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Danny Tenaglia, Nicole Moudaber, Francis Mercier & CamelPhat Lead 2025 SXM Music Festival Lineup

The tropical fest returns to the island of Saint Martin in March.

SXM Music Festival

SXM Music Festival

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SXM Music Festival will bring a sprawling crew of artists back to the beaches and hilltops of Saint Martin for the festival’s eighth edition in March.

The lineup for the 2025 fest includes house music pioneer Danny Tenaglia, techno globetrotter Nicole Moudaber, Afrohouse phenom Francis Mercier, U.K. progressive house stars CamelPhat, German house/techno legend Amê, house producer Layla Benitez and a crew of other house and techno artists from around the world, with additional artists to be announced in the coming months.


The five-day fest, happening March 12-16, will also feature showcases from Defected Records, Israeli label Frau Blau and the New York label Indo Warehouse.

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Presale tickets for SXM 2025 go on sale Nov. 14, with general tickets going on sale the following day.

Founded by Julian Prince, SXM has happened on St. Martin since 2016 and typically draws attendees from more then 35 countries. The 2025 edition of the festival will once again take place in locations around the island, including a private villa, a Sunday morning sunrise party on the beach, and the annual Panorama Party that happens on the island’s highest hilltop. The event will also offer day trips including hikes and cultural excursions.

In 2017, after the island was devastated by Hurricane Irma — which left an estimated 95% of the French side of the island destroyed — SXM organizers collected more than $38,000 for the relief effort. The event was one of the few festivals to happen in 2020 before the pandemic shut down the live events space, and after a postponed 2021 event also due to the pandemic, returned to Saint Martin in 2022.

Along with music and partying, SXM focuses on leaving a small footprint and helping replenish the area’s natural environments via initiatives that include going paperless, saving energy with LED and solar lights, and eliminating plastic waste throughout the festival.

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See the phase one lineup below:

SXM Festival

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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