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[title]The 32nd edition of Sónar Festival is back once again for 2025, bringing cutting-edge music, creativity and technology back to Barcelona from June 12-14 2025. As always, Sónar by Day and Sónar+D will take place across all three days at Fira Montjuïc, while Sónar by Night will light up Fira Gran Via on Friday and Saturday nights. This year’s headliners include Nathy Peluso, Arca, Eric Prydz, BICEP, Maria Arnal and Samantha Hudson, with a total of 117 live shows, DJ sets and performances lined up.
There’ll be a total of ten stages across Sónar’s two venues, including the new Sónar x Boiler Room stage (where artists perform in the middle of the dancefloor), and a collaboration with Printworks London featuring SonarLab’s signature vertical screen. Beyond its main weekend, Sónar Week runs throughout Barcelona from Tuesday 10 to Sunday 15 June, with extra events like OFFSónar at Poble Espanyol. On Thursday June 12 there’ll be a huge concert at Palau de la Música Catalana, featuring pieces by Steve Reich and Catalan composer Raquel García-Tomás.
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When is Sónar 2025?
The 32nd edition of Sónar will take place on June 12, 13 and 14 2025. Sónar by Day will be held at Fira Montjuïc, while Sónar by Night takes over Fira Gran Via on the nights of Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June.
Who’s playing this year?
This year’s line-up includes new live sets from Nathy Peluso, Plastikman, Arca, Overmono, and Polo & Pan, plus spectacular audiovisual shows from Eric Prydz, BICEP, Max Cooper, Daito Manabe and Cora Novoa. There’ll also be some exclusive performances, like French producer Rone with the collective (LA)HORDE and the Ballet National de Marseille, Raül Refree with Niño de Elche, and a new collaboration between Dania & Mau Morgó. Other acts include Six Sex, Yerai Cortés, Teto Preto, Tarta Relena, Lord Spikeheart, Maria Arnal, MCR-T, Branko and Samantha Hudson.
And another 50 names have just been added to the bill, including a second, special performance by Nathy Peluso based on her remix EP Club Grasa. Also confirmed are British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu, Mushkaa, Alizzz, Irish producer Sega Bodega, Herbert & Momoko (aka Mathew Herbert and Momoko Gill), and Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue. Not to mention Continuum, a tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto by Alva Noto and Fennesz.
The line-up also features DJ sets from some of the most exciting names in global club culture, like Heartstring, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Interplanetary Criminal, Juliana Huxtable and Kebra. There’ll also be back-to-back sessions from Skrillex b2b Blawan and Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto, and to round things off, US selector Dee Diggs and ‘90s house music icon Ultra Naté.
When will the performance times be announced?
Set times haven’t been released yet, but we do have a few details. At Sónar by Day, you can expect performances from Honey Dijon, Yerai Cortés, Tarta Relena, a collab between Actress and synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani, Maria Arnal presenting Ama, Raül Refree with Niño de Elche, Teto Preto, and Samantha Hudson, among others.
Sónar by Night will feature Daito Manabe, Eric Prydz, Plastikman, Arca, BICEP presenting Chroma, Max Cooper, Skrillex b2b Blawan, Cora Novoa, Four Tet, Nathy Peluso, Peggy Gou and the Rone x (LA)HORDE show with the Ballet National de Marseille.
How can I get tickets for Sónar 2025?
Passes and tickets are available on the official Sónar website.
How much do tickets cost?
A standard full festival pass (covering Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night from 12–14 June) is currently priced at €210. The VIP pass costs €325. If you want access to Sónar+D (including all concerts) it’s €230. You can also buy separate passes for Sónar by Day or Sónar by Night for €150 each. Prices may change and don’t include booking fees – check the official website for the latest info.
How many tickets can I buy?
You can buy up to six tickets in a single order.
How do I get to the festival?
Sónar by Day takes place at Fira Montjuïc, which is easily reached by Metro and Ferrocarrils (Espanya station), or by bus (lines D20, D40, H16, V7, 13, 23, 46, 52, 65, 79, 91, 109, 150, 165). There are also nearby Bicing stations and parking options.
Sónar by Night happens at Fira Gran Via in L’Hospitalet. You can get there via the Sónar Bus (€2.50), which runs from Sónar by Day (line L1) and from Drassanes (line L2), also in reverse. You can also take the Metro (Fira station), Ferrocarrils (Europa-Fira), or day and night buses (H12, H16, 46, 65, 79, 150 by day, and N1, N2, N13, N15, N16, N17, N18 at night).
What’s happening for Sónar Week?
Alongside the main programme, Sónar Week will take over venues across Barcelona from Tuesday 10 to Sunday 15 June. Highlights include the +RAIN Film Festival at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, a concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana on June 12 (featuring works by Steve Reich and Raquel García-Tomás), and collaborations with venues such as the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Foto Colectania and the Miró Foundation.
What is Sónar+D?
This year will mark the 13th edition of Sónar+D, the festival’s most forward-thinking arm – and it will feature a packed programme of events, including a reinterpretation of the Romanesque frescoes of Taüll and a brand-new show from Maria Arnal. Find Sónar+D’s key themes and events below.
AI and Creativity
This section will explore new tools and alternative approaches to artificial intelligence. Events include the third edition of the +RAIN Film Festival (dedicated to AI and cinema), and talks by experts including UAL professor Rebecca Fiebrink, singer-songwriter Maria Arnal (who will debut her new AI performance Ama), and Thai scientist yaboihanoi (who developed the Chinese answer to ChatGPT, Chinese LLM Doubao).
From Romanesque to the Future
This theme gets into the future of the cultural sector, and some major institutions will be taking part, including the New Museum, Serpentine Gallery, and Tabakalera. One of the centrepieces here is a life-size replica of the apse of Sant Climent de Taüll, which will host Lux Mundi – an audiovisual reinterpretation of the famous Romanesque frescoes created by digital artists Alba G. Corral, Massó, Desilence and Hamill Industries, alongside music by Tarta Relena. The work celebrates the 900th anniversary of the church’s consecration.
Worlds to Come
The third theme looks to the future, addressing quantum computing (with Libby Heaney), space exploration (with Xin Liu), and neural hacking (with Albert.DATA). There’ll also be a session on new digital aesthetics in pop, featuring Samantha Hudson and YESSi PERSE, who will join forces with dance company laSADCUM to present Cybermedieval – an audiovisual satire on techno-feudalism.
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