Sónar Lisboa 2022 kicks off in the Portuguese capital this weekend. It commences at 12:00 pm on Friday the 8th of April, concluding at 10:00 pm on Sunday the 10th of April. The festival is three days packed with music, creativity and technology.
Sónar Lisboa brings together more than 100 artists to Lisbon. The festival is comprised of Sónar +D, which is comprised of conferences, exhibitions, and AV shows as well as a series of musical performances, that are broken down into Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night.
Sónar +D explores creativity as the driving force for change in the 21st century. The conferences will be held in Factory Lisbon, focusing on Sustainability and Human Rights. There are three sub-themes, primarily Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms; the Intersections of Art, Science, Ecology, Sustainability and Climate Change; and Creative Technologies and Digital Economy: from Metaverse to Web3.
Included among the featured speakers is Bas Grasmayer, leader of the community platform COLORS and founder of Music x, whose talk will include a discussion of NFTs.
Canadian DJ and producer Jayda G, whose background in Environmental Toxicology allows for an in-depth analysis of the music/sustainability dichotomy. There will be talks from artist Tupac Márti whose latest work takes on medical neuroscience technology to materialize pioneering visual work. Biologist Filipa Bessa, winner of the United Nations Oceans Day Oceanic Photo Competition in 2018, specializes in marine plastic pollution and the effects of human activities on marine and coastal ecosystems.
Another highlight is bound to be Francisco Vidal whose use of VR showcases a bold and colourful universe.
Climate change, natural resources conservation, artificial intelligence and its ethical implications, misinformation, algorithms, and the media are also brought together as part of the festival.
Completing the Sónar+D Exhibitions are ten digital pieces by international and Portuguese artists, the large-scale installation by Artworks and the artistic collective based in Porto berru.
The depth and breadth of the discussions across the Sónar+D workshops allow for education and introspection. As well as the workshops, don’t forget the extensive and expansive music performances.
There are more than 70 concerts and performances by artists and DJs, such as Arca, Bicep (live), The Blaze DJ, Charlotte de Witte, Dixon, DJ Shadow, Polo & Pan, Enchufada Na Zona, Honey Dijon, Floating Points, Pongo, Leon Vynehall, Partiboi69, Nicola Cruz, Richie Hawtin and Thundercat. These performances will take place in the iconic Lisbon venues: Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Coliseu dos Recreios, Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, and Hub Criativo do Beato.
Tickets are available on the official website SonarLisboa.pt and authorized ticket partners, with a limited number of General and VIP passes being back on sale. There are different ticket types that allow the audience to create their own experience – day and/or night – centred on a single venue or throughout the various locations of Sónar Lisboa 2022.
Sónar by Night
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes
April 8
dixon, elkka dj, switchdance, thundercat live, trikk
April 9
enchufada na zona
dengue dengue dengue live, dj shadow, kampire, pongo, shaka lion
Coliseu dos Recreios
April 8
arca, dj lycox, dj marfox, dj nigga fox live, nídia, total freedom
April 9
bicep live, chloé robinson, floating points, helena guedes, leon vynehall live, rroxymore live, rui vargas
Congressos Lisboa
April 8
aril brikha live, bleid, charlotte de witte, héctor oaks, imogen, marum, nkisi, phoebe, photonz, richie hawtin, stingray 313 live, vil b2b cravo, violet live, yen sung
April 9
acid alice, dj lynce, dj stingray 313, dust devices live, ellen allien b2b dr. rubinstein, fjaak live, lewis fautzi, nina kraviz, otsoa, partiboi69, valody
Sónar by Day
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes
April 9
ana pacheco, the blaze dj, discos extendes crew, honey dijon, iamddb live, india jordan, ka§par live, nicola cruz live, percebes cru djs, poté dj
April 10
anah, cruz, eu.clides live, evan baggs, jayda g, moullinex, noia, overmono dj, pedro da linha b2b riot, polo & pan live, tiago marques, torres, xinobi, zé salvador
Sónar by Night
Single Ticket – Access to 8 or 9 of April
Centro de Congressos de Lisboa
General – 55€
VIP – 85€
Coliseu dos Recreios
General – 60€
VIP – 90€
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes
General – 40€
VIP – 60€
Sónar by Day
2 Day Ticket – Access to 8 and 9 of April
General – 110€
VIP – 175€
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes
Single Ticket – Access to 8 or 9 of April
General – 50€
VIP – 90€
Sónar + D
2 Day Ticket – Access to 8 and 9 of April – 25€
Single Ticket – Access to 8 or 9 of April – 15€
Tickets are available for Sónar Lisboa 2022 HERE
