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The first couple of Ultra's were very full of ravers... and back then I remembered Ultra been called.. Ultra Electronic Music Festival, Not Ultra Music Festival . Ive been going since it was held at the beach, with the Gatecrasher tent.. god I miss it, and then it was Ultra 3. The best two Ultra's together with Ultra 5 I think it was.. best line up. Ever since its been about the same artists but for major various reasons. Now if we were more electronic it would cater a lot of ravers, and then everyone would bitch about that too no?
The logic behind is that booking DJ's today its 10x more expensive then it probably was back in 2000. Only Oakenfold, Sasha & Digweed and a couple were on top of the expensive bill.. Judge Jules even in the UK, today everyone just charges your mind off. Anywayss... I always like variety, but the business has become so competetive and the such, that a festival like Ultra, with competition like Global Gatherings, has to choose wisely and DJ"s that will bring a crowd. Believe it or not, the DJ mag list makes a difference on who do promoters want on their club and not.. I like B&J and SvD and Cosmic Gate, but most likely promoters will look @ their position.. Last time Cosmic Gate was @ Ultra, they were placed in the back by the bay Id say 10 people were there.. thats risk business for Ultra.
All in all, I really hope Ultra does something different this year. THey had the Techno stage last year, which I believe was new, and had an OUT OF HAND line-up. Awesome awesome.. maybe they could add a trance stage and see how it does. Then they could bring from ATB to SvD and rock it too.. Cosmic Gate would def. rock it and even Rank1, but we all saw what happens when bringing this acts that no one but US know about.
In regards to live act.. Depeche Mode, they'll bring a crowd, Daft Punk, they'll definetly be a win... everyone loved it.
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Upcoming:
Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jules - Mad World (Grayed Out Mix)
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