Colombia’s concert calendar adds a new electronic music staple to its programming. This time, DJ and producer Armin van Buuren has confirmed his visit to Colombia as part of the promotional tour for his tenth album Breathe In.
Van Buuren has been a pioneering figure in electronic music for over two decades, and is known worldwide for hits such as This is the feeling, etc etc etc And great soul What boosted the popularity of progressive house around the world during the early 2000s; will be presented in Medellin on October 12. The show, one of the most prominent for electronic music fans in the country, will take place at the Cinquinario stadium, the usual home of many similar shows in the Antioquia capital in recent years.
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The presentation, brought to the country by Breakfast Live, is part of the preparations for Ritvales, one of the country’s most important electronic music festivals which has already confirmed part of its line-up for November 2 and 3, including among the notable names such as Above & Beyond, Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Ellen Alien and Diplo.
Tickets to see Van Buren in Medellin will be available at Tu Boleta. The sale will be divided into two phases: an exclusive pre-sale starting from July 17 at 10:00 am, until July 19 at 9:59 am, exclusively for Banco Falabella card users. The general sale, for its part, will start on July 19 at 10:00 am.
It should be remembered that the DJ’s last visit to the country was in 2023, when he was part of the lineup for this year’s Estéreo Picnic Festival in Bogotá. Furthermore, he was already in Medellín to present his artistic collection and ambitious shows in 2014 at the Plaza Mayor Convention Center, and in 2016 at the Detires de Itagüey Stadium.
Throughout his career that is about to reach its third decade, Van Buuren, along with other figures from the Netherlands such as Tiësto or Ferry Corsten, has contributed to starting a new chapter in electronic music, with more dedication to melody and always searching for the stadium atmosphere in each of his collections, accompanied by stunning visuals.
His first two works in particular, 76 (2004) and with a shiver (2006), adding to the international recognition of his radio program. state of euphoria (which airs new songs of the genre weekly on radio in his country), cemented his reputation as one of the most popular producers of the 21st century. As part of his legacy, a subsequent generation of producers followed in similar footsteps, including among others deadmau5, Above & Beyond, Swedish House Mafia, Alesso, and Martin Garrix.
Even with the changing trends over the past two decades, its reputation remains strong, So much so that in 2024 he published his tenth production. Inhalea 24-song double album that he described as “the fastest album ever released”.in conversation with the magazine Distortions“, referring to the more frenetic rhythm of many of his songs such as God in Sound Waves also make it count.
Inspired by Van Buuren’s post-pandemic musings, it features collaborations with Ferry Corsten, Ann Gudrun, Greeley, and Vinny Vesci, among other close friends and figures of the producer. Much of these tracks were added to his recent collaboration with David Guetta on in the darkpart of the presence that the Dutchman will present in Medellin next October.
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