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Primavera Sound 2027: The First Wave
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ONE of the world’s biggest…
IN THIS PHOTO: Doechii/PHOTO CREDIT: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
and most important music festivals has announced its first wave of artists for 2027. Primavera Sound is held in Barcelona and draws in some huge artists. In terms of headliners, women feature much more heavily than at a lot of major festivals. I am ending this feature with a mixtape of songs from many of the artists already confirmed. First, NME provided details of next year’s Primavera Sound:
“Primavera Sound has announced the first wave of artists leading the bill for its 2027 edition including Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers and Fontaines D.C.
The festival will return to the Parc del Fòrum from June 3 to 5 next year, and is celebrating 25 years.
Last week, organisers confirmed the dates of the ticket sales for the upcoming edition, and also told fans to keep their eyes peeled for the first line-up announcement coming today (Monday October 5).
Now, a huge list of names have been confirmed for the 2027 instalment, and leading the way is Doechii who will be performing at the festival for the first time, as well as Phoebe Bridgers – who is celebrating the recent release of new solo album ‘Lost Weekend’ – as well as Fontaines D.C. who are gearing up to drop ‘Dopamine Chamber’ later this month.
Others performing at the festival next summer include Massive Attack and Chemical Brothers while FKA Twigs will also be bringing an “all new show” to the festival site.
Joining them on the bill are Turnstile, Robyn, Bad Gyal, Lola Young, Pavement, ADÉLA, Prospa, Caroline Polachek and Hayley Williams. Skrillex and Australian artist Ninajirachi will be holding a b2b set to close the festival.
More names on the bill include King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Bleachers, Underworld, EsDeeKid, ANOHNI, Weyes Blood, English Teacher, Julien Baker, Rebe, Dove Ellis, Metronomy, Arca, underscores, DIIV, Westside Cowboy, Lip Critic and Angine de Poitrine.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy is lined-up too for a rare festival appearance, as is 81-year-old cult vocalist Vashti Bunyan who has played barely a dozen times live over the past 10 years.
From now until October 7, a registration form for the Fan Sale will be available on the Primavera Sound website. On October 8, all registered users will receive an email with instructions on how to access the Fan Sale from 11am CEST.
General ticket sales will open on October 9. Visit here for more information”.
If you want to get a sense of the incredible quality of the artists booked for Primavera Sound, then I hope the mixtape below provides some illumination and substance. There will be more names confirmed shortly. Though the first wave looks pretty amazing! A celebration of one of the most essential and very best music festivals…
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