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New names announced for Sonic Acts 2020

Holly Herndon, Debby Friday, Tadleeh and Via App added to the bill

Amsterdam festival Sonic Acts has announced more artists for its 2020 edition. Running from 21–23 February, the event intends to reflect on the impact of changes caused to the planet by humans through a three day programme of concerts, club nights, live cinema and a conference.

New artists added to the line-up are Holly Herndon, AYA, bod [包家巷] + Schwestern Sisters, Bookworms, Debby Friday, Design Earth, Marjolijn Dijkman, Anja Kanngieser, Lag OS, Meuko! Meuko!, Rui Ho, S280F/011668/vvxxii, Tadleeh and Via App. They'll be joining previously announced artists Nabil Ahmed, Marja Ahti, Elvin Brandhi, Jonáš Gruska, Maika Garnica, Kali Malone, Maia Urstad, Roly Porter, SADAF, Speaker Music and others.

Meanwhile, a two-day conference will take place at De Brakke Grond with talks from Design Earth co-founders, architects Rania Ghosn and El Hadi Jazairy, and theorist Lukáš Likavčan.

More information can be found on their website. Early bird festival passes are available until 31 December for €60. After that a regular ticket will set you back €70.