Ultra South Africa

Ultra South Africa
Status Active
Genre Electronic music festival
Date(s) March 1-2 2019
Frequency Annually
Venue

Nasrec Expo Center, Johannesburg

Ostrich Ranch, Cape Town
Location(s) Cape Town, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Years active

2014-present

Cape Town

Johannesburg
Organized by Ultra Worldwide
Website ultrasouthafrica.com

Ultra South Africa is an outdoor electronic music festival that is a part of Ultra Music Festival's worldwide expansion which has now spread to twenty countries.[1][2] Ultra South Africa debuted in February 2014 and took place at two locations—the Nasrec Expo Center in Johannesburg and the Ostrich Farm in Cape Town.[3] Ultra South Africa is strictly an event for those that are the age of eighteen and over.[4] The fifth anniversary of Ultra South Africa took place 9–10 February 2018 in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

The sixth edition of Ultra South Africa will be held on 1-2 March 2019.

History

2014

Ultra South Africa 2014

The debut of Ultra South Africa consisted of three stages in both Johannesburg and Cape Town—the Main Stage, Stage 2, and Stage 3.[5] In Cape Town, South Africa the festival took place on 14 February 2014 and in Johannesburg, the festival took place on 15 February 2014.[6] Confirmed artists for the inaugural edition of Ultra South Africa included Tiesto, Afrojack, Alesso, Nicky Romero, Krewella, W&W, Martin Garrix, Blasterjaxx, Claude Vonstroke, Goldfish, Black Coffee, and many more.[7][8] The festival welcomed 15,000 people in attendance to Cape Town and an additional 25,000 people to the Johannesburg location.[9]

2015

Ultra South Africa 2015

The second edition of Ultra South Africa was once again held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa at the same two venues from the year before on 13–14 February 2015.[10] The festival was host to three stages—the Main Stage, the Electric Stage, and the Nicci Beach Stage.[11] Ultra South Africa 2015 included the likes of Protoculture, Oliver Heldens, DVBBS, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Goldfish, Axwell & Ingrosso, Gorgon City, Black Coffee, and many more.[12][13] This edition of Ultra South Africa saw more than 50,000 dance music fans from across South Africa and beyond.[14]

2016

The following edition of Ultra South Africa took place in February 2016 in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. In Johannesburg, the festival lasted two days, 26–27 February.[15] Once again, the festival was held at the Ostrich Ranch[16] and featured three stages—Main Stage, Soul Candi/Resistance Stage, and the 5FM Live Loud Stage.[17] Featured artists who played Ultra South Africa included Skrillex, Zedd, Dash Berlin, Fedde Le Grand, Mr. Carmack, Claptone, Tiesto, Afrojack, Carnage, W&W, Robin Schulz, Seth Troxler, The Martinez Brothers, Black Coffee, and many more.[18] In Cape Town, the festival also took place for two days, 27–28 February 2016,[15] and was held at once again at the Ostrich Ranch.[16] The festival featured two stages in Cape Town—Main Stage and the Strange Loving/Resistance Stage.[19] 2016's 2-day format entertained more than 22, 000 partygoers per day at the iconic NASREC in Johannesburg, and 14, 000 per day at the picturesque Ostrich Farm in Cape Town.

2017

It was announced on 27 July 2016 that for Ultra South Africa's fourth edition, the festival would take place on the 24–25 February 2017.[20] In Johannesburg , the festival was held on 25 February 2017 at the Nasrec Expo Centre, once again.[21] In Cape Town, the festival announced a new venue—Cape Town Stadium.[22] The festival in Cape Town took place on 24 February 2017.[23] Early bird tickets went on sale on 2 August 2016 and sold out on 4 August 2016.[24][25] Tier one tickets were released to the public on 30 August 2016.[26] On 30 August 2016, Martin Garrix and David Guetta were announced as the first headliners for the 2017 edition of the festival.[27] The phase two lineup was announced on 30 November 2016 and included Dash Berlin, KSHMR, DJ Snake, Black Coffee, Felix Jaehn, Head Hunters Nic Fanciulli and many other regional artists.[28]

2018

Ultra South Africa has announced that its fifth anniversary will return to the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 9 February 2018 and the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on 10 February 2018.[29] On September 19, 2017, Phase 1 of the lineup was released and the headliners were revealed to be Armin van Buuren and Hardwell.[30] Phase 2 of the lineup was released on October 24, 2017 and included Afrojack, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Dubfire, Malaa, Black Coffee and Carnage along with many regional artists. On Friday, February 9, the Cape Town Stadium saw 15,000 fans stream through the gates while the Johannesburg show at the Expo Centre at Nasrec welcomed a record-breaking 32,000 Ultranauts through the gates on Saturday, February 10, for what was the biggest and most successful ULTRA South Africa in Joburg to date.

2019

On 16 August 2018, Ultra South Africa announced the dates for its sixth edition and that the Cape Town leg will return to the Ostrich Ranch.[31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ultra Music Fest's Faibisch & Russakoff on Expanding Beyond EDM With Azealia, Weeknd, Sleigh Bells". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ↑ "ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Enhances Live Broadcast Experiences With ULTRA LIVE & UMF RADIO". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival To Add Stops In Japan And South Africa In 2014". 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. ↑ Smith, Katie (2014-11-07). "Ultra South Africa Announces AvB, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Hardwell and Martin Garrix for Phase 1 of Lineup - EDMTunes". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  5. ↑ Tiesto, Tiestolive, news of. "Tiësto photos: Ultra Music Festival - South Africa 14 & 15 February 2014 - Tiestolive.fr" (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Ultra South Africa & Japan 2014". Housem.nl. 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. ↑ "ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA PHASE 1 LINE-UP". DJMag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Ultra South Africa Announce 2014 Lineup Featuring Tiesto, Afrojack, Alesso and More | mxdwn.com". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  9. ↑ "Ultra South Africa – WE OWN THE NITE NYC". weownthenitenyccom.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  10. ↑ "Ultra South Africa 2015 Lineup: Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Axwell ^ Ingrosso & More". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Here's the ULTRA South Africa 2015 full line-up [pic]". Life is Savage. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  12. ↑ "Ultra SA For Dummies: Cape Town". www.capetownlately.co.za. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  13. ↑ "Ultra South Africa 2015 Announces Phase 2 Lineup". 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  14. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival 2016 Returns to South Africa for another music explosion | Junk Mail Blog". 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  15. 1 2 "Skrillex & Zedd to Headline Ultra South Africa 2016". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  16. 1 2 "Ultra South Africa Expands To 2 Days In Cape Town For 2016". 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  17. ↑ "Ultra South Africa 2016 Drops Final Lineup, Includes Tiësto, Skrillex, Afrojack, Goldfish | The Nocturnal Times". The Nocturnal Times. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  18. ↑ Yasmin, Layla (12 January 2016). "3 More international acts added to Ultra South Africa Lineup". Think in Electronic. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "ULTRA South Africa drops final lineup | IOL". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  20. ↑ "Ultra South Africa Have Opened Registration For 2017". pulseradio.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  21. ↑ "Ultra South Africa returns in 2017". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  22. ↑ "News : ultra south africa announces 2017 festival dates, new cape town venue". 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  23. ↑ "Ultra South Africa - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  24. ↑ "Ultra South Africa 2017 | IOL". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  25. ↑ "Ultra South Africa - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  26. ↑ "Ultra South Africa - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  27. ↑ "DJ Snake and Armin Van Buuren to headline Ultra South Africa 2017". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  28. ↑ "Ultra South Africa adds Dash Berlin, KSHMR, DJ Snake to lineup". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  29. ↑ "Ultra South Africa Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary In 2018". El Broide. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  30. ↑ Dexter, Robyn (19 September 2017). "Ultra South Africa announces phase one lineup". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  31. ↑ Ghanem, Louis (24 October 2017). "Ultra South Africa Reveals Phase 2 Lineup". EDMTunes. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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