Ultra South Africa 2023: Phase 1 Line Up

ULTRA South Africa, the continent’s largest electronic music festival, will return in March 2023 with an incredible lineup of world-class talent. 

The last ULTRA South Africa in 2020 brought 50,000 ecstatic partygoers together for gold-standard performances, pyrotechnics and party moments - the memories of which have lasted until today. But now it’s time to make some new ones. 

Friday, 10th March 2023 will host ULTRA South Africa’s first show at its brand-new Cape Town home. The well-known, well-situated and beautifully designed Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse. Home to some of Cape Town’s most iconic events, the ULTRA South Africa organisers will transform this space into a fantastic festival fantasy-land. From the iconic and jaw-dropping Main Stage set-up, to the mesmeric RESISTANCE experience, this venue is the perfect setting for an expansive outdoor festival like ULTRA South Africa.

On Saturday 11th March, 2023, ULTRA South Africa will take over the historic Expo Centre at Nasrec in Johannesburg for the 8th time since the festival’s inception. Maximizing the vast space of the venue, ULTRA will host the best international and local talent with unparalleled production.

Are you ready to go big at ULTRA South Africa 2023? If so, you’ll be in good company with the following incredible Phase 1 international headline artists. 

MAIN STAGE LINEUP

Fisher

Australian DJ Fisher, AKA Paul Nicholas Fisher, is known for his undeniably electric presence and party tech-house style. He’s a crowd favourite, and knows how to get a party started better than anyone, as he’s proven over his 10 year career with tracks like You Little Beauty, Losing It and Ya Kidding. 

Black Coffee

South African DJ, producer and songwriter Black Coffee is a legend in the industry. His long list of hits, including Turn Me On, Never Gonna Forget, and Ready For You has won him a massive following. He has bagged major awards along the way, becoming the first African to win a Grammy. 

Alesso 

Swedish DJ Alesso is a bonafide superstar, known for his progressive music hits and collaborating with acts like One Republic and Calvin Harris. He’s developed a global following thanks to his ubiquitous hits like Falling, I Wanna Know and Sweet Escape.

Chris Lake 

Blackbook Records boss Chris Lake will bring his dynamic brand of house music to ULTRA South Africa’s Main stage for an invigorating performance. The British producer and DJ skyrocketed to fame over the past decade with chart-topping releases such as Turn Off The Lights, Boneless, and Deceiver. 

Timmy Trumpet

Australian multi-platinum artist Timmy Trumpet is known around the world for his unique blend of electronic music with tracks like Oracle, Mad World and Call Me. His infectious stage presence makes for an unforgettable headlining performance as he incorporates live trumpet and jazz elements.

RESISTANCE LINEUP

Adam Beyer 

Swedish DJ Adam Beyer is heralded as a techno titan, having founded his own tastemaking Drumcode Records imprint and curating Drumcode Radio Live which reaches nearly 11 million listeners weekly. His iconic discography includes timeless tracks like “Your Mind,” “Going Down” and “Teach Me” and his legendary performances make him one of the most sought after techno acts. 

Joris Voorn

Joris Voorn’ sits at the epicenter of the Dutch electronic music scene, celebrated as one the most renowned and instantly recognisable underground artists from Holland. For the last 20 years, he’s been a favourite in the festival circuit, wowing audiences to his hits like “Ringo,” “Transmission” and “Safe.” 

Kölsch

Danish DJ Kölsch is known for his otherworldly productions, concocting melodic, emotional dubplates and selling millions of records worldwide. His body of work, including tracks like “Grey,” “Loreley,” and “All That Matters” have made an indelible mark on the techno landscape.

Tickets are on sale now at https://ultrasouthafrica.com/. 

Stay connected with ULTRA South Africa on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for additional updates and phase 2 lineup announcement. 

Ultra South Africa 2020 - Set Times

Just 2 more sleeps till Ultra South Africa 2020 kicks off in Cape Town at the Ostrich Farm followed by the Johannesburg leg at Ultra. Many Ultranauts cannot wait for this weekends events and probably itching to see their favourite artists, the best way to make sure you don't miss any is to take note of the official set times and plan your time at Ultra SA with the official App! It's been the saving grace for many over the years and if you are attending, it's the best thing to have! You can schedule the DJ's sets you want to see so you can plan in advance to make sure you make the most out of your Ultra experience.

Download the app: ultrasouthafrica.com/app

Cape Town

Johannesburg

Ultra South Africa 2020 - Final Line-Up

With under a month left to the first show, Ultra South Africa have dropped their final artist announcement. The line-up includes a host of SA's best that will make up the supporting acts for the event. With the main head liners already been announced in phases one and two, festival goers can now see which one of their favourite South African acts they can catch at Ultra South Africa 2020. In this announcement, stages were announced to, In Cape Town you can look forward to the Main Stage and Resistance while in Johannesburg you have the choice of four stages! 

Yes, that's right, four stages for the event taking place at Nasrec Expo Center on the 29th of February. Johannesburg audiences can choose from the main stage, Resistance, BUDX and the 5fm Stage. Catch international artists DJ Snake, Afrojack, Steve Aoki, The Return of Dash Berling and Black Coffee on the Main Stage, over at Resistance, international headliners include Jamie Jones, Luciano and Camelphat. Tickets are still available from the website, www.ultrasouthafrica.com with Tier 2 General access going for R650 in Cape Town and R800 for Johannesburg. There's not many Tier 2 tickets left with Tier 3 coming into effect soon, so purchase yours now! VIP and VVIP tickets are available as well, starting from R1250 a ticket for CT and R1000 for JHB. 

Corona Sunsets Cape Town - Artist Line-Up

The Corona Sunsets Festival team have their game plan set out this year, with them announcing dates for these years countrywide Festivals last week. In it's fifth year running the Corona Sunsets Festivals kicks-off in the picturesque Cape before making its way to Durban later in the year and thereafter Johannesburg. Starting it off where it all began on the beautiful coast line of the Western Cape, Corona Sunsets 2020 returns to the Bungalow for another epic event with some big name international and local artists. Grab a cold Corona and party the night away to the sounds of international headline acts, Gorgon City, Purple Disco Machine and South Africa's very own global superstar DJ, Black Coffee. Supporting this stellar international line-up is local artists such as Shimza, DJ Maphorisa, Goodluck, Dean Fuel, Bantwanas, Abby Nurock, Strange Loving and Pierre Johnson. 

Don't miss out on that epic sunset moment, as you and thousands of others watch the sun set over the Atlantic, and set the mood for the night. Tickets are still on sale, with Phase 1 tickets priced at R350 available, there after Phase 2 tickets priced at R450 and Phase 3 at R550. For those looking for a big more exclusivity, VIP Table bookings are available for R15,000. This consists 10x VIP table tickets, R10,000 premium bottle service, hosted in the The Bungalow with the best view of the festival, bottle service, private bathrooms and easy access in and out of area. 

Don't miss out on this epic event, get your tickets now from the website: corona.howler.co.za

Ultra South Africa 2020 - Phase 1 Line Up Announced!

In case you missed it yesterday, Ultra South Africa dropped their phase one artist line-up announcing some big name headliners to grace the 2020 event!  Ultra SA 2020 see's the return of some greats and the first time appearances of some new international acts, returning to our shores are DJ Snake, Afrojack and Dash Berlin. Making his first Ultra SA appearance none other than the time-traveling DJ global superstar Steve Aoki! Steve is no stranger to South Africa having toured the country before, his performances were high energy and full of entertainment with some lucky fans getting their face smashed with some cake. Aoki is ranked as one of the DJ Mag's top 10 DJ's in the world and local Ultranauts are in for a treat with his thunderous performance.

Confirmed for 2020 is Ultra's award winning underground music stage, Resistance, it returns with local and global superstar Black Coffee headlining along with Jamie Jones who will be making his debut in SA, the hot creations label-head and respected taste-maker will undoubtedly mesmerize audiences with his melodic brand of house and techno.  Them along with others who will be joining the line-up will be providing the crowd with groovy house and techno vibes to take them into the night. 

Dash Berlin

Tickets for Ultra South Africa 2020 are on sale with most of the Tier 1 tickets sold out, Tier 2 tickets go on sale too. More announcements regarding ticket sales, artists, the brand-new BudX stage and many other expansion plans for 2020 coming soon! Visit www.ultrasouthafrica.com for more

Jamie Jones

Ultra SA 2019 - Set times

With Ultra South Africa 2019 kicking off this Friday in Cape Town, then moving to Johannesburg on Saturday, many will want to plan their Ultra experience by checking what time their favourite DJ is playing and on which stage, not to fear we have the artist line up as well as the set times for you!

Also remember that Ultra, like the years before is completely cashless, so don't forget to visit howler.co.za to load your wrist bands with credit to use to purchase, food, drinks and merchandise. Not forgetting to check the rules on the website as well to see what you are and aren't allowed to bring into the venue as well as proper identification.

And to make life easier, we have the site maps for each venue to keep on you or familiarize with so you know where to find food, beverages and the stages!

To stay up to date with all information, follow Ultra on their various social media streams or download the official Ultra app!

Ultra South Africa 2019 - Final Line Up

Yesterday Ultra South Africa released their final artist line up for their 2019 festival, while there were not any more international headliners there was an international support act announced as well many, many local ones. In it's 6th year running Ultra SA have ensured that they remained the countries number one dance music festival, with major headliner announcement last year of The Chainsmokers who will be making their debut playing to SA crowds in March, bring with them a unique live experience as they will be bringing down the curtain on both the Cape Town and Johannesburg shows. 

Fan favourite Martin Garrix returns for his 4th Ultra South Africa, having played at the first three events. His no stranger to us and is bond to put on a spectacle as always. Another act that will be making their Ultra SA debut but are no strangers to South Africa are Above & Beyond. The English DJ are set to kick off the headliners at both shows, bringing the crowds to euphoric levels with their uplifting trance beats, and be sure to be ready and waiting in the crowd as you could be pushing that button! With Vini Vici being announced as one of the support acts for the headliners, yesterday another international support act was announced, Infected Mushrooms will be bringing their unique music and style to Ultra SA. With a big fan base locally, there are many who have been waiting to see them perform live in the country. 

The Resistance stage is headlined by our very own Black Coffee and features a number of top local support acts. Ultra South Africa have also launched a VVIP Table Experience booking which can do so via the website. For more information you can follow Ultra South Africa on the various social media channels or the website. 

Ultra South Africa 2019 - Phase 2 Line Up

The 6th edition of Ultra South Africa is already causing quite a stir even with the event still being 4 months away. The Phase 2 artist line-up was announced on Monday and it has many a big reason to smile, some old and some new headliners will be heading our way next year March and the biggest name for sure has to be Above & Beyond. Legends in the industry, they are known worldwide for their uplifting sounds and their popular record labels Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep. The English trio of Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamaki will have audiences in enthralled with their set which is bound to be epic given their last few festivals they've played at. 

SA's favourite Martin Garrix is back again to Ultra South Africa line-up, it seems as if he cannot get enough of our country and we don't mind. The Dutch DJ sensation is sure to be lining up some new tracks and some of his old stuff to get the crowd going. Other noteworthy mentions is Vini Vici who has worked with some big names in the industry, none bigger than Armin van Buuren, some of his work include Free Tibet, United and Chakra which he worked on with W&W. SA house fans will be pleased to know that our very own Black Coffee will be headlining the Resistance stage and he will be joined with the likes of Culoe De Song, Da Capo, Kususa, I am Themba and many more. 

Tickets for Ultra South Africa are now in Tier 2 status and there are not much left so make sure you take advantage of this now! Phase 3 will be the final artist announcement will be released in the coming months and its bound to include many more great performers. For more information, follow Ultra SA on their various media channels or their website www.ultrasouthafrica.com

Ultra South Africa 2018 - Review

Celebrating it's 5th Anniversary in South Africa, Ultra Worldwide was bound to put on a music spectacular that would leave festival goers in awe of what they had witnessed. Having attended the Johannesburg leg myself, I can tell you first hand that not only did this years Ultra break records but it certainly set them for years to come! 

On February 10, Nasrec Expo Center opened it's gates to over 32,000 revelers, it a set-up much bigger and better than other years, crowds had easier access to bars, food stalls and ablution facilities, also with the introduction of cashless systems again, it made buying refreshments and food all that more easier. There was however reports of long queues to enter the venue, with some people having to wait almost two hours to get in. Organisers have yet to comment on what the delay could have been caused by. 

With 4 stages for attendee's to choose from, showcasing the various artists, international and local, people were spoiled for choice. With good reason though, the Main stage was the center of attraction to many. With LED Screens decorated with lasers, blinders, pyrotechnics and streamers, combined with the hottest DJ's in the world, would you blame anyone from not wanted to leave their spot? It all kicked off with the local DJ's, of home FeU and TimoODV were standouts, then came on the first International act, Carnage who did what his name says and got the crowd going with his hardstyle music. While Afrojack and Hardwell played great sets, the stand out for me had to be Armin. The man isn't rated as one of the best DJ's of all time for nothing. His set was a combination of music and lighting which got the crowd into a state of trance. He was also joined on stage in a surprise performance by Mr Probz, where performed their collaboration track "Another You" and "Waves". The night on the Main Stage ended with Axwell /\ Ingrosso, who captivated their crowd with some of their old Swedish House Mafia tracks as well as many of their new stuff as a duo. The stand-out was definitely their current hit track "More than you know" which had the crowd belting out the chorus. 

.The Resistance stage was back again to please the many deep house fans that made the journey and it did not disappoint! This year saw the dance floor being moved into a new warehouse space at Nasrec which catered specifically to the house and techno community. Local artist which included the likes of Da Capo, DogStarr, Ryan Murgatroyd, TranceMicSoul and many more heated the floor up before the mega stars took to the decks. Local and global sensation, Black Coffee got on to raptures from the crowd before Dubfire and Eats Everything blew the fans away with their hypnotic performances. 

"Ultra SA brings new surprises each year and this year was no exception. It also brings new magic each time we produce the show, and 2018 was the most magical yet. Speaking on behalf of the full Ultra SA team and sponsors, we are blown away by the support of the fans and industry and cannot wait to see what 2019 brings." said Shaun Duvet after the 48 hour music spectacular which took place in the two cities. 

We will be releasing our very own after movie of Ultra SA 2018 soon, so be on the look out for it on our instagram page!

Ultra South Africa 2018: Resistance

Deep house is certainly a genre that took off locally in 2016 and the same hype and drive of it followed into last year and continues into this year. It's with this that organises of Ultra South Africa have announced the return of the Resistance stage to this years festival with killer line-ups for both the Cape Town and Johannesburg legs. It will be it's 3rd year that the Resistance Stage features at Ultra South Africa and the crowds for it are ever growing, hence the call to bring in more talent has been answered with the likes of SA's on Black Coffee and the international acts from the likes of Dubfire and Eats Everything will headlining the stage. A list of the full line-ups for both Cape Town and Johannesburg can be found below.

Ultra South Africa 2018 - Phase 2 Line up

Celebrating its 5th Anniversary in South Africa, Ultra is pulling out all the stops to ensure that next years event is going to be one to remember. Phase 2 line up was announced last week, and unless you were living under a rock, you should have heard the news by now but if not, no sweat, we got you covered here. In the official announcement video, along with phase 1 announced Dutch heavy weight DJ's Armin van Buuren and Hardwell, Ultra showed the likes of Afrojack, Axwell/\Ingrosso and Dubfire bringing up the international headliners as well as the return of the Resistance stage. Carnage see's a return to the country forming part of the international acts and a first time debut for Malaa. 

At the Resistance stage, fans of the Deep House beats can enjoy the music of South Africa's most successful electronic music export, none other than Black Coffee. Along with him see's Dubfire on the stage as well, taking the audiences on a musical journey with their highly sort after sounds. 

Cape Town's event takes place on Friday the 9th of February 2018 at the Cape Town stadium which was a firm favourite with event goers last year. While Joburg's Nasrec Expo Center hosts the event on Saturday the 10th of February for the 5th time as well. 

Ticket information:

Cape Town

	Tier 1	Tier 2
General Access	R700	R800
VIP	R1250	R1500

Johannesburg

	Tier 1	Tier 2
General Access	R800	R950
VIP	R1500	R2000
VVIP	R4000

*Table booking information to be released soon*

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Ultra SA - Final Line Up!

It's less that 16 days till SA's largest electronic dance festival kicks off at the Cape Town stadium and the masses cannot wait! In it's 4th year now, organizers say this years event is going to be bigger and better than previous ones and with Cape Town getting a new iconic venue, it will make it more memorable. Ultra SA lands in Cape Town on the 24th of February at the Cape Town Stadium, there after making it's way to the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on the 25th of February. 

The final line up was released yesterday along with the stage set lists so those who are going can see exactly who is playing and where. The perfect way to keep track of your favourite artist schedule and not miss a thing. Just a reminder of those international headliners, Dash Berlin, David Guetta, KSHMR, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake with support acts consisting of Black Coffee, Felix Jaehn, Head Hunterz and Nic Fanciulli. 

Making up the rest of the support acts are some quality local artists, consisting off , Crazy White Boy, DJ Dimplez, Dea Fuel, Euphonik, DJ Fresh, Household Funk, Kryoman, Kyle Watson, Lady Lea, Mark Stant, Pascal and Pearch, PH, Strange Loving, Timo ODV, Twins on Decks, Royal K, Chrizz Beatz, Deep Aztex, D'Ritmo, DJ Eugenics, Ivan Tiranjanin, and many many more. 

Cape Town will see a total of 3 stages, Ultra Main Stage, Resistance Stand and Bridges for Music, whilst Johannesburg will have a total of 4 stages, Ultra Main Stage, Resistance Stage, Until Until, and the Samsung Galaxy Experience Stage. Whether you've been to previous Ultra events, or if this is your first one, it's bound to be a great experience. The lighting, stage and pyrotechnics are second to none. 

For those that haven't yet purchased your tickets as yet, make sure you get them as soon as possible seeing that Tier 1 tickets have just sold out and Tier 2 tickets have been selling fast. So visit www.ultrasouthafrica.com now to secure your tickets now!

Details for Tier 2 ticketing can be found below.

JHB Tier 2 General Access: R900* Tier 2 VIP: R1700*

CPT Tier 2 General Access: R900* Tier 2 VIP: R1500*

*Booking fees apply to all tickets.

Prices for tables and table bookings to be done via ultravvip@cococpt.co.za

The UMF SA2017 compilation disc has been released by Sony Music and is already #1 on the iTunes Dance Music Charts! Download or stream the #1 iTunes Dance Album: https://lnk.to/UltraSA2017

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Shimmy Summer in Cape Town

If you find yourself in the mother city over the festive season, there is only one place to be and be seen and that is Shimmy Beach Club! The cities hottest parties are going down at the ocean front club with the biggest names in the industry headlining the shows. From Black Coffee Summer, Amarda Deep and Goldfish Submerged, there really is no excuse for you to miss any of it! Having partied Sunday night away there myself I can honestly say there is no party like a Shimmy Beach Party! For all info on up coming events, see below for dates and times. Tickets can be bought via their website. 

Ultra SA 2017 - Phase 2 Line up

If you missed it earlier this week, Ultra South Africa released their phase 2 line up for the much anticipated event next year. Following on the announcement from a couple months ago of the two major headliners of Martin Garrix and David Guetta, this week organisers lifted the lid on the full line up that will grace the main stage of Ultra South Africa 2017. International superstars Dash Berlin, KSHMR and DJ Snake will join David Guetta and Martin Garrix on the main stage with support from the likes of Black Coffee, Felix Jaehn, Headhunterz and Nic Fanciulli round out the highly anticipated Phase Two lineup for UltraSA 2017. 

Dash Berlin returns for a second year running, being one of my favourite DJ's from this years Ultra, I'm glad to see his name on the lineup again. This Dutch trance veteran has been contributing to the international scene for over a decade. He's worked with icons such as Justin Timberlake, Usher, N.E.R.D and Lenny Kravitz to name just a few. His performance at Ultra SA 2016 blew the crowd away, so expect Dash to bring the Energy levels to a peak at Ultra in February next year!

Niles Hollowell-Dhar, better known as KSHMR (pronounced Kashmir)was awarded "The Highest New Entry" on DJ Mag's Top 100 list and has since moved up 11 places this year to the No. 12 spot. His music is a mixture of high energy electro and classical Indian which he fuses to make a unique and high tempo beat. KSHMR has played at almost every major festival so it's great to see the American producer make his way to South Africa and get the crowds going to his live act, which will take them to a whole new level. 

DJ Snake needs no introduction to the South African crowds, while this will be his first visit to the country, the French DJ and record producer's music has been quite popular around the country for a few years now. His last major chart climber "In the middle" is still played on some local radio stations and his recent collaborations with megastars such as Justin Bieber and Major Lazer just escalated his cult status. Crowds can look forward to him play a range of his unreleased future hits at Ultra South Africa as well. 

The support line is also one that is worth a mention and also one which I am quite looking forward to. Headhunterz have been on the scene for a while now and have featured on many podcasts of leading trance and dance shows. His his name is William Rebergen and hails from the Netherlands, his hard hitting energetic sets is what makes him so special and crowds can expect a lot from him. Next up, Felix Jaehn, the prodigal German tropical house DJ and producer that went number 1 in 20 countries with his remix of OMI's cheerleader will bring a summer sound to SA that will surely get the girls dancing and the boys smiling. 

Lovers of a deeper sound will be glad to know that the Resistance stage is back! After the success of this years Ultra, it was a no brainer for the organiser and the line up is going to be equally hot has Main Stage. First up we have Nic Fanciulli, he needs little introduction after completing a truly successful Resistance world tour in 2016 with Ultra Worldwide. Anyone who watching him on the Resistance stages around the world or was at the legendary Space Ibiza closing party will know exactly how good this British DJ and producer is at getting a dance floor going long into the night.  Join him on the Resistance stage is none other that South Africa's own Black Coffee, undoubtedly one of the biggest exports to the world from the SA dance scene, you can catch him again as he lights up the night with his beats next year. 

The local support act line up is pretty insane as well with some big name DJ's on the list. 

Timo ODV - Pascal & Pearce - DJ Fresh - Euphonik - Crazy White Boy - P.H - DJ Milkshake - DJ Shimza - Vigilante - DJ Dimplez - Kyle Watson - Strange Loving - Mark Stent - Ryan Murgatroyd - Vimo - Chunda Munki - Kyle Cassim - Yeti - Dean Fuel - Household Funk - Saubomb - Ricardo Da Costa with more to be announced closer to February 2017. 

Tickets are still available for the Ultra South Africa website : ultrasouthafrica.com with pricing below:

	JHB	CPT
General Access – Tier 1	R800	R750
General Access – Tier 2	R950	R850
VIP – Tier 1	R1400	R1300
VIP – Tier 2	R1800	R1600
VVIP – Tier 1	R3000
VVIP – Tier 2	R4000

*Exclusive to Cape Town: Tables and bottle service will be available on enquiry and available exlusively to VIP ticketholders. For more information, please email ultravvip@cococpt.co.za

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