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With a ‘phase one’ line-up that comes front-loaded with top-dollar acts like Tiesto, New Order, Kraftwerk, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren, it’s fair to say 2012 will be the biggest year yet for Miami’s Ultra Music Festival. Despite the gargantuan, no-expenses-spared bill, one dance music superstar who’s missing is Deadmau5.
In a Christmas stream with fans from what looks like his plush underground lair, the producer admitted he’s no great fan of how the colossal festival does things. His main gripes, it seems, are Ultra’s exclusivity contracts that prevent its acts from playing other gigs during Miami Music Week, the high ticket prices and, well, festivals in general.
“Ultra to me is like the definition of insanity,” he says. “It’s doing the same fucking thing every year, expecting different results every time. Why would you go every year? 595 fucking dollars for a ticket? Wow, someone’s laughing to the bank. I love Miami, but I hate these fucking festival things. I would rather spend 50 or 100 dollars to see my favourite act rather than doshing out 600 bucks to see all these fucking people, most of which are playing at the same fucking time.”

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