The directors of the Sonar festival and the curators of Sonar D presented this Wednesday the program for the next edition, which will be held from June 16 to 18 and for which the presence of Arca, The Chemical Brothers, C. Tangana, Nathy Peluso or Samantha Hudson, among more than a hundred performances.
The festival returns to its usual format and will have two locations, the Fira Montjuïc during the day and the Fira Gran Vía on the nights of June 17 and 18. 117 shows will be presented and will combine absolute premieres, exclusive concerts, long-awaited returns to the stage, as well as a wide representation of the most relevant global, national and local talent of the moment.
Sónar by Day will open each day from 1 p.m., while Sónar by Night will start on Friday from 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 p.m., to close both nights at 7:30 a.m. Hours earlier than usual.
Also noteworthy are the leading international audiovisual shows that will take place, such as The Chemical Brothers, who will present their latest work No Geography The Chemical Brothers; that of the Berlin trio Moderat, who, after announcing their retirement from the stage, return to the scene with their new album MORE D4TA; that of the French epic electronic duo The Blaze with unreleased music and a new staging that promises to be spectacular; and Bonobo, presenting his latest album Fragments.
On the other hand, Arca will make his debut at Sónar by Night with a new show in which he will present his last five albums live. And as for the Spanish figures, they will also be at this great party, starting with C. Tangana, who returns to the festival already become a global star.
Nathy Peluso also returns to Sónar, this time with her acclaimed Calambre, to show why she continues to reign supreme in the field of Latin and urban sounds. Others like Morad, Simona or Ms Nina emerge as the sound of an increasingly near future.
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