We are almost in December and that means Holidays, Christmas, and all corporate and fun family events that goes with this time. But that also means that we are very close to one of the most anticipated festivals in music, not only for the great talented line-ups in the events, also for the stunning locations in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
The BPM Festival is taking place January 6-15, 2017 and will be even more special this year as they will be celebrating their 10 year anniversary, so you can imagine the vibe and quality of parties you will be part of. Don’t miss this magical festival.
THE BPM FESTIVAL: Dancing In Paradise (Official Trailer)
With the highly anticipated return of its signature event YA’AH MUUL, The BPM Festival doubles down with two spectacular parties for their celebrated festival within a festival. For opening weekend, Mixmag presents YA’AH MUUL I on Saturday, January 7 with Carl Cox, Art Department, Steve Lawler, Victor Calderone, Shaun Reeves, and Acid Mondays on the Main Stage while the Warung Stage features D’Julz, Chaim, Francesca Lombardo, Renato Ratier, Albuquerque, Conti & Leo Janeiro. For closing weekend, The BPM Festival presents YA’AH MUUL II on Saturday, January 14 with a turbocharged 3-way Seth Troxler b2b The Martinez Brothers b2b Loco Dice, along with Guy Gerber, Kenny Glasgow, Lauren Lane, Nitin, Bas Ibellini, Rony Seikaly, Caleb Calloway, The Mekanism, George Stavro, and Who.
With 30 showcases announced so far with many more to come, the 10 newly announced showcases include: the BPM debut of supergroup Better Lost Than Stupid composed of Davide Squillace, Martin Buttrich and Matthias Tanzmann, UK duo Dusky with their signature event Dusky Presents, Carl Cox’s authoritative underground imprint Intec, the return of party brand and record label Kaluki, Marco Bailey’s techno-focused party MATERIA, catz ‘n dogz Polish imprint Pets Recordings, Lee Foss’ out-of-this-world party series and record label Repopulate Mars, Riva Starr’s house heavy label SNATCH!, Diynamic Music chief Solomun with his famed Solomun +1 party concept, and Coyu’s cat-loving, reputable Spanish label Suara.
Commemorating the festival’s decade long rise to prominence and influential stature within the global festival circuit – Mixmag, Handlebar Films, and Bud Light Mexico present the trailer for The BPM Festival Official Documentary: Dancing in Paradise. The full length documentary film will highlight the festival’s history and meteoric rise to being one the world’s most important dance music events in the world that establishes the tone for the remainder of the year over the last decade. A Handlebar Films production directed by Kevin MacKenzie, the film features interviews and behind-the-scenes views with festival directors and staff, Rafael Castro Castro, former Playa del Carmen Mayor and the Secretario General of the Municipio of Solidaridad at the time of filming, Director of Bud Light Mexico Nicolas Mamboury, and a worldwide palette of BPM artists including Apollonia, Boris, Cassy, Chus & Ceballos, Coyu, Danny Tenaglia, Dubfire, Dusky, Ellen Allien, Gorgon City, Hector, John Digweed, Lauren Lane, Nicole Moudaber, Richie Hawtin, Robbie Akbal, Solomun, Stacey Pullen, Steve Lawler, and more as they examine the cultural connection and parallel development within this historic region and the impact the festival has had on the music scene in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and beyond. The film will premiere during The BPM Festival 2017 with a free screening for fans and exclusive screening for industry & media presented by Mixmag.
The BPM Festival passes (3, 7, and 10-day) are on sale now while supplies last via thebpmfestival.com/tickets.
Mixmag presents YA’AH MUUL I – Saturday, January 7, 2017
CARL COX
ART DEPARTMENT
STEVE LAWLER
VICTOR CALDERONE
SHAUN REEVES
ACID MONDAYS
Warung Stage
D’JULZ
CHAIM
FRANCESCA LOMBARDO
RENATO RATIER
ALBUQUERQUE
CONTI & LEO JANEIRO
The Jungle
Juarez Avenue, past Ave 115
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
10pm-6am
Tickets available here
YA’AH MUUL II – Saturday, January 14, 2017
SETH TROXLER B2B THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS B2B LOCO DICE
GUY GERBER
KENNY GLASGOW
LAUREN LANE
NITIN
BAS IBELLINI
RONY SEIKALY
CALEB CALLOWAY
THE MEKANISM
GEORGE STAVRO
WHO
The Jungle
Juarez Avenue, past Ave 115
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
10pm-6am
Tickets available here
The BPM Festival 2017 Announced Showcases (*Newly announced / 30 to date)
January 6 ANTS
January 6 Knee Deep In Sound
*January 6 MATERIA
*January 6 Pets Recordings
January 7 All Day I Dream
January 7 Mixmag presents YA’AH MUUL I
January 7 Kingdom
*January 7 Better Lost Than Stupid
*January 8 Suara
January 8 Music On
January 9 Music On
January 9 Keinemusik
*January 9 Intec
*January 9 Repopulate Mars
January 10 Diynamic in the Jungle
January 10 Transmit vs Tronic
*January 10 Dusky Presents
*January 10 Kaluki
January 11 Apollonia All Day Long
*January 11 SNATCH!
January 12 Paradise
January 12 Stereo Productions
January 12 [a:rpia:r]
January 13 SCI+TEC
January 13 Warriors
January 13 Octopus Recordings
*January 13 Solomun + 1
January 14 Nicole Moudaber presents MOOD
January 14 RUMORS
January 14 Vatos Locos
January 14 YA’AH MUUL II
January 15 elrow
+ Many more to be announced!
Photo Credit: aLIVE Coverage for TheBPMFestival.com
