Tiesto At Ballinlough Castle
Published 16th Jun 2008 by Amanda

Once upon a time in the grounds of a beautiful castle just outside Athboy in County Meath, the world's most legendary DJ was set to perform a once off concert to an intimate audience in quite simply the most magical site in Ireland. POD Concerts presents In Search of Sunrise - TIESTO (5 hour set), plus support by First State.

The world's number one DJ. Full production with state of the art sound, lighting & visual show. What more could you want? Return busses maybe? Done deal!

Tiësto took five minutes out of the studio (where he is currently working on a new ISOS-album) to confirm that his only southern Irish show this year will be as part of the highly anticipated ISOS-tour.

Tiësto's career is punctuated by landmark achievements; the first DJ in the world to sell out a solo stadium event for over 25,000 people 2 nights in a row, he scored a number one hit with his single Traffic, the first instrumental track to reach the top spot in his homeland of Holland in 23 years. His remix of Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan's Silence was the first house track ever broadcast on daytime radio in North America, (it became an international dancefloor anthem and also spent eight weeks in the UK top 10 chart). He played live in front of billions of people during the Parade of the Athletes at the official opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens. But despite his meteoric success, Tiësto remains grounded about his achievements and clearly loves making and playing music above the accolades it brings.

Born in Holland, Tiësto became a DJ because he 'liked to share music with other people. The productions came later, in 1995. In 1997 Tiësto, along with Arny Bink, formed Black Hole Recordings, the label that launched the hugely acclaimed Magik, In Search Of Sunrise, and Nyana mix compilations. The label grew to such proportions that in 2001 Tiësto started a sub-label, Magik Muzik. Some of the gems from Magik Muzik include 2001 anthem Flight 643 and his artist albums In My Memory, Just Be and Elements of Life.

Though known primarily for his pioneering contributions to the trance scene, Tiësto's style is now a mix of everything: 'trance, house, techno - it's the best of all that the dance world has to offer. The many high profile gigs and shows have now taken Tiësto away from exclusively playing clubs, and propelled him to become a mainstream artist. 'Often at my shows now, half of the people are die-hard clubbers, but the other half are people who know me from the radio, or from more mainstream gigs,' he says. 'It's more like they're going to a concert, so now I get a great mix of both worlds.'

Describing the last few years as 'a journey of defining moments,' (as well as the usual club successes, his shelves are groaning under the weight of numerous awards � TMF-Awards, MTV, Dutch DJ - and gold discs...) and, of course, he was chosen by the readers as the number one DJ in the world. 'The first time it happened it was so amazing, I was overjoyed. The second and the third time were also fantastic, but the first time you're on the cover of that magazine that is so respected by other DJs � it's like winning an Oscar!'

Tiësto is currently experimenting with new sounds in the studio, and writing more vocals himself. The most recent result of this new approach of course is his latest album 'Elements of Life', which sky rocketed to the highest positions in today's charts. The amounts of energy the DJ invests for the world tour have not kept him away from the one thing everybody was waiting for: the new 'In Search of Sunrise 6'. In between the mayhem of touring and insane flight schedules, Tiësto still found the time to deliver a double CD compilation for the highly successful series also known as 'ISOS'.

One of the last things we haven't mentioned is Tiësto's work on the music of other artists. 'I'm more open to doing remixes again. I like to hear a track and right away know what I want to do with it, what I can make different, and whether it'll work for me in my sets � all my remixes have to be tried and tested.' His most recent remix, "Piece of Me" by Britney Spears, already featured in one of his 'Club Life' radio shows, just like the one he did for Justin Timberlake which was one of particular interest, he says. 'The best producer in the world of the moment, Timbaland, approached me to do a remix of 'Love Stoned' by Justin Timberlake.

The future for Tiësto promises yet further success, both as the solo artist he has become and the DJ we know him to be. 'The long anticipated 'In Search of Sunrise 6' and the 'Elements of Life World Tour' DVD have been released and there will be more remixes, definitely,' he agrees. And then there's the Grammy nomination for his album 'Elements Of Life'. The news came as a beautiful surprise. 'I am incredibly happy about this. And that's an understatement. The nomination itself already is a fantastic honour.' He genuinely enjoys his achievements, but Tiësto keeps both feet on the ground: 'It's hard to look too far into the future. Every couple of months it seems that something new, unexpected and exciting is happening!'

Gig Details

• Gates 5pm to 1am
• Shuttle Buses from Dublin - depart Custom House quay 11am-4pm.
• RETURN SHUTTLE BUSES by Bus Eireann
• Depart Custom House Quay 1100 Until 1600- Returning immediately after the event
• EU23.00 Return ticket. Tickets can be purchase online very soon, date to be announced.
• Venue: Ballinlough Castle
• Price: Tickets EU59.50 including Booking Fee available from www.ticketmaster.ie / Ph 0818 719300 & outlets nationwide
• Phone/online bookings subject to extra charges
  

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