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Movement Detroit 2023: Pre-Party & After Party Guide

Georgia Modi & Karlie Powell contributed to this feature


Movement Detroit is just around the corner and per usual, there’s a mob of pre-parties and after parties to attend.

To enhance your overall festival experience, select your favorite artists and venues to check out after hours. Or simply go where the music takes you. There’s a full list of options below and it’s possible even more will pop up over the next few weeks.

Each year, Movement provides the perfect setting to meet up with friends, make new ones and discover techno traditions in the city that made it. It’s more than a festival, it’s a celebration — and we absolutely can’t wait to be back!

Movement 2023 is set for Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 – 29 at Detroit’s staple riverfront park, Hart Plaza. See the full festival lineup here and secure tickets here.

For even more related events, visit Resident Advisor here.

Movement Pre-Parties

Sat May 20th

DIRTYBIRD Players: Claude VonStroke & Friends @ Magic Stick
Claude VonStroke & Lubelski
SOLD OUT

Fri May 26th

Official Movement Opening Party: DJ Harvey – 5 Hour Set @ Spot Lite Detroit*
Peter Croce, Deon Jamar, Jesse Cory, Kels, Kindle, Vince Patricola
TICKETS

Movement After Parties

Sat May 27th

Soul Clap’s House of EFUNK @ TV Lounge*
Audion (Live), Crystal Waters (Live), Dee Diggs, DJ Holographic, Jimpster (Live), Jon Dixon, LADYMONIX, Octo Octa b2b Eris Drew, Rick Wilhite, Seven Davis Jr, sillygirlcarmen, Soul Clap, Special Guest (US), Stacey Pullen, The Carry Nation, TSHA, Waajeed
SOLD OUT

Louie Vega Expansions @ Spot Lite Detroit*
Louie Vega, Derrick Carter, Daphni Recloose, Meftah, Ladylike
TICKETS

Maceo Plex and Ida Engberg @ Leland City Club*
Maceo Plex, Ida Engberg, Ataxia
TICKETS

Detroit Love @ Magic Stick*
Andres, Carl Craig b2b Moodyman, Dames Brown, Mirko Loko, Moritz Von Oswald, Rimarkable
TICKETS

Mau5trap presents Testpilot @ Masonic Temple Fountain Ballroom*
Testpilot, Onyvaa, Henry Brooks
TICKETS

Sun May 28th

Obscure presents Suara Night Detroit 2023 @ Bleu Detroit
Cera Khin, Coyu, Lowki, The Advent, Cinna, NEKTER, Submerge
TICKETS

Punky Jown 2 @ Spot Lite Detroit*
Ricardo Villalobos b2b Zip, Cassy, Shaun Reeves b2b Ryan Crosson, Loren, Andrea Ghita b2b Aboudi Issa
TICKETS

KMS x Defected Records @ Magic Stick*
Kevin Saunderson b2b The Saunderson Brothers, Sam Divine, Melé, HoneyLuv
TICKETS

Green Velvet presents La La Land @ Masonic Temple Fountain Ballroom*
Green Velvet, Seth Troxler, DJ Minx
TICKETS

Mon May 29th

Official Movement Closing Party: DJ Minx – House Your Life @ Spot Lite Detroit*
Carl Craig b2b DJ Minx b2b Kevin Saunderson, Beige, Byron the Aquarius, Charlie Soul Clap, Paranoid London, more TBA
TICKETS

Habstrakt @ Big Pink
Habstrakt, ??????, Metawav, QURL, Cheska
TICKETS

Off The Grid presents – John Summit b2b Dom Dolla @ Masonic Temple Fountain Ballroom*
John Summit b2b Dom Dolla, Rebūke, Dantiez
TICKETS

Repopulate Mars @ Magic Stick*
Lee Foss, Deeper Purpose, Gene Farris, Lee Curtiss, Max Styler, Shafir, and VNSSA
TICKETS

Stacey Pullen Invites @ Exodos Rooftop*
Stacey Pullen, Hector, Ryan Dahl
TICKETS

* = Official Movement Event

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