Diplo, Spank Rock, Justice to play Sonar Festival 2008

by Jarrett Martineau | February 27, 2008 at 11:58 am

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Every year around this time I whisper the same thing, "Maybe I should go somewhere. Hmm. Maybe Barcelona in June? For a huge festival of amazing art and music? Yeah! This year I'm going to finally go to Sonar." And then I never do. Sigh.

I hear it's great though. You should go. Let me know how it is.

The Beastie Boys will not make a repeat appearance in Barcelona for this year's Sonar festival, and the initial line-up for the 2008 edition doesn't appear to be hurting from that fact. Instead, everyone from synth-pop legends Yahoo and Underground Resistance, to Boyz Noize, Neon Neon, and DJ Mehdi are confirmed for the three-day music and multimedia festival, making for one of the strongest line-ups in some time.

Several showcases are also in the works, including a BBC Radio 1 event with Mary Anne Hobbs and Flying Lotus, an Ed Banger Records party, a Ninja Tune showcase featuring Daedelus, and others.

The festival will take place June 19, 20, and 21 in various locations around Barcelona. Advanced tickets are on sale now. Go get 'em.

Confirmed Lineup

Antipop Consortium

Asstrio

Basquiat Strings

BC vs JC feat Darren Emerson

Ben Watt

Boys Noize

Cabo San Roque

Camille

Chloé

Diplo

DJ Key

DJ Mehdi vs A-Trak feat Kid Sister

Erol Alkan

Frankie Knuckles

Goldfrapp

Hercules and Love Affair

Justice

Kalabrese Pres. The Rumpelorchestra

Konono No 1

Little Dragon

M.I.A.

Miss Kittin

Neon Neon

Northern Sstate

Rósín Murphy

Spank Rock

Tara De Long

Tender Forever

The Duloks

The Pinker Tones

X-10 discovers The Rings of Saturn

Yazoo

Yelle