Ultra Music Festival is celebrating 25 years in 2025 (thank COVID for bringing the anniversaries in sync with the year), so the festival is going gargantuan. Ultra celebrated 15 years with the final Swedish House Mafia show before their breakup hiatus and celebrated 20 years by reuniting the trio for the very first time since 2013. With Ultra anniversaries being so huge what could the festival do to up the ante for 2025? The very first artist announcement for 2025 is a doozy. We’ll see Anyma b2b Solomun on the Ultra Mainstage next March. This will be the mainstage and Ultra Miami debut for both artists, let alone for a b2b. This will also be an exclusive worldwide debut of these two artists playing b2b, and we can’t even imagine the hype that will surround this set. It’s certainly one you can’t miss!
The pair announced the set on social media even before Ultra put out its own post.
Operating at the compelling intersection between art, technology, and music, Anyma is a world-renowned, multidisciplinary artist whose melodic-techno beats and visionary, one-of-a-kind audiovisual live experience have captivated the attention of millions. Helmed by Matteo Miller, Anyma’s critically-acclaimed live shows are an unprecedented blend of mesmerizing visual installations, avant-garde sound engineering, and awe-inspiring stage designs. With the use of digital audiovisual artistic elements that interact with reality, Anyma creates groundbreakingly immersive experiences unlike any other. Ahead of Anyma’s Ultra Music Festival debut next March, the pioneering project will make history as the first electronic artist with a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, performing at 6 sold-out shows throughout New Year’s Eve week. Most recently, Anyma served as Creative Visual Director of The Weeknd’s One-Night-Only show in São Paulo.
Few artists glide through resonant soundscapes with such finesse as Solomun, showcasing his technical wizardry across the world’s most prestigious stages. Just this year alone, the Croatian DJ headlined Main Stage sets at 14 different festivals globally, and achieved massive success with sold-out shows. All this while continuing another stellar season of his celebrated “Solomun +1” residency at Pacha Ibiza, which has been a staple on the island since 2013. Looking ahead, Solomun will return to Tulum for a headline show at Tehmplo Tulum in January 2025, followed by a headline show in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Frankly, we can’t imagine that Ultra would finally get Solomun to perform for only one short mainstage b2b. Our money is on more Solomun at the Resistance Megastructure and possibly at M2 as well.
Diynamic Music Takeover
Shortly after this article was initially posted, the next shoe dropped. Solomun will be bringing his Diynamic label to the Resistance Megastructure for a full-day takeover as well! He’ll be joined by Four Tet who played an incredibly b2b with him at Tomorrowland, Mau P, Chloe Caillet, and Rafael Cerato.
The only other artist we know will be there for sure is Carl Cox who let the world know he was going big for Ultra’s 25th back in May when we spoke to him. Expect the drip drip of artist reveals to continue leading up to a Phase 1 lineup announcement in the coming week or so. Stay tuned for more updates as they come!