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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...

London's ICA reveals forthcoming programme
At the end of summer the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) will host Tanoa Sasraku’s new solo exhibition, premieres by filmmakers such as Albert Serra and Courtney Stephens, a …

City Splash festival returns to London's Drumsheds
City Splash festival is taking over London’s Drumsheds again on Saturday, October 25th. Expect a day reggae, dancehall, soca, garage, UK funky and beyond from the purveyors and ad…

Solstice Solidarity Synthesis returns to The Old Church in Stoke Newington
Drum & Lace, Sink, Luke Elliott, Kate Fleur Young, and Elisa will soundtrack a night of ambient, experimental, and electronic music in celebration of the summer solstice. The …

The Doctor’s Orders 20th birthday at Electric Brixton
The Doctor’s Orders celebrates its 20th birthday party at Electric Brixton on Friday, June 20th. Spin Doctor who launched the night at Shoreditch nightclub Herbal in 2005 has hand…

Roskilde Festival reveals Art & Activism programme
Purpose-driven parties, large-scale installations, and conversations on climate, consumption, identity, community, and belonging will form Roskilde Festival's Art & Activi…

More for Sonus Croatia 2025
SYREETA, Thunderpony, East End Dubs, Franky Rizardo, and Elena Mikac are among the acts added to Sonus Croatia 2025. The festival returns to Pag Island from Sunday, August 17th to…