cotoncandydream Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Paul van Dyk, Hot Hot Heat, Hard-Fi, Carl Cox, BT, Benny Benassi and more join jam packed lineup!!!Miami, FL (January 29, 2006) – The world famous Ultra Music Festival announced today that Paul van Dyk, Hot Hot Heat, Hard-Fi, Carl Cox, BT, Benny Benassi, Perry Farrell, Danny Tenaglia, Richie Hawtin, Mauro Picotto, Armand van Helden, Nic Fanciulli, Donald Glaude and a slew of others have joined the all-star lineup for their 8th installment of the festival. These artists join previously announced headliner The Prodigy, along with Paul Oakenfold (live) and Erick Morillo. The event will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.Making his 8th appearance at the UMF, legendary German DJ Paul van Dyk was recently named #1 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine. A proven leader of his genre, van Dyk was one of the first artists to receive a Grammy nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2004 release Reflections. His latest album The Politics of Dancing Volume 2 was released last year and remains in the top 20 Electronic Album charts.Formed in 1999 and hailing from Victoria, B.C., Hot Hot Heat will be making their UMF8 debut appearance headlining the Ultra Live Arena. Touring last year with Weezer and the Foo Fighters, this indie synth band has earned critical acclaim for song such as “Goodnight, Goodnight.†Their latest album Elevator combines 60s mod rock, 70s progressive and 80s new wave punk into their own unique dance music and their hit single “Middle of Nowhere†is quickly rising up the charts.Hailing from West London, Hard-Fi just received two Brit Award nominations: Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. Their 2005 debut album release of Stars of CCTV and their single “Cash Machine†enjoyed immediate commercial success and their sound is being called “Diska,†a merging of disco, punk and dub music. Hard-Fi was recently profiled on MTV’s “You Hear it First†and currently are topping the UK Charts. Washington DC native BT burst onto the music scene with his amazing remix of Tori Amos’ “Blue Skies.†Since then, he has parlayed his passion for music into composing the soundtracks for such films as Monster and Jarhead. He also served as Executive Producer on the hit NBC reality show “Tommy Lee Goes to College.†Meanwhile, Italian dance sensation Benny Benassi is making his 1st appearance at UMF8. Perhaps best known for his smash hit single “Satisfaction,†his music and energy has been burning up the dance floors across the globe.UMF8 also sees the return of Lollapalooza creator Perry Farrell, aka DJ Peretz, and techno genius Richie Hawtin who will be coming fresh off his duty as composer and producer of the Torino Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony on February 10th. Also announced are the addition of MySpace.com, Pioneer Pro DJ, AOL Music and Music Choice as Official Sponsors of UMF8.Last year, UMF 7 sold out downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park and made history by drawing a record number of attendees and landed a coveted position in Billboard Magazine as the #3 top-grossing event in the United States, following only behind U2’s Vertigo Tour Kick Off and Elton John’s concert. Previous UMF performers include Moby, Tommy Lee, Perry Farrell, The Streets, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Paul van Dyk, The Crystal Method, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, Rabbit in the Moon, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem and more. Celebrity fans of UMF include Ricky Martin, P Diddy, Naomi Campbell, Colin Farrell and Tara Reid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotoncandydream Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 It's coming stay tuned.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miaouuu Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 which after party? The one at American Airlines Arena? or the one at Space? Last year the one at AAA sucked I heard (even for Trance fans)...while I can tell you that the Deep Dish party at Space was memorable despite some obstacles (like the door) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotoncandydream Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 Richie Hawtin, Mauro Picotto are worth it alone.....never mind that the Prodigy havent played in Florida in 10 years....and this is the only event they are playing there.more info coming...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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