Revealing the first wave for Sónar 2026 – Spain

The first wave of names for Sónar 2026 has landed, a carefully-curated taste of what to expect in June next year. 

30drop presents Insight Into Mind and Space | Alba Franch | Amelie Lens presents AURA | ascendant vierge hybrid set | DJ AYA | Boys Noize | Cabaret Voltaire | Charlotte de Witte | Chris Stussy | Clementaum b2b LAZA | Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents Cosmodelica | Danielle b2b Ryan Elliott | Funk Tribu | Gerd Janson b2b Marcel Dettmann | DJ Gigola | ISA | Joy Orbison | Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore | Kelis | KETTAMA | DJ MARIA. | MK b2b TSHA | Modeselektor live | Nia Archives | Ogazón | riria | RONI | Sammy Virji | Skepta | La Sofy | WhoMadeWho live

Original, unique, and diverse, this first selection of artists speaks to their DNA as a festival. Ahead of their most ambitious and interactive edition to date, we’re evolving while staying true to our founding principles.

Each year, we deliberately release the line-up in segments, allowing you to discover the programme in different stages of construction: 2026 will be no different. These 31 names account for just under a third of the final line-up – which will include over 100 acts and additional activities – yet already illustrate the enduring spirit of Sónar: a celebration of innovation and creativity in electronic music and beyond.

A reminder: this year they’re bringing together – not fusing, not merging – Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night for three days of non-stop, uninterrupted music. Questions? They’ve got answers for you here. 

One single ticket is now your passport to entire worlds of sound. The man who took grime global, Skepta, returns for a triumphant headline show, alongside a pair of potent new AV shows from the reigning queens of techno, Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte. And only at Sónar would you find New York r&b icon Kelis – yes, the same Kelis who wrote Milkshake and Millionaire – alongside pioneering industrial and electronic act Cabaret Voltaire. 

Elsewhere, one of UK dance music’s fastest rising new stars, Sammy Virji, makes his Sónar debut, as does Nia Archives: the jungle revivalist is bringing a full band live show to Barcelona. They’re joined by another multi-faceted UK artist, as Joy Orbison returns to Sónar for what will be another sublime set. They’re just some of the highlights from an already-stacked lineup of DJs that also includes future superstars KETTAMA, DJ Gigola and Funk Tribu, selector-par-excellence Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, and ambassadors of mental techno – DJ MARIA. – and high-velocity club music – Clementaum b2b LAZA.

Finally, Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore bring a necessary touch of neoclassical wonder to Sónar 2026, ahead of the release of their collaborative record of harp, synthesiser and vocals, Tragic Magic. And we’ve also tapped two Sónar favourites – Modeselektor and WhoMadeWho – to play brand-new live sets.

Grab your SonarPass now and you’ll have access to all this and more. 

And stay tuned for the rest of the line-up and more information on Sónar 2026 – including full details of the Sónar+D programme located in the city centre – coming early next year.

Fabfestivals will be in town so see you at Sónar 2026 –