
Ravers from all over the world are preparing to live a memorable experience this summer of 2025 at Sound Waves, one of the biggest techno and hard techno festivals in Europe. The event, which began in 2005, will mark a new chapter on July 5th, bringing thousands of festival-goers to the north of Portugal for more than 20 hours non stop. The event doors open at 5pm on Saturday, July 5th, and close at 2pm the following day.
OGUZ, BLK., SNTS, JAZZY AND ONLY NUMBERS are the first names on the program to be presented for the 18th edition of the charismatic festival. Dutch OGUZ, known for his high energy sets and creative Hard Techno sounds. Coming from Ireland, a name that is redefining the underground electronic scene, BLK. Back in Esmoriz, to the delight of their fans, SNTS will bring the darker side of industrial techno and the force of nature JAZZY will leave ravers excited, thanks to her furious energy and aggressive vibe. From France ONLYNUMBERS is a growing force in the electrifying realm of techno on a global level, and will bring to Portugal the perfect combination of elements of euphoria, percussion and hard techno.
The Sound Waves brand starts 2025 with the 2nd Edition of the Winter Edition on February 8th in Lisbon led by 999999999, Bad Boombox, Fantasm, Hades, Lee Ann Roberts and Ornella. March 8th will be in Porto with Sound Waves Invites at Hard Club, which has a line up with: Winson, Fernanda Martins, Tanja Miju, Negitiv, Ornella and Pestdokter.
For the 20th anniversary of the iconic Sound Waves Festival, the city of Esmoriz will welcome the raver community from around the world on July 5th, for more than 20 hours non-stop, to the rhythm of Techno and Hard Techno. Stay tuned for the next names that will join the line up of the unparalleled 18th edition of the Sound Waves Festival.
