For better or worse, Art Basel Miami has become as much about music and exclusive parties as it is about art. It’s considered by many to be the biggest week of the year in Miami – and undeniably, dance music has played a key role in that. The dance music lineup for Miami Art Week 2025 was so stacked that many fans arrived in town solely to attend electronic events, and memes swirled social media joking that people didn’t actually see art at Art Basel. With events like the ones highlighted below, who can blame them?
Black Coffee – Open Air at the Downtown Courthouse
Curated by the Miami institution Club Space, Black Coffee at the Miami-Dade County Courthouse on Saturday, December 6, was a unique open-air show that took over the downtown for a true special occasion. The South African house titan brought his signature deep, soulful grooves and Afro-house energy to the backdrop of the city’s civic architecture. The vibe was electric, with melodic beats under the night sky. It felt like a large but exclusive block party and proved why Black Coffee remains one of the most globally respected DJs on the circuit. The evening’s support artists, Arodes and Floyd Lavine, helped build the event into an epic night. All in all, it was a statement that Basel week’s heartbeat doesn’t only belong at clubs and warehouses.
Factory Basel: Factory Town was the Late-Night Playground
Spread across five straight days from Wednesday through Sunday at Factory Town in Hialeah, Factory Basel turned the sprawling, multi-stage industrial space into Art Basel Miami’s go-to for nonstop house and techno. The marquee night by far was Saturday’s Circoloco takeover, which mirrored a trip directly to Ibiza, where the iconic brand has its roots. Circoloco’s packed lineup featured heavy hitters like Adriatique, ANOTR, Dixon, Seth Troxler, Bedouin, Beltran, Chloé Caillet and PAWSA, bringing textural depth and peak energy to the crowd until 7 a.m.
Factory Basel was a literal festival with five stages competing, colliding and coexisting from sundown to sunrise. Factory Town rewarded wandering and stamina, and the lineup on any given day was huge. Wednesday featured Tiësto and Hugel; Thursday had Cloonee and friends, Chris Stussy and Richie Hawtin; Friday had Solomun; and Sunday’s grand finale was none other than elrow.
Space Basel: Club Space’s 33+ Hour Closing Party and Marathons
Of course, Club Space had its own extended run of nightly insanity and marathon sessions, Space Basel, which ran from late night into the next morning and afternoon. It kicked off with Black Book Records on Tuesday. The Deep Root Tribe showcase on Wednesday delivered tribal house rhythms and the kind of vibe where people lost track of time and conversations became secondary to the beat. The showcase featured an extended set by Deep Root Tribe co-founder Francis Mercier, who then went back-to-back with MoBlack.
Jamie Jones‘ Paradise took over the Club Space Terrace on Thursday, Marco Carola brought Music On on Friday, and Saturday was a huge night with Solomun. Then there was the 33+-hour closing party, a Space Basel tradition taken to new extremes. Kicking off late Sunday night and rolling well into Tuesday, this marathon session featured rare back-to-back sets like ANOTR b2b Dennis Cruz and Chris Stussy b2b Seth Troxler, along with heavyweight techno pairings like Joseph Capriati b2b Traumer. It was a true endurance test for the committed.
Final Thoughts
What makes Art Basel Miami a destination for dance music devotees is how the party week draws tasteful, high-level electronic acts and productions that integrate into the city’s greater artistic pulse. From Black Coffee turning the courthouse steps into a party site, to Factory Basel’s five-night run and Space’s endless closing party, this year’s roster was about big names, musical breadth and layered experiences. If Art Basel 2026 builds on this template, which it most certainly well, expect Miami Art Week to attract even more world-class DJs and their followers.
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