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Wynwood Transforms as III Points Festival Takes Over Five of Miami's Busiest Streets and Celebrates Local Talent

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MIAMI — It's no surprise that Florida's premier music and arts festival, III Points, returns October 17–18 at Mana Wynwood with a bold message: this year, Miami's own voices get louder. The festival's lineup blends international stars like Peggy Gou, Sean Paul, Tinashe, Thundercat, and Turnstile with a deep commitment to spotlighting local bands, DJ crews, and underground acts.

By giving native artists meaningful stage time, III Points aims to make the 305 the beating heart of the festival.

Local Acts to Watch

Miami's musical community is well represented. Guess, Danny Daze, and Winter Wrong are already being flagged as must-see acts. One breakout band making their debut is The Boy Who Wore Jade, whose sound fuses dark wave, synth textures and Spanish vocals. Local veteran Bakke will do a back-to-back set with New York's Will Buck, leaning into techno and house roots. Natalia Roth, originally from Puerto Rico now based in Miami, brings her signature minimal and dark techno sets, and Miluhska returns with her club-ready sound that has taken her from local shows to international stages.

Across genres, you'll also hear Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, who bring Argentine trap and Latin‑electronic vibes that feel right at home in Wynwood's colorful streets. Villano Antillano, celebrated Puerto Rican artist, joins the lineup with bold performances rooted in urban and perreo energy. The festival's organizers even expanded their local programming this year via III Points Radio, a new stage broadcasting over 93.5 FM, featuring underground names like 619!, CTRL+OPT, Sol Discos, Artime, and Mutant Pete B2B Troy Kurtz.

III Points cofounder David Sinopoli says this curatorial balance is intentional: "I've fought really hard to keep 60 % of the lineup money for artists people don't know yet. Because that's the point. We're about our city." This pledge underscores the festival's foundational belief that Miami talent should not be sidelined.

New Features & Fresh Twists

Beyond the lineup, III Points 2025 introduces innovations aimed at deepening sound and connection. Despacio, the immersive vinyl listening room built by LCD Soundsystem and Soulwax, returns to the Black Room installation. Instead of dancing, patrons sit, listen, and feel the music in a curated surround-sound space. The idea is to offer contrast to the typical high-energy stages.

Additionally, III Points Radio will extend the festival beyond its two days. All performances from the local and underground stage will be broadcast on 93.5 FM, letting listeners revisit or discover sets well after the festival ends. That opens a longer life to the local talent and their performances.

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The festival also expanded VIP offerings and reduced threshold prices, a move organizers say makes premium access more accessible to locals and frequent attendees.

A Shift Toward Community Over Spectacle

In past years, festivals of this scale often leaned heavily on headliners, leaving local acts with side-stage slots or late-night sets. III Points' philosophy flips that formula. The festival treats the locals as co-curators, not opening acts or afterthoughts.

Even with over 150 artists across 11 stages, the festival feels intentional. Neighborhood activation programs, open-house auditions, and community spaces have long been part of the festival's DNA. One longtime local act, Donzii, recalls applying through the festival's Open House process years ago and now performing on main stages annually.

III Points has also used its open‑house system in previous years to book over 885 slots for Miami's musical community. The organizers say that this continuity builds trust between the festival and artists, fostering talent growth and visibility.

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The decision to center local talent amid an international lineup sends a statement: Miami itself, from Wynwood's murals to its Latin rhythms and underground scenes, is part of the act.

When you enter Mana Wynwood for III Points 2025, expect to hop between dancehall, electronic, punk, trap, and experimental sets. But beyond crowd energy and headliners, the festival's deeper ambition is to reflect Miami's own sonic ecosystem. It's a platform where citizens of the city get to say: this is our sound, our stage.