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Event of the Year: Armin van Buuren in Manila 2008

November 21, 2008: Armin van Buuren did it yet once again. His second time to play in Manila, I can say that AvB did not disappoint fans with his 3-and-a-half-hour long set and impromptu autograph signing. AvB played some tracks from his older A State of Trance albums, and a few remixes from other famous DJs and dance groups. Most of the tracks AvB played, however, were from his new album, Imagine.

From memory, here is a list of the tracks that AvB played that night:

Imagine
Going Wrong (feat. Chris Jones)
Unforgivable (feat. Jaren)
Hold On To Me (feat. Audrey Gallagher)
In And Out Of Love (feat. Sharon den Adel)
Never Say Never (feat. Jacqueline Govaert)
Time of Our Lives (PvD original)
Satellite (Oceanlab original)
Burned with Desire (feat. Justine Suissa)
Can’t Sleep (Above and Beyond original, feat. Ashley Tomberlin)

(I’ll add more as I remember the tracks.)

I danced all night (yes, I was like the Energizer bunny!) with my hon, Bevs and her friends, and some random people. Haha. I have been waiting for this event for a long time now and I wasn’t going to let it pass by without me getting en-tranced. Haha. It was definitely worth it, despite the long line outside the venue (the organizers were very unorganized, tsk), and the risk of getting pick-pocketed (there were many who lost their mobile phones and I feel sorry for them). I’ve been to other Bigfish events, but I’ve never experienced the same hassle before. I just hope that in the next big DJ event, Bigfish will tighten the security and be more organized.

Imagine a world without dance music. Oh, I can’t! Haha. AvB! Thank you for putting Manila in yet another State of Trance.

* Below are some photos from the event. If you’d closely look at the photos, you’d see AvB’s trademark pose: headphones in right hand raised in the air. Enjoy.

More photos and videos in my Multiply.