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Festival Ignorance and Injuries: NOT Exclusive to Ultra or EDM

April 4, 2014 by Tim Veiga

Disclaimer: This article is not an attempt to demonize other festivals throughout the U.S. It is only trying to show that Ultra is not the first or even the worst festival in recent history with injuries and bad press, despite the level the media has blown it up to. So what? Well, the point is, […]

Ultra NOT responsible for fence collapse and what this means for Ultra 2015

April 2, 2014 by Tim Veiga

It turns out the blame game was just a shady attempt to put Ultra Music Festival out of business. ABC Local 10 reported the story earlier today. The fencing that caved in the incident that harmed a security guard was not included in the written user agreement between Ultra and the city of Miami. The […]

EDM community mourns loss of Adonis Escoto

April 1, 2014 by Tim Veiga

This week, the dance music community mourns the loss of one of its own. A 21-year-old Ultra Music Festival attendee, Adonis Escoto, passed away on Saturday night. He had been attending the festival with his friends since Friday night, but he began to feel dizzy on Saturday during the day. His friends brought him to […]

#ULTRALIVE 5 Best Sets of 2014

March 31, 2014 by Tim Veiga

It may be near impossible to see every single DJ set with the immense lineup at Ultra Music Festival. However, there is no denying that Ultra LIVE did a great job of covering several amazing DJ sets over the three days of the festival. Now that it’s Monday and everyone needs an excuse to avoid […]

Ultra shows lack of female acts in EDM, should increase over next decade

March 31, 2014 by Tim Veiga

PHOTO: Icona Pop meets up and hugs it out with Rebecca & Fiona. In its 16 years, Ultra Music Festival has become legendary for its ability in bringing together a lineup of nearly every single big name in the dance music scene in one place for one weekend. That’s why it has prestige in the […]

Despite rumors, Ultra Music Festival promises a 2015 show

March 31, 2014 by Tim Veiga

Rumor has it that the city of Miami wants to decline Ultra Music Festival’s Bayfront Park permit for 2015. The desire to reject the permit comes after the hospitalization of security guard Erica Mack of the CSC (Contemporary Services Corporation). Mack was trampled on Friday, the first day of the festival, when pedestrians gate-crashed the […]