Sonar 2014 has added a slew of new names for this June’s tops-off knees-up in the Barcelona sun. Joining the previously-announced Richie Hawtin plays Plastikman, Massive Attack, Laurel Halo, Machinedrum, DJ Harvey, Ben Frost, Jon Hopkins and so on will be CHIC feat. Nile Rodgers, Röyksopp & Robyn, Lykke Li, Todd Terje, a collaboration with Unsound that’ll feature Robert Piotrowicz and Oren Ambarchi with Sinfonietta Cracovia. Also from the leftfield come performances from Bee Mask and Forest Swords.
James Murphy and the Dewale brothers are bringing their ten tonne trucks of Despacio speakers for a special stage at Sonar By Day, and will be DJing from 15:30 to 21.30 on each night of the Festival. Also newly confirmed are – deep breath – Lykke Li, Neneh Cherry, 2manydjs, Boys Noize, Trentemøller, Loco Dice, Todd Terje, Kid Koala’s Vinyl Vaudeville, Audion, Spoek Mathambo, DJ Snake, Four Tet DJ set, BFlecha, Dâm-Funk, Future Brown, Brodinski, WhoMadeWho, 2020Vision presents Debukas, Paul Woolford and Ralph Lawson, FM Belfast, Kaytranada, Matthew Dear, Camo & Krooked, Machine Variation, Daniel Miller, Henry Saiz, Daito Manabe, Hucci, Tarek Atoui, Roll The Dice, Sibot, Professor Angel Sound, Sinjin Hawke, Astroboyz, Koreless, T.Williams, Throwing Snow, Emufucka, Louis Baker, Trancemicsoul, Suzanne Kraft, De La Montagne, Leo Aldrey, Harald Björk, Rudi Zygadlo, Jolly Mare, and Love Cult.
You can head over to the Sonar website for more information and tickets here, and read our review of Sonar 2013 here.