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10.11 April 2026 | Zorlu PSM | with the contributions of %100 Müzik
Sónar Istanbul returns to Zorlu PSM on 10.11 April 2026 to celebrate its 10th anniversary, marking a decade where sound, culture and experimentation have intersected through electronic music, digital creativity and collective experiences.
30×N (PT) | anGy:he (CN) | Apparat live (DE) | arman akıncı & eren eren present memoire affective (TR/TR) | CEM b2b SALOME (TR/GE) | Charlotte de Witte (BE) | Cora Novoa live AV (ES) | Damla Tek (TR) | Dirgen live AV (TR) | Disco Tarantula (TR) | Eric Prydz (SE) | Filtered Presence. Atoraye and p0x0. (RU) | Gazelle (TR) | Gerd Janson (DE) | Gizem b2b Volkan (TR/TR) | groove4lovers (TR) | Gülnihal (TR) | Halina Rice live (UK) | Istanbul Modular Ensemble (TR) | KARGA by Eyup Kuş: Wuthering Peace (TR) | Keigo Yoshida (JP) | Lady Starlight live (US) | Laurel Halo & Julian Charrière present Midnight Zone live AV (US/FR-CH) | Liam Young presents New Planetary Imaginaries (AU) | LOVEFOXY (DE) | Marlò b2b Günce Acı (TR/TR) | Murathan Özbek & Serdar Ormancı (TR/TR) | Night Editor (AM) | Novi_sad live (GR) | Ögem Yılmaz (TR) | Pleizel live (TR) | Polo & Pan (FR) | sali chandler b2b bayram özcan (TR) | Stef Mendesidis live (GR) | superbebek (TR) | Tonoptik (RU) | Tuce Alba (TR) | VIIA x Yonca Karaarslan live AV (TR/TR) | Zeynep Erbay (TR)
For this special 10th edition, Sónar Istanbul brings together two defining forces of contemporary electronic music. At the centre of the program are newly announced Eric Prydz and previously revealed Charlotte de Witte. Prydz’s meticulously crafted, long-form approach merges the sensitivity of underground music with large-scale immersive production, while De Witte’s uncompromising, high-energy techno language continues to shape dancefloors around the world with its intense physicality.
Joining them, Apparat and Polo & Pan add contrasting yet complementary dimensions to the program. Apparat’s emotionally rich and immersive sound world moves fluidly between electronic composition and cinematic atmosphere, while Polo & Pan bring warmth, melody and global rhythms to the dancefloor, creating collective moments built on movement and shared joy.
Stef Mendesidis appears with a high-precision live performance, Novi_sad with experimental sonic landscapes, and Cora Novoa with her modular synthesis explorations. The club energy of the weekend is further strengthened by Gerd Janson’s encyclopedic house selections, LOVEFOXY’s vibrant rhythms, and a special b2b set from CEM and SALOME that is set to resonate globally. Together, these artists form a multilayered program ranging from forward-thinking techno to immersive live performances and experimental sound practices, reflecting Sónar Istanbul’s long-term vision focused on exploration and synthesis rather than strict genre boundaries.
The newly announced names further reinforce Sónar’s commitment to avant-garde and technical experimentation. Laurel Halo & Julian Charrière present Midnight Zone live AV, a deep audiovisual experience merging music and moving image. Liam Young presents New Planetary Imaginaries, forging new connections between architecture, storytelling and moving image. Lady Starlight brings a high-voltage live performance powered by the raw techno energy of analogue machines. Halina Rice live combines music, visuals and technology in an immersive performance, while Pleizel live delivers layered electronic soundscapes through a dynamic live set.
Beyond music, Sónar+D Istanbul once again takes a central role in the festival, presenting talks, performances and new formats that explore the future of creativity, technology and digital culture. The 2026 edition will introduce audiences to new collaborations and approaches that shed light on the future of cultural production. Details of the Sónar+D daytime program will be announced very soon.
Celebrating its 10th year, Sónar Istanbul continues its mission as a meeting point for artists, audiences and ideas, honouring its past while helping shape the future.
Get your tickets now and see you at Zorlu PSM on 10.11 April!
Sónar Istanbul returns to Zorlu PSM on 10.11 April 2026 to celebrate its 10th anniversary, marking a decade where sound, culture and experimentation have intersected through electronic music, digital creativity and collective experiences.
30×N (PT) | anGy:he (CN) | Apparat live (DE) | arman akıncı & eren eren present memoire affective (TR/TR) | CEM b2b SALOME (TR/GE) | Charlotte de Witte (BE) | Cora Novoa live AV (ES) | Damla Tek (TR) | Dirgen live AV (TR) | Disco Tarantula (TR) | Eric Prydz (SE) | Filtered Presence. Atoraye and p0x0. (RU) | Gazelle (TR) | Gerd Janson (DE) | Gizem b2b Volkan (TR/TR) | groove4lovers (TR) | Gülnihal (TR) | Halina Rice live (UK) | Istanbul Modular Ensemble (TR) | KARGA by Eyup Kuş: Wuthering Peace (TR) | Keigo Yoshida (JP) | Lady Starlight live (US) | Laurel Halo & Julian Charrière present Midnight Zone live AV (US/FR-CH) | Liam Young presents New Planetary Imaginaries (AU) | LOVEFOXY (DE) | Marlò b2b Günce Acı (TR/TR) | Murathan Özbek & Serdar Ormancı (TR/TR) | Night Editor (AM) | Novi_sad live (GR) | Ögem Yılmaz (TR) | Pleizel live (TR) | Polo & Pan (FR) | sali chandler b2b bayram özcan (TR) | Stef Mendesidis live (GR) | superbebek (TR) | Tonoptik (RU) | Tuce Alba (TR) | VIIA x Yonca Karaarslan live AV (TR/TR) | Zeynep Erbay (TR)
For this special 10th edition, Sónar Istanbul brings together two defining forces of contemporary electronic music. At the centre of the program are newly announced Eric Prydz and previously revealed Charlotte de Witte. Prydz’s meticulously crafted, long-form approach merges the sensitivity of underground music with large-scale immersive production, while De Witte’s uncompromising, high-energy techno language continues to shape dancefloors around the world with its intense physicality.
Joining them, Apparat and Polo & Pan add contrasting yet complementary dimensions to the program. Apparat’s emotionally rich and immersive sound world moves fluidly between electronic composition and cinematic atmosphere, while Polo & Pan bring warmth, melody and global rhythms to the dancefloor, creating collective moments built on movement and shared joy.
Stef Mendesidis appears with a high-precision live performance, Novi_sad with experimental sonic landscapes, and Cora Novoa with her modular synthesis explorations. The club energy of the weekend is further strengthened by Gerd Janson’s encyclopedic house selections, LOVEFOXY’s vibrant rhythms, and a special b2b set from CEM and SALOME that is set to resonate globally. Together, these artists form a multilayered program ranging from forward-thinking techno to immersive live performances and experimental sound practices, reflecting Sónar Istanbul’s long-term vision focused on exploration and synthesis rather than strict genre boundaries.
The newly announced names further reinforce Sónar’s commitment to avant-garde and technical experimentation. Laurel Halo & Julian Charrière present Midnight Zone live AV, a deep audiovisual experience merging music and moving image. Liam Young presents New Planetary Imaginaries, forging new connections between architecture, storytelling and moving image. Lady Starlight brings a high-voltage live performance powered by the raw techno energy of analogue machines. Halina Rice live combines music, visuals and technology in an immersive performance, while Pleizel live delivers layered electronic soundscapes through a dynamic live set.
Beyond music, Sónar+D Istanbul once again takes a central role in the festival, presenting talks, performances and new formats that explore the future of creativity, technology and digital culture. The 2026 edition will introduce audiences to new collaborations and approaches that shed light on the future of cultural production. Details of the Sónar+D daytime program will be announced very soon.
Celebrating its 10th year, Sónar Istanbul continues its mission as a meeting point for artists, audiences and ideas, honouring its past while helping shape the future.
Get your tickets now and see you at Zorlu PSM on 10.11 April!
Active since 2017, Sónar Istanbul has become the longest-running international edition of Sónar. Sónar Istanbul 2026 will mark the first time that an edition of Sónar (except Barcelona) has celebrated 10 editions in the same city, and the first edition outside of Barcelona to celebrate 10 continuous editions: from 2017 to 2026. To celebrate, we invited Marcel Dettmann, a longtime friend of the festival who played live at Sónar Istanbul just last year, to play a set on the roof of Zorlu PSM. We’ve recorded the result, with the German DJ playing to the backdrop of spectacular views over the Bosphorus, the historical border between Asia and Europe. This is a less forceful than usual set from Marcel Dettmann, but still mixed and selected with his trademark precision. He’ll appear in June as part of Sónar 2026, going back-to-back with Gerd Janson for a set that moves closer to hedonistic house. You can also catch Gerd Janson solo at Sónar Istanbul this April. Tickets and more information on the 10th anniversary of Sónar Istanbul are available at sonaristanbul.com.