You will be in high spirits to learn that GAIA is on the lineup for this year’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami. Yes, you’ve loved GAIA for a long time but never witnessed the action live. All those who are still bewildered by DJ alter egos, GAIA is Trance King Armin van Buuren‘s alias.

Ultra Music Festival publicized the electrifying news that Armin will be playing not once, but twice at the 2014 festival as AVB at the mainstage and as GAIA in the mega structure leading A State of Trance 650 New Horizons world tour. This push to bolster the pure trance scene is optimistically going to take the USA by storm in 2014.

Adding to the legend i.e Armin van Buuren, Billboard recently reported that Armin has turned out to be the only dance music artist to have charted 20 times or more in his career. Yes, our facts are precise, not Tiesto, not Carl Cox not Paul van Vyk, or any other heavy hitter in the scene.

Ultra prepares the trance family for this rare performance from GAIA, a special set that will put in a nutshell the full forced, poignant, influential and distinct sounds of trance.

As per Ultra’s Instagram account:

“This year, the #TranceFamily will get to experience something extra special, as the Armada label boss prepares to play under the moniker GAIA! Under this alias, AVB will be taking a purist’s approach, as he gears up to deliver a set chocked full of nothing but Trance.  From harder-edged tracks, to the most uplifting of sounds, this performance will see the complete arsenal of powerful Trance tracks that have won over the hearts of #Ultranauts across the globe. Be sure not to miss this Ultra Music Festival debut, and experience GAIA during #ASOT650 at #Ultra2014!”