First acts for Sónar 2025 revealed

Arca, Max Cooper, Nathy Peluso, Daito Manabe, Cora Novoa, Plastikman, Helena Hauff, Honey Dijon, and Skrillex b2b Blawan are among more than 60 acts confirmed for Sónar 2025.

Sónar returns to Barcelona from Thursday, June 12th to Saturday, June 14th with collaborations including Printworks London returning to take over SonarLab, Actress teaming up with Suzanne Ciani for a co-comission with London’s The Barbican, and the continuation of the TIMES cooperative project featuring multidisciplinary shows commissioned with other leading European festivals.

Audiovisual shows will come from Max Cooper, Sara Persico & Mika Oki, Daito Manabe, Eric Prydz, Bicep, Overmono, Cora Novoa, and Shapednoise & Sevi Iko Dømochevsky's world premiere of ‘Absurd Matter: Continuum'.

From the TIMES cooperative project, there will be audiovisual shows by Saint Abdullah, Eomac & Rebecca Salvadori and Chris Watson & Izabela Dłużyk, jointly commissioned by Sónar, Berlin Atonal, Semibreve and Unsound.

‘Room with a View’, created by influential French producer Rone and the (LA)HORDE collective together with the Ballet National de Marseille, will feature 20 dancers on stage for a show where soul and electronic music meet protest and dance.

Live sets range from MCR-T making his debut at Sónar with a new live set inspired by ghetto house and trap to Samantha Hudson's new album ‘Música Para Muñecas’ inspired by hardcore and bakala.

Also joining the live line-up are Polo & Pan, Blawan, Six Sex, Dania & Mau Morgó, KEBRA, Raül Refree + Niño De Elche, TETO PRETO, Lord Spikeheart, Grand River and Abul Mogard,

DJ sets will include Peggy Gou, Four Tet, Vintage Culture, Mochakk, Jayda G, Barry Can't Swim, Andres Campo, DJ HEARTSTRING, Interplanetary Criminal, Juliana Huxtable, dj g2g, Sama' Abdulhadi, Branko, and Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto.

For tickets and details go to sonar.es.


Sónar 2025 sits at the heart of Sónar Week, starting on Monda, June, 9th with the +RAIN Film Festival dedicated to AI-generated cinema and co-produced by Sónar and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

OFFSónar will see a series of open-air parties at Poble Espanyol, and Australian group RÜFÜS DU SOL have already sold out the two opening dates on Tuesday, June 10th and Wednesday, June 11th.

Swiss duo Adriatique return with ‘X’ on Thursday, June 12th following the success of last year’s event. The rest of the parties will be announced in the coming weeks.

Sónar+D 2025 will reflect on the fundamental role of technology, its social impact and its potential to shape the future of art, entertainment and our lives. Creativity is pushing the boundaries of the possible, inviting us to explore a future where innovation in music, art, culture and identity intertwine in unprecedented ways.

Next year also sees the return of Project Area as part of Sónar+D to discover and interact with state-of-the-art technology, innovative design, radical thinking and cutting-edge research. 

The Open Call to present projects, prototypes, and products to be exhibited at Project Area 2025 has just been announced: the deadline for submissions is Sunday, December 22nd.

First acts for Sónar 2025 revealed