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Sónar Report 2025

Blawan, Daito Manabe, Cora Novoa, Plaid, Flore b2b Peder Mannerfelt, Helena Hauff, Noia, MCR-T, and Alva Noto & Fennesz's 'Continuum' were the highlights of Sónar 2025. The Barcelona festival returned for its 32nd edition from Thursday, June 12th to Saturday, June 14th, and brought down the curtain on its time in Montjuïc ahead of a new single-venue space next year. Sónar attracted 119,000 visitors across Sónar by Day (52,500) and Sónar by Night (66,500), plus another 42,000 across OFFSónar and the rest of the Sónar Week activities. While this year’s programme brought together more than 1,400 artists, exhibitors, and speakers from the worlds of art, technology, and science, the core three days of by Day and by Night were impacted by previously-announced participants cancelling their invovlement owing to Sónar's parent company Superstruct being sold to a consotrium including global invetment firm KKR last year. The cancellations first emerged when KKR was highlighted...

Mint Festival 2026 confirms line-up
Shanti Celeste b2b Sally C, Max Dean b2b Luke Dean, Rossi., Enzo Siragusa b2b Dr Banana, Danny Bond, Ewan McVicar, Obskür, and Gaskin b2b Sidney Charles are among the acts confirm…

London's ICA reveals early 2026 programme highlights
Brazilian artist Laura Lima’s first solo exhibition in London and the first major UK retrospective of the cinema of Werner Schroeter will be part of the Institute of Contemporary …

First acts for Barcelona’s Brunch Electronik Festival 2026
Jen Cardini, Rødhåd, Shanti Celeste, 999999999, Marrøn, Mau P, and a live set by Acid Arab are among the first acts confirmed for Barcelona’s Brunch Electronik Festival next year.…

Collabs 3000, Clara Cuvé, Modeselektor, HoneyLuv, TOKiMONSTA for spring CRSSD Festival
Collabs 3000 (Chris Liebing + Speedy J), Clara Cuvé, Modeselektor, HoneyLuv, and TOKiMONSTA will play San Diego's CRSSD Festival in March. The event at Waterfront Park will ru…

Brick Lane Jazz Festival gearing up for fifth edition
London's Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2026 has confirmed Joe Armon-Jones and anaiis & Grupo Cosmo as its latest headliners. The festival returns for its fifth edition from Fri…

Eurosonic Noorderslag 2026 complete line-up
More than 260 emerging artists will represent 39 countries at the 40th Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) Festival 2026. The music showcase festival will run from Wednesday, January 14t…

Robert Hood, Sara Landry, Klangkuenstler, East End Dubs for Terminal V Festival
Robert Hood, East End Dubs, Klangkuenstler, Dart, Clara Cuvé, Ben Hensley, and Sara Landry presenting the UK debut of her ETERNALISM show are among the first acts confirmed for Te…