Armin Van Buuren

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 3 Lineup: Tommie Sunshine, Dieselboy, Kleinenberg

With just 29 days till Downtown Miami's Bayfront Park becomes totally flooded with LED-wielding beat freaks ... Ultra Music Festival 2013 has announced its Phase 3 lineup. Among this final round of 40-plus acts: Intrepid Ultra defender Tommie Sunshine, along with Marco Bailey, Christian Smith, DJ M ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 2 Lineup: Alesso, Eric Prydz, Snoop Dogg, Tons More

Just when you thought the party couldn't get any better, Ultra Music Festival has announced its Phase 2 lineup. So let's not bother with the formalities. Here's who's been added: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Dirty South, Dog Blood (Boys Noize & Skrillex), Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Loco D ... More >>

Ultra Korea Announces 2013 Headliners: Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox, and Avicii

Ultra Music Festival may have caught a little flak for expanding its Miami presence to two weekends, but nothing can stop UMF from total world domination. Did you know the Ultra brand takes its good time to four continents? There are Ultra fests in Brazil, Chile, Spain, and even Seoul, South Korea ... More >>

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

Another day, another hustle. But stay pimpin', playa. 'Cause the light at the end of the tunnel swiftly approaches. You've been getting your grind on, but this city will provide you with appropriate after-school activities to help forget all that serious business and corporate blah-blah. This wee ... More >>

Who Wants Free Tickets for Armin Van Buuren, DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs Winner, at Mansion?

"WOOHOO!" That's exactly how stoked trance superstar Armin Van Buuren was to hear that he'd won DJ Mag's ultimate EDM fan poll (again), ecstatically shouting via Twitter: "Just picked up @top100djs no.1 for 5th time! I can't say thank you enough...!!!" But then the top jock's excitement levels hi ... More >>

Dutch House Mafia

Armin van Buuren at Mansion June 2

IndepenDANCE Pool Party 2012 Celebrates Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

It took 56 signatures and seemingly endless bloodshed. But on July 4, 1776, 13 American colonies became independent of the British Empire and the United States of America was born. Though electronic dance music was still centuries away on that fateful day, some scholars suggest that the Declaratio ... More >>

Armin van Buuren Puts Mansion Miami Into A State of Trance on June 2

Armin van Burren. He spent four consecutive years atop DJ Magazine's top 100 list of the most popular DJs on the planet, a feat no other DJ has accomplished in the British rag's history. Broadcasting to 26 countries and over 15 million people each week, his radio show, A State of Trace, is one of ... More >>

John Dahlback at Mansion Miami April 28

John Dahlback and Nadia Ali Do the Uhntz-Uhntz at Mansion on April 28

Sweden gets a lot of things right. Everyone knows Swedes are gorgeous. They also make awesome meatballs. And when it comes to inexpensive, DIY furniture, IKEA's got the entire house on lock. Of course, we gotta add awesome house producers to this list of Swedish shit we love. And on Saturday, Apr ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Dates Announced

​Are you beat-freaking kidding me? We're still uhntz-uhntz-ing around Ultra Music Festival 2012, waiting for EDM riot-starter Kaskade, David "The French Tickler" Guetta, and super-Dutch trance man Armin van Buuren to hump up onto the Main Stage and bring this sweaty, pheremone-soaked festival of ... More >>

Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week's 15 best parties March 22 to 25

Ultra Music Festival's Carryon Afterparty Schedule: Tiësto, Kaskade, Dirty South, Armin van Buuren

​Attention passengers. You're normally allowed one carry-on per flight. But Ultra Music Festival is going to go ahead and upgrade that to about 10. No, we're not actually flying anywhere, but Ultra is spreading the love with their Carry On series of after parties throughout Miami Music Week. Fes ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Sold Out With 73 Days Until Start

​That's it, folks! According to its website, Ultra Music Festival 2012 is officially sold out with 73 days remaining until the first day of the festival. This breaks last year's record, when tix sold out on February 18 with a full 34 days left before the fest.Of course, Ultra's 2012 lineup, feat ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Lineup: Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, and 89 Others

Avicii: Ultra 2012's Saturday night headliner.​Big news, beat freaks. After months of teases, hype, and promises that it "will be bigger than last year," there's finally been a major development in the ongoing saga of Ultra Music Festival's 2012 lineup. Of course, we here at Crossfade have spe ... More >>

New Order to Perform at Ultra Music Festival 2012

New Order​Our sources at Ultra Music Festival have leaked some big news, telling us that an appearance by New Wave icons New Order at this year's festival has been confirmed. The band, of course, is best known for hits like "Blue Monday," "Age of Consent," and "Bizarre Love Triangle," all of whic ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012: Armin Van Buuren, BK & Mr. E Announce (Sort of) Appearances

Armin Van Buuren.​We've been snooping around the last few weeks, hoping someone would slip up and announce they are scheduled to perform at Ultra Music Festival 2012, scheduled to take place at Bayfront Park. Of course, there are already some who have strongly hinted that they will be making an ap ... More >>

Boys Noize at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

​Boys Noize, the pseudonym of German producer/label head Alexander Ridha, has delivered some of the best live P.A. performances of Winter Music Conference over the past few years. This has been thanks to uptempo beats that still brought some melodic nuance and pop structure to everything. Of co ... More >>

Afrobeta at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

​With Armin Van Buuren and Boys Noize blasting the grounds with unrelenting four-four, local act Afrobeta's early-evening set at the UMF Radio Stage provided some soothing audio balm. The mostly-local stage was practically hidden in a back corner of the park near the bay. But from the beginning, t ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival: A simple 15-act itinerary for March 25 to 27

Trip to Ultra Land! Crossfade's 15-Act Itinerary for Ultra Music Festival 2011

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

The 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards at Dolce, March 10

Photo by Camille LambWynter Gordon perfrorms "Dirty Talk" at the IDMAs.​So it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say that everyone who matters in dance music attended the 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards at Dolce last night. But even if Armin Van Buuren and Deadmau5 couldn't make the eve ... More >>

The 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards at Dolce, March 10

Camille LambSinger Chris Willis performs "Gettin' Over You"​So it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say that everyone who matters in dance music attended the International Dance Music Awards at Dolce last night. But even if Armin Van Buuren and Deadmau5 couldn't make the event, a few high-class yet ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Sells Out

Photo by Ian WitlenIf you don't have tickets for Ultra, you aren't going to be able to catch Deadmau5.​That's it, folks. According to Ultra Music Festival's site, tickets to this year's event are gone with 34 days left until the festival. Will more be made available? We're not sure, but we're work ... More >>

Underworld, Duran Duran, Kaskade Added to Ultra Music Festival 2011 in Phase Two Lineup

​Early this morning, Ultra Music Festival organizers announced Phase Two of its lineup. Added to the 2011 bill are Duran Duran, Underworld, Kaskade, will.i.am, Erick Morillo (Live), Sasha (Vortek Live), Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, and The Disco Biscuits.Also confirmed is our previous announcement that ... More >>

Moby Coming to Ultra Music Festival 2011; Phase Two Acts Will Be Announced Soon

Moby​It's been a while since the Phase One acts for Ultra Music Festival 2011 were announced. So, what's taking so long? Well, the wait will soon be over, as our sources tell us to expect something next week. We aren't entirely sure who will be on the Phase Two lineup since Ultra's organizers se ... More >>

Armin Van Buuren Confirmed for Ultra 2011 (UPDATE)

Armin Van Buuren​Even with the first phase of Ultra Music Festival 2011 acts announced, there are still a few more DJs and bands being added here and there while we all wait for the full second phase of acts to be revealed.Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren is the latest to be confirmed for Ultra, taking p ... More >>

Listen to 2010 Love Parade Tribute Song; Top Five Lamest Tribute Songs of All Time

​As its name would indicate, Germany's Love Parade was established as a yearly demonstration for love, peace, and solidarity between all peoples preceding the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It was also a hell of an electronic dance music festival, with the world's most famous DJs performing atop ... More >>

Electric Zoo Festival: Full Final Lineup Announced

​The Electric Zoo festival, which launched just last year, is New York City's somewhat latecoming answer to Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival and Miami's own Ultra -- better late than never, right? 2009's successful inaugural event at Randall's Island Park in Manhattan summoned over 26, ... More >>

Going Dutch

July 4th IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party at the Surfcomber with Armin Van Buuren and Sander Kleinenberg

​4th of July has become synonymous for many a South Beach club rat with the annual IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party at the Surfcomber Hotel. Now on its 6th installment, IndepenDANCE has showcased a variety of local and international DJ favorites in the past, including Space regular Victor Caldero ... More >>

Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2010 Phase 1 Lineup Announced UPDATE

​I rarely ever take flier handouts while walking at night around South Beach, but for some reason as I was leaving Klutch I took an Ultra flier from a guy. Honestly, the first thing I felt was exhaustion because I don't know if I can handle the fact that Winter Music Conference is already creeping ... More >>

Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symp ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase Two of Its Lineup

Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul ... More >>

Saturday Night: Deadmau5 at Mansion

Ivon David RojasDeadmau5Saturday, December 27, 2008Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: Hip-hop Fridays at Mansion, maybe.What's left to be said about Deadmau5 that hasn't already been said? Virtually unknown in 2007, the young Toronto prodigy skyrocketed to sudden international stardom and relentless ... More >>

Markus Schulz

Over The Weekend - 2 Live Crew, Ringo Starr and Armin van Buuren

On the List - Armin Van Burren, Kill The Noise, Miami Horror and Drunken Spelling Bee

Paul van Dyk

Get Mau5-Trapped

White-hot producer Deadmau5 hits Mansion.

Love Bytes

Armin van Buuren's digital domination.

Markus Schulz

Ultra Music Festival releases first phase of lineup...

Night Tennis Unites Sony Ericsson and Winter Music Conference

Award Tour

WMC honors wed like to see

Just Like Heaven

Ultra Music Festival grows and surprises

Armin van Buuren

Tiësto

Just Be (Nettwerk)