Posted by Miami Guide Staff | Sep 27, 2022
Ultra Music Festivalmade its triumphant homecoming to Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami last March, welcoming 165,000 attendees from 112 countries to the sold-out event. The weekend commenced with a custom light-up drone show announcing thatUltra Music Festivalwould host its 23rd annual edition from Friday, March 24 – Sunday, March 26, 2023, withSwedish House Mafiaheadlining.
Ultrahas now unveiled its star-studded Phase 1 lineup for the 2023 installment, reaffirming the festival’s legacy as a world-renowned curator of genre-crossing talent.
Swedish House Mafialeads the lineup asUltra’s flagship headlining act, returning to the festival after their historic unannounced Main Stage comeback in 2018. The trio has spent the last few months showcasing theirParadise Againat arenas across North America, and will continue performing throughout Europe this fall.
Legendary Dutch producer and DJHardwellwill headlineUltra2023 after ending his four-year-long hiatus with a surprise closing set on the festival’s Main Stage last March. Having teased a majority of his new studio albumREBELS NEVER DIEduring his unannouncedUltraperformance,Hardwelltoured the LP across the world before finally releasing the full 14-track album earlier this month.
Ultrawill welcome a handful of debut headlining performances that encompass the vast spectrum of electronic music, helmed byKaskadeanddeadmau5’ super-duoKx5. The pair’s debutUltraperformance follows the release of their first two Kx5 singles“Escape ft. Hayla”and“Take Me High,”and with the inauguralKx5album slated for release in 2023, fans can expect a performance brimming with exciting new music.
In addition to his back-to-back withKaskadeasKx5,deadmau5will perform as his techno aliasTestpilotalongsideOliver Heldens’ techno monikerHI-LOin a never-before-seen world debut. TheHI-LOandTestpilotprojects have each garnered widespread respect amongst the underground community, serving as vessels forOliver Heldensanddeadmau5to vaunt their deepest and darkest records.
Eclectic electronic-pop artistGrimeswill also make herUltradebut with a special DJ set to showcase her futuristic discography. French trailblazerCloZeewill bring her highly-anticipated live show to mark her inauguralUltraMusic Festivalperformance. The classically-trained artist has quickly risen through the ranks of electronic music with her worldly bass sound and organic instrumentation. Representing the bass music genre,Ganja White NightandSubtronicswill each make their long-awaited inauguralUltraperformances at the 2023 event.
Marking another first forUltra, Dutch producerOliver Heldensand French producerTchamiwill take the stage together to fuse their signature house sounds. This back to back performance follows the pair’s inaugural collaboration “LOW” withAnabel Englundfrom earlier this year. BothTchamiandOliver Heldenshave remained a vital part ofUltra’s programming over the years with Heldens recently performing atULTRA Japanand the upcomingULTRA Beach Balievent.
Ultra’s esteemed underground concept,RESISTANCE, will once again present a bevy of house and techno’s most in-demand acts across two stages:The MegastructureandThe Cove.
RESISTANCEprogramming will featureEric Prydz, who will present his highly-rare, technology-drivenHOLOshow in theMegastructurefor the first time, dazzling fans with state-of-the-art visuals and mind-bending light effects. The coveted, holographic experience pushes the boundaries of light and audio technology, allowing fans to fully immerse themselves into the the sounds ofEric Prydz.
The RESISTANCE Megastructurewill also welcome backCarl Cox, who has remained an indispensable part ofUltra Music Festivalsince performing at the event’s third-ever edition back in 2001. The iconic British producer and DJ has helped shapeUltra’s legacy with each event.Ultra’s 2022 edition sawCoxdebut his live-hybrid performance concept with a mesmeric, three-hour headlining set. TheMegastructurewill additionally host the return ofAfterlifeleadersTale Of Us, who delivered a mesmerizing performance at the 2022 festival.
Over atThe Cove Stage, West Coast-based underground labelDirtybirdwill host a stage takeover fronted by label boss himselfClaude Vonstroke.
ArmadalabelbossArmin van Buurenwill also host a stage takeover from his global radio showA State of Trance, marking the 11th anniversary of curating performances from the genre’s most prominent talents atUltra Music Festival. The Grammy-nominated Dutch producer/DJ has been a fixture atUltrasince his inaugural festival performance back in 2008, and holds the record for most entries in the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart, with 21 entries.
In addition toArmin Van Buuren, Ultrawill welcome world-renowned headliners like Dutch superstarMartin Garrix, who made hisUltradebut in 2014 when he was only 17-years-old, and has headlined every edition of the festival since then (besides 2018.) TheSTMPD RCRDSfounder recently took center stage atULTRA Worldwideevents likeULTRA KoreaandULTRA Japan, and finally unveiled his critically-acclaimed debut LPSentioearlier this year.
Three-timeGRAMMYaward-winnerand multi-platinum artistZeddwill return toUltra’s Main Stage for the first time since 2019. The globe-trotting artist has topped Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart multiple times and boasts billions of streams across platforms.Zeddis hot on the heels of his colossalULTRA Japanset, during which he brought his“Follow”collaboratorMartin Garrixon stage for a surprise back-to-back performance after joiningGarrixfor his headlining set the night prior.
Multi-platinum producer and live instrumentalist,Timmy Trumpetwill bring his jazz infused dance music back toUltrafor the 2023 event. The Australian artist has been hot on theULTRA Worldwidecircuit with Main Stage performances atULTRA Europe,ULTRA Japan, andULTRA Korea.
One of Brazil’s hottest dance music actsVintage Culturewill return toUltra’s flagship event following his highly-praised back to back set withClaptonein 2022. The chart-topping artist wonProducer of the Yearat the 2022Electronic Dance Music Awardsand has remained a top-selling artist onBeatportfor the majority of the past year.
Canadian producer and two-time winner ofElectronic Album of the Yearat theJUNO Awards,REZZis slated to make herUltrareturn this March. She initially made herUltradebut in 2017 and quickly rose to headliner by 2019. In her short yet prolific career she has released four studio albums, landed a sync in anAppleMacBook Pro commercial, and was featured in the Canadian documentary filmUnderplayed.
Gryffinwill take the stage atUltra Music Festivalas a headliner for the very first time. The classically-trained and multi-platinum selling artist initially made hisUltradebut as a supporting act in 2016 and 2017 but will finally return toBayfront Parkas a headliner for the 23rd edition. His debut albumGravityquickly rose to the number one spot onBillboard’s Top Dance/ElectronicAlbumsin 2019 and most recently he released his sophom*ore albumAlive followed by a string of sizable US tour stops.
Ultrawill also welcome veterans to return to the stage including live sets fromNGHTMREandBig GiganticasGIGANTIC NGHTMRE,as well as the genre-fusing producer and DJKayzo.
Fans can relive the magic ofUltra’s magnificent return to Miami’s Bayfront Park last year with theFinal Kid’sFor The PeopleAftermovie.The film begins with gorgeous footage of Miami’s scenic locale before unveiling the bevy of enthusiasticUltraattendees being ushered into the festival grounds for the first time since 2019. Chronicling three marathon days at festival,‘For The People’uses innovative filmmaking techniques to show off each stage’s groundbreaking designs, the festival’s eclectic dance music curation, the roster of world-famous headliners, and, of course, the thousands of happyUltraattendees dancing their hearts out.
A truly stunning filmmaker,Final Kid’s method of video production has become synonymous with the after-movie genre. Clocking up hundreds of millions of views worldwide, his footage is unmatched in the industry as he consistently captures the essence and character of each Ultra event in perfectly packaged form.
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ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 PHASE 1LINEUP
Armin van Buuren
Carl Cox
Claude VonStroke
CloZee
Eric Prydz presents HOLO
Ganja White Night
Gigantic NGHTMRE
Grimes
Gryffin
Hardwell
HI-LO b2b Testpilot
Kx5
Kayzo
Martin Garrix
Oliver Heldens b2b Tchami
REZZ
Subtronics
Swedish House Mafia
Tale Of Us
Timmy Trumpet
Vintage Culture
Zedd
