Movement 2025: Day by Day Stage Picks

Of course, at any festival it can feel impossible to choose where to be at any given time. But fear no more! We’ve got our recommendations for our favorite stages for each day of the festival, so even if you decide to post up at your favorite spot all day, you can rest assured that you will get a dose of good music all the way through. Check out the full list on their website here: https://movementfestival.com/pages/lineup

• Saturday, May 24th Stage Picks:
  • Movement Stage:
    • Obvious choice, but how are you going to deny a lineup like that: Jeff Mills, Octave One (live), Nina Kraviz, Deepchord (live), Sama’ Abdulhadi, and more on the biggest stage of the fest.
  • Detroit Stage:
    • Any day of the fest, this is where you want to be for the best of what the local Detroit dance music scene has to offer. On this day in particular, everyone is worth a watch.
  • Underground Stage:
    • If you like the dark side of dance music, this is where you’ll want to be. On Day 1 highlights include: D. Dan, Fjaak, Helena Hauff, Huey Mnemonic, and Mark Broom (live).
• Sunday, May 25th Stage Picks:
  • Stargate Stage:
    • Come on now. DJ Tennis b2b Chloe Caillet, Jon Dixon (live), Patrick Topping, Rimarkable, Salute, and Sammy Virji (honestly, one of the artists that you can’t miss this year).
  • Detroit Stage:
    • Once again, if you like what’s hot in Detroit right now, it’s a can’t miss. Especially on Sunday, which is the Underground Music Academy showcase: Blackmoonchild, Disc Jockey George, DJ LV., DJ Sphinx, Donavan Glover, Ember Lafiamma, Fullbodydurag, JMT, and Shawescape Renegade.
• Monday, May 26th Stage Picks:
  • Waterfront Stage:
    • Talk about undeniable: AK, Chase & Status, DJ Godfather, Ferg, Hitech, MCR-T, Sara Landry, and Zack Fox.
  • Pyramid Stage:
    • What a special place to spend your last day of the fest: DJ Minx, Mike Servito, Ricardo Villalobos, Sarena Tyler, Seth Troxler, and Soul Clap.
  • Main Stage:
    • The last day on the festival’s biggest stage is always a special place to be: Calude VonStroke, DJ Holographic, Jamie XX, John Summit, and Kevin Reynolds (live).