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Techno’s founding father and the French electronic duo join the Sónar by Day lineup on Sunday 13th April 

Jeff Mills + The Blaze DJ set

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30 years on from the release of their undisputed classic album <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE517grd-jE">dubnobasswithmyheadman</a>, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith are still looking to the future. Having brought rave culture into the mainstream in the ‘90s - with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-7Y-EDI1A">a little help</a> from Trainspotting - the UK duo have kept moving forward. Following on from their <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLehAq9SJvDGiy2F-k1KR1v4ct3VfKiJVU">DRIFT audiovisual series</a> - which saw them release a track and video every week over the course of a year -&nbsp; comes their 11th studio album Strawberry Hotel, a record only Underworld could make. Euphoric, creative and slippery, it perfectly captures the vibes of their genre-defying, high-tech live shows.&nbsp;

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Having brought rave culture to the masses in the ‘90s, the pioneering UK duo have never stopped looking forward

Underworld

The Detroit techno founding father, a pivotal figure in Sónar history, brings his science-fiction electronic music to Sónar Lisboa 2025 

Jeff Mills

Techno’s original female trailblazer might now be a global superstar, but she’s still as uncompromising as ever 

Nina Kraviz

In an era of huge screens and elaborate visual projections, Detroit techno pioneer Richie Hawtin has decided to look backwards to move forwards. His latest live show DEX EFX X0X goes back to the genre’s roots, a celebration of the dancefloor as a dark, mysterious place where you can lose yourself in the music. Using a combination of specially-configured lighting and immersive sound design, the Canadian innovator has created an experience that’s ‘more club than concert’. One of the highlights of Sónar 2024 in Barcelona, we can’t wait to bring this very special show to Lisbon.

The techno pioneer’s new back-to-basics live set uses modern lighting and sound design to recreate the feel of an underground club

Richie Hawtin DEX EFX X0X

The lauded French audiovisual duo return to Sónar Lisboa to explore their influences with a DJ set full of emotional, cinematic dance music

The Blaze DJ set 

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 The veteran duo have helped keep Berlin fresh, fun and free-spirited over the past 20 years

Modeselektor DJ set

Poised, playful and powerful,&nbsp;Anetha’s updated version of techno remains true to the genre’s blueprint, as you might expect from someone who originally trained as an architect. The French artist's modern sound looks beyond four-to-the-floor kicks but maintains the essence of the rave, incorporating trance, drum’n’bass, and even deconstructed club tracks. 2024 was her biggest year yet, with the release of her debut album&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://anetha.bandcamp.com/album/mty010-mothearth">Mothearth</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mixmag.net/feature/anetha-cover-feature-interview-paris-dj-mama-told-ya">magazine cover features</a>, and a series of high profile dates - including a showstopping set at Sónar by Night in Barcelona - around the world. We can’t wait to bring one of modern techno’s most exciting DJs to Sónar Lisboa 2025.&nbsp;<meta charset="utf-8">Now she’s bringing her first-ever visual show, EXHIBIT to Sónar Lisbon. Working with a team of visual artists led by&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/femur_v/">Femur</a>, she’s offering a glimpse into the inside of her mind. Want to see more? You’ll have to wait until April 2025.&nbsp;

The French DJ brings her first-ever visual show to Lisbon, after conquering Sónar by Night in Barcelona with her modern, open-minded brand of techno. 

Anetha presents 'EXHIBIT'

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The innovative UK artist crafts mind-blowing audiovisual shows that elevate electronic music to the level of fine art.  

Max Cooper presents 'Lattice 3D/AV'

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A mysterious new live set from a modern German legend who helped create the blueprint for Berlin techno

Marcel Dettmann presents ‘My Own Shadow’ live

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The Dutch artist is shaping the sound of trance to come, connecting classic rave euphoria with intense acid and booming techno

KI/KI

Expect puro fuego from the Madrid-born rave superstar, whose vinyl-only sets are legendary for their intensity and technicality

Héctor Oaks 

The latest multi-talented star to emerge from Brazil’s creative underground brings her fast, fierce and furious blend of baile funk and Jersey club to Lisbon

Clementaum

A potent cocktail of baile funk, trap, house, UK garage, Jersey club and more from a rising Brazilian star

Mu540

From the queer underground of Paris to Berlin warehouses and Balearic sunsets,&nbsp;Jennifer Cardini has played almost everywhere. With a career that spans three decades, they've quietly attained the status of the pioneers they once looked up to. And they've done it their way, staying true to their belief in the liberatory power of club culture and their love of music. Although best known for music that sits somewhere between seductive house, dark italo and coldwave - check their labels&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://correspondant.bandcamp.com/">Correspondant</a> and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://dischiautunno.bandcamp.com/">Dischi Autunno</a> - they'll also dip into the sleek techno and sexy EBM, or even hands-in-the-air rave euphoria, depending on the occasion. Expect a celebration of dance music from one of the best around at Sónar Lisboa 2025.&nbsp;

A quiet pioneer and true advocate for the liberatory power of the club brings their seductive brand of dance music to Lisbon

Jennifer Cardini

presented by&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/">Príncipe</a> x&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/">TraTraTrax</a>&nbsp;

Streetwise batida from the Lisboa bairros meets hybrid Latin-American club sounds in a never-before-seen back-to-back

DJ Firmeza b2b Nick León

 Hard, fast, and furious: the sound, aesthetics and choreography of gabber come to life on stage

Gabber Eleganza presents ‘The Hakke Show’

Lineup

Tickets

Access to Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night on 11.12.13 April 2025.

Full Festival Pass

VIP access to Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night on 11.12.13 April 2025.

Access to Sónar by Night on 11 or 12 April 2025.

Sónar by Night

Access to Sónar by Day on 12 or 13 April 2025.

Sónar by Day

Access to Sónar by Day + Sónar by Night on Saturday 12th April 2025.

Saturday 12 (Day + Night)

Surprise! Jeff Mills and a DJ set from The Blaze added to Sunday at Sónar by Day, completing the Sónar Lisboa 2025 lineup

SonarMix 056: Clementaum - Baile funk, tribal house and mutant club tracks on this fast, fun and furious mix of club music from the Brazilian sensation. 

SonarMix 053: NOIA - Relentless jungle, footwork and UK hardcore from Porto’s rising ‘160’ champion 

Full lineup for 2025 revealed: Underworld, Nina Kraviz, Richie Hawtin DEX EFX X0X, Anetha, Marcel Dettmann, KI/KI, plus stage takeovers by Príncipe x TraTraTrax, Enchufada and Dengo Club