Elements of Life World Tour
| World tour by Tiësto | |
Tiësto performing in Amsterdam on March 16, 2007
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| Associated album | Elements of Life |
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| Start date | March 16, 2007 |
| End date | June 30, 2008 |
| Legs | Total: 5 European: March 16 - July 14 North American: July 19 - September 15 Latin American: October 5 - October 14 Eurasian: October 31 - February 29 Australasian: April 3 - May 10 |
| No. of shows | Total: 106 Canceled: 4 Africa: 3 Asia: 19 Europe: 38 Oceania: 7 North America: 29 South America: 6 |
| Tiësto concert chronology | |
The Elements of Life World Tour was a Tiësto tour in support of his album Elements of Life.
The concept behind his latest album Elements of Life also formed the basis for his global 'Elements of Life World Tour'. The show featured state-of-the-art special effects, moving water systems synchronized with the music and high-definition video screens. 3 trucks were needed to transport this set-up across the world. The tour was captured in the 'Elements of Life World Tour DVD'.
South and Latin America brought some of the biggest crowds on his January and February South American leg of the tour. On January 7, Tiesto played to a crowd of 200,000 people in the streets of Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. On February 16, 2008 he played in India at the Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad, which was his first show in South Asia.
In late May 2007 the international DJ scene was in a state of alarm after a Lebanese site, Ya Libnan, announced that Dutch DJ Tiësto would be targeted by the radical Islamist group Fatah al-Islam. There were allegedly plans to kill DJ Tiësto during his DJ set in Byblos on Monday July 2 at the Eddé Sands Hotel & Resort. This announcement was later retracted as spurious and based on rumours. Tiësto completed the Byblos gig which turned out to be a huge success and according to Ya Libnan it has "officially become the biggest event in Lebanon's history" breaking the venue's previous record of 16,000 by several thousand – at 2 a.m. the Eddé Sands beach and the neighbouring beach had reached maximum capacity and thousands had to be turned away having to watch from nearby roads and surrounding areas, at this party 18,000 people bought the tickets to watch the concert.In the mean time 23,000 people were outside the zone hearing and dancing on the streets, the people were standing at the last place that the sound can be heard and dancing on the new album "Elements Of Life" his newest success.
On July 4, 2007, Tiësto failed to show up at his scheduled Elements of Life tour concert in Bahrain's capital Manama. Without prior warning, the DJ left a crowd of over 3000 fans waiting until the closing hours. Ticket prices went up to $250, and fans from across the region flew in to Bahrain just to attend the concert. The concert was clearly scheduled on his website, and tickets were still being sold until the last moment by local organizers Prime Time Entertainment and promoter Ayman Al Hamad. Apparently, Tiësto waited until the final hours to get paid in full by the organizers prior to his performance, but according to Tiësto himself they never did. Shortly before closing moments, the crowd started rioting demanding Tiësto's appearance, which forced the local police to intervene. On July 6 Tiësto provided an explanation of what had happened on his website:
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