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
100% Live Techno/Opening Party
Vril, Lady Starglight, Axkan, JX-216, Monix, Amnesiac Host, Coarses, Post Modern Sleaze
TICKETS
Meta Ta Physika
Acidpimp, Centrific, Craig Gonzalez, Dustin Zahn, Matrixxman, Overland, Rebecca Goldberg. Sandrien, Uun, Wata Igarashi
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
Re/Form Detroit
Aretha, Colin Benders, David Castellani (live), Etapp Kyle, Øtta, Perc, Randomer, Rubidium, Speedy J, Stephen Disario
TICKETS
Sun May 28th
Key 2 The City Promotions presents KICKSTART – Rooftop Day Party @ Level Two Bar & ROOFTOP
Option4, Versace James, Kakies, Dino Munaco, Michael Bricker, Key Mitch, Govan Jones, Ro Low N8 b2b Kacper, Dom Chap, Darren Divine, Hotpxl
TICKETS
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
Revolve Afterparty – RAEDY Drop House Party
RAEDY LEX, Drop Catch, Neural Patterns, Some Black Cat, Natural Dynamix, Jeffrey Woodward, FreesBass
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
Anthology 2023
999999999, B2 (1), Dax J, Juana, Lokier, Surprise Guest, Alejandro Franco, Annika Wolfe, Damon Bradley, Remy Marc, Secus, Stacy Christine. Visuals by James Lost.
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
URBANHIPPIES present Almost Over @ Russell Industrial Center
Mike (Agent X) Clark, Ashton Swinton, Sonya Alvarez, CoolKidSue, Xhe Shack
TICKETS
* = Official Movement Event
