Ultra Music Festival continuously ranks as one of the best festivals in the world with DJ Mag awarding it as the #1 festival in the world. There’s a good reason for this, as Ultra has immensely grown to be popular worldwide. In 2017 alone the company produced 45 events around the world and 23 of those events were new. The closing ceremony is Ultra Brazil brought the festival’s tour to its end which spanned 20 countries and had over 1 million attendees.
Here are some stats on why Ultra is the largest independent, international music festival brand in the world:
ULTRA Worldwide 2017 General Stats
Total global attendance: 1,000,000+
Total number of events: 45
Total number of new events in 2017: 23
Country count: 20
Total number of festival event hours: 554
Total staff employed worldwide: 10,000+
ULTRA Worldwide 2017 Media Stats
Livestream hours broadcasted via UMF TV: 143
Livestream hours viewed to date: 3,000,000
Total number of artist appearances: 1,028
Total ULTRA Passport holders: 300,000+
UMF Radio country distribution: 62
UMF Radio estimated weekly listeners: 32,693,400
2017 featured three different types of events put on by Ultra. These included the standalone RESISTANCE and Road To Ultra events and full-scale Ultra Music Festivals. China and Mexico were the two countries that saw the debut of full-scale festivals in their countries. A huge success for Ultra was the 8-week residency RESISTANCE held at Privilege Ibiza.
Ultra is bringing several exciting events for 2018. Australia will see the festival return to its continent with a new Road To Ultra event in Melbourne. The most anticipated event of 2018 will be the 20th Anniversary of Ultra Music Festival in Miami on March 23, 24, and 25. The Anniversary is sure to be jam packed and excitement for this milestone was evidenced when tickets went on sale recently.
All ULTRA Worldwide 2017 Events
February 24 — ULTRA South Africa @ Cape Town Stadium — Cape Town, South Africa
February 25 — ULTRA South Africa @ Expo Centre, Nasrec — Johannesburg, South Africa
March 24-26 — ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Bayfront Park — Downtown Miami, FL
June 10-11 — ULTRA Korea @ Seoul Olympic Stadium — Seoul, Korea
June 10-11 — ULTRA Singapore @ Ultra Park — Singapore, Republic of Singapore
July 13 — Destination ULTRA Opening Party @ Giraffe Palm Beach House — Split, Croatia
July 14-16 — ULTRA Europe @ Poljud Stadium — Split, Croatia
July 18 — ULTRA Beach Hvar @ Hotel Amfora Grand Beach Resort — Hvar, Croatia
July 19 — RESISTANCE Closing Party @ Fort George — Vis, Croatia
Tuesdays from July 25 – September 12 – RESISTANCE Ibiza @ Privilege Ibiza — Ibiza, Spain
September 7 – Road To ULTRA India @ Mahalaxmi Racecourse — Mumbai India
September 8 – Road To ULTRA India @ India Exposition Mart — New Delhi, India
September 9-10 – ULTRA China @ Shanghai Expo Park — Shanghai, China
September 10 — Road to ULTRA Taiwan @ Da Jia Riverside Park — Taipei City, Taiwan
September 13 — Bali Music Week Opening Party @ Mirror — Bali, Indonesia
September 14-15 — ULTRA Beach Bali @ Potato Head Beach Club — Bali, Indonesia
September 14 — RESISTANCE Afterhours @ Jenja — Bali, Indonesia
September 15 — RESISTANCE Afterhours @ Jenja — Bali, Indonesia
September 15 — Road to ULTRA Philippines @ Mall of Asia Arena — Manila, Philippines
September 16 — Road to ULTRA Hong Kong @ Nursery Park — West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
September 16 — RESISTANCE Bali @ Ku De Ta – Bali, Indonesia
September 16-18 — ULTRA Japan @ Tokyo Odaiba Ultra Park — Tokyo, Japan
September 16-18 — RESISTANCE Tokyo Afterhours @ Womb — Tokyo, Japan
September 29-30 — RESISTANCE Presents ‘The Meadow’ @ The Social Festival – UK
October 6-7 — ULTRA México @ Foro Pegaso — Mexico City, Mexico
October 6 — RESISTANCE Asunción @ Casco Antiguo – Asunción, Paraguay
October 7 — Road to ULTRA Peru @ Club Cultural — Lima, Peru
October 7 — RESISTANCE Buenos Aires Weekend 1 @ Mandarine Park — Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 12-14 — ULTRA Brasil @ Sambodromo — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
October 13 — RESISTANCE Rosario @ Metropolitano – Rosario, Argentina
October 13 — RESISTANCE Lima @ Green Arena — Lima, Peru
October 14 — Road to ULTRA Chile @ Movistar Arena — Santiago, Chile
October 14 — RESISTANCE Córdoba @ La Fábrica — Córdoba, Argentina
October 14 — RESISTANCE MedellÃn @ Parque Norte — MedellÃn, Colombia
October 15 — RESISTANCE Buenos Aires Weekend 2 @ Mandarine Park — Buenos Aires, Argentina
December 2 — RESISTANCE Bristol @ Motion — Bristol, UK
For further information on all of ULTRA’s international events, visit umfworldwide.com
For further information on all RESISTANCE events, visit resistancemusic.com
*Image courtesy of Ultra Music Festival
