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21/11/2024
Broadcasting on every frequency: Plastikman, Nathy Peluso, Peggy Gou, Arca, BICEP’s CHROMA AV/DJ, Four Tet, Mochakk, and Honey Dijon among the first 66 names for Sónar 2025
The
first lineup announcement
for
Sónar 2025
broadcasts on every frequency with 66 acts
including
forward-thinking artists
,
alternative superstars
,
modern champions of techno and house
, and
dancefloor hedonists
. Consolidating Sónar’s reputation for bringing groundbreaking, bold artists and shows to the festival stage, in 2025 we’re linking
micro-scenes from around the world
with
the diverse modern sound of Barcelona and Spain
, and inviting you, the audience, to
imagine new futures and realities
.
15 15
(FR)
|
ABADIR
(EG)
|
Actress & Suzanne Ciani present ‘Concrète Waves’
(UK/US)
|
ANCIENT PLEASURE
(ES)
|
Andres Campo
(ES)
|
ARCA
(VE) |
Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto
(NL/ES)
|
ASIA presents ‘ASIA X’
(ES)
|
Baldman
(ES)
|
Barry Can’t Swim DJ set
(UK)
|
BICEP present CHROMA AV/DJ set
(UK)
|
Blawan live
(UK)
|
Branko live
(PT)
|
Chris Watson & Izabella Dłużyk present ‘Białowieża’
(UK/PL)
|
Cora Novoa presents ‘Mental Diary Act III’ live AV
(ES)
|
Daito Manabe
(JP)
|
Dania + Mau Morgó present ‘replica — relic’
(IQ-AU-ES/ES)
|
DjSport
(MU)
|
Elkka
(UK)
|
Emerald
(UK)
|
Eric Prydz
(SE)
|
Fafi Abdel Nour b2b Jennifer Loveless
(NL/AU-CA)
|
Flore b2b Peder Mannerfelt
(FR/SE)
|
Four Tet
(UK)
|
dj g2g
(DK/UY)
|
Grand River and Abul Mogard present ‘In uno spazio immenso’
(IT-NL/IT)
|
Hamdi
(UK)
|
DJ HEARTSTRING
(DE)
|
Helena Hauff
(DE)
|
Honey Dijon
(US)
|
Interplanetary Criminal
(UK)
|
Jayda G
(CA)
|
Juliana Huxtable
(US)
|
KEBRA
(BR/MX)
|
Le Motel
(BE)
|
Lord Spikeheart
(KE)
|
Maria Arnal presents ‘Ama’
(ES)
|
Max Cooper presents ‘Lattice 3D/AV’
(UK)
|
MCR-T live
(DE)
|
MOCHAKK
(BR)
|
Nathy Peluso
(AR/ES)
|
NEW YORK
(US/UK)
|
Nexus (B4mba & Mooki6)
(FR/ES)
|
Overmono
(UK)
|
DJ Paca
(ES)
|
Paula Tape
(CL)
|
Peggy Gou
(KR)
|
Plastikman
(CA)
|
Polo & Pan
(FR)
|
Raül Refree + Niño de Elche present ‘cru+es’
(ES)
|
Rone x (LA)HORDE with Ballet National de Marseille present ‘Room With A View’
(FR)
|
Saint Abdullah, Eomac & Rebecca Salvadori present ‘A Forbidden Distance’
(IR-CA/IE/IT-AU)
|
Sama’ Abdulhadi
(PS)
|
Samantha Hudson presents ‘Música para Muñecas’
(ES)
|
Sara Persico & Mika Oki present ‘Sphaîra’
(IT/DE)
|
Sarra Wild
(UK)
|
Shannen SP
(UK)
|
Shapednoise & Sevi Iko Dømochevsky present ‘Absurd Matter: Continuum’
(IT/ES)
|
Six Sex
(AR)
|
Skrillex b2b Blawan
(US/UK)
|
T.Modet & Carlotto Rose present ‘Natura aeterna’
(ES)
|
Tarta Relena present ‘És pregunta’
(ES)
|
TETO PRETO
(BR)
|
Tim Reaper
(UK)
|
Vintage Culture
(BR)
|
Yerai Cortés presents ‘Guitarra Coral’
(ES)
| + more to be announced
You can now check which acts will appear at Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night here
.
Sónar is a festival like no other, with three events in one -
Sónar by Day
,
Sónar by Night
and
Sónar+D
-
that help shape our own 360º vision of culture
.
That’s why you’ll find Richie Hawtin’s iconic alter ego
Plastikman
, which returns for its first show since 2014, alongside rising Argentinian superstar
Nathy Peluso
, hot off the release of
‘GRASA’
, an album that tied her to the global latin club phenomenon. You’ll be able to experience both
BICEP
’s acclaimed audiovisual DJ set
CHROMA
and brand-new, under-development shows by
Arca
and
Eric Prydz
. You won’t have to choose between leading lights of dance music like
Peggy Gou
and
Four Tet
,
and you’ll be able to decide how young Brazilian star
Mochakk
compares to his “favourite DJ”, the iconic
Honey Dijon
.
Meet you on the dancefloor
There’s a list of dancefloor-ready sets that should already have you sweating: from electro queen
Helena Hauff
to an unpredictable mix of dubstep, techno and more by
Blawan b2b
Skrillex
. We’ve invited Dutch trance legend
Armin van Buuren
to go back-to-back with rising ‘psy-techno’ star
Indira Paganotto
, and there’s still space in the DJ booth for both local heroes -
Andres Campo
- and international titans -
Vintage Culture
. The sound of trance to come also lands at Sónar 2025 with
DJ HEARTSTRING
, while horsegiirL associate
MCR-T
’s live set mixes ghetto tech and trap. Palestinian artist
Sama’ Abdulhadi
is a true techno activist - come hear a defiant set from one of the most talented artists to emerge from the Middle Eastern underground. And if that wasn’t enough: we’re also repeating last year’s collaboration with much-missed club
Printworks London
, who’ll return to take over
SonarLab
for a second year running with high-impact stage design, lighting and visuals - more details on who’ll be playing on this incredible stage very soon.
Nathy Peluso
’s not the only modern pop act to draw inspiration from dance music: whether it’s
Polo & Pan
’s retrofuturistic take on the classic French Touch sound, or Portuguese producer
Branko
, a mainstay in the Lisbon electronic scene for over two decades. And we can’t forget rising UK house star
Barry Can’t Swim
, who’ll DJ a melodic set full of classics old and new.
On the flipside, there’s plenty of classic four-to-the-floor to be found, headlined of course by the return of
Richie Hawtin’s seminal minimal techno alter ego
Plastikman
.
BICEP
’s
CHROMA AV/DJ
is joined by a pair of UK-flavoured live sets from the
Overmono
brothers and afore-mentioned techno producer
Blawan
,
as well as Galician-Catalan artist
Cora Novoa
’s brand new set, based on her latest album.
There’s also a healthy dose of dancefloor hedonism, with
Peggy Gou
and
Honey Dijon
leading the charge. You definitely won’t want to miss
electrifying house and disco diva
Jayda G
, but make sure you also catch a seductive session from rising UK star
Elkka
, and a scorching, synth-heavy set from Chilean artist
Paula Tape
. For fans of hypnotic, evocative dance music,
Jennifer Loveless
and
Fafi Abdel Nour
go back-to-back, while
Shannen SP
plays slow, bass-heavy selections, driven by the percussive grooves of South African amapiano. And heads up, if you’re into intense breakbeat-inspired rhythms you’ll need to see the brand-new audiovisual collaboration between Spanish scene veteran
T.Modet
and artist
Carlotto Rose
.
More than just music
We’re bringing the lab to the stage again, with multidisciplinary performances by artists who take live sets to the next level. Enigmatic electronic artist
Actress
teams up with the ‘diva of the diode’, modular synth pioneer
Suzanne Ciani
, for
‘
Concrète Waves
’
, a new project co-commissioned by Sónar and London’s The Barbican.
Rone
x (LA)HORDE
’s vast multidisciplinary project with
Ballet National de Marseille
,
‘
Room With A View
’
, combines soulful electronic music with dance and protest. Elsewhere, you’re invited to experience new audiovisual shows by Sónar regulars
Max Cooper
-
Lattice 3D/AV
-
and
Daito Manabe
, and get to grips with Mexico City-based Brazilian researcher and activist
KEBRA
’s radical theories of ‘
desculonización’,
which tackle colonialism while getting asses moving.
If you’re looking for all–consuming performances,
Grand River
and
Abul Mogard
will perform their collaborative album
‘
In uno spazio immenso
’
, and there’s a world premiere of
Shapednoise & Sevi Iko Dømochevsky
’s chaotic CGI-noise-hip-hop show
‘Absurd Matter: Continuum’
. Inspired by stolen Mesopotamian artefacts in the British Museum collection, Australian-Iraqi musician
Danía
has created
‘replica — relic’
, together with visual artist
Mau Morgó
. Experimental vocalist and sound artist
Sara Persico
has teamed up with visual artist
Mika Oki
to create
‘
Sphaîra
’
, an immersive audiovisual work based on recordings made at an abandoned Oscar Niemeyer theatre in Tripoli. Catalan vocalist
Maria Arnal
also presents her new show
‘
Ama
’
, alongside a pair of unique audiovisual
shows jointly commissioned by Sónar, Berlin Atonal, Semibreve, and Unsound as part of the
TIMES cooperation
:
‘A Forbidden Distance’
by
Saint Abdullah, Eomac & Rebecca Salvadori
and
‘Białowieża’
by
Chris Watson & Izabela Dłużya
. And finally, feel the power of the collective with
ANCIENT PLEASURE
, an ensemble of artists from the Barcelona experimental scene who improvise together live on stage.
We’re also proud to support a series of local artists who explore the dynamics between tradition and modernity. Vocal duo
Tarta Relena
’s new show
‘
És pregunta
’
has been jointly produced by Sónar and the Fira Mediterrània de Manresa, with support from the Catalan Department of Culture. Make sure you see
Yerai Cortés
, whose
‘Guitarra Coral’
show reconfigures traditional flamenco scenography.
Raül Refree
and
Niño de Elche
’
s new work
‘
cru+es
’
(crosses) explores the dualities of the cross - life and death, pain and joy, noise and silence. Finally, Catalan violinist
ASIA
transcends her classical training with an emotional and personal performance, ‘
ASIA X
’.
Fast, loose, and without rules: the diverse sound of the frequency of now in 2025
If we can predict one thing about the future, it’s that fast-paced club music is here to stay: from the aforementioned
DJ HEARTSTRING
and
MCR-T
to speed garage hero
Interplanetary Criminal
. Speed freaks can also catch the man leading the new wave of jungle,
Tim Reaper
, and a delightfully unpredictable bass-heavy back-to-back from
Flore
and
Peder Mannerfelt
.
The frequency of now is nothing if not diverse - and it’s sometimes even a bit punky. Alternative superstar
Arca
defines both, as does Spanish queer phenomenon
Samantha Hudson
, who performs her new album
‘Música para Muñecas’
, inspired by hardcore and
bakala
. The future also brings fusion: rising Argentine artist
Six Sex
ushers in a new era of perreo, combining electronic allure with rave anthems
, while
French-Tahitian group
15 15
mix island dancehall and city r&b.
Looking for a bit of old school bass wobble?
Hamdi
’s throwback dubstep will shake the very foundations of the festival.
Juliana Huxtable
and
dj g2g
are modern rave selectors, known for their rule-free, transgressive, and political takes on dance music, while
Emerald
has spent over a decade building a reputation as a true multi-genre DJ. There aren’t many corners of underground music that UK DJ
Sarra Wild
hasn’t explored - expect a radical set from the Glasgow-based artist. And of course, club music in 2025 is both polyrhythmic and polyglottal, as both
Le Motel
and
ABADIR
-
as well as local artists
DjSport
,
DJ Paca
and
Baldman
-
would agree.
Sónar 2025 will be full of artists who look beyond the established boundaries of club music, incorporating elements from genres and places outside the dancefloor. Mythical Brazilian band
TETO PRETO
’s shows are explosive, provocative and political: part multicultural party and part punk show. Kenya’s
Lord Spikeheart
is a one-man metal band, expanding the genre’s blueprint with influences from rap, industrial, and even trance: don’t miss his physical live show. Elsewhere,
NEW YORK
take electronic music’s subversiveness and mix it with post-punk sarcasm, while
B4mba & Mooki6
- members of Barcelona’s critical afrodiasporic collective, Jokkoo - perform their new live project
Nexus
, inspired by primal rhythms and mystical energies.
Welcome to the frequency of now.
Want to experience all of this (and more)? Get your ticket now
There’s still more to be announced - including a full
Sónar+D programme
exploring the interactions between the creative industries, innovation and technology - and it’s all coming to Barcelona on the
12th, 13th, and 14th June
next year.
We want you to be a part of it.
Get
here
your
SonarPass
(for all three days of Sónar by Day and both nights of Sónar by Night) or
SonarPass+D
(also includes access to exclusive
Sónar+D
activities).
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02/12/2024
Screen your film at +RAIN Film Festival, Europe's first film festival for AI-generated cinema
+RAIN Film Festival
, the
pioneering European film festival
for
cinema generated exclusively with Artificial Intelligence
, has announced the
Open Call
for its 2025 edition. The deadline is
Sunday 9th March 2025
.
With the
third edition
of +RAIN already on the horizon, festival co-organisers
Sónar
and the
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
are consolidating the festival’s vision, which explores the
aesthetic and narrative possibilities and ethical and political implications of
AI-generated cinema
.
Over the first two editions, the festival has acted as a unique showcase, exploring how audiovisual creation can be assisted by new creative technologies. In its first year, it received 45 film submissions, while in 2024, over 232 were submitted.
As in the previous two years, films will be selected from among all entries received via the Open Call. The finalists will also participate in the festival, which will be held on
Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June
at the
UPF Poblenou Campus
; and on
Thursday 12th
and
Friday 13th June
a
t Fira Montjuïc
as part of the
Sónar+D
programme at Sónar by Day.
You can submit your AI-generated film to the Open Call now using
this form
.
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