The world's finest electronic music artists and DJs will gather this summer in Barcelona for Spain's annual Sónar festival.

From 15 – 17 June 2006, thousands of clubbers and dance music fans will be able to watch audiovisual showcases and DJ sets, catch electronic music bands and live sets, and have one hell of a good knee's up.

Originally set up in 1997, Sónar has since become one of Europe's most important dance music events.

This year, Sónar will celebrate the history of electronic music through its 'Black Music' theme, with dub reggae, soul, jazz, funk, hip hop, techno, and jungle pioneers booked to appear at the event.

Its 'Sound Of Japan' theme focuses on cutting-edge electronic music, with label showcases, multimedia shows, and Japanese artists such as Nobukazu Takemura, Insen, and Yanagisawa Marina.

A three day pass to Sónar costs 130€, but there are also day and night passes available at a reduced price.

Sónar 2006 Line-up

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12Twelve
Afra & the Incredible Beatbox Band
AZ Rotator
Birdy Nam Nam
Chic feat. Nile Rodgers
Circlesquare
Dave Clarke
Digable Planets
Diplo vs A-Trak
Disco D
DJ Krush
Dom Sotgiu plays Blood and Fire
Doravideo
Fat Freddy's Drop
Gilles Peterson & MC Earl Zinger
Goldfrapp
Herbert & Dani Siciliano
Hifana
Horio Kanta
Infadels
Insen: Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto
Isolée
Jeff Mills
Kenny Dope
Kimmo Pohjonen/Samuli Kosminen Kluster
Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft feat. Philippe Nadaud
Liars
Linton Kwesi Johnson & Dennis Bovell Dub Band
Marc Richter plays Dekorder
Miguel Carvalhais & Return Cruz play Cronica Electronica
Miss Kittin
Modeselektor
Mondii aka Nao Sugimoto plays Spekk
Nightmares on Wax
Nobukazu Takemura
One Self
Optrum
Rahzel & DJ JS-One
Richard Chartier plays LINE
Richie Hawtin vs Ricardo Villalobos
Sasha
Satoshi Tomiie
Señor Coconut and his Orchestra feat. Argenis Brito
Shit & Shine
Softpad
Superthriller
The MFA
Tiga
Tucker
Ugly Duckling
Yanagisawa Marina

Visit www.Sónar.es to find out more.