Utrecht is currently preparing itself for the massive event that will take place on February 17 at the Jaarbeurs, and Armin van Buuren has just announced the first round of acts for the special night.

Armin van Buuren began unveiling performers with Ruben de Ronde during the A State Of Trance ADE Special radio show and so far, we can look forward to performances by Armin van Buuren, Ben Nicky, Bryan Kearney, Davey Asprey, David Gravell, Ilan Bluestone, John O’Callaghan, Jorn van Deynhoven, Purple Haze and Scott Bond.

The festival will feature several stages, and as usual, the main stage will be an immersive, mind-blowing visual and musical experience, with thousands of Trance music lovers gathered under one roof to celebrate 850 episodes of A State Of Trance.

During today’s ASOT ADE Special, the music legend also announced the theme for the upcoming show: ‘Be In The Moment’.

Armin explains that the new theme fits perfectly with what A State Of Trance is all about. “You want to be in that moment, sometimes life is nice or not so nice, and we escape together in this world called Trance,” he says.

Through the years, A State of Trance has grown into the world’s largest Trance music platform. Each week, A State of Trance radio show reaches over 37 million listeners in more than 84 countries and a hundred broadcasting stations, with festivals all around the globe.

The rest of the lineup will be announced soon. See ticket info here.