Ultra Music Festival 2017's Resistance Lineup: Sasha & Digweed, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, and Others

Perhaps the smartest move Ultra Music Festival has made recently was the creation of the Resistance stage. What began as a single stage in 2015 has become a brand in and of itself. Resistance has grown so much that the festival's organizers have spun it off into its own standalone event.

By Jose D. Duran

December 2, 2016

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Perhaps the smartest move Ultra Music Festival has made recently was the creation of the Resistance stage. What began as a single stage in 2015 has become a brand in and of itself. Resistance has grown so much that the festival's organizers have spun it off into its own standalone event.

Ultra, however, hasn't forgotten about Resistance's beginnings at Bayfront Park. The festival just announced that the brand will expand to two stages this year. Returning is the Arcadia Spider, which made its debut last year and wowed with its pyrotechnics and aerial acrobatics. Coming into the fold is the Carl Cox Megastructure, which, I assume, is what has traditionally been known as the Carl Cox Tent in past years.

Ultra also announced its Phase One lineup for the two stages, which includes Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, Black Coffee, Tale of Us, Nic Fanciulli, and others. The lineup stays true to Resistance's ethos of hosting true house and techno acts.

The news that will get fans the most excited, though, is the rare performance by Sasha & Digweed. John Digweed never seems to miss an opportunity to come to Miami during Ultra week, but the reunion with Sasha will mark the duo's first U.S. performance since 2010.

The Phase One Resistance announcement bolsters November's already impressive lineup announcement, which includes Ice Cube, Justice, Underworld, the Prodigy, Axwell & Ingrosso, and others.

Here's the full Resistance Phase One lineup:

ANNA
B. Traits
Black Coffee
Carl Cox
Chris Liebing
Dosem
Dubfire
Eats Everything
Eli & Fur
Elio Riso
Hector
Hot Since 82
Jamie Jones
Jon Rundell
Joseph Capriati
Josefin Rosen
Kölsch
Maceo Plex
Marco Carola
The Martinez Brothers
Matador
Matthias Tanzmann
Nic Fanciulli
Reboot
RioTGeaR
Saeed Younan
Sasha & John Digweed
Seth Troxler
Tale of Us
Technasia
wAFF

Ultra Music Festival 2017
March 24-27 at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Tickets cost $324.95 to $1,249.95 via ultramusicfestival.com.

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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