Ultra Singapore started with a

Road to Ultra Road to Ultra (RTU) events are one day, single-stage events created and founded by the team behind the electronic dance music festival, Ultra Music Festival. Stage designs are also curated by the Ultra Worldwide team and are adapted to accommodate ...

event which took place in September 2015, and in 2016 returned as a two-day festival, which took place at Ultra Park, a field across

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during 10–11 September 2016.

History

2015

The Road to Ultra event in Singapore took place on 19 September 2015 at the convention center in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel during the 2015

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race weekend. Early bird tickets for the event sold out in a record-breaking 21 minutes, eventually leading to the selling out of all tickets. Artists on the bill for the RTU event included

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Nicky Romero Nick Rotteveel (; born January 6, 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde l ...

, Mija, Ansolo, and Rave Republic. The debut of Road to Ultra: Singapore welcomed over 11,000 people in attendance to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.

2016

The first edition of Ultra Singapore took place at the Ultra Park, located near the Marina Bay Sands Hotel during 10–11 September 2016. Early bird tickets went on sale during early January and the round of Tier 2 tickets followed after. The phase one lineup for the festival was announced on 20 June 2016 and included

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& Ingrosso,

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, and

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. The phase two lineup was released on 29 July 2016 and included additions like Above & Beyond, Alesso, Zhu, Carnage,

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, Matador,

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, Reboot, Shaded live, Technasia, and W&W. There were three stages at Ultra Singapore, which included the Main Stage, Resistance stage, and the Live Stage. Singapore was the third country to host an Ultra Live stage, following Ultra Music Festival in

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and

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. The final lineup for Ultra Singapore was announced on 16 August 2016 which included the addition of regional and local acts. It was announced shortly after the inaugural edition of Ultra Singapore, that 45,000 people were in attendance.

2017

The second edition of Ultra Singapore took place once again at the Ultra Park during 10–11 June 2017. The phase one lineup was announced on 14 March 2017 and included the like of

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, Nic Fanciulli, Sasha &

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, Steve Aoki, and many more. The phase two lineup was released on 17 May 2017 and included the additions of ANNA, Carlo Lio,

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, Henry Saiz,

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and many more. The festival hosted three stages including the Main Stage, RESISTANCE stage, and the Live Stage.

2019

The fourth edition of Ultra Singapore was supposed to take place at Ultra Park, but was changed to the B2 level of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands. This information was relayed to the public less than five days to the festival.

Legal History

In 2017 and 2018, there were at least eight suits filed against Ultra Singapore Pte Ltd for sums ranging from $3,745 to $74,686. In at least three of the cases, the plaintiffs have received payments. {{Cite news, url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/ultra-singapore-pte-ltd-facing-legal-woes-as-music-festival-nears, title=Ultra Singapore Pte Ltd facing legal woes as music festival nears, access-date=2019-06-07, language=en-US

References

External links

Ultra Worldwide

Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Singapore

Road to Ultra

Resistance
Music festivals established in 2015 Electronic music festivals in Singapore