Croatia’s Sonus Festival Shares Phase One Lineup For 2025

Croatia’s Sonus Festival has shared its first lineup phase for 2025.

Founding festival organizer We Love Sound will again team up with fellow heavyweight promoters Insomniac Europe and Time Warp to bring house and techno’s most revered global selectors back to the Adriatic coastline of Pag Island from August 17-21, 2025.

Leading a stacked card of techno heavyweights at Sonus Festival’s 12th edition are Drumcode boss Adam Beyer, Berghain staple Ben Klock, German rave duo FJAAK, leading Italian selectors Joseph Capriati and Deborah de Luca, and psytechno trailblazer Indira Paganotto.

Thumping beats at the intersection of trance and techno will continue with performances from hard groove purveyors like DJ Heartstring and Funk Tribu B2B Bad Boombox, next-gen trance torchbearer Ben Hemlsey, hard house leaders like Partiboi69 and Fleur Shore, and the acid stylings of Dutch stars KI/KI and Reinier Zonneveld (Live).

Melodic techno sounds will come courtesy of Adriatique, Anetha, Bedouin, ARTBAT, Miss Monique, and a live performance from genre giant Jan Blomqvist, alongside leading house artists like Mau P, Vintage Culture, Ben Sterling and more.

Elsewhere on the lineup are minimal masterminds Ricardo Villalobos and Seth Troxler, legendary Cocoon Recordings boss Sven Väth, fellow German stalwart Loco Dice, and a hybrid DJ set from Danish trio WhoMadeWho. Check out the full phase one lineup below.

Miami’s Club Space and Insomniac’s Factory 93 will also return to curate programming at Sonus in 2025, which will expand across four venues for the first time. Noa Beach Club, a previous Sonus afterparty venue and DJ Mag’s No. 12 ranked club in the world, will join longtime hosts Club Papaya, Kalypso, and Aquarius at this year’s edition, welcoming the festival’s first party directly on the sand.

Sonus’ famous boat parties are also back for 2025, and beyond the beats, attendees can fill their days with activities like water sports, kayaking, jet skis, bungee jumping, and more. Travel lodging and activity packages are available at a variety of price points.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit sonus-festival.com.

Featured image from Sonus Festival. Credit: Dino Ninkovic.