Creamfields Buenos Aires is an annual

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hosted in

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featuring DJs recognized in the worldwide electronic scene. It has seen more attendees compared to other

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events in

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with almost 70,000 people attending its sixth edition. Creamfields BA was the first Creamfields festival to be organised outside of Cream's hometown of

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, but the move to Buenos Aires was seen as a risky one as it coincided with

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fell into the worst economic crisis in its history. Thus, it was uncertain how an event of such magnitude would be profitable in a country with severe economic problems. Creamfields Buenos Aires is organised annually by the promoter 2NET, that also hosts other several other electronic music events in Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata and

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Creamfields Buenos Aires 2001

18,000 people responded to the event's first invitations. Creamfields Buenos Aires was held in an estate of six hectares on the Race course of San Isidro.

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...

Dave Seaman Dave Seaman (born 29 April 1968) is a British DJ and record producer. He was formerly a member of the DMC Publishing, and editor of music magazine ''Mixmag''. Biography He formed Brothers in Rhythm with Steve Anderson and they were later ...

Howie B Howard Bernstein (born 18 April 1963, Glasgow, Scotland), professionally known as Howie B, is a Scottish musician, producer and DJ who has worked with artists including: Björk, U2, Tricky, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soul II Soul, Robbie ...

Layo & Bushwacka! Layo & Bushwacka! is the pseudonym of British DJ duo Layo Paskin and Matthew Benjamin, who released four tech house albums between 1998 and 2012. Layo Paskin Paskin, from London, began his DJ career at the age of sixteen while working at Camde ...

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, Circulation, Hernan Cattaneo and Way Out West, among other figures, arrived at Argentina to participate in the festival.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2002

The 2002 edition of the festival choose a similar lease for the second consecutive edition of Creamfields Buenos Aires, Dock 1 of Puerto Madero. With the extension of the recreational sectors another carp with capacity for 7,000 people was added to create ample space to relax overlooking the river. 24,000 people participated during 16 hours of the music from Frankie Knuckles,

Timo Maas Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969, Bückeburg, West Germany) is a German DJ/ producer and remixer whose career in electronic music spans well over 30 years. His remix of Azzido Da Bass's single " Dooms Night" helped launch his career in 2000. In ...

, Satoshi Tomiie,

Nick Warren Nicholas John Warren (born 24 October 1968) is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known as a member of the electronic music duo Way Out West, his record label and global live events brand, The Soundgarden, and for his albums release ...

, Sister Bliss ( Faithless),

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Pete Tong Peter Michael Tong, (born 30 July 1960) is an English disc jockey who works for BBC Radio 1. He is the host of programmes such as ''Essential Mix'' and ''Essential Selection'' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio stre ...

, Hernan Cattaneo, Babasónicos,

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and Romina Cohn, among others.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2003

The 2003 festival exhausted local officials with a guest list that surpassed 35,000 people. The incorporation of an alternative sounds stage gained great acceptance in this third edition of Creamfields. Layo & Bushwacka!,

Sander Kleinenberg Sander Kleinenberg (; born 29 December 1971) is a Dutch disc jockey, VDJ, and record producer. He founded and runs Little Mountain Recordings and THIS IS Recordings. Kleinenberg is well known for his use of digital video in concerts, his "Everyb ...

Danny Howells Danny Howells (born 24 November 1970) is an English producer and DJ. His music is often described as progressive house, though he prefers to associate more with tech house and is sometimes described simply as "deepsexyfuturistictechfunkouse". ...

Junkie XL Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known by his stage name Junkie XL or occasionally JXL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing ...

(live), Hernan Cattaneo,

Audio Bullys Audio Bullys are an English electronic music project, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by the DJ and presenter George Lamb. Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album ''Ego War'' in 2003, ...

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Josh Wink Joshua Winkelman (born April 20, 1970), better known by his stage name Josh Wink, is an American electronic dance music DJ, label owner, producer, and remixer. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rav ...

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, Dj Marky,

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5.1,

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(live) were only some of the DJs that participated in 2003.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2004

The guest list for the fourth edition of Creamfields Buenos Aires broke records at the international level – surpassing that of the original festival in Liverpool. In its fourth edition, nearly 55,000 people made it one of the largest events of the year in Argentina. The place chosen for 2004 was an estate located in the former Sport City of

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, 13 hectares surrounded by woods in South Costanera. This move suggested great structural growth within the production of the festival. The festival's line-up included more than 90 local and international artists including

Groove Armada Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "At the River", " I See You Baby" and " Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of w ...

, Deep Dish, Hernan Cattaneo,

Jeff Mills Jeff Mills (born June 18, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American DJ, record producer, and composer. Thanks to his technical abilities as a DJ, Mills became known as ''The Wizard'' in the early to mid 1980s. In the late 1980s Mills founded ...

Darren Emerson Darren Paul Emerson (born 30 April 1971) is an English musician, DJ and producer best known as a former member of the British electronic music group Underworld. Career Early life Emerson began mixing hip hop records at the age of 14, and by ...

Erick Morillo Erick Morillo (March 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020) was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, D ...

, Steve Lawler,

Plump DJs Plump DJs are an English dance music duo consisting of Lee Rous and Andy Gardner, considered to be early pioneers of the breakbeat genre in late 1990s. Throughout the 2000s, they have been very prolific creatively, releasing many celebrated und ...

and Dave Angel, and many others.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2005

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2005 broke records once again, surpassing all previous editions as well as equivalent global events. 60,000 people participated in the fifth edition of the festival and enjoyed the more than 100 DJs, producers and bands that played in 10 spaces arranged in a circular fashion in the estate located in the Ex-Ciudad deportiva La Boca. The Prodigy, Audio Bullys, Infusion and the premises Zuker XP provided some of the highlights on the Main Stage, which was closed by Paul Oakenfold.

, Hernán Cattáneo,

2 Many DJs Soulwax are an electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor Cavalera and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album ''Much Against Eve ...

, David Guetta, Luke Fair,

Kevin Saunderson Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music Dj and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as The Belleville Three, w ...

, James Holden, DJ Vibe and

Ivan Smagghe Ivan Smagghe is a French DJ and producer. He was originally known as Ivan Rough Trade, after his job in the Rough Trade record store in Paris. His musical style has been described as electro house and "minimal electro." Smagghe's ''Death Disco' ...

are some of the other names that played at this edition of Creamfields Buenos Aires.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2006

With a response that surpassed to the previous one – with more than 62,000 assistants Creamfields Buenos Aires affirmed, once again, its status as one of the most important electronic music festivals of the continent and one of the most popular in the entire world. More than 90 DJs, producers and bands acted distributed in the nine spaces distributed in the great located circular space in the south of the city. That year,

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, Sasha,

, Tiga, Hernán Cattáneo,

, Dave Clarke,

X-Press 2 X-Press 2 are an English electronic dance music duo. The members are DJ Diesel (Darren House) and DJ Rocky (Darren Rock). Ashley Beedle left to pursue solo projects in 2009. They were DJ Award winners in 2002 and Ivor Novello winners in 200 ...

, Layo & Bushwacka!, NIC Fanciulli, M.A.N.D.Y.,

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, 2020 Soundsystem, Zuker, Paul Woolford, Damian Lazarus, Force suicide on Sports Club were of the game. The incorporation of the Soup carp, proposal dedicated to more

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and minimal electronic music, with international guests

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and Troy Pierce, had great acceptance from the public.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2007

With the participation of more than 55,000 people, and 90 DJs, the great electronic event was held at the Automobile race track in the City of Buenos Aires. With

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as headliners,

Carl Cox Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962) is a British house and techno club DJ, as well as radio DJ and record producer. He is based in Hove, Sussex, England. Cox has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has performed at numerous clubs and e ...

John Digweed Thomas John Digweed (born 1 January 1967) is a British DJ and record producer. ''DJ Magazine'' voted him World No 1 DJ in 2001. As well as achieving success as a solo act, he has collaborated with Sasha as Sasha & John Digweed, and with Nick ...

, Dubfire (Deep Dish), Hernán Cattaneo, LCD Soundsystem, James Zabiela,

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, Craig Richards, Christian Smith, Martin Garcia, Mark Farina, Mathias Schaffhäuser, Zuker and Wally Lopez, it again confirmed its status the most important Creamfields in the world, after the

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one. This had like individual, the control of the Argentine State in the matter of security, to prevent the entrance of attendees with ecstasy and other recreational drugs frequently used by people at dance music events.

Creamfields Buenos Aires 2008

Around 50,000 people gathered once again at the Automobile race track of the City of Buenos Aires to enjoy the sounds of near 90 DJs and producers around the world. Names like Hernan Cattaneo, Steve Lawler,

Booka Shade Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released 7 studio albums including Memento (2004) Movements (2006), The Sun & The ...

Deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produce ...

, UNKLE, Gorillaz Soundsystem,

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

Gui Boratto Guilherme Boratto (born 1974 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian electronic music producer. In the 1990s, he was a member of Sect. His debut solo album '' Chromophobia'' was awarded the title of Mixmag Album of the Month. Regarding why he chose the na ...

and

Roger Sanchez Roger Sanchez (born June 1, 1967) is a Dominican-American house music DJ, remixer and producer. He won a Grammy Award for his remix of " Hella Good" by No Doubt in 2003, and is best known for his song " Another Chance", which was an internati ...

were in the line-up, among with

, who closed the main stage.

External links

* Creamfields Buenos Aires (Official Site) �
http://www.creamfieldsba.com
* Creamfields CountDown �
http://creamfields-arg.com.ar/
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