EDM’s most gargantuan festival, Ultra – held in Miami in the last weekend of March, attended by multiple hundreds of thousands of music fans, and dependably sold-out within minutes of tickets going on sale every year – had itself a decidedly creepy guest DJ take the stage on Friday.
It wasn’t a last minute decision, either; he’s right there on the official line-up for a 5-minute set at 5:35pm:
Check out the schedule for Day 1 of ULTRA LIVE from #Ultra2019!
Broadcast begins at 5pm EDT at https://t.co/SCzbHpfuds pic.twitter.com/ug98DALhvv
— Ultra Music Festival (@ultra) March 29, 2019
While we don’t know exactly who that is in the Frank/Deadmau5-esque mâché headmask, we do know that his jaunty two-step was accompanied by a yappy, amplified voice telling us he is Colonel Sanders, and he is everywhere. “Tell ya what – these tracks are finger lickin’ BANGIN’!” he hoots as the beat drops.
Some in the industry slammed the move as cheap, while others were (albeit low-energy) amused.
It was certainly weird. Watch below.
.@kfc’s Colonel Sanders was spotted on the #Ultra2019 mainstage ??
Follow #1001TracklistsCoversUltra for live highlights from Ultra BEFORE ANYONE ELSE the entire weekend! pic.twitter.com/eaINdIUtp5
— 1001TracklistsTV (@1001TLtv) March 29, 2019