SÓNAR UNVEILS ITS FIRST ARTISTS FOR SÓNAR BARCELONA 2022

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The Chemical Brothers, The Blaze, Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Blessed Madonna, Richie Hawtin, AJ Tracey, Channel Tres, Serpentwithfeet, Princess Nokia, Charlotte de Witte, Polo & Pan, DJ Python, Skee Mask, Morad, Joy Orbison and Ms Nina, among over 100 performances at Sónar 2022.

• Sónar unveils the first 32 artists of the festival program taking place on 16.17.18. June 2022 in its usual venues of Fira Montjuic and Fira Gran Via, Barcelona.

• Highlights of the eagerly anticipated 2022 edition include living legends of electronica The Chemical Brothers presenting new music and a new AV show, as well as new live shows from The Blaze, Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Princess Nokia, Channel Tres, Serpentwithfeet, Joy Orbison, Louisahhh and many more.

• Also standing out among the first artists to be revealed are new shows from AJ Tracey, Polo & Pan, Tomm¥ €a$h, Sega Bodega, Morad, Lafawndah, Ms Nina, Locoplaya and Recycled J.

• The announcement also reveals DJ sets from stars of the scene including The Blessed Madonna Charlotte de Witte, Richie Hawtin, Dj Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Eris Drew B2B Octo Octa, DJ Python, Skee Mask, Jayda G, Lechuga Zafiro, Jamz Supernova, La Fleur, Chico Blanco and Jyoty.

• In the coming days Sónar will announce the dates when tickets for Sónar Barcelona 2022 will go on sale. Starting today, spectators who wish to secure their tickets before the general sale can sign up here.

• In the coming weeks Sónar will also reveal the line-ups for 2 new festivals presented by Sónar in 2021: The S+T+ARTS AI and Music Festival on the 27th and 28th and SónarCCCB on the 29th and 30th of October. Both festivals – which will be in-person with a strong digital component – will reflect all the spirit and energy of Sónar, with more than 60 activities including concerts and dj sets, talks, workshops, debates and presentations from Sónar+D. Sónar is encouraged by the progress in vaccination and downward evolution of the pandemic, and will present both these events in a much expanded version of last year’s format.

• All the news and information about this activity, and Sónar’s forthcoming festivals can be followed as always at sonar.es, sonarplusd.com and using the hashtag #ThisIsSonar on our social media channels.

FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT SÓNAR 2022 
Barcelona, 16th, 17th and  18th of June,  2022

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (UK)
THE BLAZE (FR)
ARCA (VE)
THE BLESSED MADONNA (US)
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER (US)
AJ TRACEY (UK)
PRINCESS NOKIA (US)
SERPENTWITHFEET (US)
CHANNEL TRES (US)
RICHIE HAWTIN (CA)
CHARLOTTE DE WITTE (BE)
POLO & PAN (FR)
ERIS DREW B2B OCTO OCTA (US)
SKEE MASK (DE)
JOY ORBISON (UK)
DJ PYTHON (US)
TOMM¥ €A$H (EE)
SEGA BODEGA (UK)
MORAD (ES)
LAFAWNDAH (FR)
JAYDA G (CA)
MS NINA (ES)
LOUISAHHH LIVE (FR)
LOCOPLAYA (ES)
LA FLEUR (SE)
CHICO BLANCO (ES)
DJ MARCELLE / ANOTHER NICE MESS (NL)
LECHUGA ZAFIRO (UY)
JYOTY (UK)
RECYCLED J (ES)
JAMZ SUPERNOVA (UK)
and many more.

THIS AUTUMN, TWO NEW FESTIVALS IN BARCELONA.

This Autumn, from 27th to 30th October 2021, Sónar will celebrate two new festivals in Barcelona, with in-person activities at the CCCB and other spaces, and a program of online content produced in collaboration with local and international partners in cities around the world.

For the first time in Barcelona, Sónar in association with the Universitat Politecnica de Barcelona (UPC) and betevé,  will organize the AI and Music Festival, focused on the application of artificial intelligence to musical creation, and part of the S+T+ARTS program of the European Commission.

The AI and Music festival will live alongside a much-expanded, and more music focused edition of SónarCCCB at Barcelona’s Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), which will feature a number of stages dedicated to live music, as well as the talks, workshops, debates and presentations of Sónar+D.

Both festivals will be predominantly in-person events, with a significant digital component. In total, more than 60 activities will take place, the majority with a physical audience, as well as online exclusives, with the goal of designing content specifically with online audiences in mind.

INSTITUTIONS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

Sónar 2022 is an initiative of Advanced Music with the collaboration of the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya through the  Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC), the Ajuntament de Barcelona, Creative Europe, We Are Europe, Impost Turístic and the Ajuntament de l’Hospitalet. 
Sónar 2022’s main sponsor is Estrella Damm and is sponsored by Thunder Bitch, MEDIAPRO, Red Bull y Coca-Cola. With support from TMB.    

SónarCCCB 2021 is an initiative of  Advanced Music and CCCB with the collaboration of  betevé, the support of the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya through the Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC), the Ajuntament de Barcelona and the program Creative Europe of the European Union, We Are Europe, Impost Turístic and the  Ajuntament de l’Hospitalet.
SónarCCCB 2021’s main sponsor is Estrella Damm and is sponsored by Thunder Bitch, ME by Meliá, Eagle Snacks and Takis. with the support of TMB.