Almost time for Ultra South Africa... :) Here are a few facts about the Event... 1. Ultra Music Festival was founded by two local Miami music lovers and business partners, Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes. 2. 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. 3. Ultra Music Festival did not become a three-day festival until 2011. 4. Ultra Music Festival supports 915 jobs and pumps $79 million into Miami economy. 5. Ultra Music Festival has won six consecutive years of “Best Music Event” by the International Dance Music Awards 7. The festival hosted Swedish House Mafia’s final two performances. 8. Last year’s Ultra Music Festival featured a performance by Snoop Dogg. 9. 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. 10. There have been no confirmed deaths at Ultra Music Festival throughout its 15 year existence. 11. Ultra Music Festival 2013 resulted in a record attendance of 330,000 fans. 12. Dog Blood, comprising Skrillex and Boyz Noize, made their debut performance at Ultra Music Festival last year 13. Ultra Music Festival’s expansion to two three-day weekends marks the first time ever for a major electronic dance music festival to do so anywhere in the world. 14. 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. 15. Ultra Music Festival has now expanded from Miami to a worldwide event, with events held in Ibiza, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; São Paulo, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Seoul, South Korea; Split, Croatia and Hvar, Croatia … and … wait for it … soon to be South Africa! Saturday... here we come... ;)
Posted on: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:00:50 +0000
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