Detroit’s Movement Music Festival Announces 2025 Full Lineup
Movement Music Festival has announced the full lineup of its 2025 edition, featuring over 115 acts, including the return of Belgian Techno star Charlotte de Witte, joining previously announced headliners Carl Cox performing his acclaimed Live Set and dance music superstar John Summit closing out the festival weekend.
“I’m beyond excited to return to the main stage of Detroit Movement Festival,” said Charlotte de Witte. “The city and its music have inspired me so much throughout my life and career. I can’t wait to share some unforgettable moments with you all on the dance floor.”
Today’s announcement also includes Detroit legends Carl Craig b2b Moodymann featuring Underground Resistance co-founder Mike Banks; American actor (star of hit tv show Abbott Elementary), rapper and DJ Zack Fox; Harlem-born rapper and founding member of A$AP Mob, FERG; rising hard Techno star Sara Landry; breakout Dutch DJ and producer Mau P; plus, Skepta, Más Tiempo, FJAAK, Nina Kraviz, HAAi, Boys Noize, The Blessed Madonna, Goldie b2b Photek and many others.
These artists join the previously announced lineup featuring award-winning artist and producer Jamie xx (coming off his highly acclaimed sophomore album In Waves); breakout UK producer and DJ Sammy Virji; Drum & Bass trailblazers Chase & Status; rising Detroit ghettotech trio HiTech; along with DJ Gigola, Klanguestler; Ela Minus, Anfisa Letyago, Patrick Topping, Sama’ Abdulhadi, DJ Minx, Marcel Dettmann and more. Full lineup in alphabetical order can be found below.
In keeping with its mission of honoring the city’s impact to the culture, the festival’s bookings routinely make a point of foregrounding some of the city’s most adroit DJs, producers, and emerging talent, including Detroit Techno rising star Huey Mnemonic; second wave maestro Stacey Pullen; internationally renowned pianist and producer Jon Dixon (live); House mainstays DJ Holographic, Waajeed b2b Ladymonix, Rimarkable, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Mike ‘Agent X’ Clark, Norm Talley, Whodat, plus Beige, Augustus Williams, AK, Kevin Reynolds, and many more.
The festival spans three days of diverse and authentic curation on Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26, 2025) inside the picturesque Hart Plaza at downtown Detroit’s riverfront. Since its inception, the event has sought to provide fans with programming that demonstrates the wide breadth of electronic music, ranging from dance music’s most in-demand artists, underground trailblazers, and breakthrough newcomers; a powerhouse blend of seasoned vets and future generations of electronic music. At its core, Movement is a reverence for the local roots of the culture, celebrating Detroit’s legacy as Techno’s home.
This year’s showcases will include festival favorites Carl Craig’s traveling party series Detroit Love, Kevin Saunderon’s KMS Records, DJ Minx’s House Your Life, and the first-ever Underground Music Academy (UMA) Showcase. Founded by acclaimed DJ and producer Waajeed, UMA is a Detroit-based community hub that aims to build the future leaders of electronic music through its distinctive educational curriculum and mentorship model, rooted in Detroit’s Black electronic music legacy. Lineups for the showcases will be announced at a later date.
The full lineup of Movement Music Festival, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
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
D.Dan
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
Movement Music Festival 2025 3-Day and 1-Day Passes for both GA and VIP are on sale now at www.movementfestival.com. Payment Plan options are also available.