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Sónar 2024 Report

More than 150,000 revellers from countries across the globe experienced Sónar in Barcelona from Thursday, June 13th to Saturday, June 15th. Under the slogan of 'the frequency of now', this year's event had some familiar names returning with new shows such as Air, Chartlotte De Witte, Folamour, Laurent Garnier, Paul Kalkbrenner, and Reinier Zonneveld, but it was the acts breaking onto the big stages for the first time or making their debuts that impressed us the most.   Mike Barnard was there for Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night to see acts as diverse as Jessie Ware, Surgeon & Speedy J, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale b2b DJ Paulette, Olof Dreijer & Diva Cruz, Salute, emptyset, Ela Minus, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and Marie Montexier b2b Mor Elian. This year's mantra for Sónar was 'the frequency of now'. Thursday After a huge storm hit Barcelona the evening before Sónar started, we were relieved to see the weather forecast return to warm and sunny for the rest of the week.

Basement Jaxx for South Facing Festival 2025
Basement Jaxx will headline South Facing Festival with a live show on Saturday, 23rd August. The pair will take to the stage at the Crystal Palace Bowl with a new live set after 1…

First day of South Facing Festival 2025 announced
Barrington Levy and Burning Spear will headline one of the South Facing Festivals next summer. The pair will play Crystal Palace Bowl on Sunday, August  10th with support from Sis…

Delta Heavy Headline Show at Lafayette
Drum & bass duo Delta Heavy bring their Midnight Forever 360 show to London on Saturday, November 16th at Lafeyette.  In the beating heart of King’s Cross, a stone’s throw fro…

First acts for SXM Festival 2025
Âme, Camelphat, Ella Romand, Francis Mercier, Kitty Amor, Layla Benitez, Nicole Moudaber, Oxia Sam Divine, and Yulia Niko are among the first acts confirmed for SXM Festival 2025.…

First acts for Cross the Tracks Festival 2025
Michael Kiwanuka, Jordan Rakei, Sinéad Harnett, and Bashy are among the first acts confirmed for Cross the Tracks Festival 2025. The event returns to south London's Brockwell …

Kala Festival 2025 announces first acts
Live sets from Ezra Collective, Sofia Kourtesis, and Sweely are among the first acts confirmed for Kala Festival 2025. The event returns from Wednesday, June 4th to Wednesday, Jun…

First acts for Dimensions Festival 2025
Margaret Dygas, Helena Hauff, Dr Banana, Coast 2 Coast, Binh b2b DJ Masda, DJ Stingray 313, Egyptian Lover, OK Williams, and Wata Igarashi are among the first acts confirmed for D…