Primavera Sound Barcelona reveals its stunning lineup for 2026 with The Cure, Doja Cat, The xx, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Addison Rae and My Bloody Valentine

A big surprise that conceals countless surprises inside it. This is how the stunning lineup for Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 is presented, revealed earlier than ever before in the festival’s history. It comes earlier than usual… but also perfectly on time: after all, the unique personality of Primavera Sound always sets its own schedule. And now it does so again with an intergenerational lineup, a kaleidoscopic list in terms of music and gender parity, celebrating the unique nature of the festival. This and no other is the lineup for the 24th edition of Primavera Sound Barcelona: 150 artists who could only come together here.

A unique DNA that is impossible to separate from Barcelona, which is now much more than just the location of the festival. There is no doubt that Primavera Sound is what it is because of the city that has hosted it since 2001, although the influence is reciprocal after so many years of symbiosis: in a way, Barcelona is also what it is because of the festival, which helps to define it just like the characteristic panots on the pavements do and as the legacy of the 1992 Olympic Games still does. Because in the same way as the Olympics are a showcase of sporting diversity witnessed by the whole world, the festival will display its unmistakable mosaic of sound while the entire music world looks towards Barcelona for yet another year.

All of this comes together in the poster design and presentation video, created by Vampire Films with music by rusowsky and Ravyn Lenae, which reveals the artists who are already inviting us to start imagining what Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 will be like.

ON YOUR MARKS… Leading the way is The Cure. The immortal band led by Robert Smith still holds the record for the longest concert in the history of Primavera Sound, among countless other musical milestones, although their relevance has been recalibrated in the present thanks to their most recent album, Songs of a Lost World (2024), celebrated as one of their best records. Every time this British band emerges from the darkness to reconnect with their audience live, it is an event, but it is not the only one that Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 has in store for you.

This 24th edition will also feature the chameleon-like Doja Cat, who will unleash her arsenal of hits, the long-awaited return of a festival icon such as The xx after almost a decade of absence, the animated adventures of Gorillazwith the tireless Damon Albarn at the helm with a brand new album The Mountain, Massive Attack performing for the first time at Primavera Sound to settle a historic debt, the absolute confirmation of pop phenomenon Addison Rae, and the deafening reunion with shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine. Five decades of popular music, from distorted rock to hip-hop, from pop to cutting-edge electronic music, condensed into these seven names that underline the multifaceted identity of the festival.

These next eight months will give us time to familiarise ourselves with this exciting lineup, although the truth is that it already features some faces that are pleasantly familiar to the Primavera Sound community. This is the case of Mac DeMarco, at the height of his compositional maturity, the irresistible troubadour Father John Misty, Bad Gyal and her collection of anthems in her only festival show in 2026, the perfect folk-rock sound of Big Thief, British rapper Little Simz, the new slacker idol Alex G, Slowdive in their exuberant second youth, the eternally transgressive Einstürzende Neubauten and the unstoppable Wet Leg, who will be performing at the festival for the second year running. In contrast, Lola Young will be making her debut not only at Primavera Sound but also in Spain, confirming that her talent goes far beyond the viral Messy. Joining these artists will be the electronic maverick Skrillex, the supernova Peggy Gou, generational icon Pinkpantheress, the preacher Ethel Cain, the multifaceted Blood Orange, and Ireland’s Kneecap, who are more than welcome at Primavera Sound and will return on their own merits after their performance at last year’s festival. All of these are just the tip of the iceberg.

READY… Because of course there’s more. So much more. So much that it offers endless contrasts that are only imaginable at Primavera Sound. The silky R&B of Ravyn Lenae and the Buenos Aires rock of Bestia Bebé. The metalcore roar of Knocked Loose and the counter-current folk of Annahstasia. MARINA’s theatrical pop and Touché Amoré’s healing post-hardcore. The traditional Portuguese songs of fado singer Gisela João and the hyperverbena of Lechuga Zafiro & Verraco. Melt-Banana’s noise turbine and caroline’s miniature symphonies. The techno militancy of the Underground Resistance collective and the new folklore of Guitarricadelafuente. JADE’sbubble-gum choruses and Merzbow’s treasure trove of extreme sounds. The contagious good vibes from Role Model and Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland’s avant-jazz oasis. The punk darts of Lambrini Girls and the ambient postcards of Malibu. The electronic maximalism of Overmono and the soft-rock charm of Men I Trust. Even such unusual proposals, at a major festival, as those of veteran vocal experimenter Joan La Barbara, Iranian percussionist Mohammad Reza Mortazavi and Scottish bagpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul find their place at Primavera Sound.

All of this coexists naturally to form a line-up of artists who look outwards but also, of course, inwards: while Amaarae will come from Ghana, Six Sex from Argentina, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U from Japan, Buscabulla from Puerto Rico, Samaʼ Abdulhadi from Palestina, Guedra Guedra from Morocco, HYPNOSIS THERAPY from South Korea, and Ninajirachi from Australia, Rojuu, Depresión Sonora, Barry B, Renaldo & Clara and DISOBEY will project an exciting snapshot of the homegrown musical ecosystem.

And although we are now talking in the future tense, the Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 lineup overlaps all possible timelines. A happily resurrected past? The stage returns of Rilo Kiley and Texas is the Reason. Pure present? Panda Bear, Water From Your Eyes, Smerz and Lucrecia Dalt with some of the great albums of 2025 under their belts. A future that is coming true ahead of time? Sound visionaries such as Dijon, Oklou, rusowsky, 2hollis, Ralphie Choo, fakemink and NEW YORK who are already showing us the way to tomorrow. The fact that time is elastic at Primavera Sound will even allow Cameron Winter to perform both solo and as the frontman of Geese.

GO! This lineup announcement officially kicks off the race to Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026, which will hold its main days from 4th to 6th June. And there will also be the opening day on Wednesday, the electronic music party Primavera Bits (featuring Carl Cox, Joseph Capriati, BLOND:ISH y Greta) on Sunday and a parallel programme yet to be revealed, which will make the 24th edition a whole week of music. Although the symbolic Parc del Fòrum site will be the epicentre of the activity, the Auditori Fòrum will also be back as the stage for some of the most special performances after a year’s hiatus, Primavera Sound will once again echo all around the city of Barcelona. In addition, Primavera Pro, the meeting point for Primavera Sound industry professionals, will celebrate its 17th edition between 3rd and 7th June with a programme of conferences and showcases to be announced soon.

Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 is supported by Estrella Damm, Revolut and CUPRA as key strategic partners. Their support makes it possible to continue improving the festival, in which we believe so much, both musically and in everything that surrounds it. They are joined by the essential collaboration of Levi’s, Schwarzkopf, Jameson, Aperol, Vueling y azulmarino, and Fever as official point of sale. Thank you all very much for your trust in Primavera Sound.

TICKET INFORMATION

From the release of the Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 line-up until 28th September at 11:59 p.m. CEST, a registration form for the Fan Sale will be available on the Primavera Sound website, allowing fans to purchase a general full festival ticket for €295 (plus booking fee) and a VIP pass for €545 (plus booking fee).

PRIMAVERA PRO ACCREDITATIONS

In the case of the Primavera Pro accreditations, the registration for the Fan Sale will be done on the Primavera Pro website: from the release of the Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026 line-up until the 28th of September at 23:59h CEST. The Primavera Pro Basic accreditation will cost 330€ (plus booking fee) and the Primavera Pro Premium accreditation will cost 580€ (plus booking fee) until they sell out.