate the Armin Only effect exactly as it was always intended.

After one of the most memorable and unbelievable years in Armin’s life, this is what it feels like to take a step back and soak it all in.

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During the penultimate episode of the road movie, we witness the last international edition of the Armin Only Intense show in Antwerp.
After more than a year on the road with each other, every single soul in the crew is broken up about the pending end of the Armin Only Intense world tour. A golden team to it’s very core — at times everything threatened to come apart at the seams, but everybody kept it together and showed what an incredible team the Armin Only Intense family is. No feat too great, no mountain to high, the amazing chemistry between each and every member of this team resulted in an unprecedented show that is still at its very peak!

After an emotional yet unbelievable show in Antwerp, it’s now time to head off to Amsterdam and go out with a bang and a show like never before!

The tour might be coming to end, but we’ll always remain — the Armin Only Intense family!

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Armin van Buuren’s latest release, Armin Anthems: Ultimate Singles Collected is now available on iTunes and as a physical CD. The release is also accompanied by a music video mega-mix showcasing each song from the album.

Fans around the world were given the chance to vote for their ‘Top 5 Armin Anthems’, and the response was overwhelming. Tens of thousands of votes poured in from countries all around the world, and the votes were tallied to create the final track list for the album. Clocking in at 20 tracks (see below), this album can truly be called the definitive collection of Armin van Buuren’s most iconic records.

Armin: “This year I’m celebrating 20 years as a producer — releasing tracks and finishing the 34-city world tour for my last album ‘Intense’ in Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome in December.

Right before releasing my new artist album in 2015, it feels like a good moment to look back on all the tracks I’ve released over 5 studio albums and to celebrate with fans worldwide.”

After tallying all the votes, the top 5 fan-voted tracks are:

1 Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (Grammy-nominated, certified platinum, gold, and silver around the world)
2 Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – In And Out Of Love (One of the most viewed YouTube videos, with over 147 million views)
3 Armin van Buuren feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Not Giving Up On Love (Billboard #3 Hot Dance Airplay)
4 Armin van Buuren – Ping Pong (The official track of Armin Only)
5 Armin van Buuren – Blue Fear (Armin’s first breakthrough and first UK hit)

Check out the full top 20 here.

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It’s easy to forget how many life-changing songs Armin has produced over his staggering career, including records like his early UK chart hit ‘Blue Fear’ and his recent smash ‘This Is What It Feels Like’, which was certified platinum, gold, and silver around the globe.

In an era where trends come and go on a daily basis, one man has withstood the test of time again and again, achieving success through his unwavering support of the music he loves.

Armin van Buuren has had the fortitude to stay true to his values throughout an unrivaled DJ career, in which he was voted DJ Mag’s #1 DJ more than anyone in history. In addition to pioneering never-before-seen techniques in his live shows and concerts, Armin has always had his number one priority be the music itself. That sincerity is something the fans have always appreciated, as evidenced by his A State of Trance Radio Show, whose weekly listeners number in the 20 millions worldwide.

And so, with a deep respect for his loyal fans, Armin set out to create a different kind of record: one in which the fans played a key role. He reached out during his radio show and through his website and social media, giving the fans and the fans alone the chance to determine the track list of this incredible album. And they responded in droves. While each listener’s top 5 Armin favorites may be different, combined these are the fan-voted, greatest ‘Armin Anthems’ of all-time.

As we look back on records like ‘Shivers’, ‘Communication’, ‘This Is What It Feels Like’, and ‘In And Out Of Love’, we see more than just chart topping titles, hundreds of millions of YouTube views, a Grammy nomination, and countless other awards. We see music that has shaped and defined the current music climate in which we all live — championed by one of the greatest DJs the world has ever known — Armin van Buuren.

This is Armin Anthems.

Track List:

1 Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like
2 Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – In And Out Of Love
3 Armin van Buuren feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Not Giving Up On Love
4 Armin van Buuren – Ping Pong
5 Armin van Buuren – Blue Fear
6 Armin van Buuren feat. Laura V. – Drowning (Avicii Radio Edit)
7 Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa – Burned With Desire (Rising Star Edit)
8 Armin van Buuren – Hystereo
9 Armin van Buuren – We Are Here To Make Some Noise
10 Armin van Buuren – Communication
11 Armin van Buuren feat. Susana – Shivers
12 Armin van Buuren feat. Miri Ben-Ari – Intense
13 Armin van Buuren feat. Nadia Ali – Feels So Good
14 Armin van Buuren feat. Racoon – Love You More
15 Armin van Buuren feat. Lauren Evans – Alone
16 Armin van Buuren feat. Ray Wilson – Yet Another Day
17 Armin van Buuren feat. Jan Vayne – Serenity
18 Armin van Buuren & DJ Shah feat. Chris Jones – Going Wrong
19 Armin van Buuren – Save My Night
20 Armin van Buuren – Sail

Get Armin Anthems from bol.com.

Listen to Armin’s A State of Trance Playlist on Spotify.

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The next few days will be all about Spotify, and more specifically, the finest Trance from Armin van Buuren! The hugely popular A State Of Trance Radio Spotify playlist, that includes tracks from artists such as Dash Berlin, Cosmic Gate, Heatbeat, Andrew Rayel, Aly & Fila and many more, will be taken over by Armin’s Top 100 fan-voted Anthems this weekend.

In response to the numerous requests to publish the complete voting results for the 20 fan-voted tracks on ‘Armin Anthems: Ultimate Singles Collected’, a special playlist with the Top 100 Anthems so far has been created exclusively for Spotify. This weekend this playlist will invade another one-of-a-kind playlist: Armin’s A State Of Trance Radio.

The ASOT Radio playlist has been connecting thousands of subscribers worldwide to the latest episodes of the ASOT radio show and has been a trustworthy source, keeping fans up to date with the latest releases on the ASOT imprint for more than a year now. The next few days this playlist will be dedicated to Armin’s fan-voted Top 100 to honour Armin’s best tracks of the past two decades! Subscribe and listen to the playlist here.

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Since the announcement of the new A State of Trance Festival concept, fans have been speculating about its line-up. “Which DJs will I be in A State Of Trance with?”. To put all rumours to rest we’ll give you not just a few names, but the full line-up of ASOT Utrecht on the 21st of February of 2015!

Through the years A State Of Trance has made an incredible name for itself. Since the 350th episode, every 50th radioshow of ASOT is celebrated with several live events. On February 21st, we will kick off the new A State Of Trance Festival concept with the first show in Utrecht. During this night on February 21st all hell will break loose in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht with the following DJs. Hope to see you there!

 

Alexander Popov, Aly & Fila, Andrew Bayer, Andrew Rayel, Arisen Flame, Armin van Buuren, Arty, Audien, Coming Soon!!!, Cosmic Gate, Dan Thompson, David Gravell, Faruk Sabanci , Gareth Emery, Hazem Beltagui, Ilan Bluestone, Jerome Isma-Ae, John O’Callagan, Jorn van Deynhoven, Liquid Soul, Mark Sherry, Mark Sixma, MaRLo, Mohamed Ragab, Omnia, Ørjan Nilsen, Ram, Rodg, Ruben de Ronde, Simon Patterson, Tommy Johnson, Will Atkinson