Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival 2014 Tickets on Sale
at 1 p.m. on May 21

Bumrush the bank, beat freaks. Because Ultra Music Festival has just announced that tickets for the 2014 edition of its annual uhntz-uhntz-ing extravaganza will be going on sale in exactly 7350 minutes! Oh, and obviously "festival organizers expect 2014 to be the fastest sell out in the event's hi ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Releases Official 2013 Closing Movie: "We Miss You Guys So Much ;("

Suffering from uhntz-uhntz withdrawal? Well, your BFFs at Ultra Music Festival are hurting too. They're just wracked with the painful physical and psychological symptoms of craving the lost companionship of 330,000 beat freaks. Even tweeting, "We miss you guys so much ;(" Desperate to alleviate th ... More >>

Toothpaste Man and Nine More Crazies at Ultra 2013 in Animated GIF!

So you wanna dress up like a giant tube of toothpaste and do the Tootsie Roll dance? Well, get a new idea. 'Cause Toothpaste Man at Ultra Music Festival 2013 already beat you to it. Fear not, though, there are plenty of other wacky characters you can dress as next year. Here are the craziest ones ... More >>

Ultra 2013, Free and Live on YouTube and Digital Radio: Check the Streaming Schedule

Too broke to uhntz-uhntz at Ultra? Stuck in Boise, Idaho? Well, no worries. 'Cause UMF organizers have hooked up free, live broadcasts on both YouTube and online radio network Digitally Imported. So you can even rave and rage at home alone! And it'll cost you absolutely nothing! Just like last yea ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Ten Best Reasons to Wake Up Early for UMF's Last Day

Sure, Ultra ends at midnight. And by the last day of the two-weekend fest, you may be tired and feel like sleeping in. Well, don't. 'Cause then you will miss all the killer daytime sets. And a ton of other awesome stuff. Like Crossfade's 13 best reasons to wake up early for Ultra Music Festival 20 ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces 2014 Dates

The uhntz-uhntz hasn't even died down. But just minutes after wrapping its six-day 2013 edition with Swedish House Mafia's last show ever, Ultra Music Festival has already announced a plan for next year's insane EDM extravaganza. "See you all next year at Ultra Music Festival 2014!" the fest's org ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Top Five Trends, From Big Beautiful Butts to No Hipsters

Things that are cool in one context are often not cool in others. For instance, if you arrived at the Pitchfork Music Festival in your kandi best, you would certainly not be the belle of the ball. You'd be a lame-o freak in neon, crying over a box of doughnuts on her way home. But just as location ... More >>

Ultra 2013: SpaceGhostPurrp Talks Tattoos and Raider Klan at a Rave (Video)

SpaceGhostPurrp can be a prickly dude. He's so young, smart, and deep. And all that online attitude. You can't help but envy him his complexity and talent and resent what sometimes comes off as a sense of entitlement. But when we met up with the Carol City rapper at Ultra Music Festival where he p ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Ten Best Inflatable Animals, Blow-Up Dolls, and Other Party Props

Ultra Music Festival is a zoo. From land sharks to killer whales, pink flamingos to African zebras, UMF 2013 is starting to feel a lot like a World Wildlife Foundation fundraiser, complete with endangered species and cuddly critters. Sure, they're inflatable. But try explaining that to someone rol ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Slash Does Surprise Guitar Solo, Crashes Chuckie's Set, "Pretty Awesome Gig"

We here at Crossfade are still praying to the gods of robot music for a miraculous Daft Punk cameo at Ultra Music Festival 2013. But as YouTube user Deniz Korkmaz just ecstastically commented via UMFTV: "OMFG SLASHHH." Of course, not everybody's superstoked about the former Guns N' Roses axe sling ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Five Best Moments, From Snoop to Naked Dudes and 70-Year-Old Ravers

Welcome to Ultra land. The weather is perfect. The kids are nice. There are "No Guns Allowed." But famous lady rapper side-boob is plentiful. So are the naked dancing dudes. And even 70-year-old ravers feel totally at home. Quite honestly, Ultra Music Festival is paradise, if you're into fist-pump ... More >>

75 St. Paddy's Day Leprechauns at Ultra 2013

If the colorful and magical land of Ultra Music Festival sits at the end of the rainbow, then perhaps the music is the gold, and the ravers? They're leprechauns. At least they were yesterday when the fest coincided with the second most costumey of holidays. And if you've ever wondered what Saint ... More >>

The Six Bad Bitches You Meet at Ultra Music Festival

Damn, Ultra Music Festival is a mad house. Everywhere you look, it's neon titties, the bottom half of an ass, or some kind of sexy rabbit hoppin' around with a lollipop in her cheek. Last year, we introduced "The Seven Ravers You Meet at Ultra Music Festival." But this time, we're giving it up to t ... More >>

Top Ten Moments of Ultra 2013, Day Two: Deadmau5, Molly, and Nobody F#$í a Tree

Every year, Ultra Music Festival slashes through the fabric of space-time and opens up a portal into an alternate dimension. Night is brighter than day. Silence is the loudest noise you hear. And bass is the only currency that matters. Here is some of the weird shit we saw on day two of Ultra 2013 ... More >>

Major Lazer's Walshy Fire on Boring EDM Shows: "People Really Appreciate 'Different'"

Ultra Music Festival has never offered much homegrown local flavor. Even as the globally minded EDM fest has broadened its musical scope to include rappers, R&B stars, and indie bands, the other sounds -- reggae, salsa, merengue, authentic Miami Bass -- that keep much of the 305 dancing the rest ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Comments on Stage Accident, Worker Injuries: "Continuing Preparations to Open Today"

Yes, Ultra Music Festival 2013 will still start tonight. Even though approximately 16 hours ago "a section of an LED screen fell" from the Ultra main stage "and injured three workers," the EDM fest fully intends to stick with its two-weekend, six-day plan. According to Crossfade's communications w ... More >>

Ultra 2013 Starts Now! And EDM Has Conquered Miami, America, the World

Electronic dance music has conquered Miami. And America. And the world. For more than three decades, it had remained a mostly underground phenomenon, epitomized by illegal raves held beneath highway overpasses in the UK or after-hours parties thrown in downtown Detroit's abandoned warehouses. But o ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013: "LED Screen Fell and Injured Two Workers"

The Ultra Music Festival 2013 stage looks epic. Unfortunately, according to eyewitness reports and a statement from UMF reps, "a section of an LED screen fell and injured two workers." The accident apparently took place at approximately 8 p.m. this evening, while Ultra organizers and workers were ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Releasing Official Soundtrack From Tiesto, Avicii, 28 Others

Ultra Music Festival is nothing without the music. Well, that and the thousands of attendees. But the people wouldn't come knockin' if the beat didn't stay rockin'. That being said, the Ultra fest folks are working with the people at Ultra Records to bring you "what is guaranteed to be one of the b ... More >>

Top Five Trap Stars on Ultra Music Festival 2013's Trapped Stage

Everybody loves trap music. It's been around for decades on the Southern hip-hop scene, but 2012 saw the trap house get raided by electro and house producers. And despite the fact that the EDM trap phenomenon is barely a year old, Ultra Music Festival has already granted the genre its own showcase. ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces North American Tour, Headlined by Fedde Le Grand

Ultra Music Festival is goin' on tour, beat freaks. So if you don't have the massive cash stash for a road trip to the flagship in the MIA (or enough frequent flyer rewards points for a jet ride to Ultra Europe in Croatia), just rendezvous with the UMF crew, Fedde Le Grand, and Sultan Ned Shepard ... More >>

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's Weekend Two Is Officially Sold Out

Well, it finally happened. Tickets for weekend two of Ultra Music Festival 2013 have officially sold out. That means the possibility of a trip to Miami's annual dance mecca is quickly slipping out of your slow-grabby reach. Yes, you still have a shot at purchasing weekend one tickets or six-day ... 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 >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013: City of Miami to Vote on Resolution "Disapproving" of Second Festival Weekend

It can't be Ultra Music Festival without a little bit of drama. This time it comes from Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff who has introduced a new resolution "disapproving" of the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival.The resolution, which the commission will consider on Thursday, claims the "event w ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Phase 1 Lineup: Tiesto, Kaskade, Avicii, 25 Others

Three reasons Ultra Music Festival 2013's gonna be epic, beat freaks. 1. The EDM megafest has expanded from three days to two whole uhntz-uhntz-ing weekends. 2. Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 are gonna be the primary party starters. 3. The just-announced Phase 1 linuep, including 13 extra DJs, 13 ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival's Ultra Europe Announces Headliners: Avicii, Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox

Ultra Music Festival is the best. We here in Miami are super spoiled to have it every year. But don't you wish you could pick up and take that experience overseas? OMG, you totes can now! Experience the joy of UMF at a greater cost! It's going to be just like Ultra Miami except in Croatia! And you ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival's Ultra Europe Sells Out Early-Bird Tickets in Ten Minutes

Fun fact: "Music makes the world go 'round." Well, at least according to the official hype for Ultra Europe, the three-day EDM extravaganza from Ultra Music Festival and Croatian partner company Adria MM Productions. Another fun fact: "Music" (and especially "electronic dance music") makes early- ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013's Early-Bird Tickets Sell Out, Leave Partiers Pissed

Damn, where'd you find those Ultra tickets? The Internets are on fire with happy, sad, and just plain confused partiers who may or may not have nabbed early-bird passes to the 15th anniversary edition of Ultra Music Festival. Although the official UMF site advertised that tickets would be going on ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013's General-Admission Passes on Sale! Right Effing Now! For $574.95!

How are your nerves, beat freaks? No doubt, you're feeling frazzled and fried ... Especially after watching Ultra Music Festival's early-bird tickets go up in a puff of uhntz-uhntz, i.e. totally sell out. Just 48 hours ago, you were sooo epically stoked when UMF organizers managed to generate unp ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival "Gearing Up to Make Global EDM History, Do Something NO Electronic Music Festival Has EVER Done"

Crazy glue that uhntz-uhntz-ing ass to your computer chair, beat freaks! 'Cause in exactly an hour, Ultra Music Festival plans to "announce something so big, so crazy, so intense that it will knock you off your seats and leave you thinking 'WTF.'" UPDATE Ultra Music Festival 2013 is expanding to " ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Expands to "Two Big Weekends!"

"Dance music has officially taken over America! This is it, dance fans! The moment you've all been waiting for!" Those were the superpsyched words that kicked off Ultra Music Festival's "so big, so crazy, so intense" announcement today. But then ... We here at Crossfade (like all y'all epically de ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Tickets on Sale October 17

Break out the credit card, beat freaks. Oh, and shave your legs. Tie that half-naked guy bow tie. Fluff up your purple mini-skirt tutu. Squeeze into those studly short shorts. And straighten out your human bumblebee antennae. With only 162 days, six hours, 59 minutes, and 33 seconds till the 15th ... More >>

Ultra Music Fest, Ultra Records Forge "Global Alliance" as "The Worldwide EDM Authority"

Until earlier this morning, the electronic dance music scene lacked synergy. But Ultra Music Festival founder and CEO Russell Faibisch and Ultra Music president Patrick Moxey have since rectified the situation. In a joint statement released by both parties, Ultra Music Festival and Ultra Music ( ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival TV Debuts With Avicii and Madonna: "That Was One of the Most Amazing Experiences of My Life!"

See also "Ultra Music Festival TV Hits YouTube, Free Stream of Can U Feel It EDM Documentary." Ultra Music Festival Television is alive! Just hours ago, UMFTV debuted on YouTube with its first bit of exclusive content: a ten-minute mini-journey with Avicii through his first-ever UMF headlining se ... More >>

Madonna's Response to Deadmau5: "I Don't Support Drug Use and I Never Have"

​Appearing with electro-house meatball Avicii at Ultra Music Festival may be providing Madonna with a buzz boost on par with Betty White's reinvention as a party-rockin' hornball grams. First, the entire world seemed to shit its collective pants at the mere sight of Lady MDNA onstage at Ultra. We ... 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 >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Live YouTube Stream, Rave Naked at Home

​Ultra Music Festival sold out months ago. So unless you're wiling to drop $7,500 on a VIP package or purchase ridiculously marked-up General Admission scalper tickets, quit bitching and accept the fact that you're not going to catch Tiësto in his (second) hometown. Instead, settle for second b ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Set Times Available on Ultra App

​Normally, in year's past Ultra Music Festival's organizers send us a photo version of the artist set times the day before the festival takes place. But in keeping with this year's bigger-and-better approach, you don't have wait until then to know the set times.Head over to the iPhone App Store or ... More >>

Northbound Biscayne Boulevard Closed Thursday Through Monday for Ultra

​Ultra Music Festival is taking it to the streets. Literally. A few blocks of northbound lanes on Biscayne Boulevard will be closed starting Thursday night through early Monday morning. Plan your route accordingly, and as a favor to yourself and the drivers who can't avoid it, consider staying out ... More >>

SBTRKT Talks American Dubstep, Post-Dubstep, and Ultra Music Festival

​When we mentioned SBTRKT (pronounced subtract) in our list of of ten most exciting acts at Ultra Music Festival, we were being dead serious. The British musician is often pigeonholed as post-dubstep. But in reality, he carefully navigates EDM genres, splicing disparate styles and influences lik ... More >>

Who Wants Free Tickets to Ultra Music Festival's Can U Feel It Movie Premiere?

​Are you among the legions of sad, ticketless beat freaks who failed to score three-day Ultra Music Festival passes before the big sellout of 2012? Well, real-life raves are overrated. And we here at Crossfade suggest that you forget about furry boots, caffeinated booze, babes of both sexes, pep ... More >>

Avicii Brings "Levels," Philanthropy, and PLUR to Ultra Music Festival on March 24

​​Rising Swedish star Avicii is one of the hottest DJ-producers in contemporary house music. His massive hit "Levels," which samples recently deceased Etta James's "Something's Got a Hold on Me," gets so much play that it's almost become obnoxious. But before you start hating on the guy for no r ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival's Documentary, Can U Feel It, Premiering During Miami Music Week

​You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll uhntz-uhntz uncontrollably. That's right ... We're talking about Ultra Music Festival's 45-minute concert documentary, Can U Feel It: The UMF Experience. With a cast of 200 uber-mega-superstar DJs, lazer-wielding robots, tattooed mice men, half-naked electro g ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces World Tour Stops in Argentina, Ibiza, Poland, Korea, Brazil

​Beware, beat freaks! The raving masterminds behind Ultra Music Festival have already colonized and conquered Downtown Miami in the name of electronic dance music, annually deploying an entire army of furry-booted troops and uhntz-uhntz-ing explosives experts to terrorize Biscayne Boulevard cond ... More >>

Richie Hawtin Added to Ultra Music Festival 2012 Lineup

​ Do you hear that uhntz-uhntz in the distance? It's been 53 days since Ultra Music Festival 2012 announced its Phase 1 lineup, "a sprawling 92-act roster that ranges from massive dance superstars Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, Kaskade, and Fedde Le Grand to electronic music legends Kraftwerk, Ne ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Premieres Movie Trailer for New Can U Feel It? Concert Documentary

​Ultra Music Festival is an insanely intense sensory experience. Three days of ecstatic raving, bro-on-bro PDA, and other miscellaneous forms of debauched misbehavior alongside all your fave DJs and 150,000 beat freaks rocking goggles, glowsticks, furry boots, yarn hair, and sweat-soaked novelty ... More >>

Ultra Bingo: Glowsticks

​OMFG, the Ultra Music Festival grounds are littered with glowsticks. There are red ones, blue ones, green ones, bright ones, dull ones, dead ones, smashed ones, fat ones, skinny ones, short ones, long ones, and some you don't even want to touch for fear of dibutyl phthalate contamination and STDs ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 is more diverse than ever