Where to catch the world's top DJs this year

Here’s our list of the most popular DJ’s around the world at the moment and where they’ll be touring this year. No matter where you are you’ll be able to catch these hot acts in 2015.

ALESSO

SNAPSHOT: This Swedish born music producer has become one of the most popular DJ’s to come out of Stockholm in recent years. Alesso is a mere 24 years old but is rocking the electronic dance scene. He has worked with all the big names in the business including Calvin Harris, David Guetta, One Republic, Avicci and Usher. He has played at many of the big music festivals such as Tommorowland, Coachella and Electric Daisy Carnival. He played at one of Madonna’s concerts and she claims he was going to be “the next big thing in Dance music”. He got into the game at an early age and had the good fortune to get fellow Swede Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia fame as his mentor. Alesso’s style is distinguishable and famous for his use of melody and his gravelly rave sound. He is said to be the next Swedish House Mafia, capturing his crowds wherever he goes with his energy and passion. Look out for his debut album out this year on the label Def Jam Recordings.

TOUR DATES 2015:
30 January: Park City Live, Park City, UT, US
31 January: Light Nightclub, Las Vegas, NV, US
13 – 17 February: Rio Music Carnival 2015; Marina Da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10 –12 April: Coachella 2015; Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA, US
17 –19 April: Coachella 2015; Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA, US
25 April: Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
09 July: Electric Love, Salzburg, Austria

Alesso – Heroes (We Could Be) ft. Tove Lo

CALVIN HARRIS

SNAPSHOT: This Scottish singer, songwriter is one of the highest paid DJ’s and record producers in the world. He is a huge worldwide success with so many of his singles having reached the top of the charts in many countries. His albums include I Created Disco (2007), Ready For The Weekend (2009), 18 Months (2012) and Motion (2014) all of which produced massive hit singles such as; You Used to Hold Me, Flashback, Thinking About You, Feel So Close and I Need Your Love – he holds the record for the most top ten hits from one album; nine! Harris has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, namely We Found Love the massive hit he wrote for Rihanna following which he went on the European leg of her tour Loud in 2011. Another huge hit Let’s Go features Ne-Yo from 2012 which ended up in a Pepsi Max advert. Other big names he has worked with are Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine, Nicky Romero, Alesso, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, Ellie Goulding, Kelis and Dillon Francis. Calvin Harris has won plenty of awards for his work which he is humble and appreciative for, claiming that the Ivor Novello Award he won for Songwriter of the Year was “easily the greatest achievement of my entire life”.

TOUR DATES 2015:
12 –14 March: Festival Estereo Picnic 2015, Bogota, Colombia
14 –15 March: Lollapalooza 2015 Santiago, Chile
19 – 20 March: Asuncionico 2015, Asunción, Paraguay
21 –22 March: Lollapalooza 2015, Hipodromo de San Isidro, San Isidro, Argentina
28 – 29 March: Lollapalooza 2015, Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos), São Paulo, Brazi
24 June: Calvin Harris with Muse, Seinäjoki, Finland
28 June: Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
07 August: Bleilochtalsperre, Saalburg, Germany

Calvin Harris – Outside ft. Ellie Goulding

AVICII

SNAPSHOT: Another massive Swedish Electronic Dance DJ. If you haven’t heard of this guy you have been asleep for the last five years or so. He released his first smash hit tune Seeking Bromance back in October 2010 which went top of the charts in over twenty countries, and so a star was born. He was then signed to EMI and every hit since has been huge; Wake Me Up, You Make Me, X You, Hey Brother and Addicted to You to name but a few. His eclectic mix of progressive house, electronic dance and country music give him a unique sound and style that has reached the masses worldwide.

TOUR DATES 2015:
Friday 27 February: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Saturday 28 February: Future Music Festival 2015, Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sunday 01 March: Future Music Festival 2015 Hbf Arena, Perth, WA, Australia
Saturday 07 March: Doomben Racecourse, Ascot, QLD, Australia
Sunday 08 March: Future Music Festival 2015, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Monday 09 March: Future Music Festival 2015; Adelaide Showgrounds, Wayville, SA, Australia
Friday 13 March – Saturday 14 March: Future Music Festival Asia 2015, Singapore
28 March, 31 March, 11 April, 18 April: XS the Nightclub at Encore, Las Vegas, NV, US
29 May: Aviciifest@Summer Burst, Goteborg, Sweden
05 June: The World Club Dome, Frankfurt & Maine, Germany
12 June: Aviciifest@Summer Burst, Stockholm, Sweden
03 July: Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland
31 July: Untold Festival, Cluj, Romania
07 August: Smukfest, Skanderborg, Denmark

Avicii – Levels

TIËSTO

SNAPSHOT: Tiësto is no stranger to DJing, he has been around in the progressive house and Trance scenes since the late nineties when he founded the label Black Hole Recordings. His career really hit mainstream when he released his first album In My Memory, there were many singles from the album which made the charts and made him a household name. He has since released five further albums all of which have reached worldwide success. Tiësto has made many world tours and continues to tour today (see dates for 2015 below). He is an advocate for AIDS prevention and has done great work within the dance scene to promote safe sex. He is the worldwide ambassador for DANCE4LIFE; a foundation which promotes the awareness of HIV / AIDS. He also has some clout in the fashion world, so much so that Armani asked him to collaborate on a T-Shirt for Armani Exchange. The 46 year old Dutch man has worked with countless acts including; Maxi Jazz, Flo Rida, Nelly Furtado, Torres, Sneaky Sound System and Busta Rhymes.

TOUR DATES 2015:
30 January: Maya Day & Nightclub, Scottsdale, AZ, US
12 – 17 February: Camarote Salvador 2015, Salvador, Brazil
13 –17 February: Rio Music Carnival 2015, Marina Da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 February: Camarote Parador Itaipava 2015, Recife, Brazil
15 February: P12 Parador Internacional, Florianópolis, Brazil
16 February: Green Valley, Balneario Camboriu, Brazil
28 February: Tiësto with David Guetta, Datsik, and 51 others; Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
14 March: Tiësto with Tigerlily, Echostage, Washington, DC, US
19-20 March: Hakkasan Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
21 March: U.M.E. South Padre Island, Texas, United States
27-28 March: Ultra Music Festival, Miami, Florida, United States
28 March: Hakkasan Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
29 March: Ultra Music Festival, Miami, Florida, United States
01 April: Hakkasan Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
02 April: Empire Music Festival, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Tïesto – Wasted ft. Matthew Koma

HARDWELL

SNAPSHOT: This Dutch DJ and producer of Big Room and Electro House has been voted the world’s number one DJ by DJ magazine for two years running. He founded Revealed Recordings record label in 2010 through which he has released five compilation albums; his own album came out on January 23rd this year. Hardwell started his DJ career at such a young age that his mum & dad had to accompany him to work in the clubs he played at. Hardwell’s idol is fellow DJ Tiësto, who he also looks up to as a mentor within the industry. They collaborated together on Zero 76, a track which got to number one on the American iTunes dance chart. His podcast is in the top ten podcasts on iTunes in many countries around the world. Hardwell plays at some of the biggest festivals and has gained the top watched live DJ set on You Tube for his set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami and his 2013 set at Tommorowland gained over 19 million views. He is definitely one of the biggest DJ’s and doesn’t look like he’ll be knocked off the top spot any time soon.

TOUR DATES 2015:
07 February: Go Hardwell or Go Home, Fabrique Milano, Milano
13 February: Ultra South Africa, Cape Town, Ostrich Farm, Cape Town
14 February: Ultra, Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa,
27 February: DJ Mag top 100 World Tour, Arena Armeec, Sofia
28 February: Go Hardwell or Go Home, Gazi Music Hall, Athens
07 March: I AM Hardwell – United We Are, MEO Arena, Lisbon
20 March: Ultimate Music Experience, Schlitterbahn Beach Resort, South Padre Island
21 March: Go Hardwell or Go Home, Hakkasan, Las Vegas
04 April: Danceathon, Cruise Terminal Rotterdam, Rotterdam
07 June: BigCityBeats World Club Dome, Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt
12 June: Ultra Music Festival Korea 2015, Olympic Stadium Complex, Seoul
06 August: Smukfest 2015, Skanderborg
19 August: Lake Festival 2015, Lake Schwarzlsee, Unterpremstätten