Tiësto - Live @ The Great Pyramids of Giza [PRISMATIC], Egypt - 2025-12-19

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
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Today is a very good day. Not only is it a national holiday, but it is also the day which is special to me and my wife. 17 years together, and still going strong. She made it even more special, by presenting me with tickets to see Tiësto in London in July of this year. Which is super awesome and very wholesome, and I thank her for that. Not seen him for years, nay, decades. I remember seeing him at Innercity 2000, and then nothing. But yet, he's been an influential figure when I truly devoured all my precious time during the early 2000s, listening to Trance. He's a very important figure, and he's doing this gig. I couldn't say no, could I?

Obviously Tiësto is a worldwide phenomena. And he's been there, and done a lot. What I didn't know he did, was a set at the pyramids of Giza. That's just phenomenal. One of the wonders of the world, and Tiësto being there. Not just to do some sightseeing, but to perform in front of the pyramids. Not sure if it's been done before, but it is certainly something you can add to your CV, which will make it look spectacular.

To get myself in the Tiësto zone, I watched that set with the wife, and we both are in awe. Those who were there, in December of last year, must have had a splendid time. Obviously Tiësto is more focussed on the EDM side of things, but still sticks to the early Trance, which made him a global superstar. And yes, I call him a superstar. He's such a figure in dance music, you cannot hide the fact that he's probably one of the greatest DJs who has ever walked this Earth. And it has also financially helped him, being one of the greatest.

In the game for this long, and still being relevant. Not many can say that. But was his set relevant enough for me?

01. Tiësto & FORS – Bring Me To Life

02. Age Of Love vs. Jam & Spoon vs. Moby – The Age Of Love vs. Stella vs. Go (Tiësto Mashup)

03. BLR & Amber Revival - Cause Your Mine

04. ID – ID

05. Tiësto – Lost In The Ocean

06. Tiësto – Tears In My Blood

07. Innēr Sense – People Can Fly

08. ID – ID

09. Anyma & Solomun – Till I Die

10. Kevin de Vries & Add-Us – Entrance

11. Three Drives – Greece 2000 (Tiësto Remix)

12. ID – ID

13. Tiësto – Beautiful Life (Spaces)

14. Sheila & B. Devotion – Spacer (Tiësto Remix)

15. Glass Petals & Capozzi – More Life

16. Tiësto – Carpe Noctum (Tiësto Remix)

17. Tiësto – Lethal Industry (Tiësto Edit)

18. Tiësto – RVN (Raven)

19. Antoine Delvig & Luisdemark – Hypnotic

20. Fred Again.. – Lights Burn Dimmer (Tiësto Remix)

21. Tiësto – Theme From Norefjell (Ørjan Nilsen Remix)

22. Elysian – Now We Are Free

23. Airwave pres. Cloud 69 – Sixty Nine Ways (Tiësto Remix)

24. Nalin & Kane – Open Your Eyes (Reworked Club Mix – Tiësto Edit)

25. ID – ID

26. ID – ID w/ Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive

27. Daxson – Aurora

28. Fridge – Paradise (Nu-Gray Mix)

29. Tiësto – Suburban Train w/ Gareth Emery – Concrete Angel

30. Delerium – Silence (Tiësto In Search Of Sunrise 2025 Remix)

31. Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Tiësto Remix)

32. Tiësto – Elements Of Life

33. Reflekt ft. Delline Bass – Need To Feel Loved (Tiësto Remix)

34. Kaskade ft. Joslyn – It’s You, It’s Me (Ryan Case Remix)

35. IDEMI & Lustral - Everytime (Benwal Remix)

36. Lorcan Kelly & Kule – Love U Seek

37. TWOFACED & Nikita W – I Need You

38. Benwal – Dive (Instrumental Mix)

39. Faithless – Insomnia (Disclosure 2025 Edit)

40. V.Christie - Dream

41. KE-YEN – You

42. Funk Tribu – Azul

43. Amy Wiles & Dorey & KLP - Imagination

44. Saltwater & Alphazone vs. Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Legacy vs. The Way We Were / Try To Remember (Tiësto Mashup)

45. ROSALÍA & Björk & Yves Tumor vs. Tiësto - Berghain vs. Traffic (Tiësto Mashup)

46. M.I.K.E. pres. Push – Strange World (Tiësto Remix)

47. ID – ID

48. CIRCA96 & Ton TB – Electronic Malfunction

49. Odymel – Refraction

50. Ratty – Sunrise (Here I Am) (Tiësto Remix)

51. Tiësto – Adagio For Strings

52. Daniel Lopatin - I Love You, Tokyo (Tiësto Rework)

This is a great looking tracklist. 3 hours of Tiësto , certainly long enough to put a smile on your face. And even though I would still prefer his sound from 20+ years ago, I do kind of like this. It still gets me going, and in July I will be dancing the night away.

This wasn't the only set we watched. Tiësto has got some of his sets on YouTube, and they are worth listening to. Or watching, whatever you prefer. Some sets are a bit 'meh' and not fast paced, but his set at the pyramids is just the right speed. A bit more progressive and less remix-y, and I'm on board.

So many people have watched the video and loved it, and it is making me happier than ever. I'm actually going to see Tiësto in a few months, and hopefully he will bring the heat! We need more of Tiësto, now more than ever!

I was considering either Tiësto or Armin van Buuren or Above & Beyond. I'm in a Trance mood now. But I have to settle with Tiësto, thanks to my wife!

A great set. Some remixes and refixes are OK, but can never top the originals. But thankfully he's got 'Adagio For Strings'. It will remain a classic for as long as we are alive. Ferry Corsten's version is also great, but in this set, it is the best record, by a mile.

I cannot wait. Jealous of those who saw him at the pyramids, but I'm getting the opportunity to see him, next to the Thames. Let's pray to any God for good weather!!!!