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Sónar 2024 Report

More than 150,000 revellers from countries across the globe experienced Sónar in Barcelona from Thursday, June 13th to Saturday, June 15th. Under the slogan of 'the frequency of now', this year's event had some familiar names returning with new shows such as Air, Chartlotte De Witte, Folamour, Laurent Garnier, Paul Kalkbrenner, and Reinier Zonneveld, but it was the acts breaking onto the big stages for the first time or making their debuts that impressed us the most.   Mike Barnard was there for Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night to see acts as diverse as Jessie Ware, Surgeon & Speedy J, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale b2b DJ Paulette, Olof Dreijer & Diva Cruz, Salute, emptyset, Ela Minus, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and Marie Montexier b2b Mor Elian. This year's mantra for Sónar was 'the frequency of now'. Thursday After a huge storm hit Barcelona the evening before Sónar started, we were relieved to see the weather forecast return to warm and sunny for the rest of the week.

DJ Awards 2024 voting opens
Public voting has opened for the DJ Awards 2024. The awards celebrating the most popular DJs will take place at Ibiza's Club Chinois Wednesday, October 2nd. Nominees fall into…

First Nominees for AIM's Independent Music Awards 2024
Barry Can’t Swim, CASISDEAD, Ezra Collective, Fontaines D.C., and Jorja Smith are among the first nominees for AIM's Independent Music Awards 2024. AIM is a not-for-profit org…

Electric Brixton to host two Oktoberfest bashes
Oktoberfest will be celebrated at Electric Brixton... twice.  On Thursday, October 5th and 12th the music venue will be transformed into a lively beer hall, filled with the sights…

New format Hospitality Weekender planned for 2025
Hospitality will give drum & bass fans an early festival when they host their first weekender at Butlins Bognor Regis from Friday, January 31st to Sunday, February 2nd. Attend…

Final acts for Oasis Festival ahead of fallow year and new format
Salute, Interplanetary Criminal, Interstellar Funk, Sotusura, and whoiskenza complete the line-up for the final Oasis Festival 2024 in its original format. The eighth edition runs…

Junction 2 Festival 2024 Sunday review
London's Junction 2 Festival expanded to three days for 2024, providing five stages of predominently 4/4 beats in Boston Manor Park from Friday, July 26th to Sunday, July 28th…

Joy Orbison, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Driss Bennis, GЯEG and Toccororo join Oasis Festival 2024
Joy Orbison, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Driss Bennis, GЯEG, Paurro, and Toccororo will play Morocco's Oasis Festival this summer. They join acts revealed previously such as Laurent Garn…