The biggest EDM festival in the world which features artist rosters brimming with top tier talent, cutting-edge stage production and world-class visuals, lighting, cryogenic and pyrotechnics will be making its much awaited foray into the Indian sub-continent. As the popular festival which has been successfully able to make the fans jump, scream, shout and rave worldwide prepares for India domination, we countdown to the worldwide expansion for ULTRA Music Festival, Road To ULTRA.
Road To ULTRA India will now be premiering the globally celebrated brand in India on 7th of September 2017 at Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai followed by 8th of September 2017 at the India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida for the very first time. India’s leading live event management brand, Percept Live will be partnering with the globally celebrated brand Road to ULTRA for the domestic debut.
The most sought-after electronic-pop duos in the world, The Chainsmokers will be headlining the festival. Armed with multiple chart-topping hits including Closer, Don’t Let Me Down, Paris, Roses, All We Know, Selfie, the Grammy award winning producers known for their commercialization of the future bass genre will be performing for in India after 3 long years from their first India debut.
If you’ve not heard of the other acts yet, the line-up includes iconic DJs, producers and electronic music acts. After winning acclaim for Fade Away with its outstanding fairy-tale vocals and peachy tropical production, Sam Feldt is the name on everybody’s lips at the moment and will join the lineup in support. Championed by tastemakers such as Skrillex and Diplo, the Canadian native, Rezz is unquestionably one of the fastest rising stars of the electronic movement right now and is set to put on a show like no other in India, for what will be his first ever performance in Asia. The epic event will also see additional support coming in from Ultra resident DJ Mykris, Slushii, Getter and Lost Kings.
The international DJs will be ably supported by the regional favourite Siana Catherine.
Road to ULTRA events showcases cutting-edge stage production including world-class visuals, lighting, kryogenics and pyrotechnics. Stage designs are developed by the ULTRA Music Festival creative team. The festival boats of one of the most technologically advanced and large-scale festival production in the world. Attending it will make you tick that long-standing wish from your bucket list and make your jaws drop
ULTRA Worldwide was founded in 1999 and they’ve been perfecting the art of the festival for more than a decade, with the Road to ULTRA as a relatively new experiment to give cities beyond Miami a taste of the ULTRA experience
You get what you pay for with the Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond packages. Aside from the admittance to the show, Diamond tickets get you access to express entry lanes so there’s no long wait in line. Diamond ticket holders also gain you admission to a private lounge, a bar, and other amenities. Tickets are available online at bookmyshow.com
Bollywood celebrities have confirmed to be present during RTU India and are all excited to party with the Chainsmokers.
Celebrities and a string of local DJs are all hyped up for ULTRA readily showing their support for the event. It’s safe to say there will be numerous guests from the It-crowd in attendance.
We all know to expect a huge crowd, but precisely you can expect to see 20,000 other faces dancing along with you. The experience is worth braving the crowd and the traffic.
The vibrantly dressed people are the life of UMF. Whether it’s men with wearing only paint or women in their Technicolor crop tops, UMF gives an outlet to your wildest dress fantasies.
About Road to Ultra
Ultra Music Festival was founded by two local Miami music lovers and business partners, Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes.It is named after the 1997 Depeche Mode album, Ultra. Ultra Music Festival started as a South Beach-based one day festival in 1999 with performances by Rabbit in the Moon and DJ Baby Anne.Ultra Music Festival did not become a three-day festival until 2011.Ultra Music Festival supports 915 jobs and pumps $79 million into Miami-Dade's economy.
Ultra Music Festival has won six consecutive years of “Best Music Event” by the International Dance Music Awards. Ultra Music Festival hosted the first American performance by Swedish House Mafia and also hosted the final two performances.
ULTRA supports GREEN initiatives. Since its launch in 2007 their on-site recycling program has been able to recycle 6 tons of recyclables that were directed away from Miami's landfills.There have been no confirmed deaths at Ultra Music Festival throughout its 19 year existence.
Ultra Music Festival's expansion in 2013 to two three-day weekends marked the first time ever for a major electronic dance music festival to do so anywhere in the world.
With estimated attendance over 70,000 in 2008, the festival set a new City of Miami record for number of tickets sold at a single event.
In April 2016, DJ Mag named Ultra the world's top festival as the result of a reader survey.
Ultra Worldwide is already the most international electronic music festival brand by far, but with the addition of the Road to Ultra concept, ULTRA truly raised the bar, the ULTRA brand will be present in at least TWENTY-THREE COUNTRIES across SIX CONTINENTS worldwide by the end of 2018.
The ULTRA brand has pioneered the live stream experience with ‘ULTRA LIVE’ (with over 650 million live stream and recorded set views from Ultra Music Festival Miami since 2013) and the audio broadcasting platform ‘UMF RADIO’ (syndicated to FM Radio in over 62 countries and reaching more than 22 million listeners weekly).