Primavera Sound 2026

[pipan]

3 minutes ago, homesick said:

Any idea what time the announcement will be on Thursday please? 

Previous years, it was either 11:00 a.m. or noon. I'm starting refreshing the site at 9:00 a.m.

[xxialac]

A couple of times in the past a large poster with a name has appeared in the Barcelona streets in the run up.

[BA_Barrabus]

There is an Ocean in Barcelona

[xxialac]

A couple of times in the past a large poster with a name has appeared in the Barcelona streets in the run up to the announcement.

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, BA_Barrabus said:

There is an Ocean in Barcelona

Yeah, I love a good swim in the Mediterranean Ocean.

[BA_Barrabus]

ouch

[Fabrizzo]

31 minutes ago, BA_Barrabus said:

There is an Ocean in Barcelona

Perfect, the rumor about Frank Ocean, perfect 

[UsernameHere]

We've now mentioned Frank Ocean, Portishead, Kate Bush, MBV, Radiohead, NIN, The Cure, Joni Mitchell. The game is not gone, folks. 

[Fabrizzo]

3 minutes ago, UsernameHere said:

We've now mentioned Frank Ocean, Portishead, Kate Bush, MBV, Radiohead, NIN, The Cure, Joni Mitchell. The game is not gone, folks. 

+ Fugazi

+ Sonic Youth

+Daft Punk 

[UsernameHere]

Today I've gone from feeling confident about quite a few names on the lineup to now questioning every rumour. It's more fun this way tbh. Anyway I do think/hope we'll get a name or 2 that nobody has mentioned yet and with no tour announcement. 

[SweetJesus]

Can someone recommend good hostel? Maybe I’ll go for the first time and except festival, I would also explore the city so hostel with good position, price for 30-40€ per night near public transport would be great. 
 

I’ know I’m asking a lot but… 😀

[brosch]

7 minutes ago, UsernameHere said:

Today I've gone from feeling confident about quite a few names on the lineup to now questioning every rumour. It's more fun this way tbh. Anyway I do think/hope we'll get a name or 2 that nobody has mentioned yet and with no tour announcement. 

Same here. It all feels a bit too retro thus far

[Quadrophobia]

1 hour ago, festivalguy97 said:

Who else would you put on the pop side? All the big pops stars like Doja and Ariana are doing stadiums now. Same with big hip hop artists unless they get Tyler and Gambino and Rocky

Lorde, Addison Rae, Jorja Smith, Raye, pinkpantheress and so on its not like these times are lacking big female pop names

[katyaz]

10 minutes ago, UsernameHere said:

Today I've gone from feeling confident about quite a few names on the lineup to now questioning every rumour. It's more fun this way tbh. Anyway I do think/hope we'll get a name or 2 that nobody has mentioned yet and with no tour announcement. 

Hmm same, the names that are being suggested are too obvious.  Hoping for something unexpected of some sort. No offence to the Lorde/Tame Impala fans but... that just ain't it for me

[BA_Barrabus]

someone on reddit claiming to be an insider said it's going to be an epic release - whatever that means. Epic is pretty subjective

[festivalguy97]

10 minutes ago, Quadrophobia said:

Lorde, Addison Rae, Jorja Smith, Raye, pinkpantheress and so on its not like these times are lacking big female pop names

Raye is coming to Barcelona for a tour so shes out. Lorde is coming but she herself is not that relevant as she used to, as her last 2 albums flopped. Adisson Rae is maximum Twigs slot. Jorga Smith not that relevant as before. I think Pinkpantheress can be pretty high, her new songs are charting pretty well. 
I think if you add all of those together then yes, you can have a big effect. But still as a trio, the pop girls this year were unstoppable. And it's not my opinion, it's the ticket sales that talk for themselves.

Edited September 23, 2025 by festivalguy97

[Martin_89]

Seems like the new Phoenix song is a new project: 

 

[vsod00]

13 minutes ago, BA_Barrabus said:

someone on reddit claiming to be an insider said it's going to be an epic release - whatever that means. Epic is pretty subjective

 

could you give me the link to the thread, please?

[pipan]

9 minutes ago, BA_Barrabus said:

someone on reddit claiming to be an insider said it's going to be an epic release - whatever that means. Epic is pretty subjective

I remember the 2018 video of people screaming and almost crying when watching the line-up release video. Until today I don't know if they were reacting like this because of Arctic Monkeys or Migos.

 

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the lineup will be great (as literally every year) but let's moderate our expectations.  

[UsernameHere]

Just now, pipan said:

I remember the 2018 video of people screaming and almost crying when watching the line-up release video. Until today I don't know if they were reacting like this because of Arctic Monkeys or Migos.

 

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the lineup will be great (as literally every year) but let's moderate our expectations.  

Agree. Also in the past maybe 6 editions the only year that the sentiment on the lineup was almost unanimous was 2022. Every other year there's always a group who hates it and a decent percentage who are underwhelmed, but as the date approaches people warm to it. Happens every time. The day it drops a lot of people will be initially disappointed. 

[Fabrizzo]

3 hours ago, festivalguy97 said:

There is a leak that some of the artists that will be on PS poster on Thursday are: The Cure, Gorillaz, Nick Cave, Gracie Abrams, Clipse, Car Seat Headrest, Joni Mitchell, Rosalia, Lola Young, EYE, Titanic. 

 

Take it with a grain of salt tho 

 

P.S: Forgot about Portishead being also on the lineup.

Titanic?

[xxialac]

The lineup will have some spotty headliners and there'll be some initial disappointment but it will also have the most varied and extensive undercard and some stuff I never heard of will end up being amazing highlights.

(Source: the last 10 years)

[Hip Priest]

2 minutes ago, Fabrizzo said:

Titanic?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/29/titanic-hagen-review-mabe-fratti-hector-tosta

 

[BA_Barrabus]

11 minutes ago, vsod00 said:

 

could you give me the link to the thread, please?

 

[FKA SOSOTWS]

6 minutes ago, UsernameHere said:

Agree. Also in the past maybe 6 editions the only year that the sentiment on the lineup was almost unanimous was 2022. Every other year there's always a group who hates it and a decent percentage who are underwhelmed, but as the date approaches people warm to it. Happens every time. The day it drops a lot of people will be initially disappointed. 

 

2022 ended up being a massive outlier in terms of the actual festival experience, so bring on another "regular" PS lineup that gets us another typical great time.