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Sónar by Day is where music, creativity, and technology come together in the heart of Barcelona. This year Sónar by Day includes over 70 activities - live shows, DJ sets, talks, installations, and more -  spread over five stages and a variety of spaces. Come discover, be inspired and celebrate with us at the 30th Anniversary this year.

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Sónar by Day

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Not just anyone can make an album featuring Pharrell Williams, Diplo, RyX, Usher and David Guetta. But Nkosinathi Maphumulo, known to every nightclub in the world - especially the most exclusive ones - as Black Coffee, has.&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.discogs.com/release/17272786-Black-Coffee-Subconsciously"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>‘Subconsciously’</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> was released in 2021 and won him the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album in early 2022. But Black Coffee's pedigree dates back much further. His loyalty to the percussive sounds of his native South Africa distinguishes him from other great DJs: not melodic techno, nor Afrohouse, nor amapiano, but all at once. Years of playing over 150 gigs a year and longtime prestigious residencies in Ibiza and Las Vegas have made him one of the most acclaimed figures of modern electronic music. Sónar by Day will bear witness to his magic.</span></span></p>

Afropolitan house

Black Coffee

<p>Marea Stamper should need no introduction to Sónar attendees. After closing last year’s festival in inimitable style - her last track was Talking Heads, of course - The Blessed Madonna returns for our 30th anniversary celebrations, this time in a slightly different slot. Her infectious, upbeat and enthusiastic nature is matched by her track selections: expect house, disco, a dash of classic techno and plenty of crowd-pleasing curveballs when she takes to the booth in 2023.&nbsp;</p>

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A more than welcome return

The Blessed Madonna

<p>It's impossible to predict what an Eliza Rose set might sound like. A vinyl obsessive - in a good sense - she packs a suitcase full of cuts that range from House, Jungle and Garage to the purest Techno and Rave sounds. Ultra-faithful to tracks that have a personal significance to her, she's gone from a music fan working in a record shop to a leader of the UK scene with a number one UK single - the infectious ‘B.O.T.A’ - under her belt. She should have plenty to say, musically speaking, when she takes to the booth at our 30th anniversary.</p>

From house and record store clerk to UK #1

Eliza Rose

<p>Horse Meat Disco and Prosumer come together for a luxurious session of house, disco, and beyond at Sónar by Day. Horse Meat Disco was founded as a weekly Sunday afternoon queer party in London, while Prosumer is best known as an original resident at Berlin’s Panorama Bar, but these days there’s few places they haven’t played, from innocuous gay bars to major festival stages. As well as a vast knowledge of music, they share a certain irreverent sense of humour: Prosumer describes his ‘direct’ sound as “like humping your leg”, while Horse Meat Disco pride themselves on “the popper-scented air of sheer authenticity” that accompanies their sets. This will be a fun one.<br>&nbsp;</p>

<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1440422230&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm" title="Rinse FM" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Rinse FM</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/horsemeatdisco050223" title="Horse Meat Disco - 05 February 2023" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Horse Meat Disco - 05 February 2023</a></div></div><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1385841631&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-626444105" title="NTS Tuesday" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">NTS Tuesday</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-626444105/prosumer-221122" title="Prosumer - 22nd November 2022" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Prosumer - 22nd November 2022</a></div></div>

House, disco, and beyond

Horse Meat Disco x Prosumer 

Sónar by Day Activities 

<p>SonarVillage by Estrella Damm és l’escenari més gran -i el més emblemàtic- de Sónar de Dia. És l’únic situat a l’aire lliure i el que acull els primers balls de Barcelona a les portes de l’estiu, sobre la icònica gespa artificial que cobreix la pista.</p><p>Per allà han passat els headliners de Sónar de Dia al llarg dels últims anys i així continuarà sent el 2023: l’escenari, reimaginat i retreballat, presentarà un nou aspecte i orientació i acollirà tres dels DJs més rellevants del moment i 20 actuacions en total, anant del latin club i el disco al ballroom house, l’amapiano i més enllà.</p>

SónarVillage

<p>SonarHall is the biggest indoor stage at Sónar by Day, and one of the most iconic. Its famed red curtains have seen some of Sónar by Day’s most visually and sonically arresting live performances over the last years.</p><p>In 2023 SonarHall will host legendary cult artists, forward-thinking musicians and a diverse set of names that are both the present and future of music.</p>

SonarHall

<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">SonarPark by DICE is a playground, designed to showcase the spirit of Sónar at its most radical and innovative, presented in collaboration with our ticketing partner and event discovery platform DICE. It’s both a vibrant party and a tribute to the ever-widening range of styles and ideas that make up global club culture.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">This year, Sónar and DICE have brought together live acts and DJs from around the world for the festival’s 30th anniversary. Singular local selectors and international rave activists line up alongside experimental hip-hop artists and alternative pop stars. A celebration of what makes Sónar by Day unique: esoteric, hyperspecific, and above all open-minded sounds designed for the dancefloor.</span></span></p>

SonarPark

<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Complex+D is the Sónar+D auditorium. Here is where the Sónar by Day’s most experimental concerts and performances take place, featuring advanced sonics, ideas and creative processes. The programme is geared towards attentive and deep listening, making Complex+D the ideal place to slow down during Sónar weekend.</span></span><br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">In 2023, the auditorium will host performances from cult producers, experimental artists from Spain and around the globe, and some of the most forward-thinking music in 2023.</span></span></p>

Complex+D

<p>Stage+D by MEDIAPRO is the home of multidisciplinary performances at Sónar by Day 2023. It’s custom-designed to host both AV performances and talks with innovative visual elements, as well as projects that fall between conference and concert.</p><p>In 2023, Stage+D by MEDIAPRO will play host to leading technological artists, emerging minds, groundbreaking projects, and transcendental names in fields ranging from biology to robot ethics.</p>

Stage+D

<p><span style="background-color:rgba(32,33,36,0.04);color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Sónar 2023 comes to life with large-scale installations and immersive activities open to all Sónar by Day attendees.</span></span></p>

Installations

<p class="p1"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Every year, Sónar spreads throughout Barcelona via the SonarExtra programme, offering ticket holders the chance to discover what the city has to offer.&nbsp;</span></span><br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">In 2023, SonarExtra offers Sónar 2023 attendees the chance to visit musical installations, groundbreaking exhibitions and radical film festivals. Find out more below.</span></span></p>

SonarExtra

Sónar by Day Stages 

From sundown to sunrise, the biggest shows and DJs in electronic music, plus forward-thinking dance music from around the world.   

Sónar by Night

The international meeting of art, science, and digital culture within Sónar by Day that explores how creativity is changing the present and imagining new futures.