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23-05-2025
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Detroit's first Electronic Music Festival in 2000, captured in nostalgic photos
In the spring of 2020, downtown Detroit hosted its first Electronic Music Festival, transforming Hart Plaza into a mecca for techno lovers. Free to attend, the inaugural festival paid tribute to Detroit's status as the birthplace of techno, drawing Detroit's top DJs and thousands of fans eager to dance beneath the skyline. What started as an ambitious yet underdog event quickly became a cultural milestone, setting the tone for an event that became a fixture of Memorial Day weekend. How it happened: An oral history of the first Detroit Electronic Music Festival Whether you were there in the crowd or just want to see what it looked like when Detroit's techno roots came alive, the photos below offer a window into the spirit of that first year. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Relive Detroit's 1st Electronic Music Festival in nostalgic photos
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22-05-2025
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Your guide to Movement festival 2025 in Detroit: Artists, bag policy, transportation, more
Detroit's Movement music festival is set to fill Hart Plaza in downtown this Memorial Day weekend, bringing thousands of music fans together in the birthplace of Techno to celebrate electronic music. What started as an impromptu swarm of late-night parties across the city in 2000, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival grew into what it is now 25 years later. This year's festival, headlined by Belgian DJ Charlotte de Witte, will bring 115 performers to Detroit's Hart Plaza. Six stages will feature hundreds of performers, including Carl Craig and Moodymann in a dual back-to-back set, actor and DJ Zack Fox, and rapper ASAP Ferg, among many others. Here's what to know about the longstanding festival and how to navigate downtown Detroit: Belgian DJ Charlotte de Witte will return to Hart Plaza for her second headlining stint at Detroit's Movement festival, according to the Detroit Free Press. De Witte — who in 2023 became the first female headliner in the event's history — is among more than 115 acts set to play the latest Memorial Day weekend edition of the long-running electronic music fest. Hart beats: An oral history of the first Detroit Electronic Music Festival Movement Festival takes place May 24-26. Festival hours are: 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 24 2 p.m. to midnight Sunday, May 25 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, May 26 Movement is at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit this year, at 1 Hart Plaza. Tickets for the Movement festival are offered as three- and one-day passes online. Some passes are sold out, check online for availability. Children under 12 and under are free and do not need a ticket. The following items are allowed at Movement: Small bags, single-compartment backpacks, plush backpacks, purses (maximum 12-by-12 inches) Earplugs Fanny packs Gum (must be sealed upon entry) E-cigs/vapes (no E-liquid or E-juice of any kind will be allowed) Baby strollers Binoculars Blankets, sheets, towels Cameras (no detachable lenses) – must be without equipment attachments such as camera stands, selfie sticks, tripods, and monopods Empty CamelBak-type hydration packs and water bottles, and plastic or aluminum water bottles Rain ponchos / umbrella (hand-held ONLY and no bigger than 42 in. when open) Flags/banners or handmade signs (no corporate/company-branded materials, no hard flagpoles) Hula hoops Personal misting fan with bottle no larger than 1.5L (must be empty upon entering the event). Sunscreen lotion The following items are prohibited: Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products Any and all professional audio recording equipment Shoulder-mounted video cameras Cameras with detachable lenses, camera stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks (selfie sticks) or other commercial equipment Drones or any other remote flying device Laser pointers Coolers of any kind (exceptions may be made for medical use) Framed backpacks Glass and metal containers of any kind, except for aluminum water bottles Illegal and illicit substances of any kind Outside food or beverage (including alcohol) Large purses, bags or backpacks (larger than 12-by-12 inches) Skateboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons, carts or any personal motorized vehicles (with the exception of disability-related items) Pets (except documented service animals) Professional radios or walkie-talkies Unauthorized/unlicensed vendors are not allowed No solicitation and/or promotional materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc. Weapons or explosives of any kind Fireworks Bicycles inside festival grounds Carts or wagons of any kind The event will go on rain or shine, the website says. Tickets are not refundable. Detroit has multiple public transport options to get around downtown. The city has a streetcar, bike share, and bus system to get you where you need to go. The QLINE, which runs along Woodward Avenue from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, stops at Harper Avenue, 116 Lothrop St., 6540 Cass Ave., John R & Piquette, and 6230 John R St. From the North: I-75 Southbound to I-375. Stay on I-375 and it will turn into Jefferson Avenue, Hart Plaza will be on your left. From the East: I-94 Westbound to I-75 South, to I-375. Stay on I-375 and it will turn into Jefferson Avenue, Hart Plaza will be on your left. From Canada: Via the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, turn right onto Jefferson Avenue, then take the first turnaround – Hart Plaza will be on your left. Movement has special hotel reservations and deals for concert goers. The fill list of hotels including the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit and MGM Grand Detroit, among others can be found here. ADMN AK Anfisa Letyago Annicka Armanni Reign Ashton Swinton Augustus Williams Avalon Emerson BeatLoaf Beige Ben UFO Blackmoonchild The Blessed Madonna Boys Noize Brian Kage Carl Cox (Live) Carl Craig b2b Moodymann ft. Mike Banks Chaos in the CBD Charlotte de Witte Chase & Status Chris Liebing Chuck Daniels Claude VonStroke Cobblestone Jazz Craig Gonzalez Deepchord (Live) Dennis Ferrer Disc Jockey George DJ Cent DJ Gigola DJ Godfather DJ Holographic DJ I.V. DJ Minx DJ Nobu DJ Seinfeld DJ Seoul DJ Sphinx DJ Tennis b2b Chloé Caillet Donavan Glover Dubfire Ela Minus Ember LaFíamma Erika Father Dukes FERG FJAAK Fullbodydurag Gay Marvine Goldie b2b Photek HAAi Hamdi Helena Hauff Henry Brooks Hiroko Yamamura HiTech horsegiirL Huey Mnemonic Jamie xx JEM JMT John Summit Jon Dixon (Live) Joris Voorn Joseph Capriati Junior Sanchez Keith Worthy Kevin Reynolds (Live) Kevin Saunderson b2b The Saunderson Brothers Klangkuenstler Layton Giordani Loco Dice b2b Vintage Culture Loren Marcel Dettmann Mark Broom (Live) Mau P MCR-T Mike 'Agent X' Clark Mike Schommer (Live) Mike Servito Mister Joshooa MK Nina Kraviz Norm Talley Octave One (Live) Patrick Topping Peter Croce PROSPA QURL RAEDY LEX Ricardo Villalobos Rimarkable Riva Starr Salar Ansari Salute Sama' Abdulhadi Sammy Virji Sara Landry Sarena Tyler Seth Troxler Shawescape Renegade Shawn Rudiman (Live) Shigeto Live Ensemble Shimza SILLYGIRLCARMEN Skepta Más Tiempo Sonny Fodera Soul Clap Stacey Hotwaxx Hale Stacey Pullen Theresa Hill TSHA Waajeed b2b Ladymonix Walker & Royce Whodat Zack Fox Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Movement festival 2025 in Detroit: Your complete guide
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22-05-2025
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Carl Craig documentary to make Detroit premiere as Movement festival weekend ramps up
In his own lengthy career, Carl Craig has become accustomed to sleeper hits — music that simmers off the radar before catching fire to wide acclaim. So the fast rise of a new documentary chronicling his work has been a refreshing surprise for the influential Detroit DJ and producer: 'Desire: The Carl Craig Story,' which is amid a prolific U.K. run, showcases the life and career of one of the most celebrated and innovative figures in the long history of Detroit techno. The 90-minute film was spearheaded by New York director Jean-Cosme Delaloye. 'My career is one where I do something and it takes a while before people get it,' Craig says, citing projects such as 1992's 'Bug in the Bassbin.' 'So when they told me the amount of screens showing this, it kind of blew my mind. Because that sounds like a hit record. It doesn't sound like the track under the counter at the record store.' The film will have its Detroit premiere Thursday — his 56th birthday — at Michigan Central's Newlab center, including a post-screening discussion with Craig led by WDET-FM's Ann Delisi. A reprise showing is scheduled Friday evening. Both are part of the bustling buildup to Movement weekend, the Memorial Day tradition that Craig helped launch with the Detroit Electronic Music Festival a quarter-century ago. (Craig is performing Saturday on the fest's Stargate Stage in a set with Moodymann, a Detroit friend and collaborator who's featured in the doc.) 'Desire' sheds light on an artist whose public persona has remained rather enigmatic through the decades, from his early Detroit family life to the globetrotting career that really took off after a 1989 London nightclub stint with Derrick May. It's an exploration of his eclectic influences — like deep jazz and the rhythms of copying machines at the shop where he once worked — and the path Craig trailblazed with his resulting work. Craig was connected to Delaloye in 2020 by Swiss DJ and Detroit techno devotee Mirko Loko, 'one of my brothers from another mother,' as Craig calls him. Delaloye was a veteran documentarian whose work had largely spotlighted political matter and social issues. Now he was seeking a topic outside that established zone. 'Mirko said, 'You know, you should follow Carl,'' Craig recounts. 'The plan at the beginning was they would follow me around for a year, and that would be the documentary. But as time moved on, the ideas changed. The creative juices moved around.' So what started as a project that was merely 'journaling my life' evolved into a film with a far wider scope. 'It's more celebrating the music and the people influenced by the music,' Craig says. 'I love how it came out. It's 90 minutes of excellence, to me, and it's great to see my life on the screen.' The documentary had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, and earlier this month made its U.K. debut in 80 cinemas, including an IMAX presentation. Craig was in that Tribeca audience last June for his first look at the film. He'd never seen himself on the big screen. 'I'm watching myself up there, watching my parents, close friends and mentors (on-screen). It was like watching my life unfold in front of me,' he says. 'I don't have to wait for a tragic accident or something where my life flashes before my eyes. I've already seen it.' As much as 'Desire' is a celebration of Craig, it's an ode to the city that made him. 'Detroit has a reputation that I think a lot of people in the United States don't understand,' Craig says. 'Detroit has this mystical reputation (overseas) for all this great music that's come from here — great and long-lasting talent, from Motown to Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eminem, Aretha.' He hopes Delaloye's documentary — what Craig calls a love letter to Detroit — can do its part in shifting perceptions. 'Americans need to see that there's this respect for Detroit,' he says. 'People love it. The scene is revered, the music is revered. It's like a Valhalla for people when it comes to music.' Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@ Detroit documentary premiere 5:30 p.m. Thu. ($25), 5:30 p.m. Fri. ($15) Newlab at Michigan Central 2050 15th St., Detroit Sat.-Mon. Hart Plaza, downtown Detroit Single-day tickets ($205.66 general admission, $277.83 VIP) and three-day passes ($365.45 general admission, $499.47 VIP) available through See Tickets. Festival parking info and other details at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Carl Craig film to make Detroit premiere as Movement festival ramps up
