Number 1 DJ Tiesto for five hour Ballinlough set this Saturday

The world"s number one DJ, Tiesto, is returning to Ireland for this weekend"s five hour set at Ballinlough Castle, following his sell-out show 'Elements of Fire" in The Point last year. This intimate outdoor show, 'In Search of Sunrise" is limited to 5,000 and features support from First State. 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 two 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."