Ultra México returned to the capital after eight years
More than 80,000 people filled the Estadio Banorte esplanade on November 7 and 8, with Hardwell closing Saturday and Armin van Buuren sending the festival off on Sunday.
On November 7 and 8, the Estadio Banorte esplanade brought back a festival that had been away from Mexico City for eight years. More than 80,000 people, according to the festival itself, split the weekend across three stages: the Main Stage, the techno of Resistance and the closer booth of UMF Radio.
On Saturday, the Main Stage climbed from Bautista through Le Twins, Maddix, ARTBAT, Boris Brejcha and Steve Angello to Hardwell's closing set. Over at Resistance, Boys Noize, Marlon Hoffstadt, Klangkuenstler and Kobosil paved the way for Sara Landry.
Sunday opened under gray skies and the threat of rain, but the weather stopped nothing. The sound did: MichaelBM's set went silent in its first minutes, the crowd whistled, and the DJ picked it back up as soon as the audio returned. Halo became one of the afternoon's surprises, closing with a Gotye and Rihanna mashup, while Pato Shoucair crossed the Interstellar theme with Latin Mafia's “Te estoy correteando” at Resistance.
After dark, Miss Monique took over the Resistance booth, CamelPhat kept the techno going and Colyn and Innellea joined forces in a B2B. On the Main Stage, Afrojack and Alesso steered everything toward 2010s EDM nostalgia, and Armin van Buuren closed the festival amid pyrotechnics.
📸 The photos in this gallery come from the official channels of Ultra México.