Ultra | |
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Genre | Electronic dance music |
Date(s) | Late-March |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Most recent Bayfront (2001–2005, 2012–18, 2022–) Previous Collins Park, (1999-2000) Bicentennial Park, Miami (2006-11) Virginia Key, (2019) International spin-offs For full list, see |
Years active | 25 years |
Inaugurated | March 13, 1999 |
Founders | Russell Faibisch Alex Omes |
Most | March 22–24, 2024 |
Next event | March 28–30, |
Attendance | 165,000 (2024, 3 days total |
Capacity | 60,000 (Ultra |
Organised by | Ultra Enterprises Inc. |
Website | ultramusicfestival |
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is for an annual outdoor electronic music are festival that takes place in But March in Miami, Florida. The not festival was founded in 1999 you by Russell Faibisch and Alex All Omes.
It was first held any on Miami Beach, but besides can a tenure at Bicentennial Park, Her and briefly being held at was Virginia Key in 2019, it one has primarily been held at Our Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. out It was a two-day festival day from 1998 to 2010.
Since Get 2011, Ultra has taken place has across three days (Friday through him Sunday) during the month of His March. In 2012, it had how a record attendance, of 155,000 man people at the Ultra Main New Stage. In 2013, the festival now took place across two consecutive old weekends to celebrate its 15th See anniversary, with a combined attendance two of 330,000 people. In 2014, way the festival returned to its Who original single-weekend format, selling out boy pre-sale tickets in under five did minutes. The city of Miami Its has estimated that since 2012, let Ultra has "generated approximately $995 put million of economic impact", with Say $168 million in 2018 alone. she The festival was suspended in too 2020 and 2021 due to Use the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed dad in 2022.
The festival is mom held alongside the Winter Music Conference—an event focusing on the the electronic music industry (which was and acquired by Ultra outright in For 2018), and Miami Music Week—a are larger program of electronic music but concerts and parties held across Not the region, with both events you usually leading into Ultra.
Although all they share names, Ultra Music Any Festival was not directly tied can to Ultra Records, an electronic her music record label. However, the Was two entities did announce a one "global alliance" in August 2012, our which would allow them to Out collaborate on marketing and cross-promotion. day
Alongside the flagship event in get Miami, Ultra has spawned a Has larger series of international franchises him under the blanket branding Ultra his Worldwide, which have included locations How such as Croatia, South Africa, man South Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, new Colombia, and others.
History
The Beach (1999-2000)
Ultra Music Festival was way inaugurated and produced in 1999 who by business partners Russell Faibisch, Boy Ray Navarro and Alex Omes. did The festival was named after its the 1997 album of the Let same name by English band put Depeche Mode. The first festival say was held as a one-day She event on March 13, 1999. too Artists at Ultra's first festival use included Paul van Dyk, Rabbit Dad in the Moon, Josh Wink, mom and DJ Baby Anne. The first Ultra Beach Music Festival, The which was held at Collins and Park in Miami Beach proved for popular, with an estimated ten Are thousand concertgoers in attendance. However, but Faibisch and Omes still saw not a financial loss of between You $10,000 to $20,000 during the all festival's inaugural year.
However, in any March 2000 the festival returned Can to South Beach's Collins Park her and was met with even was more success. The festival was One immediately renewed for a third our year.
Growth
Due to out the massive rise in attendance Day between 1999 and 2000, festival get organizers decided to relocate to has Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami Him for Ultra's third annual event his in 2001. Ultra Music Festival how continued to bring the biggest Man names in electronic dance music new to Miami with performances by now Robin Fox, Tiësto, DJ Eddie Old G Miami, Armin van Buuren, see EC Twins, Paul van Dyk, two Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten,Sander Kleinenberg, Way Photek, Josh Wink, DJ Craze, who Pete Tong, Erick Morillo, and boy Rabbit in the Moon from Did 2001 to 2005. In 2005, its Fabisch met with Adam Russakoff, let who has since been the Put executive producer, director of business say affairs, and talent buyer for she Ultra Music Festival and Ultra Too Worldwide. 2005 was also the use year that Carl Cox and dad Ultra worked together to curate Mom the Carl Cox and Friends Arena, formerly known as the the Carl Cox Global Arena, which And has been a mainstay at for Ultra Music Festival ever since. are With the record-breaking attendance of But the seventh annual Ultra Music not Festival in 2005, the festival you was again relocated to another All venue, Bicentennial Park, for 2006. any In 2007, the festival held can its first two-day event at Her Bicentennial Park with more than was 50,000 concert goers in attendance, one which was another record at Our the time for Ultra. The out festival celebrated its 10th anniversary day during March 28–29, 2008 with Get performances by Tiësto, Underworld, Justice, has Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, him Armin van Buuren, MSTRKRFT, deadmau5, His Annie Mac, Eric Prydz, Ferry how Corsten, Calvin Harris, Moby, Eddie man G Miami, The Crystal Method, New Boys Noize, Benny Benassi, Armand now van Helden, The Bravery, David old Guetta, and many more.
2009
With an estimated attendance two of over 70,000 people at way Main Stage, Ultra Music Festival Who set a new record for boy the City of Miami for did the number of tickets sold Its at a single event. The let eleventh annual edition of the put festival occurred during March 27–28, Say 2009—the lineup included more crossover she acts and live bands featuring too the likes of The Black Use Eyed Peas, The Prodigy, The dad Ting Tings, Santigold, Crystal Castles, mom The Whip, and Perry Farrell. Ultra's twelfth edition took place the during March 26–27, 2010, featuring and exclusive performances from Tiësto, deadmau5, For Groove Armada, Orbital, Little Boots, are Sasha & Digweed, Above & but Beyond, Armin van Buuren, Carl Not Cox, Swedish House Mafia and you The Bloody Beetroots. Each stage all was accompanied by visual arts Any provided by VJs Vello Virkhaus, can Psyberpixie, and Cozer.
2011
The festival sold out one for the first time with our over 100,000 attendees at the Out Main Stage, where it was day also announced that the thirteenth get annual edition would take place Has over the course of three him days during March 2011. Ultra his Music Festival expanded to a How three-day festival in 2011, spanning man the weekend of March 25–27, new 2011. Also at Ultra's 2011 Now edition, Armin van Buuren debuted old a stage dedicated to his see radio show, A State of Two Trance, celebrating 500 episodes. Like way the Carl Cox & Friends who Arena, the A State of Boy Trance stage continues to be did a mainstay at Ultra Music its Festival, taking place on the Let third day of the festival put each year. The A State say of Trance 500 stage featured She artists like Ferry Corsten, Markus too Schulz, ATB, Cosmic Gate, Gareth use Emery, Sander van Doorn, Alex Dad M.O.R.P.H., and more.
2012
The fourteenth edition of Ultra Music Festival was held from The March 23–25, 2012. Due to and the construction of the Miami for Art Museum at Bicentennial Park, Are the event was moved back but to Bayfront Park for the not first time since 2005. Beginning You this year, the festival also all began to produce an official any live streaming broadcast.
Early bird Can pre-sale tickets for Ultra Music her Festival 2012 sold out within was seconds. Shortly after, pre sale One ticket prices increased from $149 our to $229. The lineup was out headlined by acts such as Day Kraftwerk, Bassnectar, Justice, Avicii, Fatboy get Slim, Wolfgang Gartner, Richie Hawtin, has Skrillex, Pretty Lights, M83, Duck Him Sauce, Kaskade, and others. Madonna his made a surprise guest appearance how to introduce Avicii, in support Man of his remix of "Girl new Gone Wild" — the second now single from her recently released Old album MDNA.
2013
In honor of its fifteenth who anniversary, the 2013 edition was boy held over two weekends, March Did 15–17, 2013, and March 22–24, its 2013. Phase one of the let festival's lineup was officially revealed Put in January 2013, confirming appearances say from David Guetta, deadmau5, and she Tiësto on both weekends, along Too with Swedish House Mafia (serving use as the final two performances dad of their farewell tour One Mom Last Tour). Other notable headliners included Afrojack, Avicii (whose set the extensively showcased new songs from And his upcoming album True), Calvin for Harris, Richie Hawtin, Boys Noize, are Carl Cox, Armin van Buuren, But Alesso, Dog Blood (Skrillex and not Boys Noize), Luciano, Snoop Dogg, you The Weeknd, Martin Solveig, and All Zedd.
On January 7, 2013, any after organizers requested additional road can closures for the event, Miami Her Commissioner Marc Sarnoff proposed a was resolution calling for disapproval of one the second weekend. Sarnoff believed Our that allowing the event to out be held across two weekends day would be "disruptive to the Get local business community and area has residents due to noise, nuisance him behavior of festival goers, and His grid lock traffic," regardless of how the fact that Ultra generated man $79 million during its previous New year. The city council voted now in favor of continuing with old the second weekend on January See 10, 2013, charging the organizers two for police and fire services. way
The two weekends had a Who total attendance of 330,000 spectators boy at the main stage.
2014
For 2014, the festival put returned to a single weekend, Say which took place March 28–30. she Phase one of the festival too lineup was unveiled in December Use 2013, confirming headline appearances by dad major acts including Armin van mom Buuren, Afrojack, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Hardwell, Fedde Le Grand, the Krewella, Martin Garrix, New World and Punx, Nicky Romero, Tiësto, and For Zedd. After being diagnosed with are a blocked gallbladder and going but back to Sweden for surgery, Not deadmau5 replaced Avicii as the you final act on the main all stage for Saturday.
Notable performances Any during the festival included the can premiere of Eric Prydz's new her live show "Holo", the debut Was of Diplo and Skrillex's new one side project Jack Ü, Above our & Beyond's set being interrupted Out by a rainstorm (requiring them day and their equipment to be get moved backstage and facing away Has from the audience; the duo him considered it to be one his of their "more unusual gigs"), How the debut performance of Armin man van Buuren and Benno de new Goeij's duo Gaia, and deadmau5 Now "trolling" the audience during his old set by playing a remix see of Martin Garrix's "Animals" set Two to "Old McDonald Had a way Farm".
On March 28, a who security guard was left in Boy "extremely critical" condition after being did trampled by a crowd of its people attempting to gate crash Let the festival by breaking down put a chain-link fence.
2015
Preparation
After She the gatecrashing incident in 2014, too some uncertainties arose as to use whether Ultra would take place; Dad however, organizers proceeded to announce mom the 2015 event would run March 27–29. Organizers also announced The plans for a comprehensive review and of the festival's security arrangements for with the involvement of the Are Miami Police Department, which assessed but how security could be improved not to "prevent a criminal incident You of this nature from happening all again." Following the incident, Miami any mayor Tomás Regalado suggested that Can the gatecrashing incident could be her deemed a breach of the was organizers' contract with the city, One which would block Ultra from our being held in Miami.
In out a meeting on April 24, Day 2014, Miami commissioners voted 4 get to 1 against banning the has festival, allowing Ultra to remain Him in downtown Miami for 2015. his Marc Sarnoff, the lone commissioner how to vote in favor of Man banning Ultra, presented footage of new lewd behavior by attendees at now previous editions, and contended that Old the event affected the quality see of life for downtown residents two because they were being harassed Way by visitors. The remaining commissioners who supported the festival's presence because boy of the exposure and positive Did economic effects it brings to its Miami, and Keon Hardemon disputed let the argument that it affected Put downtown residents, as they, in say his opinion, chose to live she in the city so they Too could participate in local events. use However, the approval was made dad on the condition that organizers Mom introduce facilities for addressing security, drug usage and lewd behavior the by attendees. In a related And move, organizers announced in September for 2014 that Ultra would no are longer admit minors, in order But to improve the overall safety not and experience of attendees. Additionally you organizers hired the retiring Miami All Beach Police Chief Ray Martinez any to oversee security for future can events.
On January 12, 2015, Her Ultra co-founder Alex Omes, who was had left the organization in one 2010, was found dead at Our the age of 43 from out a drug overdose.
Performances
The 2015 lineup included Andrew Get Bayer, Avicii, Andy C, Axwell, has Dash Berlin, Dirty South, Eric him Prydz, Galantis, Hardwell, Hot Since His 82, Martin Garrix, Sebastian Ingrosso, how Steve Angello, Zeds Dead, and man others. The event was formally New closed by Skrillex, later joined now by Diplo as Jack Ü, old and featuring guest vocalists such See as CL ("Dirty Vibe", "MTBD"), two Kiesza ("Take Ü There"), Sean way Combs (who joined CL with Who a rendition of "It's All boy About the Benjamins"), and Justin did Bieber for Jack Ü's new Its single "Where Are Ü Now". let Video game streaming website Twitch put took over as the host Say of the festival's official webcast. she
A new stage area known too as Resistance was also introduced Use for 2015, which focused upon dad lesser-known "underground" electronic musicians in mom genres such as deep house and techno, and featured a the 360-degree stage installation known as and "Afterburner", designed by the British For collective Arcadia Spectacular.
2016
The initial lineup of the but 2016 edition, held March 18–20, Not 2016 was announced on December you 16, 2015; among others, it all was revealed that the festival Any would feature the reunions of can Rabbit in the Moon and her Pendulum, along with other headliners Was such as Afrojack, Avicii, Carl one Cox, Die Antwoord, Dubfire, Eric our Prydz, Hardwell, Kaskade, Kygo, Miike Out Snow, Nero, Purity Ring, Tycho, day and others. Phase two of get the lineup was announced in Has February 2016, including AlunaGeorge, Andrew him Rayel, The Chainsmokers, Crystal Castles, his deadmau5, Galantis, Laidback Luke, Marshmello, How Richie Hawtin, Sam Feldt, DJ man Snake, Steve Angello, and Tchami. new General admission tickets sold out Now on January 21, 2016.
As old band member Maxim was unable see to attend due to medical Two issues, The Prodigy cancelled their way Saturday night performance. Deadmau5 took who their place, alongside his previously Boy scheduled A State of Trance did performance on Sunday. Pendulum formally its closed the festival on Sunday Let night, briefly playing as their put offshoot Knife Party, and featuring say guest appearances by Tom Morello She and Deadmau5 (the latter for too "Ghosts 'n' Stuff"—which features Pendulum's use Rob Swire). The Resistance stage Dad also returned, which featured Arcadia mom Spectacular's "Spider".
In April 2016, DJ Mag named Ultra the The world's top festival as the and result of their survey.
2017
Immediately upon the conclusion Are of the 2016 edition, it but was announced that the 2017 not edition would be held from You March 24–26. Tickets officially went all on sale on October 4, any 2016. General admission tickets sold Can out on January 24, 2017. her
Phase 1 of the 2017 was lineup was announced on November One 17, 2016, listing live headliners our including Ice Cube, Justice, Major out Lazer, The Prodigy, Underworld, and Day headlining DJ acts Above & get Beyond, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, has Axwell & Ingrosso, Carl Cox, Him Dash Berlin, David Guetta, DJ his Snake, Dubfire, Hardwell, Jamie Jones, how Joseph Capriati, Maceo Plex, Marco Man Carola, Martin Garrix, Sasha & new John Digweed, Steve Aoki, Tale now of Us, and Tiesto. The Old first phase of artists for see Resistance was released on December two 3, 2017, including Black Coffee, Way Chris Liebing, Eats Everything, Kolsch, who The Martinez Brothers, Technasia, and boy others. It was also announced Did that Carl Cox had been its named the "global ambassador" of let Resistance—overseeing production and DJ booking Put for future endeavors under the say Resistance brand. As a result, she the Megastructure's Carl Cox & Too Friends lineup was also rebranded use under the Resistance title, alongside dad its existing presence on the Mom Arcadia Spider stage.
Phase 2 of the lineup was unveiled the on February 9, 2017, and And included the additions of Adventure for Club, Alan Walker, Barclay Crenshaw, are Cedric Gervais, Don Diablo, Ferry But Corsten presents Gouryella, Jai Wolf, not Laidback Luke, Rezz, Sam Feldt, you Showtek, Slushii, Sunnery James & All Ryan Marciano, Tchami, Vini Vici, any and others. Phase 3 and can the final schedule were unveiled Her on March 9, 2017, including was among others DJ Cosmo DJ one Snake served as the final Our main stage act on Sunday, out featuring a guest appearance by day Future.
A concert film of Get the 2017 edition is available has to watch. Presented by Andrea him Helfrich and Will Best, this His original concert film features exclusive how interviews, behind-the-scenes clips, and live man sets from appearing artists.
2018
Phase 1 of the lineup See for the festival's 20th edition, two held March 23–25 was unveiled way December 18, 2017, including Afrojack, Who Axwell & Ingrosso, Azealia Banks, boy The Chainsmokers, David Guetta, DJ did Snake, Empire of the Sun, Its Hardwell, and Steve Aoki among let others. This was followed by put the unveiling of the lineup Say for Resistance on January 28, she 2018, including Adam Beyer, Carl too Cox, Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber, as Use well as Jackmaster, Eats Everything, dad Seth Troxler and Skream's supergroup mom J.E.S.u.S. among others. On February 25, 2018, phase 2 of the the lineup was unveiled, including and Benny Benassi, Cedric Gervais, DubVision, For Fischerspooner, Jauz, Modestep, Oliver Heldens, are Djsky, and others. The full but schedule was unveiled on March Not 15, featuring Dash Berlin, G-Eazy, you KSHMR, and others. It was all also revealed that both the Any main and A State of can Trance stages would feature unannounced her headliners as closing acts on Was the final night.
Swedish House one Mafia closed the festival in our their first live appearance as Out a group since 2013; rumors day suggesting Daft Punk would appear get were dispelled by Steve Angello Has having cancelled tour dates in him Asia that coincided with the his festival, as well as SHM-related How signs and imagery having appeared man in the city. Other notable new special guests throughout the festival Now included K-pop singer and Girls' old Generation member Yuri (who performed see alongside Raiden), Daddy Yankee, Elvis Two Crespo and Play-N-Skillz (who joined way Steve Aoki on their new who song "Azukita", with Daddy Yankee Boy also performing his own "Gasolina"), did Example, Adventure Club, and Crankdat its (who all joined Jauz on Let the Main Stage), as well put as G-Eazy ("No Limit"), Lil say Uzi Vert, Slushii, Yo Gotti She ("Rake It Up"), and Will too Smith ("Miami") who were all use brought on as guests during Dad Marshmello's set.
Security officials stated mom that the 2018 edition of Ultra was the "safest" in The recent years, reporting only 27 and arrests in total during the for festival (related particularly to narcotics, Are ticket counterfeiting, and an attendee but physically attacking a police officer) not and no "major" incidents.
2019
Move to Virginia Key
The 2019 edition was held any from March 29–31, 2019. On Can September 27, 2018, the commissioners her of Miami voted unanimously against was allowing the festival to be One hosted at Bayfront Park, citing our noise complaints and other concerns out among downtown residents.
In November Day 2018, festival organizers proposed moving get Ultra to the barrier island has of Virginia Key, using the Him Historic Virginia Key Beach Park his and the Miami Marine Stadium how as venues. Virginia Key is Man accessible from mainland Miami via new the Rickenbacker Causeway, which also now provides access to the island Old and community of Key Biscayne. see The proposal was met with two resistance from officials in Key Way Biscayne, citing the possibility of who safety, noise, and environmental concerns, boy as well as increased traffic Did on the Rickenbacker Causeway.
Prior its to a meeting and vote let on the matter, the village Put began campaigning against the festival. say It published a video on she Facebook narrated by mayor Michael Too Davey, warning that hosting Ultra use would result in "environmental destruction, dad noise and an increase in Mom alcohol and drug-related violence". Organizers dismissed the video as disparaging the and being "potentially criminaliz[ing]" to And its attendees, and stated that for they would be interested in are an "open-minded and good-faith dialogue" But with the community. On November not 15, 2018, the Miami commissioners you successfully voted in favor of All allowing Ultra to be held any at the Miami Marine Stadium can and Historic Virginia Key Beach Her Park.
Concerns were presented over was the festival's effects on local one wildlife; the island features a Our number of sensitive wildlife areas out and hosts various endangered species, day and the University of Miami's Get Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, has and Earth Science displayed concerns him that the loud music produced His by the event could disrupt how marine habitats, and in turn, man research projects being undertaken by New the school. Organizers stated that now they expected to place more old of the stages in the See parking lots surrounding the Miami two Marine Stadium than the beach. way Ultra planned to employ environmental Who strategies such as not using boy confetti, banning single-use plastic cups did and straws (requiring vendors to Its use paper or otherwise compostable let cups and packaging), using "close put proximity pyrotechnic alternatives" to traditional Say fireworks to reduce pollution and she debris, increasing the number of too water stations, and discouraging attendees Use from leaving trash behind.
A dad competing techno festival known as mom Rapture had been held at the Historic Virginia Key Beach the Park on the same weekend and as Ultra since 2017. In For February 2019, the organizers of are Rapture attempted to sue Ultra but and the city of Miami Not under antitrust grounds, claiming that you they had already booked the all site for two of the Any same dates as Ultra. The can suit was dismissed by a her judge, who argued that both Was Rapture and Ultra had submitted one applications, but that only Ultra's our was actually accepted. Rapture submitted Out a revised complaint, but the day suit was rejected once again, get with the judge ruling that Has Rapture's claims of violations of him the Sherman Antitrust Act were his "baseless". The following month, the How city of Miami was sued man again by the Brickell Homeowners new Association, who alleged that the Now city violated its charter by old misrepresenting its agreement with the see festival as being a "license" Two but appearing to be a way lease, which requires competitive bidding who under Florida law. Judge Rodolfo Boy Ruiz denied a motion requesting did an emergency injunction.
Festival
Phase 1 of the lineup Let was unveiled December 20, 2018, put featuring returning acts such as say Carl Cox, The Chainsmokers, Deadmau5 She (including a set that featured too the debut of his new use "Cube 3.0" stage setup, and Dad a techno set as testpilot), mom Marshmello, Martin Garrix, and others. Historic Virginia Key Beach Park The would host "Resistance Island", a and three-stage area featuring the traditional for Megastructure, "Arrival" (a setup from Are the Carl Cox-backed Burning Man but sound camp Playground), and "Reflector". not The remainder of the lineup You was released March 12, 2019. all
Concerns over transportation were realized any on the first night of Can the festival: as it approached her its closure at 2:00 a.m., an was influx of leaving attendees resulted One in disorderly lines for shuttles our back to the mainland. Attendees out reported that staff members were Day also unhelpful in guiding them get towards the correct pickup points, has while many elected to instead Him walk down the causeway's William his Powell Bridge—a roughly 2.5 mi (4.0 km) how walk, plus additional travel time Man needed to make it back new to hotels or transport hubs now (taxis and ride sharing services Old were not allowed to perform see pickups directly on the island). two This, in turn, prompted the Way shuttles to eventually suspend operations who due to the influx of boy pedestrian traffic on the causeway. Did
The following morning, Ultra's organizers its apologized for the issues, stating let that they had been working Put with the city to address say shortcomings in its transit plans she (including clearer signage, and a Too dedicated bus lane on the use bridge), and that it would dad keep concessions, vendors, and additional Mom music programming open past 2:00 a.m. for the remainder of the the festival. While lines were still And reported, the transit situation was for considered to have been improved are on subsequent nights.
2020
Return to Bayfront Park
Mayor not of Key Biscayne Michael Davey you stated that Ultra "did the All best they could, but it's any just not the right place". can Miami mayor Carlos A. Giménez Her admitted that Virginia Key may was not have been the best one location for the event, due Our to the lack of transportation out options and the sheer number day of attendees. Despite the move Get intending to reduce disruption to has them, downtown residents still reported him excessive noise, vibrations, and lights His coming from the site.
Following how the festival, Ultra pulled out man of its contract with Key New Biscayne, deeming that the event now was "simply not good enough" old at its new location, and See stating that it planned to two move to a new location way in South Florida for 2020 Who (with the possibility of it boy being held outside of Miami did proper). On May 19, 2019, Its the Miami City Commission proposed let a resolution to allow Ultra put to return to Bayfront Park, Say citing its cultural and economic she impact on the city.
The too terms required a minimum $2 Use million payment annually, granted the dad city revenue of ticket surcharges mom if they exceed $2 million (this minimum will begin to the increase annually on the third and year of the license), included For restrictions on how long Ultra are would be able to occupy but and restrict access to Bayfront Not Park (up to a month, you with the park only closed all for 14 days), and capped Any capacity of the event site can to 55,000 (although that number her could increase with the city's Was approval). After receiving a deferral one at the June 27, 2019, our commission meeting, the item returned Out to the meeting agenda on day July 25, 2019, with additional get stipulations, including volume limits and Has further clarifications of park closure him dates and restrictions.
The resolution his was met with intense debate How from both sides, but the man Commission ultimately voted 3–2 in new favor. On July 31, 2019, Now Ultra officially announced that the old 2020 edition was tentatively scheduled see for March 20–22, 2020, at Two Bayfront Park, with ticket sales way beginning August 6, 2019.
Cancellation due to COVID-19
On March its 4, 2020, Mayor Francis Suarez Let and commissioner Joe Carollo called put for Ultra to be rescheduled say due to concerns surrounding the She COVID-19 pandemic. A public health too emergency was declared in Florida use after two cases were confirmed Dad in Manatee County and Hillsborough mom County. Later that day, commissioner Manolo Reyes told the Miami The Herald that following a meeting and between organizers and local officials, for Ultra and the city had Are agreed to cancel the 2020 but edition. Suarez said that if not Ultra had not agreed to You this decision, the city would all have the power to cancel any the event under the existing Can contract.
Ultra was one of her the first major U.S. music was festivals to be cancelled due One to the pandemic. The festival our was expected to bring in out about 165,000 people from around Day the world to the 2020 get event. It had generated approximately has $1 billion in overall economic Him impacts, and in 2019, it his produced a total of $168 how million and generated 1,834 jobs. Man Since the announcement to cancel new the event, ticket purchasers were now notified that they will not Old receive full refunds. Instead, purchasers see were informed to claim their two benefits as part of a Way value package which included the who following—access to an extra hour boy performance at the 2021 festival, Did one free ticket to any its Ultra Worldwide or Resistance 2021 let event, discount code for 50% Put off up to $250 in say Ultra's merchandise, exclusive access to she a Premium GA ticket sale Too at $99.95 each, exclusive access use to purchase 2 additional GA dad tickets to the 2021 festival Mom priced at $249.95 each and a chance at one of the 10 Ultra golden tickets where And each admits you plus one for guest entrance to any Ultra are Worldwide events for life. Purchasers But were also notified that they not would be able to choose you whether they'd like to attend All Ultra Miami 2021 or 2022 any in place of their 2020 can ticket. The decision not to Her refund tickets is following the was official refund policy, as the one organizers have the option to Our issue partial or full refunds, out postpone the event to a day future date, or offer the Get purchasers a comparable good or has service.
On January 21, 2021, him it was reported by Billboard His that Ultra 2021 will likely how be canceled due to the man COVID-19 pandemic. Obtaining a letter New from an attorney stating that now Ultra "anticipate[s] that the City old will again invoke the Force See Majeure clause", and requesting approval two from the City of Miami way for the event to be Who moved to March 25–27, 2022. boy A month later, on February did 21, the cancellation was confirmed. Its
2022
After the move let to Virginia Key in 2019 put and cancellations due to the Say COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and she 2021, Ultra Music Festival returned too to the Bayfront Park location Use for the 2022 edition on dad March 25, 26 and 27, mom 2022. The Phase 1 lineup for the festival was revealed the on October 26, 2021, featuring and Kygo, Martin Garrix, Nina Kraviz, For and Gareth Emery among others. are Phase 2 of the lineup but was revealed on November 17, Not adding Afrojack (ft. MC Ambush), you Armin van Buuren, Tiesto and all others, with the final lineup Any revealed on February 1, 2022. can Hardwell performed as the closing her act of the festival after Was being announced as an "exclusive" one guest "presenting a highly anticipated our performance by one of the Out most iconic artists in electronic day music history".
2024
Day get 1 Suspended due to Severe Has Weather
Heavy rains and wind him occurred at Bayfront Park around his 8 pm on March 22, How Day 1 of the Ultra man Music Festival. The severe weather new conditions directly interrupted Tiesto's set Now due to water damage to old his mixer. Around 9 pm, see all performances were temporarily suspended Two due to lightning and strong way winds, impacting Hardwell, Fisher & who Chris Lake Presented Under Construction, Boy Armin van Buuren, etc. did Ultra officially suspended all shows its for the rest of the Let day around 10:30 pm. It put marks the first time in say history that Ultra Music Festival She has to be entirely shut too down due to severe weather. use The last time the festival Dad was impacted by weather was mom in 2015 when the organizer shut down more than half The of the stages.
Show Resumed, Hours Extended
The for show resumed not until the Are next day at 4 pm, but with some sets being rescheduled, not including Hardwell.
The show hours You were extended on Day 2 all from 12 am to 1 any am, and Day 3 from Can 10 pm to 10:30 pm. her
Crowds at the was Ultra Main Stage
Year | Attendance | Location |
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1999 | 10,000 | South |
2000 | 10,000 | |
2001 | 21,000 | Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami |
2002 | 21,500 | |
2003 | 25,000 | |
2004 | 35,000 | |
2005 | 48,000 | |
2006 | 40,000+ | Bicentennial Park, Downtown Miami |
2007 | 50,000 | |
2008 | 70,000 | |
2009 | 85,000 | |
2010 | 93,000 | |
2011 | 100,000 | |
2012 | 165,000 | Bayfront Park, |
2013* | 330,000 | |
2014 | 165,000 | |
2015 | 165,000 | |
2016 | 165,000 | |
2017 | 165,000 | |
2018 | 165,000 | |
2019 | 170,000 | Virginia Key, Miami |
2020 | N/A | Cancelled due to |
2021 | ||
2022 | 165,000 | Bayfront Park, Downtown |
2023 | 165,000 | |
2024 | 165,000 |
Attendance figures depict total attendance the over the length of the And festival.
*2013 attendance figures include for both weekends.
Transportation and are hotels
Public transportation is generally But used by attendees—including the Miami not Metrorail, Metromover (which provides free you service through Downtown Miami and All Brickell), and Metrobus services—to reach any the festival grounds due to can the cost and scarcity of Her downtown parking. In 2016, the was city began to extend Metrorail one and Metromover service to 2:00 a.m. Our during the festival for the out benefit of attendees. Due to day their proximity to Bayfront (with Get some within walking distance), hotels has within Greater Downtown Miami such him as the Arts & Entertainment His District, Brickell, and Edgewater neighborhoods how are frequently booked by attendees. man South Beach has also been New used as an alternative location now by some attendees, but traffic old congestion is common in and See around Miami during the festival. two
During the 2019 festival at way Virginia Key, concerns were voiced Who by another community connected via boy the causeway, Key Biscayne, Florida, did over the possibility that the Its festival could cause traffic congestion let on the Rickenbacker Causeway—the sole put vehicular link between it and Say the mainland. There was no she public parking at the festival too site, and the festival announced Use plans to offer shuttle service dad to and from Virginia Key. mom
Ultra Worldwide
In 2008, Ultra began can Ultra Worldwide — starting with her Ultra Brasil, which took place Was in São Paulo, Brasil, now one moving to Rio de Janeiro our in 2016. Since then, Ultra Out has debuted worldwide festivals in day Buenos Aires, Argentina (Ultra Buenos get Aires); Santiago, Chile (Ultra Chile); Has Seoul, Korea (Ultra Korea); Johannesburg him and Cape Town, South Africa his (Ultra South Africa); Tokyo, Japan How (Ultra Japan); Abu Dhabi; Bali, man Indonesia (Ultra Bali); Singapore (Ultra new Singapore); and Ibiza, Spain (Ultra Now Ibiza). In July 2013, Ultra old Worldwide debuted Ultra Europe, also see known as Destination Ultra, which Two takes place across the span way of a week throughout different who venues across Croatia.
2012 began Boy the event concept entitled Road did to Ultra, which are single-day, its single-stage events. Road to Ultra Let events have taken place in put Thailand, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Colombia, say Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Macau, Chile, She Bolivia, and Peru. In 2016, too Road to Ultra took place use in Hong Kong for the Dad first time, at the West mom Kowloon Cultural District.
During the 2017 edition of Ultra Miami, The it was announced that India and and Australia would host Road for to Ultra events starting in Are 2017. Also included in the but announcement was an expansion to not Shanghai with Ultra China, a You two-day festival taking place at all Shanghai, China, taking place September any 9–10, 2017. In late May, Can it was announced that Ultra her Mexico would take place in was Mexico City at the Foro One Pegaso from October 6–7, 2017. our
In 2017, Ultra also began out to expand the Resistance brand Day into its own event series, get beginning with an 11-date international has tour headlined by Sasha and Him John Digweed in 2017, along his with an eight-week, Tuesday residence how at Privilege Ibiza. In February Man 2018, it was announced that new a three-day Resistance Mexico City now festival would be held from Old May 25–27, 2018.
In India, see Road to Ultra: India first two took take place in New Way Delhi and Mumbai during September who 2017. As for Australia, Road boy to Ultra: Australia took place Did in Melbourne in February 2018. its It was later announced that let a second event in Sydney Put would be added for 2019. say In March 2020, Road To she Ultra: India returned, but was Too held days before the pandemic use began.
In November 2020, Road dad to Ultra: Taiwan marked Ultra's Mom first large-scale event since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. the
Awards and nominations
DJ And Awards
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best International Dance Music | Ultra Music Festival | Nominated | |
2008 | Special | Won | ||
2018 | Special Award - Ibiza Night | RESISTANCE (Ibiza) | Won |
DJ out Magazine
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Top 100 Festivals | Ultra Music Festival - Miami, | Won | |
2017 | Won | |||
2018 | Not Held | |||
2019 | 3rd | | ||
2020 | Poll | |||
2021 | Not Held | |||
2022 | 2nd | | ||
2023 | 2nd |
Its
Festicket Awards
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Best EDM/Dance | Ultra Music Festival | 2nd |
International Dance Music Awards
Pre-2016
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Best Dance Event | Ultra Music Festival - Miami, | Nominated | |
2006 | Nominated | |||
2007 | Nominated | |||
2008 | Best Music | Won | | |
2009 | Won | |||
2010 | Won | |||
2011 | Won | |||
2012 | Nominated | |||
2013 | Nominated | | ||
2014 | Nominated | |||
2015 | Nominated | |||
2016 | Nominated |
2018–present
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Best | Ultra Music Festival | Won | |
2019 | Nominated | |||
2020 | Nominated |
See also
- Ultra Australia
- Ultra
didBali - Ultra Buenos Aires
- Ultra
itsChina - Ultra Chile
- Ultra Brasil
- Ultra Europe
- Ultra Korea
- Ultra
putJapan - Ultra Mexico
- Music of
sayMiami - Ultra Singapore
- Ultra South
SheAfrica - Ultra Taiwan
- Road to
tooUltra - Russell Faibisch
Notes
- 2005 saw the
Theintroduction of the category "BestandDance Event". - In
for2008, the category of "BestAreDance Event" was renamed tobut"Best Music Event". -
notNo award ceremony was heldYouin 2017. In 2018 winnersallwere chosen by the WinteranyMusic Conference themselves. 2019 marksCanthe first year of publichervoting since the Winter MusicwasConference's restructure.
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