Armin van Buuren has been active across multiple fronts in 2026, performing a full set at the sold-out AMF 2026 event in Amsterdam's Johan Cruijff ArenA, which drew 40,000 attendees, and debuting the anthem for ASOT 2027 during the ASOT 1300 marathon. He also released a new collaboration with Funk Tribu titled 'Nirvana', revived his Rising Star alias for a remix of 'Take Me Home', and participated in a surprise b2b set with Amelie Lens at ADE 2026, while announcing the first two-day A State of Trance festival in Los Angeles. Additionally, he won the Edison Klassiek public prize for his piano-focused work and joined Seth Troxler’s Flirting With Friendship podcast.