Ultra Australia is an outdoor electronic music festival that is a part of Ultra Music Festival's worldwide expansion, which has now spread to twenty three countries.[1] Ultra Australia made its debut as a single day event under the Road to Ultra banner on 24 February 2018, and took place at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia.[2]
| Ultra Australia | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Electronic dance music |
| Date(s) | Late February to early March |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Melbourne Flemington Racecourse & Sydney Parramatta Park, Australia |
| Years active | 6 years |
| Inaugurated | February 24, 2018 |
| Most recent | March 7–8, 2020 |
| Attendance | 40,000 (2019) |
| Website | ultraaustralia |
History
edit2018
editThe debut event as Road to Ultra Australia was a single day event held at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on 24 February 2018 and consisted of one stage. International artists for the inaugural festival included Afrojack, Axwell, Carnage (DJ), Andrew Rayel and KSHMR. Local Australian artists who performed at the event included Will Sparks, Timmy Trumpet, Tigerlily (DJ) and Mashd N Kutcher.[3] Over 17,000 attended the event.
2019
editFollowing the success of the Road to Ultra 2018 event, the organisers announced the festival would return in 2019 as Ultra Australia, a single day event in two cities, Melbourne and Sydney held at Parramatta Park and Flemington Racecourse. The festival consisted of three stages; The Ultra Mainstage, Resistance and a local artists stage the UMF Radio stage. International artists included Martin Garrix, Marshmello, The Chainsmokers, Illenium and Slushii.[4] More than 40,000 attended the festival in Melbourne and Sydney.[5] Australian headliner artists included Will Sparks, Tigerlily (DJ) and Sunset Brothers.[6]
The Resistance stage made its Australian debut at Ultra Australia.[7] Resistance headliners included Adam Beyer, Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber and Joris Voorn.
2020
editAfter another successful event, the second edition of Ultra Australia was confirmed with Melbourne and Sydney again as host cities.[8][9] Despite the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak beginning to cancel events globally, Ultra Australia 2020 was confirmed to still take place.[10]
The festival again hosted three stages — the Ultra Main Stage, Resistance, and a local artists stage.[11] Ultra Australia 2020 included artists Afrojack, Eric Prydz, Dash Berlin, DJ Snake, Zedd, Deborah De Luca, Eats Everything and Markus Schulz.[11] Local artists Tigerlily (DJ), Mashd N Kutcher, Joel Fletcher and Sunset Brothers performed.[12]
2022
editUltra Australia returned on March 5, 2022, after a hiatus due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The festival returned to Melbourne only, held at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.[13] The festival hosted three stages which saw international artists Alesso, Afrojack, Oliver Heldens and Steve Aoki perform. Will Sparks, Andrew Rayel and Deborah De Luca also returned to the Ultra Australia event.[14]
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editReferences
edit- ^ Kat Bein (10 April 2017). "Ultra Worldwide Announces International Expansion Into China, Australia, India & Ibiza". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "AFROJACK AND AXWELL Λ INGROSSO TO HEADLINE INAUGURAL ROAD TO ULTRA AUSTRALIA". Ultra Music Festival. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ TOM WILLIAMS (2 November 2017). "Ultra Music Festival Australia 2018 Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ EMMY MACK (17 February 2019). "Ultra Australia Unveils Final Acts & Set Times For 2019". Music Feeds. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Staff Writer (28 February 2019). "Ultra Australia debut reaches over 40,000 fans & confirmed to return". The Music Network. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Tom Williams (21 December 2018). "Ultra Australia Announces 'Phase Two' Lineup For 2019 Festival". Music Feeds. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Oliver Tryon (17 July 2018). "Resistance Is Coming to Australia in 2019 with Ultra Australia". CULTR. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "ULTRA AUSTRALIA TO RETURN IN MARCH 2020". Ultra Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Lars Brandle (8 July 2019). "Ultra Australia Is Returning In 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Jackson Langford (6 March 2020). "Ultra Australia confirms it will still go ahead this weekend". NME. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "ULTRA AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES PHASE 2 LINEUP". Ultra Australia. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ ROB MULLINEUX (6 March 2020). "ULTRA AUSTRALIA 2020 SET TIMES ANNOUNCED". OZEDM. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Electronic music festival ULTRA Australia returns to Melbourne in 2022". Beat. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Abisola Oseni (15 December 2021). "ULTRA AUSTRALIA DROPS PHASE 1 LINEUP FOR 2022 EDITION". EDM Identity. Retrieved 17 March 2022.