'The saddest day dance music has ever seen': Armin Van Buuren ends his Sydney set with a touching tribute to Avicii after the 28-year-old DJ's shock death
- Armin Van Buuren has become the latest artist to pay tribute to DJ Avicii
- The world-famous DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, died in Oman, Friday
- Van Buuren paid a touching tribute at Sydney's State of Trance festival
- 'It's probably the saddest day the dance music industry has ever had,' he said
Armin Van Buuren has become the latest artist to pay tribute to Avicii after the 28-year-old DJ's shock death.
The world-famous DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, was found dead in Muscat, Oman where he was holidaying on Friday.
Armin Van Buuren paid a touching tribute to the young artist during his set at Sydney's A State of Trance music festival on Saturday night.
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Van Buuren remembered Avicii with a montage of photographs of the performer splashed on the big screen, while playing Coldplay's A Sky Full of Stars
Armin Van Buuren paid a touching tribute to the young artist during his set at Sydney's A State of Trance music festival on Saturday night (pictured)
Van Buuren (performing in Las Vegas last June) paid a tribute to Avicii while performing at Sydney's A State of Trance festival
Van Buuren remembered Avicii with a montage of photographs of the performer splashed on the big screen, while playing Coldplay's A Sky Full of Stars.
Festival goers raised their lighters and waved them in the air, while others captured the moving tribute on their mobile phones.
Speaking to an American radio station earlier in the day, Van Buuren said he was 'in shock'.
'I woke up and my phone exploded, I've never seen so many messages,' he said.
'Everybody's in shock, I'm lost for words, I'm just sitting at the airport and I'm staring and I can't believe it.
Festival goers raised their lighters and waved them in the air, while others captured the moving tribute on their mobile phones
The world-famous DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, was found dead in Muscat, Oman where he was holidaying on Friday
Steve Aoki, Armin van Buuren, and Avicii are pictured together on March 22, 2013 in Miami, Florida
'It's probably the saddest day the dance music industry has ever had. I'm lost for words.'
Van Buuren said he knew Avicii well and there was 'a lot of respect for each other'.
'I knew how incredibly passionate he was and how talented he was,' he said.
Van Buuren was one of a string of artists to pay tribute to Avicii in their shows across the world, including Tiesto, Kaskade and Steve Aoki.
Van Buuren said he knew Avicii (pictured) well and there was 'a lot of respect for each other'
Van Buuren (performing in China in April) was one of a string of artists to pay tribute to Avicii in their shows across the world, including Tiesto, Kaskade and Steve Aoki
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