11 March 16-22, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | Contents | Letters | news | night+Day | CuLture | Cafe | MusiC | Month XX–Month XX, 2008 miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | RIPTIDE | METRO | NIGHT+DAY | STAGE | ART | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | March 25, at the Worldwide Stage. Eric Prydz presents H0L0 Possibly the biggest name in progressive house, a genre known for big names, Eric Prydz is bringing back his H0L0 show, a vi- sual spectacle that uses a massive, upscaled holographic projector of the kind used on shows like ABBA Voyage and the infamous Tupac appearance at Coachella in 2012. Coachella, by the way, is the only other place Prydz is taking H0L0 in 2023, and he’s defi- nitely gonna be there, flesh and blood, on the DJ decks. Friday, March 24, at the Resistance Superstructure. Kx5 Kx5 is Kaskade and Deadmau5. Enough said. Well, we’ll say a bit more anyway. EDM has seen plenty of supergroups as of late, from Dog Blood (Skrillex and Boys Noize) to Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo) and Skrillex x Fred Again x Four Tet. (Look, Skrilly does this a lot!) Now the mouse man and Killer Kas are getting in on the act, building on their 2008 hit “I Remember” and creating a new para- digm of big-room house beauty. They’ve even teamed up with Sofi Tukker and Elderbrook on tracks. Sunday, March 26, at the Live Stage. Maceo Plex B2B Michael Bibi Among a handful of back-to-back sets we’re keeping our eyes on is this supermassive meetup between Maceo Plex and Michael Bibi. Plex is, of course, a huge name on the global dance circuit, having been raised between Dal- las and Miami and having cut his teeth in some of the hottest clubs here and overseas. On the other hand, London-bred Bibi is new blood who made his Miami Music Week debut last year and played massive sets at Coachella and his own Ibiza residency in 2022. Friday, March 24, at the Resistance Superstructure. M.I.A. One of the few actual “live” acts playing the Live Stage this year, the “Paper Planes” rapper released a new album, MATA, in 2022. Unfortunately, the main thing most people heard from M.I.A. in the last year was her big mouth. Yes, she may be an anti-vaxxer, but that only increases the chances of hearing her say something completely insane at the festi- val. Ultra booked Azalea Banks a few years ago, and this year, it also has Grimes. The fes- tival is becoming something of a destination for problematic femme faves. Maybe next year, they’ll get someone truly heinous, like J.K. Rowling. Or worse: Lydia Tár. Saturday, March 25, at the Live Stage. Nicole Moudaber B2B Chris Liebing Resistance, the festival-within-a-festival at Ultra, tends to be much less EDM-inclined, giving house and techno fans a refuge from the drops, bass, and bluster further out. Play- ing the intimate Cove space are two ferocious techno DJs that aren’t afraid to get in too deep: Mood Records founder Nicole Mouda- ber and Frankfurt-based CLR label head Chris Liebing. Friday, March 24, at the Cove. Rezz Any regular at Ultra knows Rezz, if not for her trademark hypno-glasses, then for her dedication to dirty, squelching, heavy, dis- torted beats and playing them as loudly as possible. She’ll be playing at the Live Stage this year on Friday with a visual experience guaranteed to impress — or possibly frighten — with a horror-movie aesthetic building on her most recent release, Nightmare on Rezz Street 2. Friday, March 24, at the Live Stage. Swedish House Mafia A Swedish House Mafia reunion at Ultra has been a constantly swirling rumor ever since the group originally disbanded in 2013 at the height of the EDM boom and their own celebrity — and at Ultra, no less. The dream finally came true in 2018 when the group played a surprise closing set at the festival. There are no surprises this time. The trio re- leased its debut album, Paradise Again, in 2022, and this year’s appearance is part of the tour behind it. Swedish House Mafia’s history is deeply intertwined with Ultra’s, so when they headline the main stage on Sunday night, you’d better show up early for a good spot — everybody and their father will be there sing- ing “Don’t You Worry Child.” Sunday, March 26, at the Main Stage. Ultra Music Festival 2023. Friday, March 24, through Sunday, March 26, at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; ultramusicfestival. com. Tickets cost $399.95 to $1,499.95. Ultra Music Festival Andy C
