Primavera Sound 2025: Charli XCX, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, headliners | Culture

Three of the most important pop artists of the moment will headline Primavera Sound 2025: Charli XCX, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. A commitment to women that has already been a common line in the latest editions of the Barcelona festival, which will be held on its main days from June 5 to 7, 2025 at the Forum.

In addition, among the 147 artists, LCD Soundsystem, FKA twigs, HAIM, Jamie xx, Fontaines DC, Beach House, IDLES, Clairo, Turnstile, Sturgill Simpson, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Floating Points and Stereolab will also perform. Season tickets will go on sale starting October 28 at 11:00 through the fan comes out, whose registration is already available in the Primavera Sound website.

The festival is presented in the section of main current figures with three artists who are starring in pop in recent times. Charlie XCX (England, 32 years old) is in his best moment after the publication of brat, that has even led an aesthetic and ideological movement that goes beyond music; Chappell Roan (Missouri, 26 years old) continues to accumulate followers after the publication of his album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess; and Sabrina Carpenter (Pennsylvania, 25 years old), is starring in a phenomenon similar to that of Olivia Rodrigo a couple of years ago: she is one of Taylor Swift’s most prominent pupils. More risky and groundbreaking Charlie XCX, more extravagant Chappell Roan and more for-all audiences Sabrina Carpenter; All three, in any case, are reference bets to know where pop is going in 2024.

There are many more at Primavera Sound 2025, a specialist in catering to all palates. Veterans like LCD Soundsystem, Spiritualized, TV On The Radio or The Jesus Lizard have their place. There is a variety of genres, starting with the African legend Salif Keita. Also the country of that wonderful loser that is Sturgill Simpson, the flamenco of Israel Fernández, the rap of Denzel Curry or the trap by Young Beef.

In the 2024 edition the festival It had 268,000 attendees during all the events of the week. If we stick to the Forum, where the main part is held, attendance was distributed like this: 29,000 people attended the free inaugural event (with Phoenix and Stella Maris as stars), 60,000 the first payday (Pulp, Vampire Weekend…), 71,000 the second (Lana del Rey, The National…) and 62,000 the third (SZA, PJ Harvey. ..). The percentage of international audiences stood at 59%, with an increase in North American, English and Italian attendance.

Once again, Primavera Sound will have the Forum as the heart of the festival. Last year the organization announced an impact of 200 million euros.