Ultra Music Festival has added more than 60 exciting acts to its already stacked lineup ahead of the event’s return to Bayfront Park from March 25 – 27, 2022.
Phase 3 talent includes dance music hit-maker KSHMR presenting a special rendition of The Live Experience, as well as forward-thinking beatmakers JOYRYDEand Ghastly joining forces for a rip-roaring b2b set as GHOST RYDR. Celebrated for his take on multiple genres of dance music, Kill the Noise will bring a heavy dose of bass to Ultra, while magnetic electronic sister duo Krewella will return to deliver one of their world-famous DJ sets. For her Ultra debut, fast-rising DJ/producer/multi-
Solid Grooves label boss Michael Bibi, Beatport chart-topper John Summit,hypnotic house purveyor Dom Dolla, and Deep Moves imprint founder Ilario Alicante will anchor Ultra’s esteemed underground concept RESISTANCE. Other house and techno heavyweights making their RESISTANCE debuts include atmospheric techno maven Amelie Lens, hotly-tipped techno talent Anfisa Letyago, Italian composer and multi-instrumentalist Giorgia Angiuli [Live], global techno figure Nina Kraviz, and Filth On Acid label head Reinier Zonneveld [Live].
RESISTANCE also announced the return of headlining festival veterans such as Drumcode founder and techno leader Adam Beyer, Brazilian beat dealer ANNA, Ultra veteran Joseph Capriati, Grammy-nominated producer Nic Fanciulli, tastemaker techno duo Pan-Pot, British dynamic pair Sasha | John Digweed, and chart-shredding duo Solardo.
Beyond the stacked roster of headliners, RESISTANCE additionally unveiled an expertly-curated selection of supporting acts, including the high-energy sounds of Ann Clue, progressive techno artisan Brennen Grey, Carl Cox’s Awesome Soundwave label-mate Christopher Coe [Live], a highbrow back-to-back techno set from Tronic label boss Christian Smith and Pornographic Recordings founder Cristian Varela, techno globetrotter Deniz Bul, the genre-bending Elio Riso, the technical and passionate Hannes Bieger [Live], the revolutionary sounds of Matador, buzzing prodigy Moritz Hofbauer [Live], Dirtybird flagbearer Nala, Parisian techno trailblazer Popof, Spanish crowd controller Rafa Barrios, and a triple-threat back-to-back set from Technasia b3b Hector b3b Carlo Lio.
In 2021, Ultra announced headliners Afrojack,Alesso, Alison Wonderland, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Carl Cox, Jauz b2b NGHTMRE Martin Garrix, Kygo, Amelie Lens, Pendulum [Live], Illenium, Madeon [Live], Oliver Heldens, Seven Lions, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet, and Knife Party, as well as a highly-anticipated performance by one of the most iconic artists in electronic music history as Sunday’s closing act.
