Top DJs have been doing residencies in Las Vegas since the Nineties, when guys like Erick Morillo and Paul Oakenfold planted their roots in Sin City. And more recently, the Wynn and Cosmopolitan hotels locked up Kaskade, Deadmau5 and more. But no EDM act has made a commitment quite like the one Tiësto is making in 2013.

"I'm going to dedicate my year to Las Vegas. Just Vegas, maybe a couple of festivals. I haven't decided yet," Tiësto tells Rolling Stone. As part of his pledge to spend the year in the desert, where he has entered into a new partnership with MGM Grand Hotel, he is bypassing Ibiza, Spain, the long undisputed dance capital of the world, for the summer entirely.

"With the scene blowing up in America, Vegas is so much fun now," he says. "It's the right time to do it. I do everything on my gut feeling, and I felt like it's gonna be awesome there. I've been to Ibiza for 10 years, and I love Ibiza, but I always look for something new and a new challenge."

As part of his 20-month deal with MGM, Tiësto will perform more than 20 daytime shows at the outdoor pool. But the crux of his residency, which begins in April, will be more than 40 gigs at the new five-level Hakkasan Restaurant and Bar, an ambitious space that holds more than 7,000 people. "They want to make it an experience," he says. "For sure, the production inside the club is going to be amazing."

Tiësto plans to deliver a new show each week to keep audiences on their toes. "I think nowadays, with people having mobile phones and the Internet, you have to be even more aware that people see the show even before they come. You have to make sure you can always surprise them every time you do a production," he says.

Part of how he intends to do that is by bringing fresh talent with him. "I love that I can bring some of the new DJs to my home," he says. "I want to have new DJs every week there."

For longtime admirers of the DJ, the move shouldn't come as a complete surprise. In 2011, while speaking to Rolling Stone about his College Life tour across universities, Tiësto admitted that after two decades of nonstop touring around the globe he was looking to settle down a bit and be closer to the music industry hub of Los Angeles.

"I can be more in the studio with artists [this way] instead of just bouncing tracks back and forth, and really produce other people's albums and songs. So that's going to be the biggest change," he says. "It doesn't matter if they're famous or not – I just want to meet other creative people who can maybe bring something different to the studio than what I have. I think that's the most important thing for me."

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Last edited by keithos27 on Feb-28-2013 at 23:15

ibiza is being closed out for vegas. That just about tells us what is so wrong with the commercial edm scene. Hopefully this moves just pushes the commercial scene out more and helps flourish the already great underground scene.

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This guy needs to come back

Tiesto will never go irrelevant lol

nothing like partying with a 50 year old on deck. djs need to retire at 35.

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who wants to bet Tiesto gets kicked off stage at his first gig by the bottle service brigade

Ive never understood why anyone would wan't to go to Vegas. Seems like a shit fake place in general. Figures thats why Tiesto wants to be there.

I flew to Vegas a couple years ago for Spring Break for Tiesto's residency at the Hard Rock.

Met some TAs there and the show was relatively fun.

Drai's After Hours club the following night was fucking amazing, though.

I don't know who was on those decks but he had that place jamming from 3 till 8 in the morn.

Some dude was playing along on bongos to the house music. So epic.

Fun trip. Probably wouldn't go back, though, as it's a one time type of thing with friends and there's just so many other places to explore.

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Tiësto plans to deliver a new show each week to keep audiences on their toes. "I think nowadays, with people having mobile phones and the Internet, you have to be even more aware that people see the show even before they come. You have to make sure you can always surprise them every time you do a production," he says.

Funny he says that. His show has been the same for the last two years

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney nothing like partying with a 50 year old on deck. djs need to retire at 35.

That's like suggesting Jazz musicians retire at the same age.

Unless Tiesto is the DJ equivalent of Kenny G, then I agree with you wholeheartedly.

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What about Carl Cox?? He's 50.. Should he retire??


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That just about tells us what is so wrong with the commercial edm scene.

Vegas is fun for being Vegas, but for the music it blows. I'll still have fun in the clubs, but it's not the music that brings me back, that's for sure.

This whole thing perfectly outlines Tiesto IMO. The guy is looking purely for cash, he doesn't give a fuck about the music. He only cares about his contract and Vegas is where the big bucks are right now, so in his mind it's the only answer.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller who wants to bet Tiesto gets kicked off stage at his first gig by the bottle service brigade

tiesto is their champion.