Electronic legend DJ Tiësto (also known as Tijs Michiel Verwest) put on a hell of a show on September 17 when he brought his Club Life College Invasion Tour to the John Labatt Centre.

The Dutch jack-of-all-trades musician is known throughout the world for his electronic dance, trance, progressive trance, electro house and house music by way of DJing and producing. Pretty much anything he touches turns to gold, and with successful collaborations with a multitude of artists, Tiësto is destined to remain at the pinnacle of club music and represents to many DJs what success in the industry amounts to.

Tiësto regularly performs Mondays at Privilege, the largest club in the world in Ibiza, off the coast of Valencia in Spain. He also performs at venues around the world, and he brought his musical genius to Athens to perform at the 2004 Olympics. But the John Labatt Centre had its own culture aglow during his performance, and among the neon clothes, glow sticks and happy dancers, Tiësto brought a memorable flavour for fans.

Tiësto introduced his protégé Porter Robinson to begin the night, and Tiësto culminated the night with Canadian flare — at several points expressing his Canadian fever by waving a flag and showing a maple leaf on his clothes.

Tiësto is known for his well received album Kaleidoscope in 2009, which features several mixes with Canadian female artists like Nelly Furtado, Emily Haines of Metric and Tegan and Sara, and he brought some of that Canadian flavour to the JLC with a remix of Sarah McLachlan's "Silence" from the year 2000. He also played a few more modern collaborations with Dragonette ("Hello") and British songstress Adele ("Someone Like You").

Ultimately, this was the show to attend. "The music was louder than a plane at takeoff at 150 decibels (planes typically lift off at 130)," stated Security Supervisor Dave Harding, and the eardrum-shattering beats only heightened the spirits of an arena packed with wildly enthusiastic fans.

Tiësto also showcased two contests for his fans. One was an offer for fans to remix Tiësto's soon-to-be- released track "Work Hard, Play Hard." The winning remix will be released on Tiësto's own label, and the winning fan will open for Tiësto during the College Invasion Tour. The second contest will have fans competing from college campuses across Canada, and the winner will have Tiësto DJ at his or her house party. Winners will be announced on his Facebook page. Check out tiesto.com for details.