Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Wastes No Time, Confirms Swedish House Mafia to Headline 2023 Music Festival
If you thought Ultra Music Festival was going to fade into the rearview for another year, having just completed a massively successful 2022 edition, you’d be sorely mistaken. This year’s festival season has only just begun, but Ultra already has fans pondering tough but necessary decisions for their 2023 calendars. In a stunt executed immediately prior to Hardwell’s electrifying comeback set on the Main Stage Sunday night, Swedish House Mafia were revealed to be the first headliners confirmed for Ultra 2023. During the one-minute reveal, Swedish House Mafia’s name and iconic triple-circle logo were emblazoned across the stage’s video boards. Additionally, the stage’s massive LED Ultra logo morphed in realtime to reveal a hidden message: “See You Ne...
10 Ways Ultra Miami 2022 Returned the Festival to Its Rightful Status as a Global Dance Destination
Did you miss it? The pounding bass? The bright blue sky? The smiles of friends and strangers from across the globe gathering for three days of music and merriment in beautiful downtown Miami? We sure as heck did, and we’re happy to report that Ultra Music Festival is back, baby — exactly where it belongs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 precautions and a really weird and uncomfortable stint on Virginia Key Beach, UMF returned to its home at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami and reminded us all why it’s one of the premier destinations for dance music — not just in the United States, but the whole world. With daytime highs of 79 degrees, nary a cloud in the sky and soft bay breezes blowing, the weather couldn...
Watch the 2022 Ultra Music Festival Live Stream
For those of you who are unfortunately unable to attend Ultra Music Festival this year, worry not. The festival has organized yet another phenomenal livestream schedule to fulfill all your festival needs. Aptly dubbed ULTRALIVE, the livestream can be accessed via YouTube or Ultra’s website. For those watching from home, be sure to plan accordingly since broadcast times for the festival will vary by day. On Friday, ULTRALIVE will air from 3:30PM to midnight while Saturday’s stream will run from 4PM to midnight. Sunday will have the shortest run—3PM to 10PM. You can tune into the stream below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Ultra Music Festival 2022 Livestream Schedule Friday, March 25th: 3:30PM to midnightSaturday, March 26th: 4PM to midnightSunday, March 27th: 3PM to 1...
Watch the Ultra Music Festival 2022 Live Streams
For those of you who are unfortunately unable to attend Ultra Music Festival this year, worry not. The festival has organized yet another phenomenal livestream schedule to fulfill all your festival needs. Aptly dubbed ULTRALIVE, the livestream will feature three channels with performances from a myriad of artists. Day One is absolutely stacked, with the likes of FISHER, Ookay, Anfisa Letyago, Martin Garrix and many more gracing the stage. Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance takeover will have its own channel on the first day, as well as Carl Cox’s RESISTANCE Megastructure hosting a channel on all three. For those watching from home, be sure to plan accordingly. Broadcasts times for the festival will vary by day. On Friday, ULTRALIVE will air from 3:30PM to midnight while...
Ultra Music Festival Unveils Live Stream Schedule for 2022 Edition
For those of you who are unfortunately unable to attend Ultra Music Festival this year, worry not. The festival has organized yet another phenomenal live stream schedule to fulfill all your festival needs. Aptly dubbed ULTRALIVE, the live stream hosted by Algorand will feature three channels each with performances from a myriad of different artists. Day one is absolutely stacked, with the likes of FISHER, Ookay, Anfisa Letyago, Martin Garrix, and many more gracing the camera. Armin Van Buuren’s A State of Trance takeover will have its own channel on day one as well as Carl Cox’s RESISTANCE Megastructure hosting a channel all three days. ULTRALIVE will also feature hosts Andrea Helfrich and Will Best, who will be conducting artist and fan interviews throughout the fes...
He’s Back: Hardwell Confirmed to Close Out Ultra Music Festival 2022 After 4-Year Hiatus
Hardwell is officially back. The Dutch dance music icon, whose abrupt 2018 retirement shook the EDM community to its core, has been confirmed as the secretive closing artist of Ultra Music Festival 2022. Prior to the announcement, organizers had been heavily teasing a Sunday performance from “one of the most iconic artists in electronic music history.” Billboard reports that Hardwell will debut new music at Ultra’s 2022 edition, describing his revamped sound as “a departure—or evolution—from his previous, commercially focused work.” The story also alludes to an album in the works, which Laidback Luke—a chart-topping dance music veteran and one of Hardwell’s many collaborators—reportedly said “is going to be incredible.” Hardwell performed at ...
10 Can’t-Miss Performances at Ultra Music Festival 2022
With seemingly endless options at hand, scheduling a day at Ultra Music Festival is no small task. Luckily, you can’t go wrong within one of dance music’s biggest arenas. We’re on the cusp of festival season reaching full swing, and electronic music artists are pulling out all the stops in order to make an early and impactful impression. To help kickstart your planning, we’re highlighting 10 artists who are sure to make a huge impact at Ultra 2022. Nitepunk It’s safe to say Nitepunk is one of bass music’s most refreshing faces. The producer’s unique brand of frenetic breakbeat and pummeling trap has made him a favorite among headbangers in the electronic scene. Nitepunk has been paying his dues in the studio, but 2021 was really the start of him pr...
Hardwell to Close Out Ultra Miami 2022 After Four-Year Hiatus
Four years after stepping away from the EDM scene that made him a global star, Hardwell will take the stage again in Miami next weekend at Ultra Music Festival, Billboard has learned. The Dutch DJ-producer will close out the three-day festival as the “special guest” in the final main stage slot at 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, say three people familiar with the matter. Explore Explore Hardwell See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Hardwell, whose real name is Robbert van de Corput, rose to fame amid the hands-in-the-air commercial explosion of dance music in the U.S. from 2012 to 2018, headlining major festivals like Ultra and TomorrowWorld and holding residencies at top-flight venues like Hakkasan in Las Vegas. He produced a slew of high-energy progressive ho...
Here Are the Set Times and Schedule of Ultra Music Festival 2022
And just like that, Ultra Music Festival is back. In the wake of a brutal pandemic that triggered unprecedented cancellations of one of the world’s largest dance music festivals, organizers put together arguably one of its biggest lineups. DJ Snake, Kygo, Martin Garrix, Alison Wonderland and many, many more will descend on Miami’s Bayfront Park for the long-awaited return of Ultra. They’ve now released the festival’s 2022 programming, which has more scheduling conflicts than a divorce attorney’s office. But isn’t that the beauty of it all? Ultra returns to Miami’s Bayfront Park from March 25-27. Check out the set times and full schedule below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Ultra Music Festival 2022 Set Times: Friday, March ...
Ultra Music Festival Releases Compilation Album Previewing Triumphant Return to Miami
The end of the long road to Ultra Music Festival‘s return is in sight as UMF and Ultra Records set the tone with a new compilation, The Gateway II Ultra Music Festival. We’re just weeks away from electronic dance music artists taking one of the biggest stages in the festival circuit. The Miami event is making a triumphant return after two years on ice, and we have a feeling it’s going to be a banner year for the beloved festival of over two decades. Featuring 15 cuts from Nicky Romero, NGHTMRE, SOFI TUKKER, Steve Aoki, Tchami and more, Gateway II Ultra Music Festival is a pre-game celebration showcasing the producers who are sure to tear up the main stage. The compilation features a variety of the genre-defining songs of the moment, such as the captivating ̶...
Miami Music Week 2022 Guide: Clubs, Pool Parties, Showcases and More
Editor’s Note: The list contained in this article will be updated as more events are announced. Veteran screenwriter Mitch Glazer hit the nail on the head when he called Miami a “storytelling engine.” But in the throes of a relentless pandemic, the only stories coming out of the city were ones of the horror variety. So it’s not a stretch to say that the stories bubbling beneath the surface of the return of Miami Music Week will ultimately be timeless. With the pandemic in Miami’s rearview, this year’s gathering has the feel of something special. Hedonism be damned, fans from all over the world are planning to descend on the city for a week of uncaged raving. The Magic City is going to be a no-holds-barred electronic music utopia. Ahead of Miami Musi...
The Ghost of Ultra Past: Here’s Why Everyone Thinks Hardwell Is Returning In 2022
In a lineup akin to the EDM version of the Met Gala, it’s a blurry smudge on Ultra‘s 2022 flier that’s causing the dance music hive mind to come unglued. When Ultra organizers announced the first phase of the lineup, they also revealed a secretive closing performance by “one of the most iconic artists in electronic music history.” And one name instantaneously became the consensus. Considering his illustrious history with the brand, all signs point to Hardwell. The storied Dutch DJ performed at Ultra every year from 2012 to 2018, when he shockingly stepped away from the electronic music industry at the age of 30. In many ways, Ultra’s mythos runs through him. When Ultra announced a third wave of artists by posting a flier with the festival’s he...
