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The Great Barcelona Takeover: Brunch Electronik, elrow & Loud Contact Unleash a Halloween Odyssey

Barcelona is about to witness a collision of sound, color, and madness. On November 1st, 2025, from 3 PM to 3 AM, the Parc del Fòrum will be transformed into a sprawling playground of beats and bizarre beauty as Brunch Electronik, elrow, and Loud Contact join forces for the first time in history. A Halloween takeover of epic proportions, this one-day festival will unite four stages, more than 35 artists, and an expected 25,000 ravers under one moonlit sky.

And as if three promoters weren’t enough, a fourth spirit joins the dance: the raw, desert-fueled energy of Monegros Desert Festival, whose iconic Industry City stage will inject its signature intensity into the lineup, serving up the hardest, fastest, and most industrial sounds of the night.

What makes this union so special is how perfectly their worlds collide. elrow, the undisputed king of immersive chaos, brings its confetti-drenched theatrics, outrageous characters, and hedonistic joy. Brunch Electronik, with its eco-conscious and community-driven soul, adds warmth, inclusivity, and a refined ear for melodic and house-driven sounds. Loud Contact, a Barcelona mainstay, contributes the underground pulse of the city’s finest clubs, the sound of late nights that stretch into sunrise.

Together, they’ve crafted a lineup that reads like a love letter to every corner of electronic music.

The hard techno contingent will shake the Fòrum to its core: Fatima Hajji, Nico Moreno, Novah, and Kobosil lead the charge with relentless energy and industrial fury, their sets promising pure adrenaline from start to finish. The Industry City stage is expected to become a vortex of strobes, sweat, and pounding 150 BPM tracks.

For those seeking a deeper groove, the techno and vinyl purists will find sanctuary in the hypnotic B2B between Adiel and QUEST, a journey into stripped-down rhythm and ritual. Marcel Dettmann brings his cold Berlin precision, Andrés Campo delivers his trademark intensity, while Luxi Villar and Felicie join forces for a high-voltage B2B that’s sure to leave the floor trembling.

On the house and tech house side, expect smiles, sunglasses, and pure daytime euphoria. Andrea Oliva, Cuartero B2B Manda Moor, and Hector Couto B2B Dimmish will serve up a cocktail of groove and funk that captures the Brunch Electronik essence. Toni Varga, a faithful elrow resident, returns home to do what he does best: make the crowd forget where the night ends and the fantasy begins. Add legends like Luciano and Marco Faraone, and you’ve got a lineup that effortlessly bridges underground credibility and big-stage magnetism.

Then comes the melodic and the emotional heartbeat of the festival. Miss Monique and Mathame will guide dancers through ethereal, cinematic soundscapes, while Maceo Plex, a Barcelona favorite, will blend mystery and groove in his unmistakable hybrid style. NTO’s live show promises to be one of the highlights of the night, an immersive performance where every kick and synth line feels alive. And closing the melodic spectrum, Zamna Soundsystem will bring the Tulum spirit to Catalonia, blending tribal percussion and deep emotional basslines from their world-renowned residency.

Every corner of the Parc del Fòrum will tell its own story—one of confetti storms, pulsating lasers, and costumed ravers lost in rhythm. The scenography promises to be nothing short of spectacular: towering stages, surreal Halloween décor, and that unmistakable elrow magic that turns every beat into a theatrical moment.

This isn’t just another festival. It’s a historic collaboration, a fusion that defines the evolution of Barcelona’s electronic culture. For one unforgettable night, sustainability meets extravagance, the underground meets the carnival, and the desert meets the sea.

Tickets for the Halloween Takeover 2025 are now available in presale, with general sales opening soon at https://brunchelectronik.com

For three blazing days in June, Barcelona pulsed with the beat of Sónar Festival 2025. The legendary meeting point between electronic music, avant-garde art, and emerging technology returned for its 32nd edition with more force than ever, spreading across two iconic venues and offering a sonic experience that was both cerebral and physical.

By day, the action unfolded at Fira Montjuïc, where Sónar by Day and Sónar+D drew in thousands with workshops, audiovisual installations, and live sets under the Catalan sun. The ambiance was relaxed but forward-thinking, with curious minds drifting between shaded courtyards, pop-up art spaces, and open-air stages. It was a festival within a festival, where discussions on AI, genetics, and post-human creativity blurred with live coding sets and immersive performances.

By night, the scene shifted dramatically to Fira Gran Via. There, vast hangars became cathedrals of sound, each hall meticulously tuned for maximum sensory impact. It was here that Sónar by Night came into its own. From 8:30 in the evening until sunrise, the space transformed into a labyrinth of lights, basslines, and human movement.

One of the most talked-about moments came during the surprise back-to-back set between Armin van Buuren and Indira Paganotto, where trance met hard techno in a clash that defied purist expectations and shook the Gran Via halls. Skrillex teamed up with Blawan for an experimental take on bass-heavy chaos, pushing their respective sounds into uncharted territory.

New names also made their mark. Mushka’s mix of perreo, pop and subversive lyrics drew in a wide local crowd. Pa Salieu injected UK grime with an Afro-futurist twist. Sega Bodega carved out a cinematic, genre-blending set that felt as much like a score to a film as it did a club performance.

Sónar+D remained the intellectual engine of the festival. Beyond panels and installations, there were boundary-pushing collaborations like the AI performance that responded to the crowd’s movements in real time. Visual artists and performers explored the fusion of biology, code, and ritual, challenging traditional performance formats. The installations were not just aesthetic but conceptual, asking questions about where art ends and systems begin.

Getting around the city was seamless thanks to a mix of metro lines, festival shuttles, and clear infrastructure planning. The crowd — local ravers, international art students, music journalists, and techno pilgrims — moved effortlessly from day to night, from the experimental to the ecstatic.

But above all, Sónar 2025 was a reminder that electronic music isn’t just about dancing. It’s about exploring the possibilities of rhythm, light, technology, and community. It’s about listening with the body as much as the mind. From the moment the first bassline rolled across Montjuïc to the final kickdrum at Gran Via, the festival created a shared space where innovation met celebration.

As the last echoes faded into the Mediterranean morning, one thing was clear: Sónar is still one of the most essential and future-facing festivals in the world. It doesn’t chase trends, it creates them.

Nestled in the wooded hills outside Viana do Castelo, Danza Futura returned from June 13 to 15, 2025, transforming a rural estate into a nocturnal techno sanctuary. With nearly 900 people drawn to its first edition, the festival solidified its status as a must-attend forest ritual where nature, sound, and ceremony entwined.

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The organizers described it as a sonic ritual in the forest, and every detail aligned. Winding paths lit by subtle LEDs guided attendees through the canopy, where hidden clearings held intimate stages and communal spaces among the trees. It was a setting designed not just for listening but for experiencing music in direct connection with the earth.

The lineup reached deep into techno’s most textured layers. Headliners included Amulador, André Dias, D. Dan, Force Reaction, Laure Croft, a b2b set from Nørbak and Quelza, Paramos, Ø Phase, and Temudo Live. The programming ranged from hard-driving acid to dub-influenced grooves and Detroit-influenced melodic lines. Every performance resonated differently under the trees, shaped as much by the environment as by the artist behind the decks.

Friday night opened with a deep, meditative set from Amulador, setting the tone with dub textures that floated just above the forest floor. As the hours progressed, André Dias and Laure Croft gradually intensified the flow, crafting long hypnotic builds that felt organically in sync with the landscape. D. Dan and Force Reaction added a sharper experimental edge, blending industrial breaks with subtle IDM flourishes that drifted through the mist.

Ben Sims, playing for the first time at Danza Futura, praised the experience, highlighting the beauty of the location and the clarity of the sound. It was a sentiment echoed by many throughout the weekend. The forest offered something traditional club spaces rarely provide: room to breathe, to reflect, to feel part of something larger than the beat.

Production was discreet but purposeful. There were no massive light rigs or LED walls. Just moisture-resistant speaker systems, soft lighting bouncing off foliage, and visual projections that merged with mist and bark. The aesthetic never overpowered the environment; it enhanced it.

Unwritten rituals emerged: barefoot dancing at dawn, small circles forming in clearings during sunrise, and spontaneous gatherings over warm meals in the communal food area. Trails led to unexpected sets beneath oaks or beside rivers, where time seemed to suspend in favor of the moment.

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Danza Futura 2025 reminded everyone that techno doesn’t have to be about excess or spectacle. It can be about intimacy, presence, and surrendering to the rhythm of a living space. In this forest, techno became both prayer and pulse. And in the silence between tracks, the landscape itself seemed to respond.

For those seeking a deeper kind of festival, one rooted in both sound and setting, Danza Futura offered a rare kind of clarity. Not just a party in the woods, but a place where music becomes ritual, and the dancefloor returns to the earth.

On Saturday, August 23, 2025, the fairgrounds of San Pedro de Alcántara transformed into something out of a fever dream. Over 30,000 party‑pilgrims flocked to elrow Town Marbella at the Recinto Ferial de San Pedro Alcántara, where a single day of immersive stages, live performances, and wild decor turned the Costa del Sol into a psychedelic playground. This was elrow at its most vivid: bigger, brasher, and more theatrical than ever.

In every corner of the venue, the scale of creativity was staggering. Massive inflatables, roaming performers in flamboyant costumes, confetti cannons synchronized with drops, and themed sets that fused folklore, pop‑art and industrial design. The stage names—Industry City, Rowsmic Carnival, Nomwads, Pink Cathedral, Rowcio, Cocoa—were as evocative as the experiences they delivered. Enter Industry City, the techno‑and‑trance zone, built out of shipping containers and fire cannons; a post‑apocalyptic rave bunker. Then Rowsmic Carnival, where LED mapping and psychedelic visuals conjured another world entirely. And Rowcio, devoted to flamenco with live Paella cooking, The Gypsy Kings, and unabashed Andalusian flair.

The lineup was just as eclectic. Headliners like Boris Brejcha, Loco Dice, and Fatima Hajji brought bold, signature styles to the immersive chaos. Brejcha’s high‑tech minimal was wrapped in theatricality; Loco Dice planted funk-tinged house in the midst of confetti showers; and Fatima Hajji delivered hard techno with unrelenting energy.

Audio peaks and thematic contrast made it a madcap day of musical voyages. In surreal contrast to the flamboyance of elrow, the Pink Cathedral stage offered more kaleidoscopic, inclusive, and queer‑positive programming, the party’s own sanctuary of color and acceptance. Elsewhere, experimental acts in the Nomwads zone twisted genres together: tribal rhythms, electronica, folk samples, global percussion. These transitions, from techno bunker to carnival to folkloric jam felt seamless yet surprising, each zone feeding energy into the next.

What stuck most was the production level: seamless crowd flows, late‑night extensions until 4 a.m., theatrical storytelling in every DJ drop, and art direction that turned every set into a scene. The visual overload never felt accidental—every detail had a purpose. This was no simple party; it was an immersive theatre of dance music.

By evening it felt like the whole site was breathing, music beating in time with the flashing lasers and crowd motion. When Boris Brejcha took charge in the early night, his set felt cinematic, staged as part of a larger show. Loco Dice, later under the neon haze, kept the dancefloor grooving with sly house moves and effortless charisma. And when Fatima Hajji stormed the decks, her hard techno storm pushed energy into utter frenzy, confetti bursting with each drop.

For many attendees, this festival felt more complete than any other elrow Town before. It offered moments of collective joy (the confetti explosions, the performance parades), hedonistic abandon (the industrial fire cannons, the tribal techno sweats), and emotional resonance (flamenco nostalgia, carnival drama, cultural mash‑ups).

In short, elrow Town Marbella 2025 was an oversize audiovisual circus and a richly curated dance event in equal measure. It reminded us why elrow remains one of the most inventive forces in modern electronic culture capable of blending absurdity, theatricality, and serious techno into one unforgettable day.

Venue & Info: Held at Recinto Ferial de San Pedro Alcántara, Marbella.

Tickets and further updates at elrowtown.com/en/marbella