The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) now known as Movement Detroit brings tens of thousands of people from around the world to the birthplace of techno. Many people think of the music festival as a limited series of performance stages in Hart Plaza downtown, but the festival sparks events, parties, and other interactions across the city.
This map would be impossible without the excellent compiling by @gin.ebony, hat tip to Violet Ikonomova for sharing the linked Google Sheet of all 845 events with 696 performers. Outside of Hart Plaza the top locations are:
- Marble Bar (62)
- Spot Lite (54)
- Tangent Gallery (54)
- TV Lounge (50)
- City Club (49)
- Lincoln Factory (47)
- Motor City Wine (46)
This map and data update wouldn’t be complete without pouring one out for Temple Bar, a staple of the Detroit music and nightlife scene. Before Movement Detroit a sinkhole formed in the road out front and the following day, the roof of Temple Bar caved in. As far as I know the first night of performers at Temple Bar had to be canceled, hopefully others were able to relocate their shows.
Detroit is the birthplace of techno. We are the heart of the Motown sound. The city is a bastion of jazz, R&B, soul, rock and roll, and hip hop. You can’t have music without Detroit.
Find the cleaned dataset on DetroitData.org
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