Fever Ray, Bicep, Oneohtrix Point Never and Shygirl lead Sonar Barcelona's 30th anniversary line-up
The first names for next year's edition of Sonar Barcelona have been revealed, with Fever Ray, Bicep, Oneohtrix Point Never and Shygirl leading list of 66 artists for the June 2023 event.
Sónar 2023 sees the festival mark 30 years of innovation in the celebration of electronic music and culture for multiple generations of local and international artists and the line up the entire spectrum of electronic music: from dance-floor heat to exploratory experimental sounds.
"The festival marks its 30th anniversary with an entirely electronic line-up that celebrates club culture, the role of the DJ as a cultural symbol of our time, and the diversity of sounds at the heart of today's electronic music scene," explains Enric Palau, co-director of Sónar. "It does so with a wide representation of emblematic artists - those who have grown alongside Sónar over the years and are now considered masters of the form- plus some of the hottest names in electronic music today".
For 2023, Sónar is introducing a brand new version of Sónar by Day, featuring redesigned formats and spaces - such as the SonarVillage by Estrella Damm. The event runs from 15-17 June and you can read the full line-up so far below
BICEP LIVE (UK)
FEVER RAY (SE)
SOLOMUN (DE)
PEGGY GOU (KR)
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER (US)
AMELIE LENS (BE)
LAURENT GARNIER (FR)
HONEY DIJON (US)
RYOJI IKEDA (JP)
RICHIE HAWTIN (CA/UK)
MAX COOPER (UK)
THE BLESSED MADONNA (US)
700 BLISS (US)
MARINA HERLOP (ES)
KODE9 PRESENTS ‘ESCAPOLOGY (UK)
ERIKA DE CASIER (DK)
ELIZA ROSE (UK)
CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY & BOLIS PUPUL (BE)
KORELESS (UK)
NICK LEÓN (US/CO)
SHYGIRL (UK)
CRYSTAL MURRAY (FR)
CALL SUPER B2B SEDEF ADASI (UK/DE)
LUCRECIA DALT (CO)
GROVE (UK)
DEENA ABDELWAHED LIVE (TN)
PERERA ELSEWHERE (UK/DE)
BRADLEY ZERO B2B MOXIE (UK)
BENDIK GISKE (NO/DE)
LOGIC1000 (AU)
ALBANY (ES)
SHERELLE X KODE9 (UK)
DJ EZ (UK)
MIKEQ (US)
FLACA (AR/ES)
DJ MARKY & MC GQ (BR)
MERCA BAE PRESENTS ‘2048’ (ES)
CARLES VIARNÈS & ALBA G. CORRAL (ES)
RALPHIE CHOO (ES)
WATA IGARASHI (JP)
CLARAGUILAR (ES)
MANUKA HONEY (UK/US)
AQUARIAN (CA)
DINAMARCA (SE)
DESERT (ES)
CC:DISCO! (AU)
ISABELLA B2B ROZA TERENZI (CO/AU)
CARISTA (NL)
TOCCORORO (ES)
BADSISTA B2B CASHU (BR)
JOVENDELAPERLA (ES)
SODA PLAINS (HK/UK)
B2BBS (ES/BG)
BORED LORD (US)
DALILA (ES)
OMAGOQA (ZA)
SELECTYA GLOSSY (ES)
ANZ (UK)
BABA SY (SN)
SANTIAGO LATORRE & COLIN SELF (ES/US)
LA NIÑA JACARANDÁ (CL/VE)
AINES (ES)
AMOR SATYR (FR)
TOPANGA KIDDO (ES)
AHADADREAM (UK)
LANAV (ES
Visit https://sonar.es/en/2023 for more information and tickets.
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