FRANKY RIZARDO MAKES HISTORY WITH 30.000 TICKETS SOLD AS BOTH HIS ‘MORE TO LIFE’ SHOWS IN AMSTERDAM SELL OUT INSTANTLY

The two-night takeover marks a new milestone for Rizardo’s own concept, following the success of its debut earlier this year.

Franky Rizardo has sold out two consecutive shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, with a total of 30.000 tickets sold. Following the sell-out of the 15.000 tickets for ‘Franky Rizardo presents More To Life’ on Saturday, January 30, 2027, an additional show was announced for Sunday, January 31. Tickets for the second show sold out immediately as well.

“When I walked off stage after the first edition of More To Life, I immediately knew I wanted to return to Ziggo Dome. The fact that we’re now doing two sold-out shows in one weekend for 30.000 people is something I still need to let sink in. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who will be there. I can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on in January,” says Franky Rizardo.

From international stages to two nights at Ziggo Dome
Over the past few years, Rizardo has built a large international following. According to Buma Cultuur’s annual music export report, in 2025 he was the Dutch artist with the most international performances for the second consecutive year, playing 130 shows abroad.

This year, his touring schedule has taken him to destinations including New York, São Paulo, Miami, Córdoba and Burning Man. With FLOW, his own event concept, he held a summer residency at the legendary Pacha club in Ibiza. More To Life also made its international debut on the Quasar stage at the prestigious American festival Coachella. His music reaches a global audience as well: his track ‘Shinjuku’ has become an international hit, with 56 million streams to date.

In the Netherlands, the debut edition of More To Life brought together 15.000 visitors earlier this year for a four-hour solo set. All tickets sold out within a single morning. Following a sold-out show at the Gashouder during Amsterdam Dance Event, Rizardo now returns to Ziggo Dome for the first time with two sold-out shows.

A new edition of More To Life
For his return, Rizardo is developing a new audiovisual show. His own tracks, new music and carefully selected records will come together with specially developed visuals that enhance the story and progression of his set.

Connection is at the heart of the concept. With More To Life, he aims to create a shared experience in which visitors can leave the everyday hustle behind and fully immerse themselves in the music. Through FLOW, Rizardo is working with event organiser JOY on the shows. He is closely involved in every detail, from the musical direction to the visual production.

Franky Rizardo presents More To Life
Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
Saturday, January 30, 2027 / SOLD OUT
Sunday, January 31, 2027 / SOLD OUT
Time: 16:00 - 23:00
Minimum age: 18+
Organised by JOY and FLOW

Both shows are completely sold out. More information at www.frankyrizardo.com/more-to-life

ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL WINS RENOWNED WORLD SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR THE SECOND TIME

The festival was handpicked from an international pool of more than 250 applications and 41 origin countries

‘Mission: Home’ Program Additionally Bestowed Four New Statewide Awards For Sustainability — Marking Its Eighteenth Recognition in Six Years

Ultra Music Festival, the Miami institution and World’s Premier Electronic Music Festival, has reaffirmed its position as a global leader in environmental responsibility, taking home the Communications & Stakeholder Engagement award at the 2026 World Sustainability Awards ceremony. Ultra representatives accepted the award in person, closing out an impactful year that also saw the brand and its sustainability program, Mission: Home, earn four new honors from the Florida Festivals & Events Association.

Presented at the World Sustainability Congress in Amsterdam on October 22, 2026, and selected by a panel of 20 judges, the World Sustainability Awards recognize organizations leading the way in sustainable operations, education and innovation across industries worldwide. Ultra was named one of just 11 winners from a pool of more than 250 applicants representing 41 countries. The win places Ultra among global leaders in sustainability, alongside renowned companies such as Sodexo, TELUS, Barilla and HH Global, as well as other shortlisted organizations including Diageo and Universal Music Group.

Adding to the significance of the recognition is the award category itself, which was introduced just this year amid growing expectations for transparency and accountability in sustainability communications. According to the World Sustainability Leaders website, the Communications & Stakeholder Engagement award honors “outstanding campaigns that build trust, drive both internal and external behaviour change, as well as deliver transparent, credible reporting.” Expanding on this, the organization states:

“In an era in which shareholders, consumers and regulators will no longer tolerate greenwashing, evidence-based reporting is critical to building stakeholder trust. This award recognises the vital role of clear and transparent communication in translating corporate integrity into enduring stakeholder confidence.”

The recognition marks another milestone in Ultra’s sustainability journey, following its 2023 World Sustainability Award for Sustainability Team, which honored the extraordinary impact of its then four-woman sustainability team. Since then, both the team and the impact of Ultra’s Mission: Home program have continued to grow, with its environmental education campaigns now reaching more than 9.1 million people online. The team’s unwavering commitment to integrity in its program communications and transparency in reporting makes receiving the first-ever Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Award an especially meaningful achievement for Ultra.

“When our small team won the Sustainability Team Award in 2023 competing alongside multinational companies with far larger sustainability departments, it was an incredible validation of what we had accomplished,” said Vivian Hunter, Director of Sustainability for Ultra Music Festival. “Three years later, this recognition represents something even bigger. Mission: Home is not just about the initiatives we implement, but about the people we’ve inspired, the partnerships we’ve built, and the collective actions we’ve taken together. To have that work recognized on a global stage is an extraordinary honor for our team and the entire Ultra family.”

Award ceremony photos and imagery provided by Ilumino Media and World Sustainability Leaders

In tandem with this year’s World Sustainability Award, Mission: Home added four new honors from the Florida Festivals & Events Association (FFEA), bringing its total to nine FFEA awards across four years of recognition. This year, the program took first place in the Sustainability Program category and received a Distinguished Award for Innovation for its groundbreaking zero-onsite-emission RESISTANCE Cove Stage. It also earned second-place honors in the Volunteer Program and Community Outreach Program categories. With a network spanning more than 5,500 events, FFEA recognized 50 winners from a pool of 600 applicants. The statewide honors further solidify Ultra’s position as a leader in sustainable event production, recognizing its positive impact within Florida’s events industry and local communities.

The now-award-winning innovation at the RESISTANCE Cove Stage was made possible through a collaboration with SHOWPOWER, CES Power, and REVERB’s Music Decarbonization Project to power one of Ultra’s more technologically demanding stages with a zero-emission battery system, avoiding approximately 18,740 pounds of CO₂ emissions over the festival weekend. The achievement made Ultra the first major electronic music festival in the U.S. to power a large-scale stage in this way. With RESISTANCE Cove becoming Ultra’s fourth generator-free stage, the majority of the festival’s stages operated without onsite generator emissions in 2026, demonstrating that cleaner energy solutions can meet the demands of world-class live event production and helping to establish a replicable model for the wider event industry.

This year also saw a first-time partnership with Red Bull to pilot a reusable souvenir cup initiative, reducing single-use waste while exploring the feasibility of a larger-scale reusable cup system at the festival. The pilot replaced 4,000 disposable cups, contributing to a cumulative total of more than 3.2 million single-use plastic items avoided from beverage service alone since the inception of Mission: Home.

Mission: Home also broke new records in its waste diversion initiatives, collaborating with longtime partner Clean Vibes to divert more than 114,000 pounds of waste from the landfill, beating its previous record from 2024 by 5,000 pounds. Working with community partners, the teams implemented 10 distinct waste diversion streams through initiatives including food, beverage, wood and supply rescue, composting, and the recycling of materials such as glass, cooking oil, aluminum cans, water bottles, cardboard, and hard-to-recycle soft plastics.

Ultra also partnered with Clean Vibes to introduce a new fan engagement opportunity, the interactive Mission: Home Cleanup Countdown, which encouraged attendees to support its “Leave No Trace” efforts in exchange for exclusive prizes. Additionally, the program continued its partnership with Fandiem to support Lotus House Women’s Shelter, offering fans the chance to win an exclusive trip to Ultra in exchange for donations supporting this meaningful local cause.

Ultra and Mission: Home’s latest honors from the World Sustainability Awards and FFEA bring the program’s total number of third-party awards and recognitions to 18 in just six years, reflecting its continued progress and growing leadership in sustainable event production. In 2025, Ultra earned a place among IQ Magazine’s Green Guardians, which recognizes 20 organizations, events, artists, or suppliers who are driving sustainability in the live entertainment sector annually. Ultra additionally received a prestigious international “Greener Festival” certification from A Greener Future in 2025, and was verified as “the most extensive sustainability program across leading U.S. electronic music festivals” by environmental non-profit Debris Free Oceans in 2022.

Following a milestone year featuring 65 sustainability initiatives and recognition at the state, national, and international levels, Mission: Home will return for its seventh year at Ultra Music Festival, March 26–28, 2027, at Miami’s Bayfront Park. As the program continues to evolve, its mission remains clear: to demonstrate what's possible when environmental responsibility, community action, and innovation become integral parts of world-class festival production, setting an example that extends far beyond the festival grounds.

TIME WARP MANNHEIM 2027 UNVEILS LINEUP FEATURING CHARLOTTE DE WITTE, SVEN VÄTH, NINA KRAVIZ AND MORE

49 artists confirmed, including the world premiere of Alarico b3b Chlär b3b Yanamaste, alongside Cloudy b2b KI/KI and other exclusive back-to-backs.

Time Warp kicks off its 2027 calendar in Mannheim, with 49 artists confirmed for its main edition on 3rd April at its longstanding home at Maimarktgelände. The programme will run from Saturday evening into the following Sunday afternoon. As always at Time Warp, every floor has its own character, where music, light and space interlock.

Since 1994, Time Warp has stood for uncompromising club culture, the highest possible production values and a curated selection of the most relevant artists in electronic music. In 2027, the focus remains where it has always been: on the dance floor.

Over the years, strong musical and personal connections have developed in Mannheim. Artists and ravers keep coming back, while new faces and musical perspectives join the story each year. The 2027 lineup builds on this while evolving the signature Time Warp sound. Alongside familiar pairings are artists shaping today's scene and new collaborations making their Mannheim debut.

Two of the highlights of the 2027 Mannheim lineup are the world premiere of Alarico b3b Chlär b3b Yanamaste and the joint set from Cloudy and KI/KI. Alarico and Chlär make up Funk Assault, and both have already played back-to-back sets with Yanamaste. In Mannheim, the three will play together for the first time. With Cloudy b2b KI/KI, Cloudy's fast, bouncing groove meets KI/KI's blend of acid, trance and techno. Charlotte de Witte, one of international techno's defining headliners, returns to Mannheim. The harder edge of the programme comes from I Hate Models and Novah, two of the many other highlights on the lineup.

Time Warp regulars such as Joseph Capriati, Nina Kraviz, Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth and Loco Dice will, of course, be back in Mannheim. Adiel b2b Quest has also become one of Time Warp's modern classics and, after two legendary closings in the Glaspavillon, the pair share the decks for the third year running in 2027.

A new generation of house artists is also making its mark, with Mau P and Josh Baker among the scene's most in-demand names. Both feature on the Mannheim lineup, as do Carlita b2b Rossi., while Beltran and Ben Sterling also reunite behind the decks. Their b2b at Time Warp New York 2025 at the Brooklyn Storehouse was one of the night's standout moments, with the recording surpassing 150,000 YouTube views within days.

From the very beginning, the idea behind Time Warp was a club on a grand scale. The 2027 programme also reflects Time Warp's enduring connection to underground club culture, with bookings including Jane Fitz and Cinthie.

From the opening on Saturday evening into the following Sunday afternoon, the widest range of house and techno styles comes together in Mannheim. Ben Klock b2b Rødhåd represent straight-up Berlin techno, while Ueberrest covers the harder side of the programme. Fast, bouncing grooves come from the likes of 2High aka Adrián Mills. Funk Tribu echoes the trance of the '90s and early 2000s. Ben UFO b2b Enzo Siragusa bring their British roots with influences from house, bass music and breakbeat. Rhadoo stands for minimal. The melodic side of the lineup comes through the hybrid DJ set from WhoMadeWho.

Once again in 2027, five floors will be built across the Maimarktgelände. Two of the three main floors are in the Maimarkthalle. The third, Floor 5, is dedicated to house music. They are joined by the Glaspavillon and the Maimarktclub. For one night, each of these five spaces becomes a club in its own right, with its own sound system, lighting design and a musical programme that develops from opening to closing. Each floor offers a different experience, with its own sound, atmosphere and energy. Moving between them reveals the many different sides of Time Warp, all unfolding across one continuous night.

Production and atmosphere build on what has defined Time Warp for more than three decades: floor designs that follow the music, sound and light that enhance rather than overpower the experience, and an international community in which artists and ravers have developed a shared understanding over many years. The atmosphere is welcoming, warm and open, while remaining intense, with a shared focus on what matters most: the music.

Tickets and further information are available at www.time-warp.de.