ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL –THE WORLD’S PREMIER ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL–
THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 26 & SATURDAY, MARCH 27 IN MIAMI ON TRACK TO SELL OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FESTIVAL’S 12-YEAR HISTORY ANNOUNCE STEPHEN MARLEY TO PERFORM WITH DAMIAN MARLEY & NAS ALONG WITH OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS; LE CASTLE VANIA ALSO ADDED TEAM WITH CORSO COMMUNICATIONS TO DEBUT THE HEINEKEN INSPIRE DOMES: OFFERING 360 DEGREE VIDEO WITH MASTER VJ’S VELLO AND MILO AND PERFORMANCES FROM THE DIRTY DUTCH MUSIC CREW AND MORE MULTI-MEDIA ART INSTALLATIONS RETURN FOR FOURTH YEAR
Promoters for the ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF) are in the final stages of preparing for the 2010 installment of the world’s premier electronic music festival taking place this Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 at Bicentennial Park in Miami. With their strongest line-up to date, the festival is on track to be a sold-out event—the first in UMF history since becoming a two-day festival. With a solid line-up already in place–including performances on Friday from Tiësto, David Guetta, Groove Armada, Passion Pit, Little Boots, LMFAO, The Disco Biscuits and The Crystal Method and on Saturday from Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia with special guest Florence from Florence And The Machine, Armin Van Buuren, Benny Benassi with special guest Kelis, Orbital, Calvin Harris, Ghostland Observatory and Major Lazer
–UMF has announced the addition of Stephen Marley to Damian Marley & Nas’ performance on Saturday. Other notable performers joining Damian Marley & Nas for a sure-to-be memorable set include Shiah Coore, Sean Diedrick, Courtney Diedrick, Phillip James, Andrae Carter, Leon Mobley, Roselyn Williams, Rovleta Fraser and Garfield Logan. Atlanta-based deejay Le Castle Vania has also been added to the Bayfront Stage on Saturday’s bill. The Dirty Dutch Music crew–Chuckie, Sidney Samson, Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, Hardwell, and R3hab–has also been has been added to the UMF bill and is set to appear in the new Heineken Inspire Dome. Corso Communications will debut the two air conditioned Domes this year at UMF: one Dome will feature the Star Bar serving cold Heineken and Heineken Light draught and then, with beer in hand, festival goers can proceed through the media tunnel to the second Dome where they can be Inspired by a line-up of the best artists Winter Music Festival has to offer. Both domes offer 360 degree video with master VJ’s Vello and Milo syncing up an audio/visual experience not to be missed.
This year marks the fourth year that UMF will transform itself into a top multi-media event. In addition to its stellar music performance roster, festival goers can experience live painting by celebrated local artist LEBO during The Disco Biscuits set, artist/composer Christopher Janney’s interactive sound and light Sonic Forest, 3GZ Productions showcasing experimental films at its Ultra Video Lounge, Daniel Fila (aka Krave, aka The Fresh Monkey) painting live, Daniel Fiorda with his “Medusa’s – The Sovereign Female Wisdom” art installation, Daniel Marosi’s “Recycle” installation, top graffiti crews including MSG Cartel–infamous for the Crome and Crook spree of the 1990’s, urban muralist Cp1 and eco-friendly furniture by PIE Studio.
Tickets for the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience are available now exclusively through www.ultramusicfestival.com
Two-day general admission tickets are $139.95. Two-day VIP tickets are also available for $350.00.
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 12 LINE-UP
Friday, March 26
ULTRA MAIN STAGE: TIËSTO, DAVID GUETTA, GROOVE ARMADA LIVE, PASSION PIT, LITTLE BOOTS, LMFAO, DAN BLACK, WOLFGANG GARTNER, AFROJACK, MISS NINE, FRANCESSCO ROSSI, KRYOMAN. BAYFRONT LIVE STAGE: THE DISCO BISCUITS, THE CRYSTAL METHOD LIVE, RABBIT IN THE MOON 3D, INFECTED MUSHROOM, PRETTY LIGHTS, LOTUS.
CARL COX & FRIENDS
ARENA: CARL COX, GREEN VELVET, TIMO MAAS, LUCIANO, TANIA VULCANO, UMEK.
UMF IBIZA ARENA: ERIC PRYDZ, DIRTY SOUTH, WILL.I.AM, KASKADE, FELIX DA, HOUSECAT, LAIDBACK LUKE, JOSH WINK, ELIO RISO.
BISCAYNE STAGE: PLUMP, DJS, FAKE BLOOD, STANTON WARRIORS, ADAM FREELAND, UBERZONE VS. BASSBIN TWINS LIVE, ALEX METRIC LIVE, BOY 8 BIT, EVIL NINE.
ROOT SOCIETY DOME: JOACHIM GARRAUD, BASSNECTAR, STRIPE, STEVE PORTER, DONALD, GLAUDE, AFROBETA, PAPARAZZI. DAYGLOW ARENA: DAVID SOLANO, PAUL CAMPBELL, SVAST AND STELLER, ANDRE SOBOTA, FLY ID AKA RAY JUNION, FRANCESCO CARDENAS & LUKE HUNTER, NIMA NASSERI, CARLOS MENDOZA, BATJUICE, SURGEWAVE FEAT. MC JU
MANJI, SHADE, MIKE MIRO, DJ BBP, PEDRO M, NIKO ROCHA, DEEP THERAPY AKA JAY LARA & DAN POLIMENI, ROLAND CLARK, DJ GILLIGAN, DIALECTIC SINES, CHRIS SAMBA, DJ XTA-C,
OVERDOSE UMF RADIO STAGE: EVOL INTENT LIVE, DJ DENNIS SEBAYAN, EXCISION & DATSIK, HOT PINK DELOREAN, CLAYTON STEELE AKA FELLA, COMPUTER CLUB, NC 17, CIRCLE K & STUNNA W/ MC COLLABORATOR, DANNY C VS APOLLO V, ROD B, RICHARD WEBER, SQUAREHEAD, ROGER LYRA, JIMMIE PAGE, TONI MORENO & MIGUEL GARJI, RICHARD FRAIOLO, NITIN, JESNEY, JOSE MATA, METAPHYSICAL, KOIS, MARMOSET & NEUMANN, DIOPTRICS
Saturday, March 27
ULTRA MAIN STAGE: DEADMAU5, SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA, ARMIN VAN BUUREN, FAITHLESS SOUND SYSTEM LIVE, BENNY BENASSI, DAMIAN MARLEY & NAS, GROOVE ARMADA DJ SET, CALVIN HARRIS DJ SET, NERVO, NATE CAMPBELL.
BAYFRONT LIVE STAGE: ORBITAL, CROOKERS, BLOODY BEETROOTS LIVE, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, A-TRAK, BOYS NOIZE VS. EROL ALKAN, DIPLO, STEVE AOKI, AFROBETA, JAPANESE POPSTARS.
CARL COX & FRIENDS ARENA: CARL COX, SASHA & JOHN DIGWEED, ERICK MORILLO, FEDDE LE GRAND,YOUSEF, KRYOMAN & THE CLONES. UMF BRAZIL ARENA: ABOVE & BEYOND, PAUL OAKENFOLD, ATB, SANDER KLEINENBERG MARKUS SCHULZ, SANDER VAN DOORN, GARETH EMERY, RODRIGO VIEIRA, JEROME ISMA-AE, MARCOS CARNAVAL, FERRIS.
BISCAYNE STAGE: MAJOR LAZER, PENDULUM DJ SET, LTJ BUKEM, BASSNECTAR, ANDY C & MC GQ, RUSKO, THE GLITCH MOB, PLANET OF THE DRUMS, SKREAM, SUB FOCUS, BENGA, FREQ NASTY, NERO, CASPA, TODDLA T. ROOT SOCIETY DOME: JEFR TALE, RABBIT IN THE MOON DJ SET, KEVENS, PLANET B, HATIRAS, JELLO, ZODIAC CARTEL, OLIVER MOLDEN, RIOTGEAR, KIDS AT THE BAR, ROBB G DAYGLOW ARENA: ROBBIE RIVERA, DJ DAN, DONALD GLAUDE, JOACHIM GARRAUD, FUNKAGENDA, ALEX GAUDINO, FUNKERMAN, DAVID SOLANO, DJ IDEAL, FLYNN NOLAN, DJ SARARII, TANGO, DIRTY ISH, VELVET ANGELS LIVE, JF DISCORD, PEOPLE FROM VENUS LIVE, JEFF DURAND, PLEASURE:PAIN, PACMAN,
JEFF LECAIR, TONY PUCCIO, JASON VERNAU, NIKOLAS, DJ MAGIK, MANBEARPIG, PERFORMING LIVE THE DEVIL FROM ACAPULCO.
UMF RADIO STAGE: HYBRID (DJ SET), DJ ICEY, AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, DJ QBERT, DJ ENFERNO, DEEKLINE & DUSTIN HULTON FEATURING SPROTY-O & SHAUNDA K (YO MAJESTY!), ELITE FORCE, BABY A
NNE, KEITH MACKENZIE & CUTIS B FEATURING WHISKEY PETE, JEN LASHER, STORM AND JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY, ALEKSUS SANCHEZ, NOEL SANGER, DJ INDIGO, JUSTIN JOHNSON & BIG FAT FROG, TRITONAL, RANDY SEIDMAN, SOUL IN THE MACHINE LIVE, ALI MAHMUD, RABBIT, DJ HYRO, DARIN EPSILON, GUI RAFFI, MIKE GIBBS, RYAN MORALES, VINNY FROM DA BRONX, PEOPLE, MANUS, J2K.
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