Announcing the first 31 artists from a line up that will feature more than 100 shows in total, promising a festival as exciting, diverse, representative and original as ever. For the first time, the musical programme will take place entirely in a single venue, located at Fira Barcelona (Gran Via site, in L’Hospitalet), with a brand new three-day format and uninterrupted music from the afternoon and into the night, for a more comfortable, immersive, and seamless experience.
Sónar+D. The 14th International Congress of Innovation, Creativity and Technology maintains its discourse programme and reaffirms itself as a meeting point for professionals from music, creative technologies and cultural innovation, from a soon TBA location in Barcelona’s city center.
Sónar Festival announces the first 31 names in the programme for its 33rd edition, combining major artists and cult figures with some of the most exciting emerging names in contemporary electronic culture..
The festival will feature new shows by Kelis, Skepta, Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens,, Modeselektor, Cabaret Voltaire, Nia Archives, Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, WhoMadeWho, Ascendant Vierge and 30drop, as well as DJ sets from Chris Stussy, Sammy Virji, DJ Gigola, Kettama, Joy Orbison, Boys Noize, Ogazón, ISA, Clementaum b2b LAZA, Alba Franch and more.
Sónar +D will remain in Barcelona and also expand its presence within the musical programming at Fira Gran Via, enriching the experience through immersive installations, digital art and interactive elements. Details of the discourse and networking programme, to be held in a city center venue will be announced soon.
The new SonarImage campaign, developed by the creative studio Boldtron, represents the festival as a living organism in constant mutation, reflecting its experimental and evolving spirit. Watch video here.
Sónar and Sónar+D will offer affordable ticket options for all audiences. As a major novelty, after this first line-up announcement, SonarPass and SonarPass+D will not increase in price. Other ticket types will go on sale shortly.
Sónar 2026: A celebration of diversity, originality and the avant-garde
Sónar 2026 reveals around 30% of an exciting line-up as diverse, representative and original as ever. In total, the festival will feature more than 100 shows.
True to its mission, carried out over more than three decades of history, Sónar will continue to uncover local and international talent while acting as a globally relevant platform for electronic and digital culture.
This first announcement already hints at this unique curation while defining the artistic direction of this new edition with a programme that embraces multiple genres, languages, disciplines, generations and artistic communities.
This gathering of artists from across the entire electronic spectrum unites to reveal a snapshot of the contemporary scene, from the avant-garde to the most popular sounds in club culture, this June in Barcelona.
A renewed format to propel the festival into the future
For the first time, Sónar’s musical programme will take place entirely in a single space: Fira Barcelona (Gran Via venue in L’Hospitalet).
“Barcelona must once again become the capital of electronic culture, and Sónar 2026 marks a decisive step towards the future. We have designed a festival that not only celebrates music but integrates technology, art and creativity into a unique experience, offering an ideal space for discovery. Barcelona will once again be the global epicentre of cultural innovation.” – François Jozic, Sónar’s director
“We will unify — though not merge — the daytime and nighttime programmes in a single space. This will allow every type of audience to experience the festival in full and enjoy many more hours of uninterrupted music, with more offerings and more stages operating simultaneously across every time slot.” – François Jozic, Sónar’s director
In this way Sónar 2026 reinvents the way that music is experienced, within a completely new format: continuous music throughout the entire festival. Six stages with unique identities will offer exceptional uninterrupted programming, preserving the spirit of the historic daytime sessions — now with extended hours — and permitting extra shows to be added to the night-time programming.
Three outdoor and three indoor stages will allow for smooth transitions between day and night, maintaining the essence of the festival within a single space. The result: a more comfortable, immersive, and seamless experience.
All festival stages will also be redesigned to deliver next-level audiovisual experiences through advanced technology, preserving Sónar’s reputation for innovation.
The well-known SonarClub, SonarLab and SonarCar stages will remain in their usual locations, alongside the new SonarVillage by Estrella Damm. Additional spaces include a larger open-air SonarPark and a renewed, expanded SonarHall, setting the stage for more live performances and DJ sets across all three days.
Sónar+D 2026: innovation, creativity and technology in Barcelona
This year, Sónar+D will have more presence than ever at Fira Gran Via, integrating large-scale immersive and interactive installations, digital art and experiences blending creativity and technology across the three days of the festival. Meanwhile, the 14th International Congress of Innovation, Creativity and Technology will maintain its discourse and networking programme in the city of Barcelona during the mornings of Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June, in locations to be announced soon. As a new feature in 2026, stand-alone tickets will be available for Sónar+D only, making this side of the festival more accessible to the general public and professionals alike.
Sónar+D will continue consolidating itself as a meeting point for professionals working in music, technology and creative industries. The 2026 programme will demonstrate how creativity drives innovation and, in turn, transforms multiple sectors.
As every year, the Sónar+D Open Call will invite submissions from innovative projects working with creative or artistic applications of tech, from around the world. More details will be announced soon.
An ever-mutating image, for a constantly evolving festival
Sónar 2026’s visual identity portrays the festival as a living organism in constant mutation, reflecting Sónar’s experimental and evolving spirit.
Sónar’s visual identity this year has been developed by creators Boldtron and art-directed by Lluís Campos. The festival’s multiple stages are conceived as micro-worlds, ecosystems that evolve and are identified through iconic elements such as green grass or red curtains.
Boldtron is the artistic name of brothers Xavier and Daniel Cardona, Barcelona-based creators recognised for their pioneering work in 3D, CGI, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence. With more than 25 years of experience, they have developed a unique visual language that combines technical precision with a deeply experimental aesthetic.
Their work stands out for its commitment to experimentation, research and the development of new visual methodologies. Although their universe is entirely digital, their approach remains strikingly organic and handcrafted, revealing a process in which intuition, gesture and artistic sensitivity coexist with cutting-edge tools.
Institutions, sponsors and partners
Sónar 2026 is an initiative by Advanced Music and the Sónar Foundation, in collaboration with the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the Ajuntament de Barcelona, with the support of the Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, and the European Commission’s S+T+ARTS initiative.
Sónar 2026 is principally sponsored by Estrella Damm, with the support of Fritz Cola and OCB.
Sónar 2026 also counts with the support of TIMES (The Independent Movement for Electronic Scenes).
About Sónar
True to its name, Sónar is a detector of sounds that scans and amplifies the present and future of the musical landscape, showcasing and globally disseminating the most influential artistic proposals of the moment while acting as a space for discovering emerging trends and movements in the arts and their intersections with science, technology and society.
Since its first edition in 1994, Sónar has reflected — through its festivals in Barcelona and around the world — the evolution and expansion of digital, electronic and experimental music and culture. Year after year, Sónar becomes the epicentre of cutting-edge music and the arts, bringing together audiences, artists and professionals from across the globe, drawn by its innovative content, formats and multi-stage experiences.
About Sónar+D
Sónar+D is the part of the Sónar programme where talks, debates, exhibitions, performances and ideas converge, exploring the intersections between creativity, innovation and technology, turning Barcelona into an annual gathering place for some of the world’s most curious and creative minds.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION – SÓNAR 2026
Dates: 18, 19 and 20 June 2026
Hospitalet, and other locations in Barcelona.
New opening hours: Sónar 2026 will run from 17:00 to 03:00 on Thursday and from 17:00 to 07:00 on Friday and Saturday.
A simplified and more accessible ticket offer
New ticket types: In addition to SonarPass and SonarPass+D, there will be a Weekend Ticket (Friday/Saturday) and single-day tickets for each individual day.
SonarPass: full access to Sónar.
SonarPass+D: full access to Sónar and Sónar+D.
Weekend Ticket: access to Sónar on Friday and Saturday (replacing the former Sónar by Night Pass, but with more hours of music starting from 17:00).
Single-day tickets for Thursday, Friday and Saturday: with extended hours (Thursday from 17:00 Friday and Saturday from 17:00–07:00).