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The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)–the world’s leading two-day electronic music experience–has announced the dates for its 11th consecutive year: Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28, 2009. South Florida’s favorite music festival, internationally renowned for its memorable live performances and DJ sets from the world’s top electronic and alternative rock artists, will take place during the 24th annual Winter Music Conference at the beautiful waterfront location of Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami (the same grounds it has occupied since 2006).
The initial line-up for the first night of the festival includes Miami exclusive performances from: Tiësto, Bloc Party, The Ting Tings, Santogold and–making their first US appearance as a full band in seven years–drum and bass legends Roni Size Reprazent. Miami exclusive Artists confirmed for the second night of the festival include, Cut Copy, Deadmau5, Crystal Castles, The Presets, Hercules and Love Affair, Simian Mobile Disco, and Busy P. Carl Cox will also return to perform on both Friday and Saturday and will host the legendary Carl Cox and Friends arena with a full complement of special guests TBA. Many additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.
Last year over 55,000 dance music enthusiasts coming from the entire United States and over 50 countries around the world were in attendance, marking it as the largest ever UMF event and ranking at #14 on Pollstar’s 2008 Mid Year Top 100 Concert Grosses. “The Ultra Music Festival, which started as an afterthought at the Winter Music Conference a decade ago but has now become its biggest event, more than lived up to expectations this weekend at downtown Miami’s Bicentennial Park,” wrote Miami Herald pop music critic Mike Hamersly in his review of last year’s festival (March 30, 2008). Added the Los Angeles Times (via their blog) of the Winter Music Conference April 2, “…the highlight of the week of DJ-centric festivities was surely the massive Ultra Music Festival. Taking place…over two days at downtown Miami’s Bicentennial Park, Ultra did not disappoint.”
In addition to the annual Miami festival, UMF has expanded internationally to include events in Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, San Juan, Madrid and Ibiza. UMF recently added a January 2 festival in Cambriou exclusively featuring Tiësto’s only 2009 Brazilian performance.
FRIDAY LINEUP
—MAIN STAGE—
TIESTO
BLOC PARTY
DAVID GUETTA
DEADMAU5
SANTOGOLD
THE TING TINGS
STEVE LAWLER
PERRY FARRELL
THE WHIP
—BAY FRONT LIVE STAGE—
PENDULUM (LIVE)
RONI SIZE REPRAZENT
RABBIT IN THE MOON
KEVENS
—CARL COX & FRIENDS—
CARL COX
RICHIE HAWTIN
LUCIANO vs. LOCO DICE
TINI
—MID PARK STAGE—
SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA
(STEVE ANGELLO, AXWELL, SEBASTIAN INGROSSO)
BENNY BENASSI
TIGA
DIRTY SOUTH
BUSY P
CHRIS LAKE
SATURDAY LINEUP
—MAIN STAGE—
THE PRODIGY
PAUL VAN DYK
ARMIN VAN BUUREN
ABOVE & BEYOND
FEDDE LE GRAND
INFECTED MUSHROOM
ATB
KASKADE
MARKUS SCHULZ
FRANCESCO ROSSI
—BAY FRONT LIVE STAGE—
DEADMAU5
BOOKASHADE
CUT COPY
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
CRYSTAL CASTLES
M.A.N.D.Y vs. TIEFSCHWARZ
BOYS NOIZE
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR
THE PRESETS
KRAAK & SMAAK (LIVE)
LATE OF THE PIER
—CARL COX & FRIENDS—
CARL COX
ERICK MORILLO
MOBY
PETE TONG
ELIO RISO
—DRUMS—
RONI SIZE (DJ SET)
PLANET OF THE DRUMS (AK1200, DARA, DIESELBOY, J MESSINIAN)
GOLDIE
ANDY C & MC GQ
ED RUSH & OPTICAL
EVOL INTENT (LIVE)
CHASE & STATUS
NOISIA
SUBFOCUS
BASS NACHO & HUMAN
MARCUS VISIONARY
—BREAKS—
HYBRID (DJ SET)
BASSBIN TWINS
DJ ICEY
SOUL OF MAN
DRUMATTIC TWINS
BABY ANNE
FUTURE FUNK SQUAD (LIVE)
STORM & JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY
DNF (DJ/VOCAL SET)
