Ultra Music Festival

While Ultra made history with two back to back weekends this past year, it looks like 2014 will only be one weekend, thus, making the hype ever so real for people chasing tickets. Well, the early bird tickets will go on-sale for next year’s festivities on Tuesday, May 21st Read More

A pretty bad ass recap of the tent structure at Ultra. Design by Stephen Lieberman (SJ Lighting) and production by AG Lights & Sound. Courtesy of ASK Media. Bonus: A timelapse of the construction. Read More

Weekend #1 numbers were slightly under-reported, we reported that 58 people were arrested during the first weekend, but it was raised to 81. Now for Weekend #2, the total was 86 arrests, mostly for minor drug offenses and the ever-present problem of gatecrashing (which is such a Read More

Another game that started off horribly, but the Heat got over the hump and beat the Detroit Pistons 103-89 here at the Triple Aye. LeBron James let the way and had 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Next up, Sunday against Charlotte during all the Ultra craziness. Read More

Credit: Daniel Rivero / WLRN Some call it noise, and most call it music. This is a map that WLRN posted that shows the reach of the sound from the Ultra Music Festival, which begins its second and final weekend today. This isn’t scientifically accurate, but its a decent Read More

Behind the scenes with V Squared Labs’ Vello Virkhaus as he explains the process and make-up of the visuals and lighting production for the main stage at Ultra, which starts once again for Weekend #2 starting tomorrow. And this year is Ultra’s 15th anniversary, which Read More

According to NBC, about 58 people were arrested in relations to the Ultra Music Festival festivities of this past weekend. Miami Police say that those 58 included arrests for disorderly conduct, narcotics and people who tried to enter without paying. Narcotics and drug arrests Read More

Photo Credit: @Jave305 Well, Ultra is still set to start today and take over Downtown Miami in full steam, but not without hiccups. Last night, some kind of lighting/video and/or LED fixture from the main stage fell. The accident injured a total of four workers. Two workers were Read More

Marek, Sam, and maaaaaaaybe BBOY will be attending Ultra Music Festival this weekend (weekend 1). The first 15 people wearing either TITS or TMLS gear and find them will get a $100 shoptits.com gift card. They will be at the festival all 3 days of the first weekend. If you can’t Read More

Here’s the map for 2013′s Ultra Music Festival. Click to enlarge and read the legend. Read More

Deadmau5 is a staple in the world of EDM and is unofficially a staple in the minds of those who attend and who are interested in all things Ultra. He’s been pretty public and pretty combative towards the likes of Ultra and its organizers. Even up until last year, he was Read More

Despite Commission Chairman Marc Sarnof’s campaign to get an “official frown” from the commission, Ultra’s second weekend got the thumbs up from a recent commission vote. Mr. Sarnof tried to make the point that an additional of an extra weekend of ULTRA, Read More

Drugs Are Bad. That, or this girl is a serious actress that was dedicated to that epic role of “making it” with that tree at Ultra Music Festival 2012, right here in Downtown Miami. The video of what was popularly dubbed of the “Ultra Savage”, shows this Read More

WITH OPENING AND CLOSING PERFORMANCES SET FOR MARCH 15 & 24 AT BOTH FESTIVAL WEEKENDS: MARCH 15, 16 & 17 AND MARCH 22, 23 & 24, 2013 IN MIAMI, FL One Last Tour…The Final Curtain…It had to be….Ultra Music Festival For the international juggernaut known as SWEDISH HOUSE Read More

A day after Deadmau5 took Madonna to task for seemingly making a drug reference during a surprise appearance at the Ultra Music Festival,
 the singer buried the hatchet with the EDM superstar during a surprise Twitter summit. Deadmau5 went in hard on Madonna after she blew away Read More

Usually don’t post life-fail videos, but this was hilarious. Girl was in a whole different dimension while at Ultra this past weekend. She was humping, arguing with and straight up putting up genuine public displays of affection……with a tree. Yes, a tree. I hope Read More