JUNE.
THE DOOF DOOF COMES TO TOWN.
Don’t come expecting your run-of-the-mill dance club acts: Sonar brings you back to the future of electronic music. The performances are a mash-up of everything that is hot in the sound scene. You can expect to see some familiar names showcasing new adventures and some artists who are so fresh they haven’t yet been defined.
OK, LET’S DO SOME TIME TRAVEL – TAKE US TO THE FUTURE OF SOUND.
Sonar doesn’t just stick to the standard ‘artist on stage in front of audience’ formula. The festival mixes it up with interesting exhibition and installation spaces in which to showcase electronic and advanced music sounds. Take for example the L’Auditori, a venue which is traditionally used for orchestras but which substitutes strings for sub-woofers when Sonar is in town.
GIVE US A HINT AT THE KIND OF HEROES AND PIONEERS WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE.
The festival-kick started in 1994 but it wasn’t till 1997 that it really started to attract some big electronic dance music artists. The line-up from that year lists the crème de la crème of EDM with names like Daft Punk, Kraftwerk, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Deep Dish, Herbert, Death in Vegas, and Coldcut. In 2016 the acts included Santigold, Underground Resistence, Richie Hawtin and James Rhodes.
