Enjoy the music at Barcelona’s festivals!
Summer is approaching, and with it the music festivals held in Barcelona every year, attracting the biggest artists of the moment and thousands of fans who come to enjoy the city, its culture and the musical spirit of the many different styles on offer at Barcelona’s festivals.
Primavera Sound
When: 1 to 4 June 2023
Where: Parc del Fòrum
Primavera Sound returns to its usual format with a breathtaking line-up. Established acts such as Depeche Mode, Blur, Pet Shop Boys, New Order and Kendrick Lamar will share the stage with today’s most in-demand artists such as Rosalía, Måneskin, FKA Twigs, Skrillex and Halsey, among many others.
Full information here.
Share Festival
When: 9 to 10 June 2023
Where: Parc del Fòrum
Share Festival, which began as a festival of music and solidarity aiming to spread happiness and positive experiences that inspire action for meaningful change in the world, is going from strength to strength and celebrates its 5th edition at Parc del Fòrum, a larger venue. This year’s headliners include popular names such as Bizarrap, Quevedo, Dellafuente and Morad, as well as other leading urban music artists such as Hoke & Louis Amoeba, YSY A, Ptazeta, Saiko, Cyril Kamer and Aleesha.
Full information here.
Sónar
When: 15 to 17 June 2023
Where: Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc (Sónar by Day) and Fira de Barcelona Gran Via (Sónar by Night)
Sónar Barcelona, the International Festival of Advanced Music and Creativity & Technology Congress, is back in style in Barcelona and celebrating its 30th anniversary. Over this time Sónar has become one of the most important electronic music events in the world.
For this very special edition, it already has more than 100 confirmed artists in a programme focused on the most hedonistic side of electronic dance music and, as always, on the most advanced sounds. Among them are big names in international advanced music such as Aphex Twin, Bad Gyal, Eric Prydz, Black Coffee, Little Simz, Bicep, Fever Ray, Peggy Gou, Solomun, Oneohtrix Point Never, Amelie Lens, Honey Dijon, Shygirl, Richie Hawtin, The Blessed Madonna, Max Cooper, Kode9, Logic1000, Erika de Casier, Ryoji Ikeda and Lucrecia Dalt.
As usual, Sónar is split into Sónar by Day, held at Fira de Barcelona’s Montjuïc venue, and Sónar by Night, held at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue.
Full line-up and information here
Bubble Pop
When: 1 to 2 July 2023
Where: Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc
The first edition of a festival that K-Pop fans are sure to love is coming to Barcelona: BubblePop Festival, Europe’s first Asian music festival. Over two days, visitors can enjoy Asian pop culture with music, art, fashion, food and much more, with bands and artists such as LeeHi, Rei Ami, Superorganism, Junny and Macross 82-99, among others.
Full information here.
Brunch Electronik Festival
When: 11 to 13 August 2023
Where: Parc del Fòrum and Jardins Joan Brossa on Montjuïc
Electronic music has a second date this summer in Barcelona after Sónar: Brunch Electronik Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary with its biggest event yet and a line-up of more than 90 artists, including electronic heavyweights such as Jeff Mills, Marco Carola, Nina Kraviz, Carl Cox and Underworld, and more pop-oriented acts such as Hot Chip and Playback Maracas.
The festival is known for always choosing iconic locations and will take place at 3 different Barcelona venues: Parc del Fòrum and Jardins Joan Brossa on Montjuïc for dancing by day, and Sala Apolo to keep the party going at night with the after-parties.
Full information here.