Sónar returns to Barcelona on 18.19.20 June 2026 for three days and two nights of music, creativity and technology at Fira Gran Via. Buy your ticket here. Please note that ticket prices will increase progressively as the festival approaches.

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SonarPass: todas las jornadas

SonarPass: totes les jornades

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Weekend Ticket: viernes + sábado

Weekend Ticket: divendres + dissabte

Weekend Ticket: Friday + Saturday

Day Ticket - access to one day of Sónar 2026

Access to Sónar and Sónar+D (SonarPass+D) on 18th, 19th and 20th of June 2026.

SonarPass

Venta tickets 2026

SonarPass+D

VIP access to Sónar and Sónar+D (SonarPass+D) on 18th, 19th and 20th of June 2026.

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SonarPass+D VIP

Access to Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via L'Hospitalet on 13 and 14 June 2025.

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Saturday Night

Sabado noche 2025

Sónar by Night - Saturday

Access to public activities at Sónar+D (from 15:00), plus all Sónar by Day shows. 12, 13 and/or 14 of June 2025.

Saturday Day

Sabado dia 2025

Sónar by Day - Saturday

VIP access to Sónar by Day at Fira Montjuïc

Sábado día VIP / Saturday day VIP

Sabado dia vip 2025

Saturday Day VIP

Access to Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via L'Hospitalet.

Sábado noche VIP / Saturday night VIP

Sabado noche vip 2025

Saturday Night VIP

Enjoy all of Friday and Saturday of Sónar 2026 at Fira Gran Via, from 17:00 to 07:00 on both days.

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Weekend Ticket VIP

Access to a specific day of Sónar 2026 (18th, 19th or 20th June) at Fira Gran Via.

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Friday

Saturday

Day Ticket

VIP access to a specific day of Sónar 2026 (18th, 19th or 20th June) at Fira Gran Via.

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Friday VIP

Saturday VIP

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Plenty of artists get called ‘unique’, but</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> Kelis&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">really is one-of-a-kind. In the early 2000s, she gifted us some of the most enduring pop music ever written - from&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AwXKJoKJz4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Milkshake</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> to&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qImH-0UCHI"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Millionaire</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> -&nbsp; and collaborated with some of the biggest stars in the world - from&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT3b246PPa8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>hip-hop</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> to&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooZwmeUfuXg"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>dance music</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> . After stopping it all to raise her son and become a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, she released a&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://kelisfood.bandcamp.com/album/food"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>throwback, food-inspired r&amp;b record&nbsp;</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">produced by Dave Sitek on Ninja Tune. And then she&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/30/unmasked-singer-kelis-on-music-men-and-her-missing-money"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>moved to a farm</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, before deciding in 2025 to relocate to Kenya, where she bought 300 hectares of land outside of Nairobi.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">She’s never found the fame that some of her contemporaries found - too alternative, too outspoken, and never quite comfortable playing the game - but today, her catalogue speaks for itself. A multi-dimensional artist in an industry that’s full of flat, personality-free cut-outs, she’s the real deal. With new music on the horizon (her first since 2014), we’re absolutely honoured to have her at Sónar 2026.</span></span></p>

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The renegade r&b star has always done things on her own terms - which is why she’s a perfect headliner for Sónar 2026 

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<p class="p1">Without <strong>Skepta, </strong>grime would have never gone global. His 2016 breakthrough record <strong>Konnichiwa </strong>showed that grime could go toe-to-toe with American hip-hop. (Literally: it featured Pharrell Williams and A$AP Nast alongside JME, Wiley, D Double E and Novelist.) Entirely written and mainly produced by Skepta himself, it came out on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.boybetterknow.com/"><span class="s1"><strong>Boy Better Know</strong></span></a>, the label and collective he founded with his brother JME and fellow MC Jammer. It was a calculated statement of intent: Skepta was going international, but staying true to his roots.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Since then, the only way has been up. He’s gone on to collaborate with everyone from Drake and Playboi Carti to Goldie and Sammy Virji, notched two more hit albums (<strong>Ignorance is Bliss </strong>and<strong> Insomnia</strong>), become a house artist (in 2023, he and Jammer launched their <strong>Más Tiempo </strong>project), and recorded a surprise EP with Fred Again.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">None of this has dulled his hunger for the game: he’s still one of grime’s sharpest lyricists and one of its most underrated producers, a stadium-ready showman with a one-of-a-kind flow. With a new album - Fork &amp; Knife - set to come out in early 2026, we can’t wait to welcome him back to Sónar.</p>

The artist who took grime global returns to Sónar for a triumphant headlining show

Skepta

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">How do you follow up one of the biggest techno productions that ever graced the stage? If you’re&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Charlotte de Witte</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, you do it all over again.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Since she last appeared at Sónar with Overdrive in 2024, the world’s biggest techno star has been keeping busy. She’s played gigantic pop-up sets in her hometown of Ghent and the Williamsburg bridge, added 10 more titles across her labels&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://kntxt.bandcamp.com/music"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>KNTXT, RPM and Belle Époque</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, and of course, released her debut album.&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5cWty7BTqQ&amp;list=PLKNAMAXWkfXBjbAaUHEbINGbeE9yqjrrb"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Simply titled Charlotte de Witte</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, it’s a love-letter to the music that changed her life: techno. On it, you’ll hear plenty of the deep, hypnotic cuts and peak-time bangers she’s known for, plus a few curveballs: from ambient interludes to a breakbeat track.</span></span><br><br>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Now she’s preparing to shift things up a gear again with a brand-new audiovisual show based on her new record. She’s keeping the details close to her chest, but expect a typically high-velocity, relentless and unforgettable performance from an artist who never slows down.</span></span></p>

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Two years after sending SonarClub into Overdrive, the Belgian artist returns with another thrilling audiovisual techno spectacle  

Charlotte de Witte

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<p class="p1">What do you do when you’re the biggest star in modern techno? If you’re <strong>Amelie Lens</strong>, you keep evolving. The Belgian artist has never been one to rest on past glories, and playing on the biggest stages around the world has only made her music sound bigger. Recent productions have taken her tried-and-tested blend of acid and techno into new zones, featuring <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://amelielens.bandcamp.com/album/serenity-ep"><span class="s1">hands-in-the-air trance melodies</span></a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ4JXvI_gWI"><span class="s1">infectious vocal hooks</span></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">At Sónar 2026, she’ll continue to expand her artistic vision, with a brand-new visual show <strong>AURA</strong>. Created in collaboration with High Scream Studios, AURA is designed to accompany the music rather than overshadow it, adding an extra dimension to her stadium-sized sessions. Shadows, light, movement, energy: the visual themes echo the sounds you’re used to hearing in her euphoric, hypnotic and intense sessions. Come witness one of contemporary techno’s leading voices take the next step at Sónar.</p>

The Belgian artist’s brand-new visual concept show pushes techno into new zones 

Amelie Lens presents AURA

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<p class="p1">It might feel like <strong>Chris Stussy</strong> emerged from nowhere, but in reality the Dutch DJ and producer’s ascent to the very highest echelons of house music has been a winding path.&nbsp;</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Although he grew up listening to jazz, trance and 90s house with his parents, he initially pursued a career as a professional footballer. At 19, he decided to focus on DJing, playing local festivals and holding down a residency at a bar in his hometown of Leiden, switching between hip-hop and house. You can still hear the influence of those formative years: his mixing is technically perfect, seamless transition after seamless transition.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Now one of the biggest names in global house music, he’s released tracks on legendary New York imprint <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/nervous-records/chris-stussy-prunk-the-machine?in=star1997/sets/f111"><span class="s1">Nervous Records</span></a>, prestigious Parisian label <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/yoyaku/b2-chris-stussy-angel-in-the?in=user-543460338/sets/minimal-1"><span class="s1">Yoyaku</span></a> and Kerri Chandler’s <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/when-we-dip/premiere-chris-stussy-central-frenzy-kaoz-theory"><span class="s1">Kaoz Theory</span></a>, as well as his own <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/upthestuss"><span class="s1">Up The Stuss</span></a>. Applying the crisp, bright sound of minimal to the classic, pumping grooves of 90s house, his tracks echo his sets: deceptively simple, yet full of depth and intricate detail. Come dance the night away with him at Sónar 2026.</p>

Deep, classy house with a minimal edge from one of the genre’s new master mixers

Chris Stussy

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Combining the driving sound of electronic music with the precision of jazz and the power of rock music</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>, WhoMadeWho</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> have conquered the world.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">When they made their debut at Sónar over 20 years ago, back in 2004, few could have guessed that the Danish trio would become one of the biggest acts in the world. The signs were there of course: their live version of electronica already had the emotional, immediate qualities that made it a perfect fit for the dancefloor. Melodic, uplifting and dreamy, they sweep the audience up into their sets.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Returning to Sónar for the first time since 2014, they’re sounding bigger and better than ever before. Don’t miss one of electronic music’s most assured live acts in a setting that promises to be absolutely perfect for them.</span></span></p>

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The Danish trio are one of electronic music’s most assured live acts, a perfect blend of emotion and spectacle

WhoMadeWho live

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<p class="p1">Three decades into their career, <strong>Modeselektor</strong> continue to age (dis)gracefully. Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary have never shown any desire to be predictable, and if anything, the older they get, the more far-out the duo’s music becomes. (Check the recent releases on their Monkeytown and SSPB imprints if you need reminding of their unique tastes).</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Since they first met at an illegal rave on the outskirts of Berlin in 1992, they’ve zigged and zagged their way through electronic music, with little regard for convention or trends. Case in point: their recent DJ-Kicks mix, which is somehow both a peak-time club set and an armchair deep-listening session, shifting from breakneck bass music to meditative dub techno and all kinds of afterhours eclecticism. After a pair of electric DJ sets at Sónar and Sónar Lisboa last year, they return in 2026 with a brand-new live set, their first in over 6 years. It’s been said many times, about many artists, but this time it’s 100% valid: expect the unexpected.</p>

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Electric, eclectic and one-of-a-kind, the Berlin duo return to Sónar with a brand-new live set

Modeselektor live

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">If you had to choose one word to describe&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Sammy Virji</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, ‘joyful’ would definitely be one of the first ones to roll off your tongue. With his unashamedly fun productions and his bubbly on-stage demeanour, the producer and DJ has gone from Newcastle basements to massive festival stages.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bringing together the North (bassline) and South (UKG) of the UK in his sets, his formula is deadly simple: bouncy half-step rhythms, heavy bass, infectious vocal hooks that stay in your head for days, and a huge grin. He’s teamed up with his heroes -&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln3tgzek7bA"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>bassline legend Flava D</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> - and modern icons -&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/rKFYeod_1Fo?si=pHNB0-3r7_OWtZED"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Skepta</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> - and shared booths and studios with the likes of Fred Again and Skrillex.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s his work as a producer that has received the most attention, winning plaudits from Four Tet and Dan Snaith (Caribou/Daphni). A self-professed ‘producer before DJ’, he packs his sets with his own bright, bold tracks and edits. The perfect recipe for a feel-good set, which is what his headline appearance at Sónar 2026 promises to be.</span></span></p>

Big, bright, and bold UKG and bassline from one of the most exciting UK producers around

Sammy Virji

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<p class="p1">Even if you’ve never listened to <strong>Cabaret Voltaire</strong>, you’ve still heard them. Formed in Sheffield in 1973 by Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the influence of ‘The Cabs’ is incalculable.&nbsp; Using tape loops, home-made oscillators and synthesisers alongside clarinet, guitar, and bass they mapped out the future of electronic and experimental music, from industrial and synth-pop to techno and acid house. Their live shows were just as explosive, Dadaist-inspired acts of provocation and all-out sonic warfare.&nbsp;</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">To celebrate 50 years since their very first concert in 1975 - which famously ended in a riot, and with Mallinder in hospital - the surviving two members will play a handful of shows that celebrate the band’s incredible legacy and pay tribute to Kirk (who passed away in 2021). Watson left the band in 1981 to pursue a storied career in field recording -&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chriswatsonreleases.bandcamp.com/album/el-tren-fantasma"><i><span class="s1">El Tren Fantasma</span></i></a>, David Attenborough BBC documentaries, the award-winning OST for <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_(soundtrack)"><span class="s1">Chernobyl</span></a>… - so this will be the first time he’s performed with Mallinder in over 40 years.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Armed with a setlist of tracks from the band’s early career arc - from pivotal releases on Rough Trade and Factory through to mid-career work with legendary producer Adrian Sherwood and Chicago House legend Marshall Jefferson - the pair have reconstructed them from scratch to be played live. No mere nostalgia exercise, these shows will be the last chance to experience how far ahead of their time Cabaret Voltaire still sound.</p>

Still ahead of their time, the Sheffield electronic and industrial pioneers return for a handful of one-off shows to celebrate 50 years since their first performance

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<p class="p1"><strong>Boys Noize</strong> has never stopped ripping up the rulebook. In the early 2000s the German-Iraqi artist was amongst the first to use the internet to hijack and rewire dance music culture, and that same anarchic spirit - community and culture ahead of rules and hierarchies - still inspires him today.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Starting out as a hip-hop obsessed electro DJ and producer from Hamburg, Alex Ridha has gone on to collaborate with everyone from Lady Gaga and A$AP Rocky to Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) and David Lynch. He’s soundtracked films, been nominated for (and won) a Grammy, and produced for chart-topping rap stars.&nbsp;</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">These days, he’s pouring his energy into <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://onesandzeros010101.bandcamp.com/album/boys-noize-presents-ones-and-zeros"><span class="s1">ONES and ZEROS</span></a>, an experimental concept label dedicated to the future of techno and electro. The label’s manifesto echoes what he’s been playing in his own sets: fast, intense music from across the world, with little regard for genre conventions or distinctions between ‘mainstream’ or ‘underground’. We’re ready for one of dance music’s eternal rebels to stir things up again at Sónar 2026.</p>

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Over two decades into his career, the acclaimed DJ and producer is still chasing the future and pushing boundaries

Boys Noize

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Producer, singer, songwriter, visual artist, DJ...&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Nia Archives&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">does it all. Still only 26 years old, she’s the face of an entirely new generation of jungle.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Growing up in the North of England, she started</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">listening to jungle - as well as dub, reggae, dancehall and UK hip hop - with her grandmother. Now, she’s reinventing the genre, bringing it a wider audience without compromising on her DIY principles.&nbsp; After breaking through with her debut EP</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://niaarchives.bandcamp.com/album/forbidden-feelingz"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#467886;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Forbidden Feelingz</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">and then finding her voice on</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lffjx3GxxZE"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#467886;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against tha Wall</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> she delivered her debut album</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/nia-archives/silence-is-loud"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#467886;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Silence Is Loud</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> an emotional blend of amen breaks, lyrical soul-searching and r&amp;b hooks. Her voice is the key ingredient – that same down-to-earth, yet technically brilliant tone that Amy Winehouse found – but her production remains as sharp and clean as ever, a throwback to jazz-obsessed 90s producers.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">For Sónar 2026, she’s preparing a brand-new live show, with the promise of more new music due out early next year.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

The next-generation junglist takes things to the next level with a brand-new live show

Nia Archives

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">As the Guinness slogan says: worth the wait. It took the Irish producer and DJ</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> KETTAMA</strong></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> almost 10 years to put together his debut album&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://steelcitydancediscs.bandcamp.com/album/archangel"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Archangel</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, which came out this autumn.</span></span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The culmination of a journey that started when the then-unknown artist handed a USB full of tracks to Mall Grab, he’s gone from uploading tracks on&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/kettamabro"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>SoundCloud</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> to releasing on the same label as the Australian artist, Steel City Discs. Packed full of the big chords and vocal hooks he’s become known for, it’s hard, groove-laden dance music, influenced by everything from classic trance and 90s hard house to bassline and speed garage.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">His debut at Sónar in Barcelona (he played at Istanbul last year) couldn’t come at a better time, as he’s expanding his horizons. Known for his intense style, in recent months he’s been switching things up, adding different tempos and moods to his&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">high-velocity sets. This is your chance to catch him before he becomes a true global superstar.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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More than just hard and fast, dance music’s next superstar adds orchestral, emotional touches to his intense sets 

KETTAMA

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<p class="p1">One of dance music’s most playful and persuasive DJs, <strong>DJ Gigola </strong>has already established herself as a Sónar favourite in a few short years.&nbsp; Part of the multifaceted <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.livefromearth.de/"><span class="s1">Live From Earth</span></a> collective, the Berlin native is a free-spirited modern DJ - you might hear Surgeon and Madonna a few tracks apart. We think she might even have coined the term ‘genre-fluid’,&nbsp;</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Obsessed with rhythm and groove, but open-minded enough to free herself from that rigid codes that defined techno for so many years, she seamlessly blends high-intensity 90s cuts - trance, hardcore, techno and acid - with new school rave, club tracks, and dashes of pop music. Her experiments aren’t confined to the club either: inspired by her yoga and meditation practice, she’s released an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://livefromearthklub.bandcamp.com/album/fluid-meditations"><span class="s1">album of guided meditations</span></a> featuring ASMR vocals, field recordings and goa-style tabla drums.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Her sets at Sónar and Sónar Lisboa in 2024 are already part of the Sónar canon, and we can’t wait to have her back again in 2026.</p>

Already a Sónar favourite, the genre-fluid Berlin selector returns for another round in 2026

DJ Gigola

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<p class="p1">In early 2025, composer, vocalist and producer<strong> Julianna Barwick</strong> travelled to Paris with classically trained harpist and composer <strong>Mary Lattimore </strong>for<strong> </strong>a series of recording sessions organised by the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en"><span class="s1">Philharmonie de Paris</span></a> and French label <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://infine-music.com/"><span class="s1">Infiné</span></a>. Over nine days, the pair laid down what would become <i>Tragic Magic</i>, using historical harps and analog synthesisers from the Philharmonie’s instrument collection. Both had flown into Paris from Los Angeles in the immediate aftermath of the January 2025 wildfires, and the album reflects the solace they found in both their music and each other’s company in the wake of tragedy.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">Both artists were left awestruck by the Philharmonie’s collection, and their sense of reverie is palpable throughout the album - it’s not every day you get to play an 18th century harp or an original PROPHET-5 synthesiser - as well as something that’s harder to put into words. Cosmic wonder mixes with a sense of wearied calm, fleetingly beautiful and tinted with sadness. Witness the pair explore their musical telepathy live on stage, for a show that promises to be… magical.</p>

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The two contemporary composers slow down time with harp, voice and synthesiser 

Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">At first glance there’s little that unites&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Gerd Janson&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">and&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Marcel Dettmann&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">besides nationality. Yet look a little deeper, and the pair share more than just a few digits of postcode.&nbsp;</span></span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Both have roots in the former Eastern Bloc - Janson’s parents emigrated from Romania to the outskirts of Frankfurt in the late 70s, while Dettmann was raised just outside of Berlin, in the former GDR - and both emerged in the early 2000s as part of a golden generation of German DJs and producers. As Dettmann was helping define a new generation of Berlin techno over at Berghain and&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Ostgut Ton</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, Janson was reinvigorating house music, setting up his now-iconic label&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://runningbackrecords.bandcamp.com/"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Running Back</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> while still at university.</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt;" dir="ltr"><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dettmann’s austere brand of techno combines the negative space of dub techno with the cold romance of 80s synth pop and goth rock: everything from Front 242 to Depeche Mode and The Cure. You can hear traces of those same artists in Janson’s deep cuts of Italo-flavoured house and disco and retro-tinged synth tracks: he even tapped Dettmann for the Running Back Mastermix series this year,</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://marceldettmann.bandcamp.com/album/running-back-mastermix-marcel-dettmann-edits-cuts"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u> a collection of personal edits</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> of everything from synth-pop and early techno to industrial and EBM.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Wherever they choose to go, all evidence points to this being one of the most intriguing sets at Sónar 2026.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

Two of Germany’s most storied DJs meet for an unprecedented and intriguing back-to-back session 

Gerd Janson b2b Marcel Dettmann

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<p class="p1">Most producers can only dream of making one game-changing track in their career (if they’re lucky): <strong>Joy Orbison</strong> has been literally pumping them out since the start.&nbsp;</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">In 2009, he burst onto the scene with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QZxRkPN14w"><span class="s1">Hyph Mngo</span></a>, blending dubstep’s kick-snare half time trudge with the poignant euphoria of UK hardcore. His first-ever release was an instant classic, helping catapult dubstep from midweek parties and London pirate radio to primetime airplay and dancefloors from Ibiza to Berlin.</p><p class="p2">&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">He’s repeated the same trick countless times since, spending the past 16 years crafting - massive - crossover club tracks that defy labels. Whether introducing <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFEXRK5o-TQ"><span class="s1">ballroom house to UK funky</span></a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmHWC4O1azk"><span class="s1">stripping UK garage for spare parts</span></a>, releasing a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://tossportal.bandcamp.com/album/still-slipping-vol-1"><span class="s1">genuinely personal dance record</span></a>, or teaming up with his mates to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjL6BHvg9m0"><span class="s1">produce beats for drill artists</span></a>, he’s never been tempted to rest on his laurels. In 2024 he scored his biggest success to date, with certified track of the year <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHn6LmlVc5Q"><span class="s1">Flight FM</span></a>, a warped bassline cut that sounds just as influential as Hyph Mngo did all those years ago (it even got a Fred Again remix).</p>

From UK pirate radio to the mainstage, one of dance music’s quietest, most consistent innovators returns to Sónar at the peak of his powers. 

Joy Orbison

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Ogazón</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> combines the precision of a master technician with the sensitivity of a true artist. A vinyl-only DJ with an encyclopaedic knowledge of electronic music, she came up through the Amsterdam after-hours scene, where she developed her trademark ability to build and sustain a groove throughout long sets.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Flowing smoothly between house and techno - and demonstrating the relative fluidity of those genre concepts - she’s an expert at uncovering hidden subtleties within different tracks. This lets her make connections between different zones and moods with ease. An eternal student - and a dancer long before she was a DJ - she’s now become one of electronic music’s most respected diggers as well.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">This will be her debut solo appearance at Sónar - after a back-to-back with BASHKKA at Sónar Lisboa last year - and we can’t wait to hear what she’s packed in her record bag.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>