Overview
Ultra Music Festival South Africa, one of the world’s premier electronic music festivals, returned to Nasrec, Johannesburg, for its South African edition. Showtime Management, the client, tasked us with delivering a world-class spectacle for EDM fans, featuring top international and local DJs across multiple stages. This event marked our 10th consecutive year producing the festival, a testament to our ongoing commitment to providing a perfectly produced festival experience to international standards.

Challenge
The primary challenge for our team was to continually host one of the largest electronic music festivals in South Africa, maintaining and elevating its status as a magical playground for EDM enthusiasts. For this 10th anniversary, we aimed to reinforce our reputation as the go-to production company, consistently delivering an event of international calibre, in style, with quality, and to the highest production standards possible. Our long-standing involvement since the festival’s inception in South Africa in 2014 underscored our dedication to nurturing and growing this larger-than-life event.

Strategy & Execution (by Mushroom Productions)
Our strategy revolved around meticulous execution and close collaboration with a select group of top-tier suppliers, all while strictly adhering to the global Ultra brand’s aesthetic and feel. Key elements of their production included:

• Designing and constructing a colossal main stage, measuring 76.6m x 16.25m x 16.9m high, to host a stellar lineup of the world’s best international and local EDM acts.

• Erecting three additional stages, including a dedicated hip-hop stage showcasing the hottest local talent, ensuring a diverse and fully rounded festival experience for attendees.
• A highlight of their work involved the iconic “U” light installation atop the main stage, an unmistakable beacon for the festival that Mushroom Productions expertly brought to life.

Results
Under our expert production management, the 10th anniversary of Ultra Music Festival South Africa was a resounding success, demonstrating unparalleled stage designs and top-tier production quality.

• Attendance: 30,000 ecstatic “Ultranauts” celebrated the momentous event, showing their support for a festival meticulously crafted by Mushroom Productions.
• Production Excellence: The impressive main stage and three additional stages, delivered by Mushroom Productions, provided an incomparable musical lineup and an immersive experience from day into the early hours of the morning.
• Brand Consistency: The festival flawlessly maintained the Ultra global brand’s look and feel, solidifying its reputation as a premier electronic music event that consistently delivers on its promise of a world-class spectacle, largely due to the collaboration with our suppliers decade of dedicated involvement.