New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Due to overwhelming demand and increasing anticipation, world-renowned electronic dance music producer and trance iconARMIN VAN BUUREN has expanded his forthcoming "ARMIN Only: Intense" world tour in North
America supporting his latest album . In addition to the previously announced dates which launch on April 11 at Madison
Square Garden in New York City, followed by stops at such other major venues as the United Center in
Chicago and The Forum in Los Angeles, the jaunt will now roll through San
Diego at the Valley View Casino Center on May 10. For those attending Ultra
Music Festival in MiamiSaturday, March 29, ARMIN will reveal a portion of the "ARMIN Only: Intense" show. This is the very first time that he has delivered this landmark stage show to these shores.
The "ARMIN Only: Intense" tour, promoted exclusively in North
America by Live Nation, features one of the most immersive and inimitable productions in EDM history, centered around a full five-hour set of music by ARMIN. Boasting acrobats, dancers, musicians, mind-blowing visuals and scorching pyrotechnics, it's an explosive evening—literally. In order to concoct this experience, ARMIN tapped the talents of noted theater director Jos Thie and Sander Reneman [Owner of 250K]. Their combined vision results in an unforgettable show designed to make a lasting impression. It's truly unlike anything out there.
In addition, ARMIN has invited numerous high-profile friends and collaborators to the party. Over the course of the evening, he'll be joined by
Trevor Guthrie to perform the international smash hit, "This Is What It Feels Like," which has over 36 million views and counting on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_DFMUzX4E). Meanwhile, Fiora Cutler is set to lend her silky and sensual voice to the trance epic "Waiting for the Night" and Cindy Alma will appear for the gorgeous anthem "Beautiful Life." Expect to hear vocalists Richard Bedford,
Lauren Evans, and
Laura Jansen as well as acclaimed violinist Miri Ben Ari who will be appearing at the New York gig only.
For now, ARMIN VAN BUUREN has been giving audiences a taste of what's to come from the show with his Intense Road Movie series on his YouTube page. 25 installments parsed out over the course of the year follow him backstage, behind-the-scenes, and on stage in front of some of the world's biggest audiences. Check out the first seven episodes now here: https://tinyurl.com/ov9dyxe
Get ready to experience the most Intensenight of dance music in history with ARMIN VAN BUUREN. As one of dance music's biggest names, VAN BUUREN has been voted the world's #1 DJ by an unprecedented five times, ranked among the "50 Most Important People in EDM" by Rolling Stone and continues to play to sold-out audiences across multiple continents. Since 2001, he has hosted a radio show, A
State of Trance that has amassed over 20 million weekly listeners in 26 countries. The current world tour supports his latest full-length artist album Intense which landed in the Top 25 on the Billboard US Dance/Electronic Albums chart upon its release May 3, 2013 and features the hit single "
This Is What It Feels Like" featuring Trevor Guthrie. Notably, VAN BUUREN has charted 20 albums in his career on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart, placing him at the top of the list for most entries in the chart's 12-year history. Next up, ARMIN VAN BUUREN's remix of the Academy Award-winning smash "
Let It Go" by
Idina Menzel from the animated film "
Frozen" will be featured on the DConstructed remix album - a collection of classic Disney songs remixed—out April 22.
The complete North American routing for ARMIN VAN BUUREN's "ARMIN Only: Intense" 2014 tour is:
Fri 4/11 New York, NY Madison
Square Garden
Thu 4/17 Chicago, IL United Center
Sat 4/19 Toronto, ON Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Thu 5/1 San Jose, CA SAP Center
Sat 5/3 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
Fri 5/9 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
Sat 5/10 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center.
