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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.

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…

First acts for Field Day 2025
AK Sports, Jayda G, Skream & Benga, Fatima Yamaha, and Ross From Friends' new project Bubble Love will play at Field Day 2025. Next year's festival moves to south Lond…

The Libertines to headline hometown Dreamland Margate show
The Libertines will play a hometown show on Saturday, July 5th 2025 as part of the Margate Summer Series. The band will headline Dreamland, with special guests Soft Play, Sports T…

Kneecap to headline Wide Awake Festival 2025
Kneecap, CMAT, English Teacher, Daniel Avery, Mannequin Pussy, and Hi-Tec are among the first acts confirmed for Wide Awake Festival 2025. The event in south London's Brockwel…

CTM Festival returns to ICA London
Kuntari Nídia & Valentina Magaletti, Loraine James, Seth Graham, and More Eaze will be part of the line-up when CTM Festival returns to ICA London later this month. The Berlin…

First acts for Roskilde Festival 2025
Stormzy, Arca, Fontaines D.C., and Beth Gibbons are among the first acts confirmed for Roskilde Festival 2025. The 53rd edition of the Danish non-profit festival will run from Sat…