Ultra Music Festival Announces Packed 2014 Lineup
Ultra Music Festival is the annual Electronic Dance Music super-festival that is easily the largest such event, outside of EDC Las Vegas and Tomorrowland/world. For the sixteenth installment of the neon-splattered mega-rave, organizers went a bit, H.A.M. The first phase of 2014's installment of Ultra Music Festival includes a who's who of artists in the EDM world, including the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack, Kaskade, Avicii, Krewella and MixMag's No. 1 DJ in the world, Hardwell, who top a packed list.
An interesting tweak at Ultra Music Festival is the split between a DJ and Live lineup. The live lineup has grown and this year includes M.I.A, MGMT, Cut/Copy, Empire of the Sun and Pusha T. I've written about a lot of festivals with over the top lineups, but Ultra may have pushed the envelope another step forward, it's hard to imagine there could be more phases of artist added. The full list of performers can be found below, it may take you a minute to digest the entire situation.
The festival will take place March 28-30 at Bayfront Park in Miami. While VIP tickets have sold out, you can still drop a cool $399.95 for General Admission tix here. Check out a recap video of last year's Ultra and the full list of performers, below.
[youtube id="caYdSWljo1g" mode="normal" align="center"]
[Album] Frank Kvitta: "Side by Side"
German-based techno DJ, Frank Kvitta has been in the game for a little over a decade now. Having played festivals from Tomorrowland in Belgium to Monegros in Fraga, Spain and recorded music since he was a kid-Kvitta is just now releasing his first full-length album, Side By Side. Kvitta is known for turning up the dance floor and with rolling, thundering bass and up-tempo synth play, he samples well and brings together mixes that stay interesting and don't fall off, building and growing, peaking and dipping. Check out the album below, available exclusively on BeatPort-should wake you up for the weekend.