About the festival
Held every Memorial Day weekend at Hart Plaza on the Detroit riverfront, Movement celebrates the city that invented techno with three days of electronic music across multiple stages and a citywide afterparty circuit.
117artists
6stages
110,000attendees
Lineup
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69 (Carl Craig)Detroit Techno69 is one of several aliases used by Detroit techno producer Carl Craig, primarily for raw, stripped-down, acid-influenced techno productions. Under this alias he released the influential album "Lies" on Planet E and Tresor, showcasing a rougher, more minimal aesthetic than his work under his own name.
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Audion (Live)minimal technoAudion is the techno alias of American producer Matthew Dear, known for hypnotic, minimal, groove-driven productions. "Audion (Live)" refers to his live performance act, presenting his tracks in an improvised, hardware-driven set format at clubs and festivals.
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Blawan (Live)TechnoBlawan is the alias of British producer Jamie Roberts, known for stark, industrial-tinged techno and bass music. His live performances showcase raw, hardware-driven improvisation, blending abrasive rhythms with distorted textures rooted in techno and UK bass traditions.
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Carl Craig b2b CajmereDetroit technoThis is a back-to-back DJ pairing of two Detroit and Chicago electronic music pioneers: Carl Craig, a key figure in second-wave Detroit techno, and Cajmere (Curtis Jones), a foundational Chicago house producer also known as Green Velvet. Their b2b sets blend techno and house traditions.
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Dax J (Live)TechnoDax J is a British DJ and producer known for dark, hypnotic techno sets. He gained international recognition through releases on labels like Monnom Black and performances at festivals worldwide, though he also faced controversy over a 2017 Tunisia set. This entry represents his live performance format.
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DJ BoneDetroit TechnoDJ Bone is the alias of Detroit-born techno producer and DJ Eric Dulan, known for raw, hypnotic sets and releases on his own label Subject Detroit. He is a respected figure in underground techno, celebrated for genre-spanning DJ selections and deep, driving productions.
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Dopplereffekt (Live AV)electroDopplereffekt is an electro duo formed in Detroit in the mid-1990s, associated with the Interdimensional Transmissions and Gerald Donald's Drexciya-linked circle. Known for cold, minimalist electro with themes drawn from science, mathematics and eugenics theory. This listing refers to their live audiovisual performance format.DR
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E-DANCER (Kevin Saunderson & Dantiez)Detroit technoE-Dancer is a techno project of Detroit producer Kevin Saunderson, one of the originators of Detroit techno alongside Juan Atkins and Derrick May. The alias is known for hard-edged, hypnotic tracks like "Grab the Beat" and "World of Deep," and has more recently seen Saunderson collaborate with his son Dantiez Saunderson.
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Nia Archives (DJ Set)jungleNia Archives is a British DJ and producer from Bradford, England, known for revitalizing jungle and drum and bass with emotive, nostalgic songwriting. Her DJ sets showcase high-energy jungle, breakbeat and rave selections rooted in 90s UK dance culture.
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Terrence Dixon (Live)Minimal TechnoTerrence Dixon is a Detroit techno producer known for minimal, stripped-back tracks such as "Population" and his work as part of the Grand Theft Auto persona. The "(Live)" tag denotes his live performance act, delivering hypnotic, minimal techno sets rooted in Detroit's underground scene.
Getting there
Where it happens
LocationDetroit, MI, United States
DatesMay 23, 2026 - May 25, 2026
