OFFSónar Announces Lineups
Bringing Europe’s biggest party weekend of the summer into sharper focus, OFFSónar announce lineups for Detroit Love x Rush Hour, Bonobo Presents Outlier and Amelie Lens Presents Exhale adding to those previously announced for Innervisions Barcelona and OFFSónar Closing Party.
Detroit Love – Friday 19th July 2019: Offering an homage to house and techno music, Detroit Love join forces with Rush Hour to bring electrifying party vibes to Poble Espanyol’s beautiful El Monasterio and Capra & Picnic arenas on Friday 19th July. With label head Carl Craig leading the charge for Detroit Love, he’s enlisted a roster of the city’s finest to join him. Legendary DJ and producer Moodymann returns after delivering a stand-out set for last year’s showcase, whilst J Dilla collaborator and genre-bending producer Wajeed will perform a hotly anticipated live set. The unbound energy of DJ Stingray, promises a high-octane session with flavours of electro and techno, and one-woman funk machine, Holographic completes the roster.
Rush Hour – Friday 19th July 2019: Topping the bill for Rush Hour, Hunee goes back-to-back with label founder Antal. A now revered pairing, the duo are renowned for seamless sets that bounce beats like light off a mirror ball. Veteran DJ I-F joins the ranks, delivering a set that’s sure to have plenty of surprises. Taking the Poble Espanyol crowd on a journey through futurist grooves, Interstellar Funk will bring his distinctive style and expansive record collection to the Carpa stage, while Young Marco is also set to appear, known for his impeccable track selection and playful performances, as well as open minded Swiss selector Sassy J and a live set from rising stars of improvised folk techno Insanlar rounding things off, having just announced a new LP – Demedim Mi – with Rush Hour.
Bonobo Presents Outlier – Sunday 21st July 2019:Reaching a sublime finale on Sunday 21st July, Bonobo’s Outlier touches down in Barcelona. Having garnered worldwide acclaim for the long-running series, Bonobo enlists an array of DJs that refuse to be constrained by genre. Following on from sending his music into space last year with the Sónar Calling project, Agoria promises to take party-goers to another planet with his famed ‘drift’ style, a method that melds techniques and crosses musical boundaries in unique fashion, while Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs showcases glimpses of his eagerly-anticipated new material, in what is a highly anticipated return to the international stage. The immersive sonics of Mathew Jonson (Live) and the strutting off-kilter house that rRoxymore excels at will provide further highlights throughout the day.
Amelie Lens Presents Exhale – Sunday 21st July 2019:Amelie Lens’ Exhale series has been making waves for some time and for good reason. Now established as one of dance music’s main players, Lens brings a swath of euphoric floor fillers to Poble Espanyol alongside fellow compatriot and techno master Farrago, with Elixyr boss Airod and exciting rising talent Milo Spykers completing the bill.
The new events add considerable weight to the series which previously announced Innervisions Barcelona, a programme that features the likes of Âme b2b Dixon, KiNK (Live) b2b Frank Wiedmann (Âme Live), Avalon Emerson, Courtesy, Gerd Janson, Haai, John Talabot, Marcel Dettmann, Marcus Worgull, Or:La and SRDV (Live) – Radio Slave and Patrick Mason, and the epic OFFSónar Closing Party with Carl Cox, Dubfire, Lil Louis, Nastia and Brina Knauss.
From start to finish, OFFSónar 2019 offers something truly special, fusing cutting-edge sounds and unparalleled party vibes within Poble Espanyol’s complex of stunning and unique, open-air arenas. Lineups for Circoloco, Adam Beyer Presents Drumcode and WooMooN to be revealed soon. Tickets for OFFSónar 2019 start at 20€. For info and tickets, head to: http://offsonar.co
