Experiencing
All Ultra Music Festival Has To Offer
Ultra Music
Festival 2015 in Miami will be held March 27 – 29, 2015. This is a premium
event geared towards adults, 18 years old and over.
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The Ultra Music Festival 2015 Lineup:
DJ Headliners
Adam Beyer —
Afrojack — Alesso — Armin Van Buuren — Avicii — Axwell & Ingrosso — Carlcox
— David Guetta — Deep Dish — Dixon — Eric Prydz — Hardwell — Jamie Jones —
Knife Party — Loco Dice — Maceo Plex — Marco Carola — Martin Garrix — Nicky
Romero — Steve Angello — Steve Aoki — Tale of Us — Tiesto
Live Headliners
Bassnectar —
Clean Bandit — Sie Antwoors — Gorgon City Live — Kiesza — Krewella — YKGO —
Nestky Live — Odesza — Porter Robinson Live — RAC
Ultra Music
Festival (most commonly known by the acronym UMF) is an annual outdoor
electronic music festival that takes place in the city of Miami, Florida,
during the month of March. This festival has over a 15 year history starting in
1999, and interestingly enough the festival is actually named after the Depeche
Mode album "Ultra." UMF doesn't stand alone in its own bubble,
either. It coincides with Miami's annual Winter Music Conference to flood the city
with music fans each year.
Bayfront Park is the home to Ultra Music Festival and this famous site in downtown Miami still remains the present day home of the festival. Originally lasting only one day up until 2006, Ultra was so popular that it became a two-day festival and then a three-day festival until 2012. That year the number of attendees rose to an incredible 155,000 per day. There was an attempt to make it a two weekend thing, but this was not a popular choice and the festival went back to its original roots as a one weekend deal.
The
popularity doesn't fade, however, as tickets often sell out within hours or
even minutes of becoming available. While some of the performers may change,
the same three artists headline the event every single year. No matter what you
can count on seeing headliners Tiesto, Avicii, and David Guetta in every single
Ultra Music Festival.
The ideas
for Ultra Music Festival originally came to be in 1999 as a partnership between
Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes, who combined to fund and produce it. The very
first Ultra festival was a single one-day event and took place on March 13,
1999. There were several artists, and some notable ones at that very first one
included:
- Paul van
Dyk
- Rabbit in
the Moon
- Josh Wink
- DJ Baby
Anne, among others.
The first
festival was popular but was also a financial loss. However the demand was
still there and the desire to keep UMF was still there, so this would still
prove to be the birth of a tradition.
A
partnership with Coolworld Entertainment would help the festival continue to
grow and all but ensure that it would become a stable and beloved annual music
event. The names have changed and the play card has become much bigger from the
very first show, but the same three big names still headline every year. This
brings a great level of consistency to the festival while still allowing spots
to be open for other popular established and up and coming artists.
The numbers
didn't lie about the popularity. Every single year Ultra Music Festival have continued
to grow and be in higher demand. Tickets are extremely hard to come by and now
always sell out almost immediately. In 2008 the festival celebrated its 10th
anniversary and the line up included dozens of performers and have shown just
how far the festival has come. Just a small sample of the groups that performed
on the weekend of March 28–29, 2008, include:
- Tiësto
- Underworld
- Justice
- MSTRKRFT
- Annie Mac
- Calvin
Harris
- Moby
- The
Crystal Method
- David
Guetta
- Jackal
& Hyde
- Rabbit in
the Moon and more!
Attendance
numbers have had to be limited because of space requirements. The popularity
still continues even as more crossover acts are joining the lineup such as The
Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy, Crystal Castles, and The Ting Tings, among
others. Estimated attendance is consistently still going to be over 100,000 and
Ultra Music Festival has the distinction of setting a Miami city record for
number of tickets sold for a single event. While the event may still change formatting
in the future, the three day table for the Ultra Music Festival seems to strike
the perfect balance for attendees and promoters.
The Ultra
Music Festival may have started with humble beginnings, but time has proven
just how much growth can occur when demand and good planning meet up with true
entertainment. There's little doubt that UMF is firmly entrenched as one of the
great music festivals in the country and its fans will continue to arrive in
droves.
