Dancing Astronaut’s 15 can’t-miss units throughout Extremely’s twenty fifth anniversary – Dancing Astronaut
by: Ross Goldenberg
Mar 18, 2025
Properly, it’s that point of 12 months once more. Whereas the solar remains to be seen, the times are being spent glued to the Bayfront Park Reside Seashore Cam — an annual custom for each Dancing Astronaut and Extremely attendees — as Extremely regularly strikes again into place in preparation for its milestone twenty fifth anniversary from March 28 – 30.
And as all the time, we’re serving to to move the time — earlier than Extremely’s 2025 schedule arrives in full throughout the subsequent week — by sifting by way of a laundry listing of conflicts throughout all three days and naming only a few units that needs to be amongst everybody’s plans through the closing weekend of March.
These aforementioned can’t-miss units embody Miss Monique, Maddix, Boris Brejcha, Alesso, Charlotte de Witte, Anyma back-to-back Solomun, Axwell, Skrillex, Hardwell, Carl Cox, Rafael Cerato, Odd Mob, Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch in 2025 ALLEYCVT back-to-back Jessica Audiffred, Mentioned The Sky and—in fact—Martin Garrix. We’d prefer to acknowledge, nevertheless, the abundance of closing selections through the weekend and whereas we’re nodding in the direction of some particular nearer choices, there are genuinely no proper solutions out of the numerous worthy decisions that may be made.
When: Friday, March 28
The place: MegaStructure
One of many first locations that we’ll be as soon as Extremely’s twenty fifth anniversary formally commences is the MegaStructure when Miss Monique returns to Bayfront Park for a second 12 months in a row.
When: Friday, March 28
The place: Worldwide
We needed to miss Maddix on the identical stage the 12 months prior however is not going to be making that mistake twice when he reunites with Armin van Buuren’s A State Of Trance earlier than he closes the evening with a back-to-back-to-back alongside the label head and Oliver Heldens.
Boris Brejcha
When: Friday, March 28
The place: MegaStructure
It’s been three years because the high-tech minimal king touched down at Bayfront Park. And in 2025, Boris Brejcha is buying and selling The Cove for the MegaStructure the place he’ll seem second to final on Extremely’s opening day.
When: Friday, March 28
The place: Mainstage
Earlier this 12 months, Alesso had shared that the explanation for his temporary hiatus in earlier months was as a consequence of a extreme case of tinnitus. However he’s again. It wasn’t the identical with out Alesso at Bayfront Park in 2024, however order has been restored for Extremely’s twenty fifth anniversary as we put together to listen to the best tune of all time in individual as soon as once more.
When: Friday, March 28
The place: MegaStructure (nearer)
Two years after the queen of techno rewrote Extremely historical past by taking part in the MainStage, she’s again. Charlotte de Witte will return to Bayfront Park on March 28, turning within the iconic bay view for an indoor setting as she receives the consideration of shutting down the MegaStructure on the primary night of the weekend.
When: Saturday, March 29
The place: Mainstage
Extremely started trickling out its twenty fifth anniversary lineup with an sudden back-to-back set announcement. And after Solomun appeared on the invoice for considered one of Anyma’s closing exhibits on the Las Vegas Sphere earlier this month, the 2 will formally reunite on the Extremely MainStage for his or her first official set collectively.
When: Saturday, March 28
The place: Mainstage
It wouldn’t be a listing of Dancing Astronaut‘s can’t-miss units at Extremely with out the Axtone boss. After showing along with his two Swedish counterparts in 2023, Axwell will return to Bayfornt Park unaccompanied for the primary time ever.
When: Saturday, March 29
The place: Mainstage
It’s been 10 lengthy years since Skrillex final graced Bayfront Park along with his presence. We despatched out a contented tweet on January 15 unbeknownst to what would shortly comply with. And what would ensue was the announcement that Skrillex would be a part of Extremely’s twenty fifth anniversary lineup for arguably probably the most awaited set of the weekend.
When: Saturday, March 29
The place: Mainstage (nearer)
For the primary time since Extremely 2022 — the place he made his return following a four-year sabbatical — the king of Bayfront Park will return to closing duties. It goes with out saying that Hardwell’s Extremely set is taken into account a can’t-miss efficiency yearly, however pleasure ranges have by no means been greater contemplating he’d already confirmed the set shall be “80-90%” model new music, together with his new single, “Sanctuary.”
When: Saturday, March 29
The place: MegaStructure (nearer)
Extremely isn’t Extremely with out Carl Cox. In 2024, the king of the MegaStructure took a uncommon off-year from his journey to Bayfront Park. However shortly forward of final 12 months’s version, Cox already scheduled his return in 2025, later asserting that he could be debuting a model new stay present as his second of two units on the MegaStructure on day two.
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Rafael Cerato
When: Sunday, March 30
The place: MegaStructure
Rafael Cerato is a reputation that has but to ever step foot in Bayfront Park (as a performer at the least). However on Extremely’s closing day, the Diynamic signee will be a part of Solomon’s MegaStructure takeover with opening obligations.
When: Sunday, March 30
The place: Worldwide
There’s an look of a Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch in 2025 on the Extremely lineup this 12 months and this listing wouldn’t be full with out together with stated artist. And that identify is ALLEYCVT. On the third and closing day of Extremely 2025, she’ll go back-to-back alongside Jessica Audiffred for a must-see bass mixture at Worldwide.
When: Sunday, March 30
The place: Mainstage
It might be an understatement to say that one of many hottest names in dance music that seems on Extremely’s twenty fifth anniversary lineup must be Odd Mob. And the mainstage will undoubtedly be flooded within the early afternoon of Extremely’s closing day when Odd Mob makes his Extremely debut.
When: Sunday, March 30
The place: Reside Stage
Whereas there’s just one Reside Stage act on our can’t-miss units listing, it’s one which’s greater than worthy. Mentioned The Sky has been part of an Extremely weekend as soon as earlier than when he assisted ILLENIUM at Virginia Key in 2019. However in 2025, Mentioned The Sky will make his solo debut on the ultimate day of the weekend.
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When: Sunday, March 30
The place: Mainstage (nearer)
We’ve waited over 10 years to have the ability to say this: Martin Garrix would be the closing act of Extremely. We may sit and write a thesis-length clarification on why Garrix’s finale to wrap up the twenty fifth anniversary has the potential to unseat 2016 as his all-time best efficiency. However the looming revival of “Inside Our Hearts” is all that must be stated at this second in time.
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Classes: Options, Festivals