Sónar 2025 returns to Barcelona with a bold and genre-defying lineup, setting the stage for its 32nd edition as one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking festivals in the world. This year’s program delivers over 200 performances and activities from 36 countries across 10 stages, spanning concerts, DJ sets, immersive audiovisual shows, and cutting-edge creative-tech projects.
At the heart of this year’s lineup is Nathy Peluso, who will debut her brand-new show Grasa for the first time in Spain, followed by an exclusive DJ set, Club Grasa, which showcases the artist’s electronic sensibilities. She’ll take over the Saturday night stage with two back-to-back performances, cementing her place as one of the most multifaceted acts at the festival.
Joining her are a series of unmissable premieres and experimental live sets from visionary artists like Arca, Pa Salieu, Raül Refree + Niño de Elche, Herbert & Momoko, Maria Arnal, Actress & Suzanne Ciani, and Alva Noto & Fennesz—the latter presenting a heartfelt tribute to the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Immersive audiovisual shows will light up Sónar by Night, with monumental productions from Eric Prydz, Peggy Gou, BICEP, Overmono, Max Cooper, Daito Manabe, and Cora Novoa. Dance music fans will also be treated to a heavyweight DJ lineup featuring Four Tet, Honey Dijon, Dixon, Helena Hauff, Barry Can’t Swim, MOCHAKK, Jayda G, and Vintage Culture.
Back-to-back sets promise to create historic festival moments, including the explosive pairing of Skrillex b2b Blawan, the debut collaboration of Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto, and a genre-spanning set from Dee Diggs b2b Ultra Naté.
Emerging talent and genre innovators also shine across the festival’s many stages, with performances by Yerai Cortés, Polo & Pan, TETO PRETO, Josh Caffé, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Lord Spikeheart, Lua de Santana, and Samantha Hudson. Among the standout multidisciplinary pieces is Room with a View, a collaboration between French producer Rone, the (LA)HORDE collective, and the Ballet National de Marseille—a powerful fusion of electronic music, dance, and political storytelling making its music festival debut.
The Spanish and Catalan scenes are well represented, with the premiere of Ama by Maria Arnal, a bold project exploring AI and the human voice as part of AI & Music powered by S+T+ARTS. Also on the lineup are Chano Domínguez & Bronquio, Tarta Relena’s experimental piece És Pregunta, super-producer Alizzz, and rising Catalan talent Mushka.
New sonic explorations range from the fast, percussive techno of Sama’ Abdulhadi and Andres Campo, to the slow, minimalist baile funk of Anderson do Paraíso. Other highlights include jungle from Tim Reaper, dubstep from Hamdi, ghetto house by MCR-T, and underground techno and house from Saoirse b2b Ryan Elliott and Flore b2b Peder Mannerfelt. Trance fans can catch DJ HEARTSTRING’s euphoric sets, while genre-defying experiments come courtesy of Le Motel.
As always, Sónar+D, the festival’s forward-looking congress of creative technologies and digital culture, anchors the innovation programming. With over 100 projects, the 2025 edition centers on three thematic pillars: AI + Creativity, Imagining the Future of Creative Industries, and Worlds to Come. Interactive forums, workshops, performances, and exhibits will explore the frontiers of AI, quantum computing, digital art, music technology, and ecological consciousness.
Participants include quantum art pioneer Libby Heaney, engineer and artist Xin Liu, neurohacker Albert.DATA, Web3 artists Operator (Ania Catherine and Dejha Ti), and experimental creators like Tega Brain, Rebecca Fiebrink, yaboihanoi, Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley, and Forensis & Bill Kouligas. One of the festival’s major innovations is Quantum Live Music Coding, a never-before-seen performance that blends live quantum computing with music creation.
Sónar+D deepens collaboration with institutions like Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, New Museum, Serpentine Gallery, Onassis Foundation, and companies such as Stability AI, Google Magenta, and AudioStellar. The Project Area at Sónar by Day will host 70+ projects across nine thematic zones, from AI & Music to Quantum Echoes and Systems of Care, emphasizing multidisciplinary innovation.
This edition also introduces the Communities Program, integrating creative collectives like Barcelona Music Tech Hub, Barcelona Design Week, and The Generative Art Museum. Meanwhile, Lounge+D will be home to networks like Digital Fems, Más Mujeres Creativas, and Telenoika.
Other landmark collaborations include the third edition of the +RAIN Film Festival, Europe’s leading AI-generated film festival, and the SonarMies series at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, which this year hosts Sensitive Interface, a project exploring accessibility through performance, tech, and design. Featured artists include LANAV, DJ Selfcare, and Verushka.
A highlight of Sónar+D is the dialogue between filmmaker Oliver Laxe and D’A Film Festival director Carlos R. Ríos about Laxe’s new film Sirat, with a soundtrack by Kangding Ray, fresh from its Cannes 2025 debut. Other immersive offerings include Flors de veu, an interactive digital sound garden developed with MELT, 3Cat, and Maria Arnal; and Lux Mundi, a multimedia homage to the Romanesque art of Sant Climent de Taüll, created with artists like Alba G. Corral, Desilence, and Tarta Relena.
The festival culminates with The Tide, a post-Venice Biennale installation by Mat Travizano and Marco Bressan, featuring AI-generated dialogues that reflect the political and environmental concerns of global youth.
Beyond the official program, Sónar Week transforms Barcelona from June 10 to 15 into a citywide celebration of music and culture, including the return of OFFSónar at Poble Espanyol, collaborations with institutions like Fundació Joan Miró, and concerts at venues like Palau de la Música Catalana. The closing concert, coinciding with Fundació Joan Miró’s 50th anniversary, features an intimate set by Yerai Cortés and Arto, with visuals by Andreu Fábregas.
With exclusive debuts, experimental art-tech showcases, and a broad range of global talent, Sónar 2025 reaffirms its position as the world’s leading festival at the intersection of music, creativity, and technology.