Ultra Europe Wraps 4th Annual Edition
Over 100,000 revelers attended the two days of the festival from a record-breaking 143 countries, dancing to a continuous soundtrack provided by 160 of the world's most in-demand and celebrated electronic acts across four stages.
With the Friday cancelled due to extremely adverse weather conditions, Ultra surprised attendees on Saturday by opening at 1pm with Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond and Fedde Le Grand playing early sets to kick off a record-breaking 16-hour extravaganza. The jubilant atmosphere was not deterred as festival organizers announced that Friday ticket holders would be able to attend both Saturday and Sunday of the festival. With two marriage proposals, surprise sets and marathon performances, the opening of the festival was one to remember for all, with the headline DJs consistently presenting their love for the Croatian paradise to the audience and media.
Headliners Dash Berlin, Nero, deadmau5, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and Afrojack closed the nights in breathtaking style as fireworks and pyrotechnics filled the night sky over Split. The largest fireworks display in Croatia marked the end of the festival at 5am on Monday as Hardwell brought the house down in style.
Meanwhile legendary British DJ, Carl Cox brought his legendary Carl Cox & Friends party to the RESISTANCE stage for the very first time since the inception of the RESISTANCE concept. With the biggest names in house and techno, Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Nic Fanciulli, Hot Since 82 and Apollonia and many more, the RESISTANCE stage was a constant source of rolling grooves all weekend long.
The ULTRA Worldwide and Arcadia Spectacular stages hosted performances from a variety of different artists, from Plastic Funk and Headhunterz to Marlo, Andrew Rayel and MOTi.
Millions tuned in to watch the UMFTV Live broadcast over the weekend which saw artists such as deadmau5, Hardwell, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and many more stream their sets to a worldwide audience. Fireworks and confetti cannons dominated the night sky as the weekend ended, signaling the beginning of the Destination Ultra: Croatia Music Week island parties.