3) Martin Garrix
After leaving 2015’s festival season on a somewhat tumultuous note, Martin Garrix is going into 2016 with projects that ought to set his diehard fans’ minds at ease. He recently announced the launch of his new label, STMPD RCRDS, indicating that some massive new releases are likely on the horizon as well.
It was at last year’s Ultra that Garrix debuted his Tiësto collaboration, “The Only Way Is Up,” among other tracks. We know that he’s got a Julian Jordan collab in the works, as well as one with Ed Sheeran – so it doesn’t seem like he’s about to skimp on us with his upcoming set.
2) Pendulum
Once upon a time, Pendulum was the name in drum and bass. The band founded in Perth, Australia by Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen (who now perform as electro house duo Knife Party) became a sought-after name in electronic music at a time shortly before the musical movement fully broke into mainstream consciousness.
For their highly anticipated reunion at Ultra, fans can expect Pendulum to pull out all the stops for an audiovisual spectacle that will dazzle the senses.
1) Rabbit in the Moon
As far as live reunions are concerned, however, none shares more history with Ultra Music Festival itself than Rabbit in the Moon. An act that was practically synonymous with the breakbeat movement that exploded from Miami in the late ‘90s, the group performed at the very first edition of the festival for a crowd of 7,000 before the members of the group eventually parted ways.
At the 18th anniversary of that same gathering, however, Bunny, DJ Monk and David Christophere will unite once more for a performance that will put this edition of the festival in the history books. While they’ve kept relatively quiet in regards to what festival goers can expect from their set, it stands to reason that it will be nothing short of legendary.