Tiësto DJs at the Athens Olympics opening ceremony

August 2004: Number 41 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicThe return of the modern Olympic games to Athens in 2004 was a historic homecoming for the spirit of human endeavour and excellence, in the cradle of western civilisation. And who else would you choose to soundtrack this occasion than Tijs Michiel Verwest, aka trance hyperstar Tiësto. Superstar DJs such as Sasha and Paul Van Dyk had seen their stars rise in the late 1990s, and then burn up on re-entry after t...

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