Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced the super-packed lineup for its summer 2026 edition, with The Cure, Doja Cat, The xx, Addison Rae, PinkPantheress, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Skrillex and My Bloody Valentine slated to headline the event that will take place in Parc del Fòrum from June 4-6 next year.
Among the other 150 acts announced on Thursday morning (Sept. 25) were: Mac DeMarco, Peggy Gou, Lola Young, Father John Misty, Ethel Cain, Role Model, Bad Gyal, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Little Simz, Slowdive, Kneecap, Alex G, Marina, Jade, Amaarae, Knocked Loose, Dijon and Blood Orange, among many others.
A fan sale for tickets for the 24th edition of the fest will go on sale on Monday (Sept. 29) at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), with a general on-sale beginning on Tuesday (Sept. 30); click here to register.
The Cure haven’t been on stage since their Nov. 1 gig at the Troxy in London as part of the Songs of a Lost World album launch. Singer Robert Smith did make an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in June when he joined Olivia Rodrigo on stage to perform his beloved tracks “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven.” After releasing their first album in 16 years in 2024 — and a follow-up live album, Songs of a Live World — in December Smith said that more new music could be on the way.
“There is another album which is pretty much ready to go. It’s sort of its companion piece,” Smith said in an interview. “And then there’s a third one which is completely different. It’s really kind of random stuff, it’s like late-night studio stuff. But some of it is really, really good actually, it’s just very, very different.”
Other acts slated to perform at the 2026 Primavera Sound Barcelona include: Rilo Kiley, Slowdive, Viagra Boys, Cameron Winter, Cara Delevingne, Caroline, Fcukers, Geese, Lambrini Girls, Melt-Banana, Merzbow, Panda Bear, Texas Is the Reason, Water From Your Eyes and more.
The party will kick off on Wednesday and also feature the Primavera Bits dance party on Sunday night featuring Carl Cox, Joseph Capriati and BLOND:ISH y Greta.
This year’s Primavera Sound Barcelona featured an equally stacked lineup, headlined by Charli xcx, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, with additional sets by LCD Soundsystem, FKA Twigs, Haim, IDLES, Turnstile, Fontaines D.C. and Jamies XX, among others.
Check out the full announced lineup for Primavera Sound ’26 below.
