Festival No. 0000464 · Est. 1998
Weekend of the year
No. 0002351
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Somewhere in Barcelona
Where it happens
Festival site
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The details
- Venue
- Sonar 2013
- City
- Barcelona, Spain
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For the record
About the artists
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Alizzz was born in Castelldefels, Spain, in 1984. -
AlunaGeorge formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays electronic, uk garage.
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Alvin Risk was born in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1988. Plays dubstep, edm, electro house.
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Baauer was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 30 April 1989. Plays electronic, grime, hip hop, trap, trap edm.
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Bat For Lashes was born on 25 October 1979. Plays alternative pop, ambient pop, art pop, dream pop, folktronica, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
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BeGun was born in 1983. Plays deep house, electronica, house, nu disco.
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C2C formed in Nantes, France, in 1998. Plays breakbeat, electronic, turntablism.
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Christeene was born in Austin, United States.
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Darkstar formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays electronic.
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Derrick May was born in Detroit, United States, on 4 June 1963. Plays detroit techno, electronic, techno.
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Diplo was born in Tupelo, United States, on 10 November 1978. Plays afro house, bass house, club, country, dance, disco, edm, electronic.
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Eats Everything was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 12 May 1980. Plays house, techno.
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Fantastic Mr Fox plays dubstep, post-dubstep.
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Fatima Al Qadiri was born in 1981. Plays electro, experimental, lo-fi, witch house.
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Foreign Beggars formed in 2002, and split up on 9 May 2019, after 17 years. Plays british rhythm & blues, dancehall, dubstep, grime, hip hop.
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Gold Panda was born in Peckham, United Kingdom, in 1980.
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Hot Natured formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays club, dance, deep house, edm, electronic, electronica, house, melodic house.
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Jackson and His Computer Band was born in Paris, France, on 15 June 1979.
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Jamie Lidell was born on 18 September 1973. Plays electronic, soul.
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Jurassic 5 formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Justice formed in Paris, France, in 2003. Plays dance, electro, electro house, electro-disco, electronic, french electro, french house, house.
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Karl Hyde was born in Bewdley, United Kingdom, on 10 May 1957.
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Kraftwerk formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1970. Plays electro, electronic, industrial, krautrock, neue deutsche welle, progressive electronic, synth-pop, techno.
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La Bien Querida was born in Bilbao, Spain, on 6 November 1972.
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Laurent Garnier was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on 1 February 1966. Plays electronic, techno.
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Lindstrøm was born in Stavanger, Norway, on 16 February 1973. Plays electronic, nu disco, space disco.
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Major Lazer formed in Los Angeles, Jamaica, in 2008. Plays art pop, dance-pop, dancehall, downtempo, dub, edm, electro, electronic.
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Mary Anne Hobbs was born in City of Preston, United Kingdom, on 16 May 1964. Plays dubstep, electronic, experimental, uk garage.
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Matthew Herbert was born in Kent, United Kingdom, in 1972. Plays deep house, electroacoustic, idm, microhouse.
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Modeselektor formed in 1996. Plays electro, electronic, idm, techno.
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Mr Beatnick was born in 2015.
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Mykki Blanco was born in Orange County, United States, on 2 April 1986. Plays electronic, hip hop.
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Nicolas Jaar was born on 10 January 1990. Plays electronic.
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Objekt plays electronic.
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Oneman was born in Streatham, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, grime, uk garage.
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Paul Kalkbrenner was born in Leipzig, Germany, on 12 June 1977. Plays electronica, minimal techno, techno.
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Pet Shop Boys formed in Chelsea, United Kingdom, on 19 August 1981. Plays art pop, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electropop, house, new wave, pop.
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Raime formed in London, United Kingdom.
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Richie Hawtin was born in Banbury, Canada, on 4 June 1970. Plays electronic, minimal techno, techno.
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Samaris formed in January 2011. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, trip hop.
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Seth Troxler was born in Lake Orion, United States, in 1986. Plays deep house, house, tech house, techno.
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Sherwood & Pinch plays dubstep.
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Skip & Die formed in 2010.
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Skrillex was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 15 January 1988. Plays afro house, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, brostep, club, complextro, dance.
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Soulwax formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, dance, dance-punk, electro house, electroclash, electronic, indie rock, new rave.
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Sébastien Tellier was born in Le Plessis-Bouchard, France, on 22 February 1975. Plays ambient pop, downtempo, electronic, french house, pop.
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TNGHT formed in 2008. Plays trap, trap edm.
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Todd Terje was born in Buskerud, Norway, on 11 May 1981. Plays disco, electronic, electronica, house, synthwave.
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Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
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