No ASOT in Canada? No problem! We've got it covered with Bal en Blanc

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Armin van Buuren released the full lineup for one of the most important A State of Trance shows ever at Madison Square Gardens today with Armin, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, W&W, and Alex M.O.R.P.H. A few people on Twitter noted that this lineup bears strong resemblance to the Bal en Blanc lineup. Except for one thing: the Bal en Blanc trance lineup is much better.

The Bal en Blanc lineup has almost the exact same lineup plus it adds the talents of Andrew Rayel who's had a red hot in 2012, and Cosmic Gate with special guest Emma Hewitt.

If you were one of the trance fans that were disappointed by Armin not selecting a Canadian city for ASOT 600 you can now take heart in knowing that the Bal en Blanc in Montreal will feature virtually the same trance talent and more than the ASOT lineup in New York City.

For Bal en Blanc ticket info, click here.

(Source: ASOT VIA Dancing Astronaut, @TranceinTOR)

And the winning ASOT 600 cities are....

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The State of Trance 600 live broadcast on Youtube just announced the winning cities that will be visited by Armin and his Armada army as part of their ASOT 600 world tour. Next year's ASOT 600 will be branded as 'The Expedition - let's turn the world into a dance floor!' and will span from February 14th, 2013 to April 6th, 2013. The first winners are:

February 16th​, 2013: Mexico City, Mexico
March 1st, 2013: Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 9th, 2013: Beirut, Lebanon
March 15th, 2013: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
March 30th, 2013: New York City, United States
April 6th, 2013: Den Bosch, Netherlands

Please note that these are only ​the 'very first' 6 cities announced as Armin promised there will be more cities revealed in future ASOT broadcasts. Armin also stated that his team are in the process of finalizing various ASOT 600 events with promoters around the world. I certainly hope that is the case for a Canadian city because hosting an ASOT 600 in this country would be a slam dunk.

I honestly thought a Canadian city would have been announced as one of the first 6 cities but fear not Trance fans, there is still hope that 'The Expedition' will land in Canada in 2013. ​

Note for New York: Made Event, the organizers of the Electric Zoo festival in NYC, will be the official organizers for ASOT 600 in New York City. Armin was very excited to announce venue but was held back as it seems that the venue deal has not been finalized. Could they be holding at Madison Square Gardens or the new Barclays Center? That would seem like a strong possibility.

(Picture Source: ASOT Website)​