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that is a part of

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's worldwide expansion, which has now spread to twenty countries. The debut of Ultra Chile took place at the Piscinas Espacio Broadway in

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. The Road to Ultra: Chile took place in Santiago, Chile on 8 October 2016 at the

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History

2013

Ultra Chile's debut lasted two days and took place during 22–23 February 2013. The festival featured two stages—Main Stage and the

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& Friends/ Armada Stage. The festival featured the likes of Carl Cox,

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, UMEK, Nina Kraviz,

Sean Tyas Sean Tyas (, born November 8, 1979), is an American DJ and electronic music producer based in Switzerland. His productions and DJ sets are mainly based upon trance music. Career Sean Tyas was born in Massapequa Park, New York in 1979. He beg ...

Betsie Larkin Betsie Larkin is an American vocalist, songwriter and guest writer/vocalist based in San Francisco, California, United States. Her first EDM collaborations with Ferry Corsten, "Made of Love" and "Feel You", appeared on Corsten's album ''Twice in a ...

, Shogun,

Alex M.O.R.P.H. Alexander Mieling (; born 24 December 1975) better known by his stage name Alex M.O.R.P.H. , is a German DJ and trance producer. Musical career Mieling released his first single in 1996, titled "Paysages", on the label Seelenlandschaften. One o ...

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 Worl ...

, Armin van Buuren,

Sander van Doorn Sander Ketelaars (; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn () or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Background Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 200 ...

, Markus Schulz,

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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 ...

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, Jerome Isma-Ae,

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, and many more. More than 20,000 people were in attendance for Ultra Chile's debut at Espacio Broadway.

2014

After the inaugural edition of Road to Ultra: Chile took place in Valparaiso, Chile during February 2014, the organizers behind Ultra Chile implemented an age restriction for the festival's second edition. This edition of Ultra Chile was held at the Movistar Arena and

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in Santiago, Chile during 11–12 October 2014 and only those ages 16 and over were able to attend. The festival featured three stages—the Main Stage,

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Latinoamerica Stage, and the Carl Cox & Friends/Ultra Worldwide Arena. Featured artists included

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, Carl Cox, Steve Lawler,

Steve Angello Steven Patrik Josefsson Fragogiannis ( el, Στέφεν Πάτρικ Γιόζεφσον Φραγκόγιαννης; born 22 November 1982), better known by his stage name Steve Angello, is a Greek-Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and record ...

, Dash Berlin,

Borgore Yosef Asaf Borger ( he, יוסף אסף בורגר; born 20 October 1987), known professionally as Borgore, is an Israeli EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and rapper. He is the founder of the label Buygore Records. Biography Yosef Asaf ...

, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Festa Bros, Jorn van Deynhoven, Ben Gold,

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, Tomas Heredia, Armin van Buuren,

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, and many more. The second edition of Ultra Chile welcomed about 40,000 people in attendance to Santiago.

2015

The third edition of Ultra Chile was once again moved to a new venue, the Ciudad Empresarial in Santiago, Chile and took place on 10 October 2015. The festival was also changed to last one day instead of two, and featured three stages—Main Stage, Drumcode Stage, and the DJ Mag Latinoamerica Stage. Artists for the third edition of Ultra Chile included the likes of

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, Vinai,

Dzeko & Torres Dzeko & Torres was a Canadian production and DJ duo based in Toronto, Ontario. Their style was a combination of progressive house and electro, with influences from Avicii, Lazy Rich, Umek, and Alesso. History 2007 - 2010 Luis Torres and Ju ...

, Fedde Le Grand, Knife Party,

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called "Turn Do ...

Axwell Axel Christofer Hedfors (; born 18 December 1977), better known by his stage name Axwell, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Axtone Records. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello ...

& Ingrosso, Dash Berlin, GTA, Nick Curly, Luigi Madonna, Ida Engberg,

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 Dah ...

, Alan Fitzpatrick, and many more. About 20,000 people were in attendance for the third edition of Ultra Chile.

2016

The fourth edition of Ultra Chile returned as a Road to Ultra event for 2016. This edition of the Road to Ultra: Chile took place on 8 October 2016 at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. The lineup for the Road to Ultra: Chile included

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 ...

, Carnage, Dash Berlin, Deorro,

Jauz Sam Vogel, also known by his stage name Jauz ( ), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer based in San Francisco, United States. He founded his own record label, Bite This, in 2017. Early life Vogel grew up in Northern Californi ...

, and other local supporting acts.{{Cite web, url=http://www.t13.cl/noticia/tendencias/espectaculos/el-dj-martin-garrix-sera-numero-estelar-del-festival-road-to-ultra-chile, title=El DJ Martin Garrix será el número estelar del festival Road to Ultra: Chile, last=13, first=Tele, date=, website=, publisher=, language=es-LA, access-date=2016-08-31

References

External links

Ultra Worldwide

Ultra Chile

Ultra Music Festival

Road to Ultra
Music festivals established in 2013 Concert tours Tourist attractions in Santiago, Chile Electronic music festivals in Chile Spring (season) events in Chile