This January 2010 escape winter and head to Playa Del Carmen in the Riviera Maya for beats and beach fun for the 3rd annual BPM Festival, on January 1 – January 10, 2010. 

Last year we saw over 15,000 event tickets sold and this year promises to more than live up to high expectations. Once again, this year’s festival will feature a full 10 days of over 30 day & night parties brimming with first class international DJs, miles of sun-baked white sand beaches, and a beach town full of partygoers revving up for the winter holiday.
The BPM Festival is the perfect getaway destination for dance music industry professionals and clubbers alike after the heady holidays leading up to New Years Eve. 

“This year’s BPM Festival will be bigger than ever!” exclaims BPM Festival Co-Director and DJ Craig Pettigrew. Fellow Co-Director Philip Pulitano chimed in to share the expanded plans and says, ”We will be hosting numerous day and nighttime events this year in order to offer alternative music options to our discerning crowds. Mark your calendars for BPM as the first important date on 2010’s global dance music calendar.” With a stellar line-up of globally renowned DJs, BPM will surely have something to offer for very electronic music aficionado.

The daytime beach party sessions will kick-start every day and in the evenings, a brilliant roster of artists will carry you into the next day. BPM artists confirmed so far include- pioneer of twisted house STEVE LAWLER; dark and evocative Sci-Tec leader DUBFIRE (Deep Dish); Swedish House Mafia boss STEVE ANGELLO; Pioneering DVJ SANDER KLEINENBERG; Israeli techno export GUY GERBER; Mannheim house innovators NICK CURLY & JOHNNY D; British tech-house sensation SIMON BAKER; glamorous disco beach house provocateurs HED KANDI; NYC’s house music upstart MICHELANGELO; Toronto techno master CRAIG PETTIGREW; Viva Music rising star SEAN MILLER; and party-girl duo BLOND:ISH. 

For some daytime fun in the sun, CEDRIC GERVAIS will keep spirits high with the Space Miami beach party, ANAPAULA (Brazil) will bring a taste of Montreal’s famous white party, the Bal en Blanc beach party, and many more to be announced. 

Aside from the pumped up atmosphere of the party scene, Mayan adventures abound with plenty of activities and cultural experiences to choose from. The festival’s backdrop of Playa Del Carmen is a stunningly beautiful, vibrant part of the Mayan Riviera, located on the pristine Caribbean coast of Mexico. Blessed with miles of unspoiled white sand beaches and crystal-clear Caribbean waters, Playa Del Carmen offers an unforgettable time and endless excitement. It is filled with a variety of beautiful and affordable boutique hotels, and an endless number of places for dining, dancing, beach parties, outdoor activities and clubbing.