Electronic music and arts festival, Sonar have today announced the first round of artists for their Barcelona showcase and it is already shaping up to be one of the finest yet. Most notably, a headline performance from the UK’s favourite brothers – The Chemicals Brothers has been confirmed. On the same day this announcement was made, news has also surfaced that a new studio album from Tom and Ed is in the works for a 2015 release, this will likely coincide with their appearance at Sonar and hopefully some tour dates. 

Fellow Brits and electronic legends Autechre will also feature along side Kindness (UK) Evian Christ (UK) Fat Freddy’s Drop (NZ) Daniel Avery (UK) Ten Walls (LT) Lee Gamble (UK) Sophie (UK) Holly Herndon (US) PXXR GVNG (ES) Kiasmos (IS) Kate Tempest (UK) Tourist (UK) Vessel (UK) Niño (ES) Mans O (ES) Helena Hauff (DE).

Sonar is world renown for diversity in it’s programming, so expect a lot more eclectic announcements coming next year. More information on each announced artist can be found here.