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BPM Festival Announces Dates for 2017 Celebrating 10 Years

May 11, 2016 By Brian Schultz

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For those of us who are considered to be house and techno heads, The BPM Festival is the mecca of all festivals when it comes to pure, unadulterated underground electronic music. What started out as more of an industry designated event, supplying an adult playground to mostly those working in the nightlife industry, has since become a full blown festival for nearly 70,000 techno tourists from all across the globe.

The BPM Festival 2016 in the Jungle

Now announcing it’s 10 year anniversary return in 2017 to Playa Del Carmen Mexico, The BPM Festival will kick off January 6th and close out on January 15th. Spanning 10 days of nothing but beautiful jungle and beach setting parties, with all of your favorite underground house and techno acts spinning the best of the best. It’s truly a real-life paradise, dedicated to playing all of the jams that put you there in your head. The 2016 BPM Festival boasted more than 430 artists with over 80 showcases from the best up and comers, to the veterans alike. Rewarding them with a 3 year running nomination from IDMA (International Dance Music Award) for “Best Music Event”, and “Festival Of The Year” at the inaugural Electronic Music Awards & Foundation, accompanied by winning “Best Festival” at the EMPO awards in 2015 and a nomination in 2016. Take a look at the Thank You video below from 2016. We love the style of the video. Nothing over the top or ridiculous. Just amazing vibes on vibrant sandy beaches with beautiful people keeping the music alive one dance step at a time, curated by the best of the best. It just feels clean and untouched.

The BPM Festival promises it’s biggest and best year yet with it’s 10th anniversary dawning. Live debuts, new headliners, surprise pop-up parties, unexpected back to back sets, and long awaited reunions from your favorites, it will be a tropical wonderland for those looking to get away in the cold months here in the US.

Lee Burridge at The BPM Festival 2016’s All Day I Dream showcase

These are just a few quotes after last years festival, from some big names and acts.

“The BPM Festival is a legendary collection of parties on the gorgeous coast of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.” — Mixmag

“Over the past decade, the BPM Festival has grown from a little-known getaway for the hospitality industry to such an important node in the international dance circuit that its gravity has pulled in a whole calendar of events in its wake.” — THUMP

“…it’s not just a festival, it’s a holiday. The industry comes here. The fact that we have so much fun really reverberates into the parties and that’s what makes it such an enormous success.” — Mark Knight

“The scene is exploding, people are hearing the news, and it’s resonating across the world. People want to experience this.” — Nicole Moudaber

As you can see, it’s not just a festival hailed by fans and festival goers. It’s got a strong place in the scene and on the festival circuit, and it’s not hard to see why.