06/16/2016 – 06/18/2016
Sónar is a colossus among electronic music festivals, not only because of its size or its longevity (2016 will be its 23rd year) but also due to the breadth and depth of its interests. Not many festivals can balance big-name acts like Skrillex and the Chemical Brothers with such a well-informed dedication to exploring new ideas in underground, experimental and avant-garde music, while keeping their definition of electronic music flexible enough to embrace unexpected headline shows – like Duran Duran in 2015. Sónar is about crowd-pleasers as much as it’s about challenging new music, and that’s the secret both of its success and an energy that spills over into scores of satellite parties and label nights all over the city.
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