Detroit Movement Festival is less than one month away and returns to Hart Plaza on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24–26, 2025 a gathering for fans of techno, house, and experimental sounds. With roots deep in the birthplace of techno, this year's lineup has a powerful balance between Detroit’s underground pioneers and the global future of electronic music from around the world.
Here are the must-see artists you won’t want to miss:
Jeff Mills
Seeing Jeff Mills perform in Detroit is witnessing living techno history in its birthplace. His precision and storytelling behind the decks are masterful. As a founding member of Underground Resistance, Jeff Mills helped define the sound and philosophy of Detroit techno: militant, futuristic, and deeply resistant. This is our number 1 MUST SEE ACTS!
HiTech
HiTech is a Detroit-bred triple-threat collaboration between rapper-producer-DJs King Milo, Milf Melly, and 47Chops. Known for their blends of Ghettotech, Rap, Electro, and their distorted 808s, blazing bars, it's going to be a set you are not going to want to miss! HiTech is the present and Future of what Detroit is about!
D. Dan
Born in the U.S., based in Berlin, and now a staple in the international techno scene. Known for his sounds of raw, rhythmic, and relentless loops and grooves will keep you dialed in from start to finish.
Kevin Saunderson & The Saunderson Brothers
Kevin Saunderson and the Saunderson Brothers represent both the origins and the evolution of Detroit techno. Their presence at Movement is not just important, it’s symbolic. Kevin Saunderson - one of the founding fathers of Detroit Techno will bring some proper Detroit history while his sons, Dantiez and Damarii Saunderson, known together as The Saunderson Brothers will blend the soul and classics of Detroit with a new age and modern production and deep, floor-focused grooves and approach.
Wajeed b2b Ladymonix
Get ready for a soul-charged, dancefloor-focused b2b set filled with a mix of house, funk, and underground excellence! Wajeed, a former member of Slum Village and a key figure in Detroit’s underground, brings years of history to the booth. Known for fusing soul, house, hip-hop, and experimental sounds. Ladymonix, a house DJ and producer whose sound is dripping with attitude and rhythm filled with soul!
The list goes on as this years line up is filled with artists that represent the pulse of the scene, past, present, and future leaders of the electronic music scene. Get ready to experience Techno and more this Memorial Day Weekend at MOVEMENT