Sun City Music Festival was an annual

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held over

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weekend in

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, Texas at Ascarate Park. In its opening year, the festival was held at

Cohen Stadium Cohen Stadium was a stadium on the Northeast side of El Paso, Texas, by the Patriot Freeway, next to the Franklin Mountains. It replaced Dudley Field and has been replaced by Southwest University Park. It was primarily used for baseball, an ...

. The festival represents all genres of electronic music, bringing top international DJs and live acts from multiple countries along with local producers and radio personalities to three stages, one of them being the Beatport Stage. The festival was founded by SMG Events and Disco Donnie Presents. On May 9, 2018, it was announced through the Sun City Music Festival Twitter account that the festival would not be happening.

History

2011-2017

In its inaugural year in 2011, an estimated 20,000 people attended to see artists

Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

Afrojack Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the World' ...

, Wolfgang Gartner,

Martin Solveig Martin Laurent Picandet (; born 22 September 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig (), is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called ''C'est La Vie'' on radio stations worldwide, incl ...

, and many others. In 2012, SCMF, as it is commonly known by attendees, moved to Ascarate Park. It has remained at Ascarate Park until its last occurrence in 2017.

Since 2018: Hiatus

On May 2018, it was announced that Sun City Music Festival would not be held but that there were hopes of coming back in 2019. There was never a reason cited for why the festival was canceled, with SCMF's announcement only saying, "...the Disco and SMG teams work diligently to ensure every single time you enter the gates of Sun City Music Festival, the best possible experience awaits you. Throughout the calendar year, the SCMF team works extremely hard to meet this momentous task with rigorous standards in place. Unfortunately, we don’t believe that goal can be accomplished in 2018." As of August 2020, the last update on the festival was by Disco Donnie stating: "*SCMF - its iccomplicated *Starting A New Festival During a Pandemic - its iccomplicated... Ascarate was nice enough to move my deposit and dates to 2021. Buts icits icstill going to be complicated."

2011 Lineup

* Ambivalent * Andy C & MC GQ *

Armin Van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

* Chris Lake * Chuckie * Cookie Monsta * Cosmic Gate * Crystal Castles * Dusty Kid * Exceed * Feed Me * Funkagenda * Gabriel & Dresden * High Contrast * Joachim Garraud * LA Riots (DJ) *

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 un ...

* Paul Van Dyk * Sander Van Doorn * Sidney Samson * Showtek * Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano *

Sub Focus Nicolaas Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, musician and sound engineer from Guildford, Surrey. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, ...

* Wolfgang Gartner * Zedd

2012 Lineup

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

* Zedd *

Flux Pavilion Joshua Steele (born 15 January 1989) better known by his stage name Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner who has been performing since 2008. Flux Pavilion has headlined three US tours, two UK tours, ...

Knife Party Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum. The duo has worked with artists such as Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, MistaJam, Foreign Begga ...

* Dada Life * Above & Beyond * Nicky Romero *

Dillon Francis Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987), also known by the stage name DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. Early life Francis was born in Los AngelesAhmed, Insanul (March 13, 2012Who Is Dillon Francis?Complex. Retri ...

* Sander van Doorn *

Modestep Modestep is a dubstep and electronic rock band from London consisting of Josh Friend. Their debut album ''Evolution Theory'' was released on 11 February 2013, including its five singles: " Feel Good", "Sunlight", " To The Stars", "Show Me a Sig ...

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* Kill The Noise * Morgan Page * Gesaffelstein * Downlink *

Joris Voorn Joris Voorn (; born 25 February 1977 in Tilburg) is a Dutch DJ and record producer who lives in Amsterdam. Voorn is the co-owner of the Amsterdam-based labels Rejected (with Edwin Oosterwal) and Green. Biography A DJ competition in Enschede star ...

* Dirtyphonics *

Umek Uroš Umek (; born May 16, 1976), better known as DJ Umek or simply Umek, is a Slovenian dance music producer and DJ. Musically active since 1993, he is the owner of several techno record labels. In 1999 he founded Consumer Recreation and Recycle ...

Brodinski Louis Rogé, known professionally as Brodinski, is a French composer, producer and DJ from Reims.Stéphanie Binet« Qui a dit que la "french touch" battait de l'aile ? » ''Le Monde'', 22 décembre 2011. Biography 2007–2011 He started to ...

* Riva Starr * M.A.N.D.Y *

Alvin Risk Marcio Alvarado, better known by his stage name Alvin Risk, is an American electronic music producer, singer and DJ from Washington, D.C., United States. He has released music on Owsla, Dim Mak, and Ministry of Sound. He has also released under t ...

Crizzly Christopher Lee Marshall, better known by his stage name Crizzly, is a DJ, and producer. Currently based in Austin, Texas, he began DJing in 2010, developing a style that incorporates dubstep, crunk, hyphy, drumstep, and trap, among other genres ...

* Stefano Noferini * Lucky Date *

Destructo ''Bump in the Night'' is an American stop-motion animated series by Danger Productions and Greengrass Productions. The show was filmed using stop-motion animation and aired on ABC from 1994 to 1995. It was created and directed by Ken Pontac and ...

* Revolvr *

Audrey Napoleon Audrey Napoleon is an American electronic music producer, DJ and entrepreneur. Creative direction Between 2011 and 2013, Napoleon created a short film for her single "Poison", co-directing the styling and makeup. In 2012, Napoleon collab ...

* Dirty Audio * Gina Turner * Kevin Focus * Funk Agenda * Nick Fanciulli

2013 Lineup

* Tiesto *

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

Alesso Alessandro Renato Rodolfo Lindblad (born 7 July 1991), better known by his stage name Alesso (), is a Swedish DJ and music producer. He has worked with numerous artists, including Tove Lo, Theo Hutchcraft, Ryan Tedder, Hailee Steinfeld, Calvi ...

* Adventure Club * Baauer * Borgore *

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Deniz Koyu Deniz "Koyu" Akçakoyunlu (born April 29, 1985, in Bochum) is a Turkish-German disc jockey and electronic dance music producer who specializes in progressive house and electro house. He has collaborated with some of the most successful electro ...

Deorro Erick Orrosquieta (born August 30, 1991), commonly known by his stage name Deorro, is a Mexican-American DJ signed to Ultra Records. He formerly used the name TON!C. Career 2005–12: Early beginnings Deorro was born in Los Angeles to Mexican ...

* Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike * Droog * Eats Everything * Flosstradamus * French Fries (DJ) * Gesaffelstein * GTA * John Digweed * Just Blaze * Kill Paris *

Le Castle Vania Le Castle Vania is an electronic dance music project created by Atlanta-based DJ Dylan Eiland. Background Eiland began DJing at warehouse parties and raves in Atlanta at age 16. He adopted the name "Le Castle Vania" with the release of his rem ...

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Ookay Abraham Laguna, known by his stage name Ookay, is an American electronic music producer, DJ and singer. Career Laguna is based in Los Angeles and his father is a bassist who performed a bass solo during Ookay's Father's Day set at EDC 2015. ...

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* Sebastien Leger *

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* Stefano Noferini * TJR * Zomboy

2014 Lineup

* Tiesto *

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...

* Above & Beyond * Carnage * Showtek * W&W *

Aly & Fila Aly & Fila are an Egyptian trance music duo made up of Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah (Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (Fila). They host an Internet radio show called Future Sound of Egypt, and are the founders of the label of the same name. The duo has ...

* Amin Edge & Dance *

Andrew Rayel Andrei Rață (born 21 July 1992, in Chișinău), better known by his stage name Andrew Rayel, is a Moldovan producer and DJ. Initially releasing his music on Armada Music, Rayel founded the label "inHarmony Music" on 22 September 2017, where h ...

Bryan Kearney Bryan Kearney () is an Irish DJ/producer in electronic dance music, mostly in trance, particularly tech trance. His tracks have been remixed by the likes of Giuseppe Ottaviani, John Askew, Activa, and Heatbeat. Biography Bryan Kearney began ...

* Cash Cash * Chris Lake * Cosmic Gate *

Dubfire Ali Shirazinia ( fa, علی شیرازی‌نیا), commonly known by his stage name Dubfire, is an Iranian American house and techno DJ and producer. Prior to his solo career, Dubfire made up half of the duo Deep Dish. Dubfire's style is notic ...

* Headhunterz *

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Hot Since 82 Daley Padley, also known as Hot Since 82, is a British DJ, house music producer and DJ Awards winner currently based in Leeds, UK. He has been releasing music under the ''Hot Since 82'' moniker since 2012. Personal life Padley entered the el ...

Loco Dice Loco Dice (born Yassine Ben Achour on 10 August 1974) is a German DJ and electronic music producer born and based in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is best known for his work in the house and tech house genres and his residencies at Ibiza nightclubs ...

* Luminox *

M4SONIC Nick Boundy, better known for his stage name M4SONIC ( ), is an Australian electronic music producer, DJ and controllerist who was previously signed to Sony / Ultra Music. He co-produced (with Stargate) the Ylvis comedy song "The Fox (What ...

* Nicole Moudaber *

* Orjan Nilsen *

Otto Knows Otto Jettman, better known by his stage name Otto Knows, (born 6 May 1989) is a Swedish DJ, record producer and remixer who has had a number of hits in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands and has collaborated with artists including Britney Spears, ...

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* Paul van Dyk * Sian * Slander * Spektre * TJR *

Thomas Newson Tommy Verkuijlen (born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands ), better known by his stage name Thomas Newson, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Biography In 2012, he signed his first record "Delta" with OXYGEN Records. His single Flute, released ...

* Zomboy

2015 Lineup

On May 20, 2015, it was reported that the lineup would consist of house, techno, trance, electro house, and other genres. *

Hardwell Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...

Adam Beyer Adam Beyer (born 15 May 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish techno producer and DJ. He is the founder of Drumcode Records, and is one of several Swedish techno artists to emerge in the mid-1990s, along with Cari Lekebusch and Jesper Dahlbäc ...

Audien Nathaniel "Nate" Rathbun (born January 11, 1992), better known under his stage name Audien, is a Grammy-nominated American DJ, record producer and musician. He produces progressive house, Trance music, trance, electro house, and Trap music (EDM), ...

* Borgore * Borgeous * Cashmere Cat *

Chris Liebing Chris Liebing (born Christopher Liebing on 11 December 1968) is a German techno DJ, music producer and radio host and the founder of the record label CLR. Liebing was born in Gießen, Hesse. In the early 1990s, he became active on the Frankfur ...

* Dash Berlin *

(Live) * DVBBS *

* GTA * NERVO *

Odesza Odesza (; stylized as ODESZA) is an American electronic music duo originating from Bellingham, Washington. It consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, known individually as Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. They formed in 2012, shortly bef ...

* Robin Schulz * TJR * Yellow Claw * Zeds Dead * Bixel Boys * Botnek * Brillz * Claptone * Coone *

* Galantis *

Felix Cartal Taelor Deitcher (born April 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Felix Cartal, is a Canadian DJ and electronic dance music producer. He released his first EP ''Skeleton'' in 2009 once he signed with Dim Mak Records. Since then he has gone on ...

Jack Bass Jack Bass is an American author and journalist. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina to Nathan and Esther (Cohen) Bass in 1934 and grew up in the town of North as the youngest of seven children. He graduated from the University of South Carol ...

* Jauz * Kayzo *

Ida Engberg Ida Engberg (; born 1 July 1984) is a Swedish techno DJ and record producer. Ida began her career when she was 18. After filling in for another DJ, she got a regular night at a club. Later she went to work at the Spy Bar, one of the most famous ...

* Lane 8 * Liquid Todd * Morten * Flower and The Snake * Hector * Oliver Dollar
Riot Ten
* Shiba San * Slander * Trippy Turtle

2016 Lineup

* Skrillex * Kaskade * The Chainsmokers * Galantis *

Andrew Bayer Andrew Michael Bayer (born 1987) is an American DJ and Grammy-nominated music producer. He is best known for working with Anjunabeats as a multi-genre artist and English deep house sublabel Anjunadeep. Born in Washington, D.C., Bayer was pian ...

* Bro Safari * Cash Cash * Fedde Le Grand * Gareth Emery * Ghastly * Ilan Bluestone * Jauz * Joris Voorn * Loco Dice * Malaa * Marshmello * Nghtmre * Sam Feldt * Sasha * Seven Lions * Snails * SNBRN * Wiwek * Zomboy * 4B * ANNA * Boombox Cartel * Butch * CID * Gardens of God * Jeremy Olander * Josh Wink * Lee K * Lny Tnz * Matador * Mind Against * Pleasurekraft * Tigerlily * Unlike Pluto

2017 Lineup

* Marshmello * Above & Beyond * Borgore * Dirty South * Don Diablo *

Dosem Marc Ramirez, better known as Dosem, is a Spanish record producer and DJ, from Girona, Catalonia. His sets consist of variants of techno and deep house. After opening for Hong Kong-based DJ Technasia at an event in Barcelona, Dosem with his reco ...

* Drezo * Getter * G Jones *

Guy J Guy Judah (born ), known by his stage name Guy J, is an Israeli progressive house, techno and Electro (music), electro music producer and Disc jockey, DJ who has released three albums and over 15 EPs since 2008. His recordings are noted for their ...

Guy Mantzur Guy Mantzur is an Israeli music producer based in Tel Aviv. He established his own record label, Plattenbank, in 2009. He released his first album, ''Moments'', in 2013, and followed up the following year with ''Time'' with Sahar Z. The latter alb ...

Herobust Hayden Jerome Kramer, better known by his stage name Herobust, is an American record producer, DJ and musician from Atlanta, Georgia. Kramer's hip-hop inspired bass music quickly garnered the attention of online media giants such as ''Rolling Sto ...

* Illenium * Joyryde * Latmun * Louis the Child * Malaa * NGHTMRE * Nicole Moudaber * Ookay * REZZ * Sam Paganini * SAYMYNAME * Seven Lions * Shaun Frank * SLUSHII * Snails * Steve Lawler * Tchami * Timmy Trumpet * Wax Motif * Sasha & John Digweed

References

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