BUKU Music + Art Project is a

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–based two-day music and arts festival founded in 2012 by Winter Circle Productions and held annually at Mardi Gras World. BUKU considers itself to be a boutique event that delivers a big festival punch without compromising its house-party vibe. BUKU seeks to serve as a platform for the intersection of pop culture and the

underground arts community, and combines international musicians with local food vendors, local visual artists, and various surprise pop-up street performers throughout the site. BUKU's musical tastes have been a relatively even mix of

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, and

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featuring past performances by

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Illenium Nicholas Daniel "Nick" Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released five studio albums, his most recent being ''Illenium'', ...

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, Seth Troxler,

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and dozens of others. In August 2022, BUKU organizers announced an indefinite hiatus and the cancellation of their 2023 festival.

Location and Stages

The festival is held on the New Orleans riverfront at Mardi Gras World, within walking distance of the Warehouse District and the famed

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. BUKU's unique stages include the Power Plant (outside along the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad with the spooky Market Street Power Plant as the backdrop), the Ballroom (a concert hall with wrap around balcony viewing), the Back Alley (tucked away with the feel of a secret riverside dance party), which was replaced by the Wharf Stage in 2018, and the Float Den (one of the leading Mardi Gras float production houses). Being on the

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allows BUKU fans incredible views of the

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bridge while boats and barges roll along the river. The Creole Queen riverboat (2012-2017) docked next to the festival, acting as the VIP-only S.S. BUKU for the weekend, with an open bar, special performances and a viewing area of the main stage from the boat's top deck. In 2018, the festival doubled the size of its site space outside Mardi Gras World and increased its capacity to another 3,000 people each day, totaling 35,000 across its two-day event. This site expansion allowed BUKU to move the Power Plant Stage across the train tracks for even more space, including the new TOO BUKU Rooftop providing VIP ticket holders a perfect view of the main stage. The Wharf Stage, which replaced the Back Alley Stage, is located next to the Mississippi River where the Power Plant Stage used to be. Another big change was the departure of the river boat and the addition of the new VIP Stage, located at the VIP grove near the main stage. In 2020, BUKU announced more changes to the site and an increased capacity of 25,000 people per day. The 2020 stages include the Port (renamed main stage), The Stacks (located directly in front of the Market Street Power Plant), a new space for the Float Den, Ballroom and The Wharf.

Artwork

In addition to the musical performances, BUKU features installations by prevalent local and national artists. Sculptures, paintings, graffiti, and other mediums are all included, including the annual live graffiti gallery, the pieces of which are created in real time during the festival's two days and auctioned off to fans to raise money for charity. Past live graffiti gallery artists include Hugo Gyrl, Ceaux, DVOTE, Fat Kids, READ, KNOWLA, MEEK, Monica Kelly, Swan, Uter and more. Other notable art pieces featured at BUKU include the Live Graffiti Gallery, Fort BUKU, L-System Tree, Water Tower, The Beacon and more. Art installations at BUKU are typically fabricated from recycled industrial materials such as IBC totes, pipes and shipping containers. Furthermore, BUKU curates a program of surprise pop-up performers and revelers ranging from break dancers, bounce dancers, circus troupe performers, flow artists, mobile DJ carts and more. BUKU also focuses on an all illustrated branding approach conceptualized by Los Angeles-based music and art enigma

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, who also made his debut festival performance on the Float Den stage at BUKU in 2014. In 2019, the festival rebranded under the direction of electronic music producer and designer Paper Diamond.

Charity

In 2013, BUKU announced its charitable partne
Upbeat Academy
an after-school music education program for New Orleans middle- and high school students with a focus on hiphop and dance music production and performance. Upbeat is free to attend for all student-artists and is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Every year, a portion of every ticket sold to BUKU Music + Art Project benefits the program. Additionally, student artists and Upbeat Alumni also perform at the festival.

Lineup

2012

March 17, 2012

Avicii Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose ...

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to re ...

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...

* Holy Fuck * Mord Fustang *

Pictureplane Travis James Egedy (born May 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Pictureplane, is an American electronic musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, m ...

* Gramatik * Yelle (DJ) * Rockie Fresh * Wolfgang Gartner (Afterparty)

March 18, 2012

Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the ...

YelaWolf Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, and raised in Antioch, Tennessee, he embarked on his recording career in 2005, releasing four mixtapes to pos ...

A-Trak Alain Macklovitch (born March 30, 1982), known professionally as A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and record executive. He came to prominence in the late 2000s as an international club DJ and remix artist, known for incorporating highl ...

Big K.R.I.T. Justin Lewis Scott (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Big K.R.I.T. (a backronym for King Remembered in Time), is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, he began his musical career in 2005. He was sign ...

* Big Gigantic * SBTRKT *

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Sepalcure Sepalcure is a musical collaboration between Travis Stewart (better known as Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (better known as Braille). Their self-titled debut album, ''Sepalcure (album), Sepalcure'', was released in 2011 on the Hotflush Recordin ...

G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. Based in Oakland, California, he began his career in 2006 and released two independent studio albums before signing with RCA Records to releas ...

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2013

March 8, 2013

* Primus 3D *

Flux Pavilion Joshua Kiekegaard Grant Steele (born 15 January 1989), known professionally as Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner. He started performing in 2008. Flux Pavilion has headlined three US tours, two UK ...

Zedd Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for ...

Best Coast Best Coast is an American rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009, currently on hiatus. The band consisted of songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Bethany Cosentino and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno. Cosentino, a for ...

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 20 ...

Flying Lotus Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), better known as Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker, and rapper. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums: ''1983'' (2006), ''Los Angeles'' (2008), '' Co ...

* Datsik *

Japandroids Japandroids were a Canadian rock duo from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2006. The band consisted of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals).Lindsay, Ca"No Fun City Rockers" ''Exclaim!'', May 2009 accessed November ...

* R3hab *

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Orlando Tobias Edward Higginbottom (born 7 March 1986), known professionally as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (commonly abbreviated as TEED) is a British electronic music producer, DJ and singer-songwriter based in the United States. Ea ...

* Birdy Nam Nam *

Earl Sweatshirt Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), known professionally as Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and record producer. Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008, but changed his na ...

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* Shlohmo *

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* JMSN * Poolside

March 9, 2013

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007 ...

Passion Pit Passion Pit is an American indie pop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Formed in 2007, frontman and keyboardist Michael Angelakos is the band's primary recording member. As a touring act, the band currently consists of Angelakos (vocals, syn ...

* STS9 *

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* Big Gigantic *

Dillon Francis Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987), also known as DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He played a key role in popularizing moombahton and later developed its heavier variants, moombahcore and EDM trap. Earl ...

* Starfucker *

Trinidad James Nicholaus Joseph Williams (born September 24, 1987), better known by his stage name Trinidad James (often stylized as Trinidad Jame$), is a Trinidadian-American rapper, songwriter and music video director. In December 2012, he signed with Def Ja ...

* Icona Pop * RAC *

Action Bronson Ariyan Arslani (born December 2, 1983), professionally known as Action Bronson, is an American rapper and television presenter. Born and raised in Queens, he released his debut mixtape ''Bon Appetit ..... Bitch!!!!!'' in January 2011 and indepe ...

Dragonette Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005, the band consisted of Sorbara with her then husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also i ...

* Daedelus *

Big Freedia Freddie Ross Jr. (born January 28, 1978), better known by her stage name Big Freedia ( ), is an American rapper, singer and performer known for her work in the New Orleans genre of hip hop called bounce music. Freedia has been credited with helpi ...

* Hundred Waters * Ryan Hemsworth

2014

March 21, 2014

Kaskade Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, music producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade as "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Magazine, DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-fi ...

Zeds Dead Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto consisting of Dylan Mamid, also known as DC, and Zachary Rapp-Rovan, also known as Hooks. The duo rose to prominence releasing original music and remixes from 2009 to 2010 before becoming ...

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also referred to as simply Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie ...

* Sleigh Bells *

Pusha T Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse, which he formed with his older brother No Malice, Malice. M ...

Chance the Rapper Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' (2012) during one of his high school suspension ...

* Carnage * Seth Troxler *

Wavves Wavves is an American rock band based in San Diego, California. Formed in 2008 by singer-songwriter Nathan Williams (born June 12, 1986), the band also features Alex Gates (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen Pope (bass guitar, backing vocals) an ...

* Lotus * Miami Horror * Dusky * Conspirator * Classixx *

Smallpools Smallpools is an American indie pop band formed in 2013. The band consists of Sean Scanlon (vocals), Mike Kamerman (guitar), and Beau Kuther (drums). After their debut single " Dreaming" charted at number one on The Hype Machine, Smallpools' ...

* Treasure Fingers *

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* Kid Kamillion * Gravity A * Flight School Preps * Jesse Slayter * DXXXY * Murder Beach

March 22, 2014

The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals), Derek Brown ...

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...

Chromeo Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from soul music, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk. As of 2024, the band h ...

* Explosions In The Sky *

Tyler, The Creator Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has been cited as an influential figure in alternative hip-hop during the 2010s. Tyler beca ...

* The Glitch Mob * Bauuer B2B RL Grime *

Schoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, ''ScHoolboy Turned Hustla'' (2008) and '' ...

Beats Antique Beats Antique is a U.S.-based experimental world fusion and electronic music group. Formed in 2007 in conjunction with producer Miles Copeland III, Miles Copeland, the group has become noted for their mix of different genres as well as their liv ...

Phantogram Phantogram may refer to: *Phantogram (band) Phantogram is an American music duo from Greenwich (town), New York, Greenwich, New York (state), New York, formed in 2007 and consisting of multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Sarah Barthel and Josh ...

Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known as Danny Brown, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He was described by MTV in 2011 as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". After amassing ...

Skream Oliver Dene Jones (born 1 June 1986), known professionally as Skream, is an English electronic music producer based in Croydon. Skream has released records on several British record labels, such as Tempa, Tectonic, and Big Apple Records, and ...

* Griz *

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including " Shut It Down" by Pitbull an ...

* Clockwork * The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart * Soul Clap *

Dan Deacon Daniel Deacon (born August 28, 1981) is an American composer and electronic musician based in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. Deacon is renowned for his live shows, where large-scale audience participation and interaction is often a major elemen ...

* Thundercat * Generationals * Cashmere Cat *

Blue Sky Black Death Blue Sky Black Death (abbreviated BSBD) was a production duo with ties to the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, Washington. It consisted of Ryan Maguire, better known by his stage name Kingston, and Ian Taggart, better known by his stage nam ...

* Unicorn Fukr *

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* Javier Drada * Shanook * Bent Denim * Mr. Miserable * Free Will B

2015

March 13, 2015

* Empire of the Sun *

Die Antwoord Die Antwoord (; ) is a South African hip hop duo formed in Cape Town in 2008. The duo consists of rappers Ninja and Yolandi Visser (also spelled Yo-Landi Visser and stylized as ¥o-Landi Vi$$er). Their music, a fusion of hip hop with rave mu ...

* STS9 * Portugal. The Man *

Boosie Badazz Torence Ivy Hatch Jr. (born November 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Boosie BadAzz or simply Boosie (formerly Lil' Boosie), is an American rapper. Hatch began rapping in the 1990s as a member of the Southern hip hop collective Concentr ...

Run The Jewels Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip-hop Supergroup (music), superduo, composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed Run the Jewe ...

* Gramatik * Jamie Jones *

Zomboy Joshua Mellody (born Joshua Paul Jenkin, 1 June 1989), professionally known as Zomboy, is an English dubstep music producer, songwriter, and DJ whose mascot is a zombie. Biography Before Joshua Mellody was active under the name Zomboy, he h ...

* Claude VonStroke *

Yung Lean Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad (born 18 July 1996), known professionally as Yung Lean, is a Swedish rapper. Widely cited as one of the most influential figures in the early cloud rap era, Yung Lean rose to prominence in 2013 with his song " Gins ...

* Thomas Jack *

Robert Delong Robert Charles Edward DeLong (born February 18, 1986) is an American electronic musician from Bothell, Washington and currently residing in Los Angeles, California. With a background in percussion and influences from a number of indie rock bands, ...

* Mr. Carmack * Bob Moses *

* Slow Magic * Mija * Pell * Suicideyear * Boyfriend * Musa * Herb Christopher B2B Ryan Deffes * ChrisCross

March 14, 2015

* Porter Robinson (Live) *

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 ...

Borgore Yosef Asaf Borger (; 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 Borger was born to a Jewish fam ...

Lil B Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), known professionally as Lil B and Lil B The BasedGod, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of the Berkeley, California-based hip hop group the Pack in 2005, who signed wi ...

* Hudson Mohawke *

BadBadNotGood BadBadNotGood (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian instrumental band and Hip hop production, production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinsk ...

Ghostface Killah Dennis David Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang ...

* xxyyxx *

ILoveMakonnen Makonnen Kamali Sheran (born April 12, 1989), better known by his stage name iLoveMakonnen (often stylized as ILOVEMAKONNEN), is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2014 single " Tuesday", which initially gained recognition ...

* Zella Day * DJ Windows 98 (

Win Butler Edwin Farnham Butler III (born April 14, 1980) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He co-founded the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire with Josh Deu and his wife Régine Chassagne. Early l ...

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) * Carneyval * Hyphee * Klutch * SFAM

2016

March 11, 2016

Chvrches Chvrches (stylised CHVRCHΞS and pronounced "Churches") are a Scottish synth-pop band from Glasgow, formed in September 2011. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and, unofficially since 2018, Jonny Scott. Mostly deriv ...

* Above & Beyond *

Fetty Wap Willie Junior Maxwell II (born June 7, 1991), better known by his stage name Fetty Wap, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He quickly rose to mainstream prominence after his 2014 song " Trap Queen" peaked at number two on the ''Bil ...

* Griz *

Crystal Castles Crystal Castles was a Canadian electronic music group formed in 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, by songwriter-producer Ethan Kath and singer-songwriter Alice Glass. Crystal Castles was known for their chaotic live shows and lo-fi music, lo-fi melanc ...

* Deorro *

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Baauer Harry Bauer Rodrigues (born April 30, 1989), known professionally as Baauer, is an American record producer and DJ, best known for his double platinum song "Harlem Shake (song), Harlem Shake". He has produced varied dance music from the age of 13 ...

* Tchami *

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* Mystikal B2B Juvenile B2B Fly Boy Keno *

Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Tra ...

* Mija B2B Anna Lunoe * Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals * Jai Wolf * Tokimonsta * J.Phlip B2B Kill Frenzy * Break Science * Thugfucker * G Jones * Oneman B2B My Nu Leng * DJ Soul Sister * Donovan Wolfington * Tristan Dufrene * KTRL VIP * Sweater Beats *

* The Funk Hunters * Vibe Street * DJ Matt Scott

March 12, 2016

* Pretty Lights (Live Band) *

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* Datsik * A$AP Ferg * Yellow Claw * Feed Me *

What So Not What So Not is an electronic music project by Australian record producer Emoh Instead (stage name of Christopher John Emerson). What So Not has toured the world, playing in various festivals, including Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, ...

* Cashmere Cat B2B Trippy Turtle *

* Børns *

Kehlani Kehlani Ashley Parrish ( ; born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011. Kehlani's debut mixtape, '' ...

* Sam Feldt *

Claptone Claptone(born 30 September 1982) is a German DJ and producer who specializes in House music, house and tech house genres. He is recognizable by the Plague doctor costume, plague doctor-style golden masks, which serve to intrigue the public as w ...

* Lee Foss * NGHTMRE * Julio Bashmore * SNBRN * Casey Veggies * Givers * Le Youth * CRWNS * Fro-Yo Ma * Sunsabetchez VIP * Autograf *

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* Prince Fox * Kidd Love

2017

March 10, 2017

* GRiZMATIK *

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* Sleigh Bells *

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* TroyBoi *

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* Thundercat *

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* Clams Casino *

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* Shiba San B2B Justin Jay *

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* Opiou * K?D * Sophie (musician), Sophie * Nora En Pure * Kaiydo * Whethan * Unicorn Fukr * Musa B2B Otto * Roar! * LLEAUNA VIP * Ekali * Andrew Luce * Chet Porter * Nebbra * Shallou

March 11, 2017

* Deadmau5 *

* Tycho (musician), Tycho * Zhu (musician), ZHU * 21 Savage * Vince Staples * Nina Kraviz * Washed Out * Cashmere Cat * Malaa * Alina Baraz * Ghastly B2B Herobust * The Floozies * REZZ * Suicideboys * Aminé * Lane 8 * Minnesota B2B Space Jesus * M.A.N.D.Y. * Oshi * Ambré * Af The Naysayer * Caddywhompus * Boogie T. * SFAM VIP * Ganja White Night * Hosh Pan * Stélouse * Pusher (band), Pusher * DJ Soul Sister

2018

March 9, 2018

* SZA (singer), SZA *

* Porter Robinson, Virtual Self (U.S. Fest Debut) *

* Alison Wonderland * Snails (DJ), Snails * Flatbush Zombies * Ganha White Night B2B Boogie T * Bonobo (DJ) * Mura Masa * Green Velvet * Bishop Briggs * Rich the Kid x Famous Dex * Lil Xan * Falling in Reverse * Soulection * Sango B2B ESTA B2B The Whooligan * Miss Honey Dijon, Honey Dijon * Homeshake * Spag Heddy * Clozee * Walker + Royce * The Russ Liquid Test * New Thousand * Nice Rack B2B Rusty Lazer * Bouffant Bouffant VIP (Presented by Space Yacht) * Eprom B2B Mad Zach * Droeloe * BlackGummy * Squnto * Tvboo

March 10, 2018

* Lil Uzi Vert *

(Live) * Isaiah Rashad * REZZ *

* Sylvan Esso * Little Dragon * Jay Electronica * Snakehips (duo), Snakehips * Gryffin * Jai Wolf * Ski Mask the Slump God * Noname (rapper), NoName * Hippie Sabatage * Smino * Princess Nokia * Elohim * Jade Cicada * Emo Nite LA * Nnamdi Ogbonnaya * Zach Villere * AF the Nayslayer x Yung Vul * KTRL B2B Red Barrington * KiddLove VIP (Presented by Brownies + Lemonade) * Graves * Medasin * Melvv * Ducky * Suicide Year

2019

March 22, 2019

* Excision * Kevin Gates *

* Nghtmre B2B Slander (DJs) * Playboi Carti * Claude VonStroke * Fisher (musician) * Mayday Parade * Toro y Moi * Death Grips * Denzel Curry * Ekali * Tokimonsta * Kero Kero Bonito * 1788-L * Rico Nasty * From First To Last (DJ Set) (Matt + Travis) * Yves Tumor * Kidswaste * SunSquabi * Whipped Cream (band), Whipped Cream * Dounia * Mason Maynard * sfam Reppin' New Orleans * Bawldy B2B BOARCROK * Freewater (band), Freewater * The Iceman Special * Klutch * Lleauna * Trax Only * Trombone Shorty Academy VIP * CharlestheFirst * Dabin (musician), Dabin * Noizu * AF the Naysayer

March 23, 2019

* Dog Blood * GRiZ * Louis the Child (DJs) * Ella Mai * Suicideboys * Dashboard Confessional * Gunna (rapper) * The Black Madonna *

* J.I.D * Getter (DJ) (presents Visceral) * Yaeji * G Jones * Liquid Stranger * Oliver Tree * Kasbo * Peekaboo (musician) * Papadosio * Earthgang * Roy Blair * Doja Cat * We Came As Romans * Mersiv Reppin' New Orleans * Dohm Collective * Freewater (band), Freewater * James Seville * Lil Jodeci * Malik Ninety Five * Thou * Tristen Dufrene * Unicorn Fukr * Upbeat Academy VIP * Duskus * Jantsen * Kittens * Xie

2020

Canceled due to Covid

2021

Canceled due to Covid

2022

March 25, 2022

* Tame Impala * Porter Robinson * Trippie Redd * Taking Back Sunday * 100 gecs * A Hundred Drums * $uicideboy$ * Rezz * Troyboi * Rob49 * Fousheé * Liquid Stranger * Clozee * Bas (rapper), Bas * Lango * Lab Group * Wreckno * Tierra Whack * Shygirl * Dom Dolla * John Summit * J. Worra * Lady Lavender * Tristan Durfene * Tatyanna XL * 504IcyGirl * Choke Hole

March 25, 202

* Tyler, the Creator * Glass Animals * Alison Wonderland * Flo Milli * Teezo Touchdown * Glbl Wrmng * Kali Uchis * Baby Keem * Vince Staples * Neno Calvin * Kennyhoopla * Lane 8 * Svdden Death * Sullivan King * Mersiv * Tvboo * sfam * Amelie Lens * Farrago * Maxo Kream * TSHA * Stone Cold Jizzle * Moore Kimset * Tsu Nami * New Thousand * Ncognita * Treety * Guwap Dashh * Antwigadee! * Legatron Prime * Odd the Artist

References

External links

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Location and Stages

Artwork

Charity

Lineup

2012

March 17, 2012

March 18, 2012

2013

March 8, 2013

March 9, 2013

2014

March 21, 2014

March 22, 2014

2015

March 13, 2015

March 14, 2015

2016

March 11, 2016

March 12, 2016

2017

March 10, 2017

March 11, 2017

2018

March 9, 2018

March 10, 2018

2019

March 22, 2019

March 23, 2019

2020

2021

2022

March 25, 2022

March 25, 202

See also

References

External links