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.
