Festival No. 0000464 · Est. 1998
Weekend of the year
No. 0009163
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Somewhere in Barcelona
Where it happens
Festival site
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The details
- Venue
- Sónar By Day
- City
- Barcelona, Spain
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For the record
About the artists
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A$AP Rocky was born in Harlem, United States, on 3 October 1988. Plays cloud rap, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, trap. -
Arca was born in Caracas, Spain, on 14 October 1989. Plays ambient, art pop, avant-garde, club, dance, deconstructed club, electronic, electronica.
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Autechre formed in Rochdale, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays ambient techno, avant-garde, drill and bass, electronic, electronica, experimental, experimental electronic, glitch.
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Cashmere Cat was born in Halden, Norway, on 29 November 1987. Plays alternative r&b, edm, electronic, future bass.
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Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, neo-psychedelia, progressive house, techno.
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Daniel Avery was born on 30 September 1986. Plays acid house, ambient, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, downtempo, drum and bass.
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Die Antwoord formed in 2008. Plays electronic, hip hop, hip house, instrumental hip hop, pop rap, rave, trap.
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DJ Raff was born on 3 June 1976.
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Dorian Concept was born in Vienna, Austria, on 16 September 1984. Plays ambient, breakbeat, breaks, dance, electronic, electronica, experimental, house.
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Duran Duran formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, dance, electro, electronic, new romantic, new wave, pop, pop rock.
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Erol Alkan was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 May 1974.
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Evian Christ was born in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, on 11 June 1989.
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FKA twigs was born in Cheltenham, United Kingdom, on 16 January 1988. Plays alternative r&b, ambient pop, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, dance, electronic, electronica.
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Flowdan was born on 17 March 1980. Plays grime.
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Flying Lotus was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 7 October 1983. Plays alternative hip hop, avant-garde jazz, downtempo, electronic, experimental, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental.
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Gramatik was born in Piran/Pirano, United States, on 19 October 1984. Plays blues, boom bap, electronic, electronica, funk, glitch hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop.
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Helena Hauff plays ambient, electronic, hardcore techno, house, techno.
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Holly Herndon was born in 1980. Plays electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, pop.
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Jamie Jones was born in Caernarfon, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays afro house, bassline, club, dance, deep house, deep tech, disco, edm.
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Jamie xx was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 October 1988. Plays deep house, electronic, future garage, house, indie pop, pop rap, post-dubstep, uk funky.
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Kate Tempest was born on 22 December 1985. Plays hip hop, political hip hop, spoken word.
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Kiasmos formed in 2009. Plays electronic, idm, microhouse, minimal techno.
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Kindness was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Koreless was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, on 21 June 1991. Plays electronic, electronica, idm.
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Maya Jane Coles was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house, downtempo.
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Modeselektor formed in 1996. Plays electro, electronic, idm, techno.
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Róisín Murphy was born in Arklow, Ireland, on 5 July 1973. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, pop.
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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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SOPHIE was born in Northampton, United Kingdom, on 17 September 1985, and died on 30 January 2021, aged 35. Plays alternative dance, bubblegum bass, dance-pop, deconstructed club, electronic, experimental, hyperpop, leftfield.
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Squarepusher was born on 17 January 1975. Plays drill and bass, drum and bass, electronic, electronica, experimental electronic, glitch, idm, jazz fusion.
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The 2 Bears formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010.
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs was born in London, United Kingdom, on 7 March 1986. Plays alternative dance, ambient, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, deep house.
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Tourist was born in London, United Kingdom, on 12 February 1987. Plays chillwave, deep house, downtempo, electronic, future garage, indietronica, melodic house, progressive breaks.
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