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The 10 Best Moments of Ultra Music Festival 2024

Ultra Music Festival 2024 got hit with a massive Friday night rainstorm, but here are 10 reasons this year's fest felt like one for the record books.

Of course, van Buuren got his chance at a rescheduled set Sunday night, and he had the most surprising special guest of all: Jon Bon Jovi, the steel horse-riding cowboy himself, shocked audiences by standing on the decks of the Main Stage to sing along to the Dutch producer’s recent remix of his eponymous band’s 1992 single “Keep The Faith.” The set was outstanding on its own artistic merit — but the true emotional gut punch came near the end of the hour, when the duo’s Micky Kasablanca grabbed the mic to thank everyone for being there, sharing that he was diagnosed with cancer just a few months ago and had just underwent his last round of aggressive chemotherapy. Having only ever performed as a duo once before thanks to an emergency headliner cancellation at China’s VAC Festival last November, the pair proved lightning could indeed strike twice — giving Ultra an exclusive finale when San grabbed his guitar and played solo while he and Madeon sang a harmonic medley of each other’s hits, including “Lift Me From the Ground,” “Shelter,” “Light” and “All My Friends.”

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