Sónar 2026 opens Barcelona’s electronic week like a city-sized circuit board

Sónar 2026 opens on 18 June in Barcelona, and the first day immediately turns the city into a giant electronic nervous system. The official programme runs from 18 to 20 June at Fira Gran Via, with names across the wider bill including Amelie Lens, Cabaret Voltaire, Charlotte de Witte, Kelis, Skepta, The Prodigy and WhoMadeWho live. What makes Sónar matter for an indie and alternative digest is not only the size of the lineup. It is the way the festival keeps treating electronic music as culture, technology, performance, design and urban experiment all at once. Sónar+D adds another layer around AI, music, digital art and new creative systems, making the week feel less like a normal festival and more like a laboratory with a very good sound system. Barcelona is plugged in again.

Source: https://sonar.es/