Fira Montjuïc de Barcelona and Gran Via de L’Hospitalet, Barcelona

The festival of music and multimedia return the Barcelona this year with a stacked line-up.

Sónar Festival took place on 18-20 July and celebrated a range of artists and digital ventures. Photographer Nacho G Riaza got up close and personal with some of the artists backstage at this year’s instalment. Virgen María, Caterina Barbieri, Afrodeutsche, and Obongjayar – who features in Issue 102’s Aesthetic – are all captured in the Barcelona heat.