20 YEARS
OF ULTRA HISTORY 2008 1999
2007
ULTRA is born. Rabbit in the Moon headlined the one-day inaugural event, Ultra Beach Music Festival, performing to an estimated 10,000 people.
Headlined by The Cure, ULTRA evolves into a two-day festival with the addition of the Live Stage.
2003 25,000 people attended the 5th Anniversary of Ultra Music Festival. Dance music legends, Underworld, make their Ultra-debut and first ever South East U.S. appearance.
2002 With another IDMA Award under its belt, Ultra moves to Bicentennial Park with headlining live performances by The Killers and The Prodigy.
2000 2004
2006
2001 An important year in Ultra Music Festival’s history as it made its move to Bayfront Park and featured its first ever performance by Carl Cox.
2005
A year of ULTRA packed with firsts! ULTRA features 2 Main Stages, debuts its first ever Live Stage and debuts the “Carl Cox & Friends Arena” to the world, which included performances by the likes of Cox, Christian Smith, Danny Howells, Josh Wink, Yousef and Mark Lewis. Moby joins the festival’s ever growing list superstar performers, ULTRA claims it’s first of 6 IDMA Awards for “Best Dance Event” and launches UMF Radio.
A key year in ULTRA history, highlighted by the fetival’s worldwide expansion with ULTRA Brazil in Sao Paulo. Its 10th Anniversary welcomes 70,000 people in attendance to Bicentennial Park as the festival brings home another IDMA while also claiming the title of “Best International Dance Music Festival” at the DJ Awards.