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BPM Festival Reveals First 10 Showcases

The highly anticipated BPM Festival, located in gorgeous Playa del Carmen, Mexico, is preparing for its tenth anniversary. The festival’s celebrations will take place on January 6-15, 2017. BPM’s organizers proudly announced the first ten showcases recently that includes world-famous music labels and prominent brands. These companies have helped the festival thrive in the last decade.

Among the first 10 revealed showcases include German collective Keinemusik, Hot Since 82’s Knee Deep In Sound, Marco Carola’s Music On, Nicole Moudaber presents MOOD, Jamie Jones’ Paradise, Guy Gerber’s RUMORS, Dubfire’s SCI+TEC, No.19 Music’s Social Experiment, Steve Lawler’s Warriors. Moreover, the festival promises to announce soon more than 70  additional parties and over 400 artists!

BPM’s beautiful setting on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Ya’ah Muul, the festival’s trademark event, is scheduled for both the festival’s first and last weekends. This unique event, which began in 2016, is considered ” a festival within a festival.” Ya’ah Muul takes place in The Jungle and is one of the most popular parties ever in BPM history. It features incredible lineups across a variety of stages. Additionally, it offers special new experiences for music lovers. The 2017’s Ya’ah Muul event promises a fresh twist for festival-goers.

The First 10 Revealed Showcases

Below is the list of the first ten announced showcases.

The BPM Festival 2017 Showcases

BPM’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

The BPM Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a bang. The festival’s growth in popularity is exceptional. In 2008, it attracted a whopping 5,000 guests and 30 artists. Eight years later, in 2016, BPM drew a mind-blowing 70,000 visitors and 430 artists. The ten-day event hosts like-minded music fans, producers, DJ’s, and industry professionals. Meanwhile, the festival offers day and night parties at multiple beachfront venues and nightclubs around Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

What sets BPM apart from other festivals is that is offers music fanatics to gather and enjoy music while escaping the cold winter air. As it takes places in January, the event also sets the tone for the rest of the festival year with some of the biggest international DJ’s and up-and-coming artists. Guests can enjoy dancing to techno and house music in the warm Mexico sand by day and the incredible clubs by night.

One of 2016’s raging party events

Ticketing Information

The BPM Festival’s 3-day opening weekend (January 6-8, 2017), its 3-day closing weekend (January 14-15, 2017), and 10-day festival passes will go on sale on Thursday, October 20th at 11am PDT/1pmEST/2pm EDT/7pm BST. Tickets are only available at TheBPMFestival.com/tickets.  Attendees can also choose payment plans for the 7-day and 10-day passes. Festival passes offer bonuses such as entrance to all of the festival’s events and the ability to skip lines. There will also be a discount at more than 125 local restaurants and stores for pass-holders.

The festival’s organizers are also proud to announce their new relationship with Eventbrite as the exclusive partner in ticketing. Eventbrite is the planet’s biggest self-service ticketing platform. The service utilizes cutting-edge technology that allows people to share, create, find, and attend new enriching activities. The company processes more than 4 million tickets per month! It proudly gives the world a frontier of service and technology while obtaining their mission to unite the world through lived experiences.

Additionally, BPM’s travel portal offers 10 special hotel deals in honor of its 10th birthday. Hurry, these exclusive offers will go quickly! 

The festival also provides a Hand Picked Hotel Series  that recommends the best of the hotels at Playa Del Carmen. All hotels listed include an exclusive discount for guests of BPM.

Merchandise for BPM is also now available! Limited edition BPM merchandise is on sale for a special discount with free shipping globally! Use the promo code: SHIPFREE to take advantage of this special offer. Click here to browse the BPM merch shop!


FestPop San Francisco Staff Writer Mandy Losk