A State of Trance Locks In February 2027 Dates at Rotterdam Ahoy
Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance returns to Rotterdam Ahoy on February 26-27, 2027, with pre-registration open now and tickets on sale the first week of September.
Trance family, go ahead and block off that last weekend of February. A State of Trance 2027 is officially happening February 26-27, 2027 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Armin van Buuren’s team confirmed the dates today, and pre-registration is already open on the festival’s site.
So what are you actually signing up for? Two very different nights, if the announcement details are anything to go by. Friday runs three stages, while Saturday blows out to five, each one repping a different corner of trance. According to the announcement, Armin himself is planning a five-hour set on Friday night, then coming back Saturday to open the main room with a vinyl-only performance — a treat reserved for hotel package guests and Early Access ticket holders. A vinyl set from the man who’s spent 25 years soundtracking this genre? That alone might be worth the flight.
Here’s the timeline if you want in. Pre-registration is live now at the A State of Trance site, hotel packages go on sale September 1-2, and regular weekend tickets follow on September 3. That’s next week, so don’t sit on it.
The bar is high after this year. The 2026 edition marked the festival’s 25th anniversary and reportedly pulled more than 50,000 people into Ahoy across the weekend, with the kind of production ASOT has built its reputation on since the very first Rotterdam blowout. Going from an anniversary blockbuster straight into a two-night, eight-stage follow-up says the team isn’t treating 2026 as the peak — they’re treating it as the new baseline.
It also slots into what’s shaping up to be a stacked 2027 for dance music calendars. Ultra Miami already locked in its March 2027 dates, and promoters everywhere seem to be planting flags earlier than ever. If you’re the type who plans festival season a year out, your spreadsheet just got another row.
One thing worth flagging: no lineup names yet beyond Armin. Based on how ASOT usually rolls these out, expect the first wave of artists to drop in the fall — the 2026 edition announced its first names in early October. Until then, pre-register, set an alarm for September 3, and start practicing your uplifting-breakdown face.
