1/24Ultra Miami, one of the world’s leading dance music festivals, has announced the line-up for this year’s event from March 28-30 - and it is peppered with Aussie acts. Picture: Ultra Miami
Australia’s takeover of music genre complete
We’re in the midst of an Aussie golden generation in one genre of music - and the world can’t get enough of us.
2/24The electronic extravaganza, which treats crowds to spectacular visual displays like the one above during Eric Prydz's set in 2023, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an absolute bumper line-up of producers. Picture: Ultra Miami
3/24Melbourne’s Dom Dolla is perhaps the hottest name in Australian dance music right now. He will headline the main stage on opening night as thousands gather for the world’s premier festival. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
4/24Dom Dolla (right) will again partner American producer John Summit under their Everything Always moniker. The pair performed as a duo at Coachella last year. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Coachella)
5/24Sydney’s Timmy Trumpet will also feature on the main stage in a line-up featuring Tiesto, Alesso and Afrojack. Picture: NRL photos
6/24Adelaide-born Sonny Fodera (pictured with wife Amber) has become a megastar in the house scene since moving to the UK. He’s landed a main stage slot on the Sunday among the likes of Zedd and headliner Martin Garrix. Picture: Instagram
7/24But the Aussie flavour doesn’t stop at the main stage. Legendary Perth electronic rock band Pendulum will perform live, reuniting with Canadian icon Deadmau5 for a back-to-back set. Pendulum frontman Rob Swire famously combined forces with Deadmau5 on the track Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff. They’ll headline the Worldwide Stage on Saturday night.
8/24Juliet Fox is another Adelaide-born artist who made it big after a move overseas - in her case Berlin. The techno specialist is playing in the Resistance Cove on Sunday. Picture: Instagram
9/24Partiboi69 might have the biggest personality in the electronic music scene and has exploded from the Aussie underground. He’ll play two sets on UMF Radio on Friday - a back-to-back with Juicy Romance and then later alongside KETTAMA under the KETBOI69 moniker. Picture: Instagram
10/24He’s technically not an Aussie but dance music royalty Carl Cox has kept a house in Melbourne for years and will headline the Resistance Megastructure on Saturday. Picture: Supplied.
11/24To put in perspective what a moment this is for Australian electronic dance music, consider some of the other names in the line-up. There’s arguably none bigger than Dutch legend Tiesto, who features on the Main stage on Friday. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
12/24Joel Zimmerman AKA Deadmau5 headlines the Worldwide stage on Saturday and Sunday night. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Howard Hughes Corporation)
13/24American Steve Aoki will bring his antics to the main stage on Friday night. (Photo by Direct Group Saudi Arabia/Getty Images for MDLBEAST)
14/24Germany’s Zedd will feature on the main stage on Sunday night. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for TNT Sports)
15/24Swedish House Mafia alum Axwell (centre) will play a solo set on the main stage on Saturday. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
16/24Nine-time Grammy Award winner Skrillex will rock the main stage on Saturday night. (Photo by Steven Lawton/Getty Images)
17/24Multiple world number one DJ Hardwell headlines the main stage on Saturday night. (Photo by Santiago Bluguermann/Getty Images)
18/24The Dutch flavour continues with Afrojack, who will feature on the main stage on Friday. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM )
19/24Bosnia’s DJ Solomun will play a back-to-back set with Anyma on the main stage on Saturday. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
20/24Dutch trance legend Armin van Buuren headlines the Worldwide stage on Friday night. (Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)
21/24Sweden’s Alesso will play his set before Dom Dolla on Friday night. Picture: Instagram
22/24All grown up at age 28, Martin Garrix will close the show on main stage on Sunday night. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images for Spotify)
23/24The full line-ups for the Main, Worldwide and Resistance stages across the weekend. Picture: Ultra Music Festival
24/24The line-ups for the Live, UMF Radio and Oasis stages. Picture: Ultra Music Festival