Ultra Korea

Ultra Korea
Status Active
Genre Electronic music festival
Venue Seoul Olympic Stadium
Location(s) Seoul, Korea
Years active 2012-present (Seoul, Korea)
Organized by Ultra Enterprises, Inc.
Website
umfkorea.com

Ultra Korea 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] Following Ultra Brasil's third edition in 2011, Ultra Korea made its debut as a two-day festival in August 2012 and took place at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea.[2] The most recent edition of Ultra Korea took place during 10–12 June 2016 at Seoul's Olympic Stadium. Ultra Korea is strictly a festival for those ages 19 and over.[3]

History

2012

The debut of Ultra Korea took place during 3–4 August 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea and featured three stages—Main Stage, Live Stage, and the Carl Cox & Friends Arena.[4] This is the second Ultra Worldwide festival to ever host an Ultra Live Stage, followed by Miami of course.[5] The first edition of Ultra Korea welcomed approximately 60,000 people in attendance[6] and included the likes of Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Sidney Samson, J Symposium, Twelvetones, Marc Vedo, Elio Riso, Afrobeta, Tiesto, Team H, Chuckie, Sander Kleinenberg, The Crystal Method, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Yousef, and many more to Seoul's Olympic Stadium.[7][8]

2013

Ultra Korea returned to the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea during 14–15 June 2013 for its second edition[9] and featured the same three stages from the year before—Main Stage, Live Stage, and the Carl Cox & Friends Arena.[10] This edition of Ultra Korea included Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, Afrojack, Krewella, Tommy Trash, Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Nicole Moudaber, RioTGeaR, Moriarty, Roger Shah, DJ Junior, Avicii, Fedde Le Grand, Sander van Doorn, Cazzette, Victor Calderone, and many more.[11]

2014

In 2014, Ultra Korea once again returned to the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea during 13–14 June, for its third edition.[12] Two new stages were added to Ultra Korea 2014—the Mega Outdoor Stage and the Underground Stage, which replaced the Carl Cox & Friends Arena.[13] Ultra Korea's third edition featured the likes of Above & Beyond, Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, Nervo, Sick Individuals, Empire of the Sun, the Bloody Beetroots (live), Heatbeat, Morgan Page, Steve Angello, Paul van Dyk, W&W, Blasterjaxx, Infected Mushroom, M.I.A., Far East Movement, Nic Fanciulli, Sasha, and many more.[14]

2015

2015 marked Ultra Korea's fourth event and was held at Seoul's Olympic Stadium once again and took place during 12–13 June 2015.[15] This edition replaced the Mega Outdoor Stage with a new stage entitled the Magic Beach Stage.[16] Artists on the bill for Ultra Korea 2015 were Hardwell, Skrillex, Nicky Romero, DVBBS, Justin Oh, Porter Robinson, 2ManyDJs, Kennedy Jones, Los de La Vega, Protoculture, David Guetta, Alesso, Knife Party, Galantis, Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon, Nic Fanciulli, Pirupa, and many more.[17] Ultra Korea drew 110,000 fans from all over to the Olympic Stadium in 2015.[18]

2016

The fifth edition of Ultra Korea has expanded to three days and took place during 10–12 June 2016 at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea.[19] The fifth edition consisted of four stages—Main Stage, Live Stage, Underground Stage, and the Magic Beach Stage.[20] Artists on the bill for Ultra Korea's fifth edition included Afrojack, Avicii, Armin van Buuren, Axwell & Ingrosso, Chase and Status (live), deadmau5, Knife Party, Martin Garrix, Heatbeat, Eelke Kleijn, Rabbit in the Moon, Fedde Le Grand, Jauz, Netsky (live), Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Justin Oh, and many more.[21]

2017

Ultra Korea will be returning in 2017 to Seoul, Korea, a special private sale took place on 23 August 2016 and the allotted tickets were sold out within that day.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Enhances Live Broadcast Experiences With ULTRA LIVE & UMF RADIO". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "The trials and tribulations of bringing UMF to Korea | CNN Travel". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Korea 2014 starts June 13 | Official Korea Tourism Organization". english.visitkorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival 2012 Korea Live Stream". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  5. ↑ RETROFUZZ. "ULTRA Singapore Reveals Breathtaking Outdoor 'ULTRA Park' Location For September 2016". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  6. ↑ "American Culture in Korea | Seoul, Korea - Embassy of the United States". seoul.usembassy.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival UMF @ Korea 2012". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Korea 2012". 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  9. ↑ "Ultra Korea 2013 Announces Phase One Lineup". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  10. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Korea 2013" (in Korean). 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  11. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Korea 2013 Takes Place June 14, 15". english.visitkorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  12. ↑ "Ultra Korea". 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  13. ↑ "Ksuke at Mega Outdoor Stage". Ksuke Official. Sugarbitz. May 20, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Korea". Swig Meets World | Travel Site. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  15. ↑ "Ultra Korea 2015 Lineup - Festrip". festrip.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  16. ↑ www.girafficthemes.com, Giraffic Themes |. "ULTRA KOREA 2015 : KSUKE SET TIME Saturday June... | KSUKE Official". ksukejpn.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  17. ↑ "Ultra Korea 2015 | BOOM MAGAZINE". BOOM MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  18. ↑ "Ultra Korea Expands To Three Days For Fifth Edition Of The Festival". thissongslaps.com - Electronic Dance Music & Hip-Hop Media. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  19. ↑ "deadmau5, Knife Party & More on Ultra Korea Phase 2 Lineup". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  20. ↑ "Previous Lineups - Ultra Korea". Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  21. ↑ Tate, Corey. "Ultra Korea 2016 | Lineup | Tickets | Dates | Seoul | Spacelab Festival Guide". www.thespacelab.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  22. ↑ "Ultra Korea - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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