Festival Sonar
Sonar Festival In Barcelona
Since 1993 festival Sonar has been growing year by year and has become an international recognized meeting event for music lovers of Europe. As a matter of fact, it attracts renown international artists, music industry professionals, publishing distributions and Electronic Music fans. Barcelona does a great job in hosting such a terrific event! Each night there are parties flooding in the calles (streets), pubs and crowded parks (Calle Botanica) of the Spanish city!
It was founded in Barcelona in 1994 by Ricard Robles, Enric Palau, and Sergi Caballero. The festival has been divided into two parts since its inception: Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night. As a multifaceted and international event, the Sonar festival brings together Contemporary Art technology, live music performances and top Dj set. The festival stages all kinds of electronic music genres, from Hip Hop to Post Rock, Experimental Jazz Music, Electronic Pop, and much more.
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At Sonar, expect to find yourself in crowded concerts, audio visual screenings, exhibitions and conferences in two of Barcelona’s modern art galleries Center of Contemporary Culture(CCCB) and the Museu D’art Contemporani( Contemporary Art Museum). The wall surrounding the festival site is transformed into a huge free for all graffiti exhibition and Sonar club nights spring up in tiny backstreet bars. 80,000 ecstatic music lovers turn to the Barcelona beach side venues into a huge super club.This goes on through the early hours of the morning.
A super-popular club is the Razzmatazz. Top concert venue and mega-club with five main rooms, the Razzmatazz will offer you Indie music and break beats in its main dance floors, techno and pop on the first floor, and Gothic music on the top floor. Take Metro 1 Red and stop at Marina station at C/Almogavers. It is open Friday to Saturday 1am to 5am, and the entrance is about 12€ including one drink. So enjoy la noche in Barcelona for the Sonar Festival and get home full of music!
How To Get There Sonar village is in central Barcelona, and a 20 minute taxi ride from Barcelona Airport. A free shuttle bus runs between the Sonar by Day and Sonar by night venues.
Insider Tips Most big name DJ's booked for the main festival also play low key sets in smaller venues beforehand. Check the international music press for 'off-Sonar' parties.This will be your chance to catch a dance icon up close.
About The Crowd Art lovers,party people,girls and geeks: all the electronic music world is here. Come dressed to sweat.Block rocking DJ's plus 80,000 music fans make these the hottest dance floors of the festival year.
Dont Miss Serious clubbers flock to the free anti-Sonar party on the beach after the festival proper has wound down for the night.
When
A Friday,Saturday and Sunday in mid-June.
Acts 1-10pm Friday
1pm-7am Saturday and Sunday
Sonar Village 12-10pm daily
Price Moderate
Tickets And Information
From Spain: + 902 150 025 (Mon-Fri
9am-10pm,Sat and Sun 10am-10pm)
From abroad: +34 934 929 180 (same
times) Sonar Festival
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