DEADMAU5 JOINS PHASE 2 FOR ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
Only less than a month away, soon the people of Ultra will experience unbelievable performances by the greatest DJs across the globe. The lineup has grown even bigger now that phase two has been released with huge names.
DEADMAU5 returns to this year’s Ultra Music Festival. What surprises he holds as he headlines Sundays A State of Trance ASOT stage ahead of Armin van Buuren and Eric Prydz. The three-day epic Festival also includes favorites such as — Afrojack, David Guetta, Dash Berlin, Tïesto (‘sunset slot’ it will be spectacular), Crystal Castles. Performing for the first time since disbanding in 2011, Pendulum will return and bringing back near-on decade’s worth of both incredible music and memories to the stage.
For the first time in Ultra history the Resistance stage powered by Arcadia Spectacular’s ‘Afterburner’ will be coming to Miami. Techno Headliners like Richie Hawtin Dubfire, Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, and Seth Troxler. Carol Cox & Friends will be returning this year, stage this year is Joseph Capriati, Nicole Moudaber, and Marco Carola, Loco Dice, and lets not forget the man himself Carl Cox.
The list keeps get better and better! View the full line up and stage breakdowns below.
Why deadmau5 Headlining ASOT Was A Big Deal
Putting deadmau5 in the headliner slot ahead of Armin van Buuren on the A State of Trance stage was a notable booking choice on Ultra’s part, since deadmau5 has never been a trance artist in any traditional sense. His production style leans progressive house and electro, built around melodic, often moody arrangements rather than the euphoric build-and-release structure trance is known for. That contrast is exactly what made the slot interesting — deadmau5 has always been unpredictable about what kind of set he’ll actually play, and pairing his unpredictability against a stage built around one of the most beloved and specific subgenres in dance music practically guaranteed a set fans would be talking about.
Ultra 2016’s Stacked Techno Wing
This lineup also reflected how seriously Ultra had started taking its techno programming by 2016, with the Resistance stage bringing in heavyweight names like Richie Hawtin, Nicole Moudaber, and Carl Cox to anchor a corner of the festival built specifically for the genre’s purists. Coupled with Pendulum’s reunion performance after years apart, phase two made it clear that this Ultra lineup wasn’t just leaning on its usual crop of big room headliners. It was building out real depth across trance, techno, and drum and bass alongside the mainstage stars, which is a big part of why this particular lineup is still remembered fondly by longtime attendees.
