The 32nd edition of Sónar promises to be one of the most diverse and exciting in recent years. With more than 50 new acts on the programme, highlights include three-time Latin Grammy winner Nathy Peluso, who will bring her new album Grasa to Spain in a one-off performance, as well as a second presentation of her remix EP. Also joining the line-up is British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu, who fuses rap, Afrobeat and Amapiano, and super-producer Alizzz, who will soundtrack his long-awaited new album.
Catalan star Mushka will make his Sónar debut, bringing his sound to Sónar by Night, while Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue Dengue revitalise Andean rhythms. In addition, heavyweights of the electronic music scene, such as Berlin’s Dixon, four-handed sets by Skee Mask b2b Actress, Alinka b2b Shaun J. Wright, and an unprecedented collaboration between Dee Diggs and Free. Among the most eagerly awaited returns, Matthew Herbert will return to Sónar alongside multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill with their collaborative project Herbert & Momoko.
These names are joined by big names such as Plastikman, Arca, Polo & Pan, Eric Prydz, BICEP, Peggy Gou, Max Cooper, and Cora Novoa, as well as sessions by Four Tet, Vintage Culture, Helena Hauff, and four-handed sets by Skrillex b2b Blawan and Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto. Avant-garde shows such as Room with a View by Rone with his ‘Choral Guitar’ and performances by Maria Arnal, Tarta Relena and Samantha Hudson complete a line-up of the highest level.
At Sónar by Day, three epic sunsets stand out: the young Brazilian star Mochakk (Thursday 12), the American DJ and producer Honey Dijon (Friday 13) and the British revivalist Overmono. In addition, co-productions will be presented with European festivals and cultural entities such as The Barbican in London.
Sónar de Nit will have two new stages designed in collaboration with Boiler Room and Printworks London, where audiences will be able to enjoy music in an immersive and innovative environment. Boiler Room’s centre court will allow artists to be placed in the centre, offering a freer and closer experience for the audience, while Printworks’ vertical screen will elevate the atmosphere on the SonarLab stage.
Sónar+D will focus this year on three main topics of conversation: AI + Creativity, which will explore the most innovative applications of artificial intelligence in creativity; Futuring the creative industries, which will address the prospects of the creative industries in 2030; and Worlds to come, where the worlds of the future will be imagined, from quantum computing to interstellar travel.
Sónar Week will be held from 10 to 15 June, turning Barcelona into the global capital of music, innovation and creativity. In collaboration with the city’s leading cultural agents, OFFSónar will bring together the most renowned labels and artists from the international club scene, such as Solid Grooves, elrow, and RÜFÜS DU SOL, at Poble Espanyol.
The 3rd edition of the +RAIN Film Festival will open the week with cinema generated by artificial intelligence. In addition, the edition will be inaugurated with a special concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana, performing works by Steve Reich and Raquel García-Tomás. New artistic proposals in the SonarMies cycle at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion and other collaborations with entities in the city will also be announced soon.
SCHEDULE
Thursday 12th June
Sónar by Day | 15h to 00h
15 15 | Alizzz presents ‘Conducción Temeraria’ | Blawan live | Chano Domínguez & Bronquio presente ‘Calle Barcelona’ | Chris Watson & Izabella Dłużyk presents ‘Białowieża’ | DjSport | Emma dj | Fafi Abdel Nour b2b Jennifer Loveless | Grand River and Abul Mogard presents ‘In uno spazio inmenso’ | Le Motel | MCR-T live | MOCHAKK | Nahoomie | Muñeca Emocional presents ‘FDM’ | Ouineta | Paquita Gordon | Saint Abdullah, Eomac & Rebecca Salvadori presents ‘A Forbidden Distance’ | Sarra Wild | TRISTÁN! & The Jazz Band Air | Ville Haimala presents ‘Hyporeal’ | YESSi PERSE & laSADCUM presente ‘CYBERMEDIEVAL’
Friday 13th June
Sónar by Day | 15h to 23h
ABADIR | Alva Noto & Fennesz presents ‘Continuum’ | Amantra | ANCIENTE PLEASURE | ASIA presents ‘ASIA X’ | Baldman | Branko live | Dania + Mau Morgó presents ‘replica — relico’ | Forensis (Forensic Architecture) & Bill Kouligas presents ‘The Drum and The Bird’ | Heith, James K and Günseli Yalcinkaya presents ‘The Talk’ live AV | Honey Dijon | Josh Caffé live | KEBRA | Maria Arnal presents ‘Ama’ | NEW YORK | Niilas | Raül Refree + Niño de Elche presents ‘cru+es’ | Sama’ Abdulhadi | Shapednoise & Sevi Iko Dømochevsky presents ‘Absurd Matter: Continuum’ | Tarta Relena presents ‘Es pregunta’ | TETO PRETO
Sónar by Night | 20:30h to 07h
Andy Martin | ARCA | Barry Can’t Swim DJ siete | BICEP presents CHROMA AV/DJ siete | Daito Manabe | Dengue Dengue Dengue | Elkka | Flore b2b Peder Mannerfelt | Four Tet | Hamdi | Helena Hauff | Interplanetary Criminal | Jayda G | El Miranda b2b Candadismo | Lua de Santana | Max Cooper presents ‘Lattice 3D/AV’ | NAGUIYAMI | Pan Salieu | DJ Paca | Peggy Gou | People You May Know AV/live | Plastikman | SICARIA | DJ SOSA RD | Tim Reaper | Tiyumii
Saturday 14th June
Sónar by Day | 15h to 23h
Actress & Suzanne Ciani presents ‘Concrète Waves’ | Akyute & Alice Sparkly Kat | Alinka b2b Shaun J. Wright | Animistic Beliefs & Jeisson Drenth presents ‘Thức Tỉnh’ AV | dj g2g | DJ HEARTSTRING | Hello Sasy | Herbert & Momoko | Juliana Huxtable | Lord Spikeheart | María Latina | Mushka | Nexus (B4mba & Mooki6) | Overmono | patten | R-010 & Venerandi presents ‘Phenomena’ | Safety Trance | Samantha Hudson presents ‘Música para Muñecas’ | Sara Persico & Mika Oki presents ‘Sphaîra’ | Shannen SP | Sofía | Vica Pacheco presents ‘ITA’ AV | Yerai Cortés presents ‘Guitarra Coral’
Sónar by Night | 20:30h to 07h
Anderson Do Paraíso | Andres Campo | Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto | Cora Novoa presents ‘Mental Diary Act III’ live AV | Dee Diggs b2b Ultra Naté | dirtilarita | Dixon | Emerald | Eric Prydz | EYRA | Hiroko Yamamura | Nathy Peluso | Nathy Peluso presents ‘Club Grasa’ | nusar3000 live | oma totem | Paula Tape | Polo & Pan | Rone x (LA)HORDE with Ballet National de Marseille presents ‘Room With A View’ | Saoirse b2b Ryan Elliott | Sega Bodega | Six Sex | Skee Mask b2b Actress | Skrillex b2b Blawan | T.Modet & Carlotto Rose presents ‘Naturaleza aeterna’ | Vintage Culture | WOST
Tickets for Sónar 2025 are now available at sonar.es, with special discounts for young people and the option to pay in instalments.
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