Primavera Sound 2026

[xxialac]

Looks like Primavera Buenos Aires is coming back. There's no way they will be content with BCN and Porto.

[livenstu]

8 hours ago, diancieprince said:

First names for Unsound Festival 2025 have been confirmed — we should keep an eye on them, as Primavera Sound often gets “inspired” by this advanced/experimental music festival when filling out their own lineup.

This year, for example, we saw artists like AKA HEX, CRYSTALLMESS (live), Florence Sinclair, Kali Malone, RHR, Still House Plants, Sideproject, and Heinali + Yasia — all of whom performed at Unsound 2024.

 

would freak out if Primavera bagged Eiko Ishibashi & Jim O'Rourke

[FKA SOSOTWS]

12 hours ago, diancieprince said:

would point out: Smerz, Moin, caroline and YHWH Nailgun as posibles candidates for PS26

 

Also Eiko Ishibashi and DJ Haram.

[quentin_Tent]

A probably over-stacked wish/prediction list: 🙂 

 

 

Tyler the Creator, Lorde, The xx, DOECHII, Phoebe Bridgers, David Byrne, My Bloody Valentine, King Gizzard and the lizard wizard, Sault, Mac DeMarco, Kneecap, C Tangana, Cmat, Men I Trust, Mk Gee, Joanna Newsom, Fourtet, Cleo Sol, Natalie Laforcarde, Blondshell, Self Esteem, Thundercat, Big Thief, 100Geks, Avalanches, Morcheeba, El-P, Kae Tempest, Matt Berninger, Ichiko Aoba, Blood Orange, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, Godspeed you! Black Emperor, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin, The Voidz, Bambie Thug, Flowdan, Avalon Emerson, DJ Paulette, Biig Piig, DJ Haram, or:la, Pigsx7, Chalk, Hamilton Leithauser, Prospa, Alice Glass, The Moonlandigz, Chastity Belt, Maruja, Clara La San, Ross from Friends, Saya Gray, Obingjayar, Jane Remover, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Nabihah Iqbal, Skee Mask, Mdou Moctar, Connie Constance, Slift, Kylesa, Deeps, YHWH nailgun, AA Williams, Sorry, Yin Yin, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Jesus Piece, The Wytches, Caroline, Nia Smith, Teen Mortgage, Emma Ruth Rundle, Adebisi Shank, Model Actriz, Slow Crush, Kayo Dot, TTSSFU, Thank, Hang Linton, Maquina, Formal Sppeedware, Cortney Dixon, 

[DarthSaul]

I'm going to predict a top of the card looking something like- 

Lorde / Fred Again / Pink Pantheress / Miley Cyrus / David Byrne / Alabama Shakes

Blood Orange / Skepta / Self Esteem / Kneecap / Alex G / Folamour 

[emmanuel]

I'm thinking and afraid that artists like David Byrne and My Bloody Valentine are not that likely, since they presumably require a large fee and don't attract that many people. They might be a larger name for prestige, but not for festival visibility or ticket sales. Even more so if Primavera is the main reason they decide to tour in June next year.

[Guest]

David Byrne is doing a livenation tour so it wouldn't shock me if he's nabbed by livenation festivals instead. He didn't play primavera on his last tour either.

[livenstu]

2 hours ago, scatteredscreens said:

David Byrne is doing a livenation tour so it wouldn't shock me if he's nabbed by livenation festivals instead. He didn't play primavera on his last tour either.

 

I'd love to see him but also totally ready for this

[FKA SOSOTWS]

Cardi B releasing her second album this fall. Write her up as a contender.

[northernangel]

6 hours ago, DarthSaul said:

I'm going to predict a top of the card looking something like- 

Lorde / Fred Again / Pink Pantheress / Miley Cyrus / David Byrne / Alabama Shakes

Blood Orange / Skepta / Self Esteem / Kneecap / Alex G / Folamour 

I think you'll have The Cure in there.

[Fnmentaluk]

For those that fly from Scotland, easyJet have announced they will start flying Edinburgh to Barcelona from October, at the moment only flying Monday and Friday, only available to book upto the end of march at the moment.

[Granny-Smith]

Do you think, this predictions are realistic?

 

DIIV, Little Simz, Alvvays, Lorde, JPEGMAFIA, Mogwai, Pink Pantheress, Swans, Doechii, King Gizzard, Kneecap, Big Thief, Alex G, 100 Geecs, Wednesday, Deafheaven, Clairo, Wunderhorse, Oh Thees, Prostitute, Clipse, Shame, Dry Cleaning, Father John Misty, Sudan Archives, Ethel Cain, Beck, Panda Bear, The War On Drugs

[xxialac]

1 hour ago, Granny-Smith said:

Do you think, this predictions are realistic?

 

DIIV, Little Simz, Alvvays, Lorde, JPEGMAFIA, Mogwai, Pink Pantheress, Swans, Doechii, King Gizzard, Kneecap, Big Thief, Alex G, 100 Geecs, Wednesday, Deafheaven, Clairo, Wunderhorse, Oh Thees, Prostitute, Clipse, Shame, Dry Cleaning, Father John Misty, Sudan Archives, Ethel Cain, Beck, Panda Bear, The War On Drugs

Genre-wise yes, those actual bands, no. 

 

It's impossible to predict who they might book when we don't know who's touring.

[Specta]

Mac DeMarco with a new album and last date in US on 23rd of may next year.

99,99% on for 2026 edition.

 

[katyaz]

On 24/06/2025 at 14:23, Specta said:

Mac DeMarco with a new album and last date in US on 23rd of may next year.

99,99% on for 2026 edition.

 

I said the same about Tyler this year... last European date was May 31 but he played the Governors Ball instead. No guarantees anymore!

[xxialac]

There are unconfirmed reports of some kind of pepper spray/tear gas attacks at two Barcelona festivals recently, done so as the perpetrators could steal phones whilst their numerous victims were incapacitated (some vomiting).

 

I don't know if this is going to become a trend but perhaps points to more security next year and if I hear of more reports, I will take an old phone to the festival in future. 

[homesick]

On 02/07/2025 at 13:42, xxialac said:

There are unconfirmed reports of some kind of pepper spray/tear gas attacks at two Barcelona festivals recently, done so as the perpetrators could steal phones whilst their numerous victims were incapacitated (some vomiting).

 

I don't know if this is going to become a trend but perhaps points to more security next year and if I hear of more reports, I will take an old phone to the festival in future. 

the festival will still be more concerned about people bringing in bottles of water 

[xxialac]

18 minutes ago, homesick said:

the festival will still be more concerned about people bringing in bottles of water 

Isn't that a very reasonable concern as bottles end up being thrown at performers and no way of identifying the culprit half the time?

 

I think the performers are owed some protection...

[Guest]

On 02/07/2025 at 13:42, xxialac said:

There are unconfirmed reports of some kind of pepper spray/tear gas attacks at two Barcelona festivals recently, done so as the perpetrators could steal phones whilst their numerous victims were incapacitated (some vomiting).

 

I don't know if this is going to become a trend but perhaps points to more security next year and if I hear of more reports, I will take an old phone to the festival in future. 

Unnecessary fear mongering this. Don't think there's anything to worry about. As always people should be wary of thieves and pickpockets (as they should at all major events) but acting like there's an obvious risk of being tear gassed is just ridiculous. 

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Isn't that a very reasonable concern as bottles end up being thrown at performers and no way of identifying the culprit half the time?

 

I think the performers are owed some protection...

No bottles get launched at performers at primavera, or most events these days.

[xxialac]

2 hours ago, scatteredscreens said:

Unnecessary fear mongering this. Don't think there's anything to worry about. As always people should be wary of thieves and pickpockets (as they should at all major events) but acting like there's an obvious risk of being tear gassed is just ridiculous. 

What?

 

My language was very measured - ‘unconfirmed’, ‘don’t know if this is going to become a trend’, ‘perhaps’.

 

Don’t think you know what fearmongering is. Was simply alerting people so they could research and make their own mind up. 
 

One of the festivals was Afterlife when Anyma were playing who were at PS a couple of years ago.

 

[Guest]

4 hours ago, xxialac said:

What?

 

My language was very measured - ‘unconfirmed’, ‘don’t know if this is going to become a trend’, ‘perhaps’.

 

Don’t think you know what fearmongering is. Was simply alerting people so they could research and make their own mind up. 
 

One of the festivals was Afterlife when Anyma were playing who were at PS a couple of years ago.

 

One report of this incident isn't worth mentioning, it just gets people worried for no reason. There's nothing to alert people on.

 

Also what does the relevance of the act playing have anything to do with it.

[xxialac]

41 minutes ago, scatteredscreens said:

One report of this incident isn't worth mentioning, it just gets people worried for no reason. There's nothing to alert people on.

 

Also what does the relevance of the act playing have anything to do with it.

Huh?

 

I mentioned two festivals and now it turns out there's a third. Brunch Elektronik from last week when Charlotte de Witte was playing. They just put out a statement.

 

All in Barcelona. And I mentioned the acts to show that these are not some kind of wildly different events.

 

Last time I checked, people on here are adults and will do their own research and come to their own conclusions, you're the one being weird and controlling.

[homesick]

On 03/07/2025 at 14:04, xxialac said:

Isn't that a very reasonable concern as bottles end up being thrown at performers and no way of identifying the culprit half the time?

 

I think the performers are owed some protection...

That doesn’t seem to be an issue at any other festival. Certainly wasn’t at Glastonbury this weekend. Primavera is a very friendly crowd, it’s an unnecessary confer 

[pipan]

On 03/07/2025 at 18:38, xxialac said:

One of the festivals was Afterlife when Anyma were playing who were at PS a couple of years ago.

 

Not that it has any importance in this discussion but I don't think Anyma ever played at PS. I think he was annonced but canceled.