Primavera Sound 2026

[LMDS]

27 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Damon Albarn general history with primavera events I'd say makes it likely. Radiohead, Gorillaz and Lorde could be your headliners.

he has also a good history with BBK Live

[xxialac]

Was thinking the same. I foresaw Gorillaz more at Bilbao BBK this time...

[Guest]

Hope Gorillaz arent there. A lot of these names are looking a bit too 2022 for my liking. Watch The National have a new album out next year also and complete the set.

[xxialac]

Changing subject, no Primavera Sound in Latin America then this year. Again.

[ElectricWizard]

2025 was an atypical year for headliners (the three Powerpuff Girls were prominently featured on the bill), but generally in other years we've never had fewer than six headliners, so I'd go with six names rather than three.

 

So far, my two cents go to Lorde, Tame Impala, Nick Cave, Tyler the Creator, Gorillaz and Radiohead.

[Fabrizzo]

21 hours ago, Fnmentaluk said:

I see System of a Down with support from Queens of the Stone Age announced a European tour next year , No Spanish dates 

But the tour doesn't start till the end of June.

Not normally the type of band they usually book . But who knows now after Calvin Harris and Ghost 

Maybe QOTSA 

[chilirocker]

9 hours ago, ElectricWizard said:

2025 was an atypical year for headliners (the three Powerpuff Girls were prominently featured on the bill), but generally in other years we've never had fewer than six headliners, so I'd go with six names rather than three.

 

So far, my two cents go to Lorde, Tame Impala, Nick Cave, Tyler the Creator, Gorillaz and Radiohead.

I think they’ll lean into pop again since it was so successful this year - could see Doja Cat, Lorde and Doechii (not so much pop). Although I think Lorde’s new album flopped a bit. 

[ElectricWizard]

1 hour ago, chilirocker said:

I think they’ll lean into pop again since it was so successful this year - could see Doja Cat, Lorde and Doechii (not so much pop). Although I think Lorde’s new album flopped a bit. 

 

Actually, one woman out of six headliners would be too few considering the latest lineups, I think Doechii will be among the headliners (maybe instead of Cave or Gorillaz?).

[frankburns]

On 01/08/2025 at 20:35, JedTheHumanoid said:

Suede with new album in September, Soulwax in October. 

Can see both of them on the lineup

I was hoping for Suede, but they will play Barcelona and Porto in March (and many other cities in Spain and Portugal). 

[Marty76]

15 minutes ago, frankburns said:

I was hoping for Suede, but they will play Barcelona and Porto in March (and many other cities in Spain and Portugal). 

Annoyingly they skip Amsterdam, so was also hoping for Primavera...

[JedTheHumanoid]

18 minutes ago, frankburns said:

I was hoping for Suede, but they will play Barcelona and Porto in March (and many other cities in Spain and Portugal). 

Yeah, these tour dates makes it pretty unlikely 

[matrainertje]

Ticket sale for Radiohead was insane. All venues sold out instantly.

 

In terms of demand, this isn't the same band that was announced back in 2016. I feel like they're more popular than ever and could maybe be too big for this nowadays? Tickets would be gone within moments. 

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

Ticket sale for Radiohead was insane. All venues sold out instantly.

 

In terms of demand, this isn't the same band that was announced back in 2016. I feel like they're more popular than ever and could maybe be too big for this nowadays? Tickets would be gone within moments. 

even in 2016 they'd have sold out 4 nights at the O2 and I doubt they're bigger than Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell (or at least they're a similar size)

[ParanoidTourist]

44 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

Ticket sale for Radiohead was insane. All venues sold out instantly.

 

In terms of demand, this isn't the same band that was announced back in 2016. I feel like they're more popular than ever and could maybe be too big for this nowadays? Tickets would be gone within moments. 

 

Yeah, they sould out 20 venues within half an hour. And it was only among the people who had managed to get a ticket code. Many people who wanted to buy a ticket didn´t even reach that stage. So any festival who grabs Radiohead next summer will have a pretty big pull. 

[BenjoDiMeo]

 

 

1 hour ago, scatteredscreens said:

even in 2016 they'd have sold out 4 nights at the O2 and I doubt they're bigger than Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell (or at least they're a similar size)

Let's not forget, also, that in 2016 Primavera sold out the fastest it ever has (a matter of a few days) after they were announced as headliners

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, BenjoDiMeo said:

 

 

Let's not forget, also, that in 2016 Primavera sold out the fastest it ever has (a matter of a few days) after they were announced as headliners

Yeah. I still think they're in reach for primavera.

[mikro]

Maruja's debut album is absolutely amazing. I am hoping that even though they are playing Spain and Portugal in December, we might still see them at Primavera. I guess they will blow up real soon.

[matrainertje]

3 hours ago, scatteredscreens said:

even in 2016 they'd have sold out 4 nights at the O2 and I doubt they're bigger than Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell (or at least they're a similar size)

This is not them selling 4 nights at the O2. This is them selling out 450.000 tickets within minutes after millions have registered to even try to get a ticket. 

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3 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

This is not them selling 4 nights at the O2. This is them selling out 450.000 tickets within minutes after millions have registered to even try to get a ticket. 

 

The registration part doesn't even matter, they gave more codes than capacity so it was always going to sell out. I don't know why people are shocked they've sold these dates out so quickly. They've been away 7 years. Still, take a look at Sabrina Carpenter, she sold out 2 x Hyde Park last year - that's 130k minimum (could be more) alone just in the UK. By that metric Radiohead are still perfectly bookable.

[katyaz]

New Snooper single is good, album coming in a few weeks. surely a candidate for Steve Albini stage

[Valbork]

5 hours ago, mikro said:

Maruja's debut album is absolutely amazing. I am hoping that even though they are playing Spain and Portugal in December, we might still see them at Primavera. I guess they will blow up real soon.

They must surely be a high priority Primavera booking for 2026.

[Valbork]

I know Frost Children played this year, but it was a very late night/end of festival slot with a fair few technical problems that led to a very truncated slot. With a fantastic album release today, would like to think they could be rebooked and at least bumped up to Amazon type stage.

[Tigane]

On 12/09/2025 at 14:25, scatteredscreens said:

Yeah. I still think they're in reach for primavera.

 From what i heard , as of right now,  Radiohead do not intend to do festivals in 2026.


Things can change though

Edited September 13, 2025 by Tigane

[UsernameHere]

I got a Madrid ticket in the end so I won't be too disappointed if Radiohead haven't been booked but I still think they'll be on the lineup.

Edited September 13, 2025 by UsernameHere

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Tigane said:

 From what i heard , as of right now,  Radiohead do not intend to do festivals in 2026.


Things can change though

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