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EDITORIAL > ULTRA MIAMI 2023: THE ULTIMATE START TO THE FESTIVAL SEASON [EVENT REVIEW]

DAY 3

Already, the third and final day came around like a whirl-
wind, and in the air hung the anticipation for Swedish House
Mafia’s mainstage closing set, their first one in five years
since they marked their official return in 2018 with their
closing set on the very same slot. Between the trio and the
other stages though, fans had to make a very tough deci-
sion between ending their weekend with the Swedes or the
likes of Carl Cox, Kx5 (who marked their Ultra debut), or Lil
Texas for those that love the harder, faster style of electronic
music. Rewinding to earlier in the day though, David Guetta
marked a milestone performance as the second to last
closing act of the weekend, whereas on the other side of the
musical spectrum Jauz and SVDDEN DEATH performed B2B
for the very first time, marking down another world debut
for Ultra 2023.

Aside from the weekend’s music program, Ultra 2023
focused a lot on elevating the experience to the next level
with its art. Featuring the global festival debut of Daniel
Popper’s eye-catching sculpture SENTIENT, the mainstage
also displayed Drone Stories, 400 drones in the night sky
which flew together to create art, making for a stunning
visual display. Being another sold-out edition, the lives-
tream of the weekend’s festivities also reached upwards
of 42 million people globally. Mission:Home was also out
in full force, as they brought back Clean Vibes to keep the
grounds clean and achieve 100% recycling acceptance for
the 3rd year in a row; continued to keep food service wares
plastic free; brought back Biscayne Bay protections and
education opportunities at the festival’s Eco Village; and
continued to grow food and material rescue initiatives to
donate more resources back to the community.

With all this said, Ultra once again cemented its status as
one of the most in-demand festivals around the world, and
are already looking towards 2024 to replicate the success.
Tickets for Ultra 2024, March 22-24, are already on sale, and
you can purchase them via the website. See you there!

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