Before Ultra Music Festival was dominated by a coterie of cookie cutter EDM DJs, lineups had a lot more diversity. From live sets by Floridian heroes Rabbit in the Moon to a full-on drum ‘n’ bass tent featuring Miami’s DJ Craze to a host of UK bad-asses, those looking to dance to a different beat had a lot more options. After years of carbon copying the same lineup, the bookers at UMF continue to broaden their horizons with the Resistance sub-brand, a non-EDM lineup that will span two stages in 2017.
In fact, the first 31 names released on the phase one announcement for Resistance, which takes place March 24-26, 2017, represents a continued shift toward techno. They’ve tapped the likes of genre superstars ANNA, Chris Liebing, Dubfire, Jon Rundell, Maceo Plex, Marco Carola and Matador.
While there’s a lot of focus on current and rising stars, they’ve also made a place for veteran DJs (all of whom have played Ultra Music Festival countless times in the past): UMF regular Carl Cox has been named Global Ambassador for Resistance, and Sasha & Digweed will perform together for the first time in the U.S. since 2010. Here’s the full lineup in alphabetical order:
RESISTANCE (in alphabetical order)
ANNA
B. Traits
Black Coffee
Carl Cox
Chris Liebing
Dosem
Dubfire
Eats Everything
Eli & Fur
Elio Riso
Hector
Hot Since 82
Jamie Jones
Jon Rundell
Joseph Capriati
Josefin Rosen
Kölsch
Maceo Plex
Marco Carola
The Martinez Brothers
Matador
Matthias Tanzmann
Nic Fanciulli
Reboot
RioTGeaR
Saeed Younan
Sasha & John Digweed
Seth Troxler
Tale of Us
Technasia
wAFF
