Inside Carl Cox's Two-Decade Saga at Extremely Music Competition
Iconic, breathtaking, indelible—what will be stated about Carl Cox’s music that hasn’t already been stated about Extremely’s RESISTANCE Megastructure?
The legendary DJ is embedded within the mythos of Extremely, a pageant that’s as very important to rave tradition as Cox is to techno. He is been throwing down in Miami for almost 20 years now, and the star of his legacy solely grows brighter with every eye-popping RESISTANCE set.
There is no arguing the facility of Extremely’s Essential Stage, however the immersive Megastructure is the pageant’s pièce de résistance. It is right here the place Cox has enraptured the nation’s digital music neighborhood since 2017.
However that wasn’t at all times the case. Earlier than it turned a lynchpin of one of many world’s largest dance music festivals, the Megastructure idea took years to develop. And after it lastly debuted in 2011, the stage would in the end develop into a tinderbox that ignited an epic ongoing saga—with Cox holding the match.
As Cox gears up for the discharge of Digital Generations, his first album in 10 years and a Grammy frontrunner, we have pulled the yarn of his greatest RESISTANCE Megastructure moments.
2001 | Bayfront Park
Carl Cox’s Extremely Music Competition debut efficiency within the Twilo Tent.
2002 | Bayfront Park
Carl performs his solely Extremely Music Competition Essential Stage set.
2005 | Bayfront Park: Return to Extremely
After two years off, Carl returns to Extremely Music Competition Miami to debut the “Carl Cox & Buddies” stage idea, marking the beginning of 16 consecutive years on the pageant.
2006 | Bicentennial Park
“Carl Cox & Buddies” large tent debut at Extremely’s new venue, that includes Danny Tenaglia and Josh Wink as particular friends.
2008 | Bicentennial Park: Extremely’s 10 12 months Anniversary
“Carl Cox & Buddies” expands to 2 days, Carl spins a “10 12 months Classics Set” on Day 1 and David Guetta makes his Extremely debut with a historic afternoon set.
2011 | Bicentennial Park: The Megastructure is born
The megastructure hosts Laurent Garnier’s pageant debut, performing an prolonged reside set, which turns into the longest in Extremely’s historical past.
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2012 | Bayfront Park
The pageant returns to Bayfront Park, the place Sven Väth makes his Extremely debut and his label, Cocoon, co-hosts the Saturday programming with “Carl Cox & Buddies.”
2013 | Bayfront Park
To have fun the pageant’s fifteenth anniversary, Extremely expands to 2 weekends and hosts 4 days of “Carl Cox & Buddies” that includes 20 artists, together with Cirez D’s Extremely debut.
2015 | Bayfront Park
Adam Beyer performs b2b along with his spouse, Ida Engberg, at Extremely for the primary time as a part of “Carl Cox & Buddies.”
2017 | Bayfront Park: Carl Cox joins the RESISTANCE
The RESISTANCE Carl Cox Megastructure debuts with Sasha and John Digweed reuniting for his or her world debut.
2019 | Virginia Key: RESISTANCE Island
Carl performs three consecutive days for the primary time ever, together with a celebrated b2b set with Marco Carola.
2020 | Bayfront Park: Extremely returns dwelling to Bayfront Park
The RESISTANCE Carl Cox Megastructure expands to 3 days for the primary time ever at Bayfront Park.
Carl to play a b3b world debut with Jamie Jones and The Martinez Brothers, in addition to a b2b with Maceo Plex as a world pageant debut.
20 years of listening to Carl drop “Now Let Me See You Work!”
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