Lineup Roundup: Primavera Sound Reveals Anniversary Bill, BRITS, Sónar & Flow Festival Add Names

Primavera Sound turns 20 this year, and has already made a couple of big announcements in order to celebrate the occasion, including the launch of an LA edition.

While US fans are still waiting on the first names to be released, the Spanish original in Barcelona has unveiled an impressive bill that seems to feature  everybody who’s anybody in the world of music right now.

Lana Del Rey, The National, Young Thug, Tyler, The Creator, Bad Bunny, Massive Attack, Disclosure, Caribou, Brittany Howard, Beck, Pavement, Little Simz, King Krule, Kacey Musgraves, Iggy Pop, Earl Sweatshirt, Black Midi, Amelie Lens, Einstürzende Neubauten and Tropical Fuck Storm are just a few picks from the eclectic mix that is the 2020 Primavera Sound Barcelona lineup.

The festival has added one day at Parc del Fòrum, its home in Barcelona, and will now officially take place June 3-7.

A total of 211 artists of 35 nationalities make up the diverse lineup, which is also gender-balanced, according to the promoters, who had achieved a 50/50 gender split on their 2019 already.

As Pollstar reported in July, a UK edition of the famous Spanish festival had been in the making as well, plans that got cancelled in the end.

After unveiling nominees last weekend, the 2020 BRIT Awards today announced the music line up for the 40th award ceremony, Feb. 18, at The O2 Arena in London.

Another festival in Barcelona, Sónar, also announced a multi-faceted lineup for its next edition, which goes down in the Catalan capital June 18-20.

This year’s edition will feature more than 100 shows, including The Chemical Brothers, Arca, The Blaze, Carl Cox, Mura Masa, Eric Prydz, Richie Hawtin, AJ Tracey, Laurent Garnier, The Black Madonna, Charlotte De Witte, Princess Nokia, Telefon Tel Aviv, Dave and many more.

Artists perform at Sónar by day and by night.

Resident Advisor returns to Sónar to program the so-called SonarLab stage on both the Friday and Saturday. The lineup includes TNGHT, Conducta, Skee Mask, Nihiloxica, Giant Swan, Batu, Helena Hauff, Midland, Shanti Celeste, a rare live set from Project Pablo, and more.

The SonarXS stage focused on emerging talent from the national scene relocates and becomes bigger in 2020. Confirmed performances include Morad, Kaydy Cain, Chenta Tsai-Baobae or Califato ¾, among many others. 

Meanwhile, Flow Festival, which takes place Aug. 14-18 in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, announced new names in addition to the first confirmed headliner Bon Iver.

Stormzy, FKA twigs, Michael Kiwanuka, Mac DeMarco, Bikini Kill are going to take the stage at the Suvilahti festival site, as are Chromatics, Koffee, Mabel, Gettomasa, Life Aid 2020, Henrik!, Teksti-TV 666, and many more.