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12/02/2026Revealing the full Sónar 2026 lineup, stage-by-stage and artist-by-artist

All-night long hardware jams and ADHD club sets, dance-punk bands and cosmic gospel funk ensembles, every colour of house and every shade of techno, drum’n’bass originators and rave legends, immersive AV shows and queer takeovers, latin rhythms and UK mutations, breakbeat revivalists and trap innovators… The full Sónar 2026 lineup is here, with 65 new additions joining the acts already announced last November*.

Now unmasked, SBTRKT, one of the defining artists of the UK’s post-dubstep movement, debuts bold new material from his forthcoming album. Gospel meets ‘70s cosmic funk when Rush Hour-signed band Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers take to the stage, and local icon Undo has prepared a new full-band live show. They join a diverse list of live performers that already included New York r&b original Kelis and Sónar favourites Modeselektor and WhoMadeWho.

Club Heart Broken founder MALUGI swaps eurotrance and speed garage cuts with Benwal, while nimino’s friendly, anthemic UK garage should be a crowd-pleaser. Carlita’s melodic, lysergic style contrasts with hi-NRG and nu-disco champion Cormac, and there’s plenty of classic house music with Queens’ very own Kilopatrah Jones; rising Berlin icon LOVEFOXY; and a special session from Ketiov and Fernanda Arrau, residents at Madrid queer institution CARBS. Repping the cross-cultural, high-energy sound of London are Arthi, Lady Shaka b2b Tash LC and local DJ Loli Zazou. There’s also afrobeats from Ghanaian-British duo Mina & Bryte, while Brazilian DJ Maz and Barcelona’s own Afri K play smooth, elegant afrohouse. They all join an already stacked DJ lineup featuring Sammy Virji, Chris Stussy, KETTAMA, MK (Mark Kinchen) b2b TSHA, Collen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, and Gerd Janson b2b Marcel Dettmann. SonarClub: The biggest dancefloor in the world gets an upgrade

The world’s biggest dancefloor gets even better this year, with an upgraded sound system and lighting rig, plus new visual technology. That’s why we’ve packed the lineup with huge acts, stadium-sized AV shows and incredible DJs who’ll know exactly how to maximise its capabilities. Headlining the new additions are British rave crew The Prodigy, who’ll make their long-awaited Sónar debut on Saturday. In recognition of their outsized influence on the Andalusian breakbeat scene, Sevillan producers Ático Corp. and R.I.P. Bestia - appearing as UFC (Un Futuro Creíble) live - open for them. As previously announced, Friday is headlined by global grime star Skepta; opening for him is Manchester-based Basque selector Zuri. Sara Landry and Dom Dolla are two of the most in-demand DJs in contemporary dance music: they’re both preparing high-impact, big-room ready sets with added AV production. And don’t forget, we already announced a new AV show from Charlotte de Witte, plus Amelie Lens’s epic AURA. Rounding out the new names are Greek hardgroove revivalists ANNĒ & Sera J and versatile Ukrainian techno artist Daria Kolosova, who join DJ Gigola, Joy Orbison, Funk Tribu, and Ogazón. SonarCar, evolved: Speedy J presents STOOR Live SonarCar goes back to its roots in 2026, with a three-day takeover of the stage by STOOR Live. This is both a return to, and an evolution of, the ‘classic’ SonarCar all-night long DJ sessions.

Starting as a pandemic-era studio project led by Dutch techno icon Speedy J, STOOR has since evolved into one of electronic music’s most impressive and unique live concepts, with extended, collaborative and fully improvised hardware sessions that go on for upwards of 6 hours. For each session, Speedy J is joined by four different performers, and what happens after is entirely unrehearsed and unscripted; each night will be an unrepeatable, unique experience. This year’s takeover of SonarCar is the most ambitious iteration of the project yet, and the first time STOOR has taken over an entire festival stage for three days. The full lineup of performing artists on each night - as well as details on how we’re redesigning SonarCar - will be announced very shortly. SonarHall: from concert venue to club in minutes One of the biggest changes at Sónar 2026 is the new SonarHall. Our flagship indoor stage evolves this June with an extended schedule that runs deep into the night, and a technical setup that allows us to shift smoothly from concert hall to club. What that means for you is less pauses between acts - with DJs and hybrid sets in the centre of the room - and late-night club takeovers by BULTO and Glitterbox on Friday and Saturday.

SonarHall will still be the place where you’ll find genre-defying live acts at Sónar 2026. Daniel Avery appears with a full band, performing material from his latest, alt-rock inspired, album. The first act from this year’s AI & Music powered by S+T+ARTS programme is also announced today: Reinier Zonneveld performs live with R2, an AI he’s trained on his own music. YHWH Nailgun’s explosive blend of dance punk and noise rock is cathartic and euphoric, while UK club tricksters Two Shell have been teasing new material. Catalan artists Ani in the Hall and MERCÈ both debut new shows, inspired respectively by folklore and videogames. Swedish pop futurist Namasenda and electronic jazz wizards ROLROLROL - Brainfeeder acolyte Jameszoo and Niels Broos - are the final additions to lineup that already featured cult industrial and electronic group Cabaret

Moving to the artists who’ll perform between sets in the centre of the room, French post-punk connoisseur The Hacker is charged with warming up for Cabaret Voltaire, while one of Barcelona’s best DJs, Oriana, handles the aftershow party. Spanish producer Beatrix Weapons performs live, and Takuya Nakamura plays a hybrid set of jazz and jungle on CDJs, trumpet and pads. Another Japanese artist, GOTH-TRAD specialises in heavy, distorted, slow-motion dub, while Enchufada’s Sónia Trópicos brings the warm sound of Lisboa to Sónar 2026. After the shows on Friday and Saturday night, SonarHall converts into a club that runs until 5am. Bogotá queer fetish night BULTO have curated Friday’s lineup: former Mamba Negra resident Amanda Mussi, plus their own Nina GGG and JESUZ X back-to-back Brooklyn-based Spaniard NE/RE/A. On Saturday, Defected Records’ legendary Ibiza party series Glitterbox take command: names coming very soon. SonarPark: Let’s go outside The home of global, hyperlocal and hyperconnected club music at Sónar, SonarPark heads outdoors this year, with an extended nighttime schedule - until 1:30am on Thursday and until 6am on Friday and Saturday - and redesigned stage with a bigger dancefloor.

Latin America’s growing importance in electronic music is much more than a post-pandemic trend. Amongst the new additions appearing at SonarPark are Colombia’s PETERBLUE and Mexican ‘slut techno’ - her words, not ours - activist Miss Bashful. Argentinian superproducer TAYHANA also returns to Sónar, this time together with sensual latin house artist MissLupe. Live From Earth’s Perra Inmunda trades in fast, hip-hop inspired latin house, while Venezuela's Tedesco is one of latincore’s - dark, fast techno with added bass and breaks - leading lights. Fukcnormal and Mecromina Club residents Fresquito, Mango and Edu Lindo are from Spain, but they draw inspiration from the same sources. Already announced and also appearing are Clementaum b2b LAZA and La Sofy. It’s hard to think of a moment when Spanish trap and r&b have felt this creative, innovative and diverse. Metrika is provocative, but she’s also a brutally honest voice on modern sexuality and mental health. She’ll be joined at SonarPark by Main Costa from Alicante, and Barcelona’s GlorySixVain. Also from Barcelona, the Cutemobb collective host a multi-MC showcase of hip-hop, r&b, trap and afrobeats, led by founding member LEÏTI. And Catalan artist TAWA’s raw experimentalism pulls from baile funk, rage rap and witch house.

Baby Pantera breaks fully with trap to embrace trance on his forthcoming album Desidia, which features Nick León and Mssingno. South Korean duo DPR CREAM & DPR ARTIC, members of K-pop supergroup DPR, exist in a world of their own, influenced by r&b, hip-hop and UK bass. A pair of DJs round out the new additions. Ciara Cuvé is the psytrance alter ego of Clara Cuvé, and Madrid artist Migal - who provided the music for the Sónar 2026 campaign - offers a fresh perspective on hardgroove techno and tribal house. They join a lineup that already included sessions from Boys Noize, DJ AYA, RONI, and Alba Franch. SonarLab: Bridging contemporary and classic club culture SonarLab evolves again this year, with a redesigned dancefloor and lighting rig to help you lose yourself to some of the best artists in dance music, and a lineup that embraces underground rave culture and forward-thinking electronic music.

Friday is dedicated to the continuing influence of the UK hardcore continuum, from jungle to bass music. Representing legendary label Metalheadz, Goldie b2b Doc Scott ft Medic MC should be unmissable for anyone who considers themselves a fan of drum’n’bass. Addison Groove helped introduce footwork to dubstep circles: he explores the full spectrum of UK bass music and techno. Amaliah b2b Pangaea play the kind of fluid, bass-driven house and techno that exploded in the UK in the early 2010s (call it post-dubstep, if you must). Mysterious duo ⌭ IceMorph ⌬ - of online collective CloudCore - are downloading the internet’s most unconventional club music direct to the dancefloor, and Madrid DJ Olivia Babe’s esoteric mixing style compares positively to already-announced Japanese sensation- and SonarMix author - riria.

Saturday’s lineup showcases artists who are reshaping and refining techno. German ravers FJAAK meet electroclash pioneer Kittin for a collaborative live set. Herrensauna resident SALOME plays acid and electro with plenty of spiky breaks, while Akua’s raw, minimal, and intense style is inspired by techno’s 90s pioneers. Wata Igarashi returns to Sónar for another mind-bending live set. His deep, textured productions have inspired Japan’s next great techno artist DJ MARIA., who was announced in November together with SonarMix contributor ISA and Danielle b2b Ryan Elliott. Sónar+D, rebooted at Llotja de Mar A reminder that we’ve rebooted Sónar+D for 2026, with a new venue in the centre of Barcelona, Llotja de Mar. There’ll be more news on the programme coming soon, but today we’ve put the Sónar+D 2-Day Ticket on sale. For just €25, you’ll get access to both days of activities on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th June. Reminder: if you’ve already bought a SonarPass+D, access to Llotja de Mar is included with your ticket. Simplified ticketing and affordable prices Every year, we try to make Sónar accessible to as many people as possible. This year, with everything taking place in one venue, we’ve simplified our ticket structure and maintained prices at 2025 levels. All types of ticket for Sónar 2026 are now on sale over at our tickets page. Remember that the price listed is the price you’ll pay, with no additional fees or surprises. We’ve also made Day Tickets for our opening day on Thursday - which now runs until 3am - more affordable, and teamed up with European Youth Card and the Spanish Bono Cultural initiatives to offer discounts for younger audiences. Additionally, this weekend, from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th February, we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day and offering you 10% off when you buy two or three tickets of the same type. You can register for this special offer here. *Unfortunately, ascendant vierge and Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore will not appear at Sónar 2026. Replacement acts are included in this announcement.

19/01/2026How we’re making Sónar 2026 more Sónar than ever

You’ve already heard us say it several times: in 2026, Sónar is going to be more Sónar than ever. But, how exactly? Let us explain… More Sónar than ever…
Sónar 2026 means more Sónar than ever because there’ll be non-stop music, all in one venue, with one single ticket. Were you Sónar by Day? You’ll still be able to dance on (artificial) grass, and you’ll still be able to enjoy the Barcelona sun. And each day, starting at 5pm, you’ll still be able to experience a Sónar sunset, only now the music doesn’t stop until dawn. Were you Sónar by Night? Now you’ll get more hours of music (starting at 5pm each day) and more stages (four on Thursday, and six on Friday and Saturday). Or were you both? As we said above, now you get more Sónar than ever, and most importantly, you no longer need to decide when to go from one venue to the other, because in 2026, everything’s in the same place.

…with a reimagined festival… We’ve taken the opportunity to rethink and redesign Sónar, from top-to-bottom. Within the venue, you’ll find new digital art installations, so you can immerse yourself in our universe, as well as upgrades and additions to all of the stages. The new SonarVillage by Estrella Damm is located where SonarPub used to be, and includes the best of the day, with artificial grass under your feet and a lineup designed to soundtrack the late afternoon; and best of the night, with some of the biggest artists from the lineup under the Barcelona sky, plus those memorable sunrises. Plus it’s the only stage that’s open from the moment we open doors until the moment the music stops, on all three days. SonarPark is evolving into an open-air stage, with a bigger dancefloor and an extended lineup, running until 1:30am on Thursday, and until 6am on Friday and Saturday. The lineup includes the best of SonarPark and SonarCar in recent years. There’ll be no more gaps between shows at SonarHall. We’re now able to transform the stage from a concert venue into a club in a matter of minutes, and the lineup will alternate DJ sets and live performances on all three days. We’re also preparing a special club programme for both Friday and Saturday night - more details coming soon. The lineup for SonarCar will feature three ‘classic’ extended sessions, but with an important evolution. We’ll reveal exactly what we’ve planned for this stage in our second and final lineup announcement (coming soon).

All four of these four stages will be open on Thursday, and on Friday and Saturday they’re joined by two more: SonarClub and SonarLab. We’re again upgrading the sound and lighting in SonarClub, while SonarLab will feature a redesigned dancefloor, allowing for a more intense, immersive experience.

… designed for you We want you to leave Sónar with nothing but good memories. That’s why we’ll be running a dedicated SonarBus shuttle service to and from the centre of Barcelona on all three days. Once inside the festival, we’re adding more rest areas so you can recharge your batteries between shows. And if you want to leave the venue and then return later, you’ll be allowed to do so once per day, as long as you leave before 11pm (read more information here) This is just the start, a small taste of everything that we’re preparing to make this the best Sónar yet. There’ll be more news coming soon, so stay tuned. See you at Sónar 2026!