Virginia Key is connected to mainland Miami by the Rickenbacker Causeway, a solitary highway. All 2020 purchasers have been emailed with next steps in regards to their order. The festival was immediately renewed for a third year.Due to the massive rise in attendance between 1999 and 2000, festival organizers decided to relocate to With an estimated attendance of over 70,000 people, Ultra Music Festival set a new record for the The festival sold out for the first time with over 100,000 attendees, where it was also announced that the thirteenth annual edition would take place over the course of three days during March 2011.The fourteenth edition of Ultra Music Festival was held from March 23–25, 2012.Early bird pre-sale tickets for Ultra Music Festival 2012 sold out within seconds.In honor of its fifteenth anniversary, the 2013 edition was held over two weekends, March 15–17, 2013, and March 22–24, 2013.On January 7, 2013, after organizers requested additional road closures for the event, Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff proposed a resolution calling for disapproval of the second weekend. Marc Sarnoff, the lone commissioner to vote in favor of banning Ultra, presented footage of On January 12, 2015, Ultra co-founder Alex Omes, who had left the organization in 2010, was found dead at the age of 43The initial lineup of the 2016 edition, held March 18–20, 2016 was announced on December 16, 2015; among others, it was revealed that the festival would feature the reunions of Rabbit in the Moon and Immediately upon the conclusion of the 2016 edition, it was announced that the 2017 edition would be held from March 24–26.Phase 1 of the 2017 lineup was announced on November 17, 2016, listing live headliners including Phase 2 of the lineup was unveiled on February 9, 2017,Phase 1 of the lineup for the festival's 20th edition, held March 23–25 was unveiled December 18, 2017, including Swedish House Mafia closed the festival in their first live appearance as a group since 2013; rumors suggesting Security officials stated that the 2018 edition of Ultra was the "safest" in recent years, reporting only 27 arrests in total during the festival (related particularly to The 2019 edition was held from March 29–31, 2019.
Thanks to the huge spaces available in Virginia Key, Ultra has split up the festival between the Marine Stadium (mainstage, live arena, worldwide stage, and UMF stage) and the Historic Beach Park (RESISTANCE Island), both linked by a 1.5 Km route, practicable on foot.With this general knowledge of the festival, let’s jump into day 1.If you want to skip my story, going directly to my final thought on the festival, Day one started with me heading to American Airlines Arena around 2 pm to get the bus that would have brought me at the Marine Stadium. Instead, free shuttle services will be offered to all ticket holders with wristbands at three strategic locations as seen below, with specific Shuttles begin at noon on Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday — December 19th, 2019. Attendees reported that staff members were also unhelpful in guiding them towards the correct pickup points, while many elected to instead take a roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) walk down the causeway's William Powell Bridge (plus additional travel time needed to make it back to their hotels, or transport hubs awaiting taxi or ride sharing service, as they were not allowed to perform pickups directly on the island). It all but forced attendees to pick a side and stick to it.Awkward venue aside, the real struggle came when fans tried to leave.
I rented a locker where I’ve deposited my stuff to move around the festival easier. Visit Ultra Europe Site . General admission and VIP
Acts such as When standing on the side of any of these stages, it was impossible not to hear the booming bass of the other three, especially in the small cluster of the Live, WorldWide and Radio stages. Ultra recommends that you leave the festival on one of its free shuttles and request a ride back to your hotel, house or car at those less chaotic drop-off hubs. Ultra typically sees more than 50,000 visitors a day.