DJ-Tiesto!

Tiesto drew 6,500 fans to the show.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Tiesto’s world tour last year took in more than $28 million.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

“How did this happen?” DJ Tiesto says. “I was a small DJ playing to 100 people at a club in Holland. Ten years later, I’m playing in stadiums and arenas.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The crowd in San Diego is whipped into a frenzy.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Tiesto spends more than 200 days a year on tour.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Electronic dance music appeals mostly to young fans, particularly 16-to-21-year-olds.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The average ticket price for a Tiesto show was $58.10, more than the average cost to see Bob Dylan ($50.21) and Snoop Dogg ($37.04), according to Pollstar.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Fans move to the electronic beats.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Personal computers are key for DJs such as Tiesto.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The San Diego show started at 11 p.m. and lasted for two hours.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Tiesto, 42, has been a DJ for more than half of his life.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Social media spread the word about shows. They have been vital in the growth in popularity of electronic dance music.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

U.K.-based dance music magazine Mixmag in February voted Tiesto as the No. 1 DJ of all-time.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)