Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival is an outdoor electronic music event held annually in Miami, Florida during the Winter Music Conference which occurs annually during the month of March. It is a 2-day event (although it was a 1-day event until 2007) that takes place across 12 different stages featuring over 200 artists, DJs, producers and promoters.

From 2001 to 2005, UMF was held outdoors in Bayfront Park, Miami. The first two UMFs (1999, & 2000) were actually held on South Beach in Miami Beach, however UMF attendance exceeded the possible beach permits and was subsequently moved to the venue of Bayfront Park. The top DJs and artists of the evening perform in the amphitheater designed to hold thousands of attendees. There is a second main stage (called the 'Sound stage') and 10 other specialized music areas scattered throughout the park featuring Drum and Bass, House, Techno, Electro, Breakbeats, Trance, and other various styles of electronic music.

In 2005 the concert was so popular that it sold out. With the festival growing so big, in 2006 the Miami event had been moved to an even bigger venue, Bicentennial Park, next door to its past home. In 2007, with Winter Music Conference in full swing, Ultra Music Festival had its first 2-Day Event held at Bicentennial Park with a record breaking 50,000+ electronic music fans. Ultra Music Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday, March 28th and Saturday March 29th, 2008, where an announcement was made that the festival had set a new City of Miami record for the number of tickets sold at a single event.It is estimated that over 70,000 people attended.

Ultra Music Festival, in association with Ultra Records, produces an event in New York City's Central Park called ULTRA:NY, which also sold out in 2005. The success has brought Ultra:NY back for a second year.

Notable performances

Over the years some of the world's most talented have performed at this event. Some of the performers include: Infected Mushroom, Benny Benassi, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Underworld, Justice (French band), Paul Oakenfold, Dieselboy, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, James Zabiela, Adam Freeland, Pete Tong, Paul van Dyk, Technical Itch, John Digweed, Tiësto, Steve Lawler, Rabbit in the Moon, Josh Wink, Sander Kleinenberg, DJ Icey, , Goldie, Moby, DJ Craze, Donald Glaude, keoki, Bad Boy Bill, DJ Baby Anne, Rennie Pilgrem, Lee Burridge, Andy C, Hybrid, Electric Skychurch, Luke Fair, DJ Dan, Crystal Method, Fabio, Danny Tenaglia, Grooverider, DJ Dara, Hyper, Junior Vasquez, Christopher Lawrence, Deep Dish, MSTRKRFT, Sasha, AK1200, Richie Hawtin, David Guetta, Jimmie Page, Stanton Warriors, The Prodigy, Richard Fraioli,BT, Deadmau5, as well as many other various talents.

The Killers (band) Performed a Mid-Comeback Show in 2006. The Cure played a long set at Ultra Music Festival 2007 including UMF veteran and Intune recording artist, BASS NACHO.

External links

* [http://www.ultramusicfestival.us/ Ultra Music Festival] (Official home page)
* [http://www.myspace.com/umf/ Ultra Music Festival] (MySpace)
* [http://www.wmcon.com/evt_ultra.htm Winter Music Conference]
* [http://www.ultrarecords.com/ Ultra Records]
* [http://www.ultramusicfestival.com.br/ Ultra Music Festival Brasil]