Detroit House Collective, DJ I.V., DJ KILLA SQUID, DJ Skeez, DUANE (US), GIADETROIT, Henry Brooks, John Collins (US), Nick Speed, Rimarkable, Sheefy McFly, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale

Top ~20% of the index (after Must See). Either a mid-size touring act in a great room, or a rising act at a flagship venue, or a top-tier artist in a smaller venue. Reliable quality, with a clear reason it caught our ranker's attention.