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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. ...

Nighttime economy faces challenging future, warns NTIA
Price hikes and shrinking workforces will increase pressure on the nighttime economy, warns the the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The trade association conducted a fla…

Sónar reveals SonarCar x Boiler Room and SonarLab x Printworks line-ups
This summer Sónar teams up with Boiler Room and Printworks for its Barcelona festival. Sónar by Night on Friday, June 13th and Saturday, June 14th will see a stage co-hosted by ea…

Wide Awake Festival adds Fat Dog and more
Fat Dog, BDRMM, deBasement, Curtisy, RIP Magic, and 3L3D3P will play Wide Awake Festival 2025. They join headliners Kneecap, CMAT, and English Teacher, plus others such as Peaches…

Morcheeba, UNKLE, DJ Shadow for South Facing Festival
Morcheeba, UNKLE, and special guest DJ Shadow will headline London's South Facing Festival on Thursday, August 14th. The Crystal Palace Bowl day event series will host the tri…

New London venue Unlocked Shoreditch reveals first clubnights
Jyoty, Nooriyah, and Mason Collective are among the first acts confirmed to play new London venue Unlocked Shoreditch. The space on Curtain Road will tease its capabilities throug…

Pyramid World Tour joins OFFBCN Festival 2025
Pyramid World Tour will host two stages OFFBCN Festival 2025 in Barcelona on Friday, June 13th and Saturday, June 14th. The Ibiza brand has invited Jamie Jones, Rossi, Salomé Le C…

Samuel Kerridge, Aja Ireland, NØELLE, James Holden for Crux Festival 2025
Performances from Samuel Kerridge and Daisy Dickinson, Aja Ireland, NØELLE, and Sculpture will complement talks, interactive workshops and jam sessions at Crux Festival 2025. The …