![]() ![]() Mad Cool consistently invites an impressively sprawling pop and rock lineup to its picturesque astroturf fields. Madrid, Spain July 6-8 Featuring: Janelle Monáe, Lil Nas X, Queens of the Stone Age, Sigur Rós, the 1975, Spoon, Jamie xx Ava Max, Mark Ronson, and a triple-header rock bill of Idles, Wet Leg, and Lovejoy are also set for shows in the Jazz Lab. –Allison Hussey Mad Cool The Montreux Jazz Lab, meanwhile, keeps a more pop-focused lineup with Caroline Polachek, Christine and the Queens, and more. Bob Dylan takes the top spot on July 1 in the Auditorium Stravinski, presenting his 2020 album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, but the room will also host stars like Lil Nas X, Sam Smith, and Nile Rodgers & Chic, plus forays into tropicália, soul, and the blues. Across two weeks and two rooms, Montreux offers a high-grade variety of shows, backed by a well-documented history of sumptuous concerts. Switzerland’s esteemed Montreux Jazz Festival adheres to a model that’s different from most of the big-tent summer free-for-alls-you won’t find any mud pits or sunburned wooks here. ![]() Kode9 and Moor Mother are among the artists and thinkers appearing for talks on the climate crisis, AI, and more. This year’s lineup includes audiovisual shows from superstar DJs Aphex Twin and Eric Prydz, Fever Ray’s return, the live Spanish debut of Cakes da Killa, Ibiza mainstay Solomun, and homecoming sets from Catalan breakouts Marina Herlop and Bad Gyal. Vaunted music and arts festival Sónar celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023, returning to the Catalonian capital to once again unify outré sounds with undeniable body music. Christine and the Queens takes the reins for this year’s addition, corralling a lineup that includes two headline sets of his own and an array of guests from far-flung corners of pop, plus Sqürl (the duo of Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan) live-scoring four Man Ray films. –Jazz Monroe Sónarīarcelona, Spain June 15-17 Featuring: Aphex Twin, Fever Ray, Oneohtrix Point Never, Peggy Gou, Bicep live, the Black Madonna, Sherelle x Kode9, Shygirl, Black Coffee Previous curators have included David Bowie, Patti Smith, Scott Walker, and, last year, Grace Jones. The Southbank Centre’s annual festival is now a staple of London’s cultural calendar, inviting illustrious artist curators to choose the full lineup. ![]() Eagle-eyed fans will note one-weekend-only performances by the Mars Volta, the War on Drugs, Bad Gyal, Ghost, and a few others. (There’s still the annual Porto, Portugal, edition, too.) While both locations share the same headliners (Blur, Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, New Order, Halsey) and the crux of the lineup (Darkside, Le Tigre, Four Tet, the Moldy Peaches, Pusha T, Caroline Polachek, Death Grips, Gilla Band, Julia Holter, the list goes on), there are some differences scattered across the undercards. –Madison Bloom Primavera Soundīarcelona, Spain June 1-3 Madrid, Spain June 8-10 Featuring: Blur, the Moldy Peaches, Unwound, Laurie Anderson, Boris, Red Velvetįor the first time ever, Primavera Sound will split its dual weekends between two cities in Spain this year: its hometown of Barcelona from June 1 to June 3, and the capital Madrid from June 8 to June 10. The aptly named Detroit Stage features established or up-and-coming local talent. Each stage is tailored to showcase different niches in the electronic world the Waterfront Stage, for example, highlights styles like breakbeats, ghettotech, funk, and hip-hop, while the subterranean Underground Stage is meant to evoke a warehouse party. The predominantly electronic festival will host sets from Caribou, Skrillex, Bonobo, Underworld, Moodymann, Three 6 Mafia, Charlotte de Witte, Surgeon, Kevin Saunderson, Ela Minus, and dozens more. The three-day, six-stage event takes place annually over Memorial Day Weekend and features over 115 acts. Detroit, MI May 27-29 Featuring: Caribou, Underworld, Moodymann, Three 6 Mafia, Charlotte de Witte, Ela Minusĭetroit’s Movement festival returns to Hart Plaza, home base since its inaugural edition in 2006. ![]()
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