A State of Trance is a weekly highlight to millions of people from all across the globe. United in music, the trance community has its eyes and ears fixed on the 500th episode and 10th birthday of the beloved radioshow of Armin van Buuren. With great pride, Armin announced to celebrate this milestone with 5 events across 5 different continents, divided over 5 weeks. Armin, along with more than 60 other DJ's, will rock South-Africa, the United States, Argentina, The Netherlands and Australia. But he won't do it all by himself. He's got 5 friends, that symbolize the different events and places where A State of Trance 500 will take place. Trance society will be in a global state of trance, all with help from the legendary ASOT 500 friends, as seen in the official trailer!