Ultra Music Festival 8 - Miami, FL - WMC 2006

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Calendar Event: March 25, 2006

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[CENTER]ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 8

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ANNOUNCES MORE HOT HOT HEADLINERS!!!

Hot Hot Heat, Paul van Dyk, Hard-Fi,

Carl Cox, Benny Benassi, BT and more join jam packed lineup!!!

The world famous Ultra Music Festival announced that Hot Hot Heat, Paul van Dyk, Hard-Fi, Carl Cox, Perry Farrell, Danny Tenaglia, Richie Hawtin, Mauro Picotto, Armand van Helden, DJ Hell, BT, Benny Benassi, Nic Fanciulli, Meat Katie, Grooverider and Donald Glaude have joined the all-star lineup for the 8th installment of Americas largest dance music event. These artists join previously announced headliner The Prodigy, along with Paul Oakenfold and Erick Morillo. The event will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.

Formed in 1999 and hailing from Victoria, B.C., Hot Hot Heat will be making their UMF8 debut appearance headlining the Ultra Live Stage. Touring last year with Weezer and the Foo Fighters, this indie synth band has earned critical acclaim for songs such as Goodnight, Goodnight. Their latest album Elevator combines 60s mod rock, 70s progressive and 80s new wave punk into their own unique dance music and their hit single Middle of Nowhere is quickly rising up the charts.

Making his 8th appearance at the UMF, legendary trance German DJ Paul van Dyk was recently named ..1 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine. A proven leader of his genre, van Dyk was one of the first artists to receive a Grammy nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2004 release Reflections. His latest album The Politics of Dancing Volume 2 was released last year and remains in the top 20 Electronic Album charts.

Hailing from West London, Hard-Fi just received two Brit Award nominations: Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. Their 2005 debut album release of Stars of CCTV and their single Cash Machine enjoyed immediate commercial success and their sound is being called Diska, a merging of disco, punk and dub music. Hard-Fi was recently profiled on MTVs You Hear it First and are currently topping the UK Charts.

Washington DC native BT burst onto the music scene with his amazing remix of Tori Amos Blue Skies. Since then, he has parlayed his passion for music into composing the soundtracks for such films as Monster and Jarhead. He also served as Executive Producer on the hit NBC reality show Tommy Lee Goes to College. Meanwhile, Italian dance sensation Benny Benassi is making his 1st appearance at UMF 8. Perhaps best known for his smash hit single Satisfaction, his music and energy has been burning up the dance floors across the globe.

UMF8 also sees the return of Lollapalooza creator Perry Farrell, aka DJ Peretz, and techno genius Richie Hawtin who will be coming fresh off his duty as composer and producer of the Torino Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on February 10th.

Also announced are the addition of MySpace.com, Pioneer and AOL Music as Official Sponsors of UMF 8.

Last year, UMF 7 sold out downtown Miamis Bayfront Park and made history by drawing a record number of attendees and landed a coveted position in Billboard Magazine as the ..3 top-grossing event in the United States, following only behind U2s Vertigo Tour Kick Off and Elton Johns concert. Previous UMF performers include Moby, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Tiesto, The Crystal Method, The Streets, Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, Tommy Lee, Rabbit in the Moon, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem and more. Celebrity fans of UMF include P Diddy, Naomi Campbell, Colin Farrell and Tara Reid.

For Ultra Music Festival tickets, lineup information and updates go to www.ultramusicfestival.com


For marketing & sponsorinquiries, please contact Lainie Copicotto of Aurelia at (917) 609- 4110 or [URL]lainie@ultramusicfestival.com[/URL]

For media inquiries, please contact Jessica Cohen of JCPR at (818) 508-0929 or [URL]Jessica@JC-PR.com[/URL]

UMF 8
SATURDAY MARCH 25, 2006
BICENTENNIAL PARK/MIAMI-FLORIDA/U.S.A.
WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE/SPRING BREAK

( ( ( PHASE 1 OF UMF'S ARTIST LINE-UP IS COMPLETE! ) ) )

The Prodigy Live
RITM (Rabbit In The Moon) Live
Hot Hot Heat
Paul van Dyk
Hard-Fi
Paul Oakenfold Live w/Orchestra
Infected Mushroom Live
Kevens Live
Infusion Live
Planet B Live
Hot Hot Heat Live
Carl Cox
Armand Van Helden
Hernan Cattaneo
Nic Fancuilli
Mauro Picotto
Benny Benassi
Erick Morillo
Southern Sun Live
Harry"ChooChoo"Romero
Perry Farrel
Deekline vs. Wizard Live
Richie Hawtin
Danny Howells
Sander Kleinenberg
Josh Wink
Junior Sanchez
Bad Boy Bill
DJ Dan
Icey
Baby Anne vs. Jen Lasher
Jackal & Hyde vs Dynamix II Live
Johnny Dangerously
Storm
Ideal
J Luv
Ology
Riot Gear
Seasunz
Gino Fuentes
Hyper Live
Grayarea Live
Seb Fontaine
Chris Liebing
Adam Beyer
Christian Smith
Marco Carola
Donald Glaude
Junior Sanchez
Jorge Jamarillo
Mistress Barbara
DJ Craze(Miami)DMC World Champion
D Fuse LIVE
Groove Rider
Fabio
Adam F
Shy FX
Photek
Swift
Lemon D & Dillinja
Zinc
Diesel Boy
AK 1200
Dara
+100s more to be announced!

( ( ( PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE RELEASE OF PHASE 2! ) ) )

13 HOURS NON-STOP
15 AREAS OF SIGHT, SOUND AND WONDER

BIGGER THAN EVER
More than 250 live performances, DJs, Prodcers & performance artists.

PREPARE TO BE TAKEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL
UMF is closing all final artist details as we prepare to reveal the most Progressive Dance Music Festival the world has ever seen!
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