Inside the 2024 We Belong Here Festival, Where Miami's House Music Lovers United Under a Full Moon

Beneath a large, glowing full moon, the seaside at Miami’s Virginia Key got here alive with home music at We Belong Here in late-February.

Shuffling ft and smiling faces grooved all through the dusty day and into the chilly Florida evening, feeding off the vitality of Wax Motif, Tchami, Bob Moses and lots of extra. We Belong Here 2024 remodeled the Miami seaside park into a home music oasis.

Spanning a number of phases, label takeovers by Deep Root Tribe and Lane 8’s This Never Happened mesmerized as followers danced on the sand. DJ units by Le Youth, Jerro, Moblack, EMBRZ and EDM.com Class of 2024 star Nitefreak captivated us.

Sun-kissed festival-goers shimmered in the setting daylight as Wax Motif and Tchami carried out golden-hour units on Saturday and Sunday. The sundown performances acted as good segways from day to nighttime as a gorgeous array of visible results and lasers kicked in. Temperatures started to drop beneath the eye-popping full moon, which illuminated the dancefloor alongside top-tier manufacturing.

The full moon illuminated the dancefloor.

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Perhaps the prime spotlight of the weekend-long pageant was Bob Moses’ hypnotic membership set. The duo effortlessly fused each dwell and digital components and even featured dancers on stage, who gracefully moved with the wind in the chilly Florida night.

The charming efficiency blended their signature sound with energizing home and techno bangers woven all through. Meanwhile, electrifying units by Duke Dumont, Gordo, Apache and Tom & Collins put the cherry on prime of every day of the dreamlike pageant.

Another spotlight of We Belong Here was its onsite meals market. The pageant partnered with Smorgasburg, an iconic Miami meals vendor market that additionally pops up in Toronto, New York, Washington D.C. and extra. From churro ice cream to spicy Korean rooster sandwiches, elote, birria and a lot extra, the culinary choices had been completely scrumptious.

The vendor village supplied a large number of pageant clothes and niknaks in addition to wellness distributors and snacks. The village plugged a broad number of small companies who represented the pageant’s neighborhood and showcased its vogue.

All stated and performed, We Belong Here 2024 acted as the melting level between sultry Miami vibes and the timeless vitality of home music—a match made in heaven. Combined with the magic of the full moon shining overhead, the pageant was surreal.

“It was exhilarating to be back on Historic Virginia Key Beach for the third year in a row,” stated Justin Dauman, the occasion’s CEO and co-founder. “The growth and progression of the festival while staying true to providing all attendees with spacious dancefloors and enhanced amenities has been an amazing thing. It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication that comes from some many amazing people who collaborate to make the event happen.”

“This kicks off in an epic fashion what will undoubtedly be the biggest year yet for We Belong Here, with many exciting announcements just over the horizon.”

Check out a gallery from the full weekend beneath.