Primavera Sound 2025 once again transformed Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum into a playground for electronic music devotees. Nestled against the Mediterranean, the festival’s lineup was a kaleidoscope of global sounds — icons like Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter, legends like LCD Soundsystem and Beach House, and underground selectors, from Danny L Harle, Jamie XX, DJ Koze, Floating Points to John Talabot. But for those living and breathing the pulse of electronic music, one moment eclipsed all: Tame Impala’s seismic DJ set at the Cupra Pulse stage.
Written by: Nika Bogdanić
The Set That Shifted the Festival’s Gravity
Announced just a week before the festival, Kevin Parker’s Friday-night takeover of the Cupra Pulse stage wasn’t just another surprise — it was a tectonic shift. Known for his psychedelic credentials, Parker’s set revealed a deep affinity for the dancefloor, weaving together hypnotic techno, acid-tinged house, and left-field electronica. The crowd, a sea of electronic music enthusiasts, was treated to a masterclass in crate-digging and tension-building, while Parker seamlessly blended vintage analog synths with contemporary club rhythms.
Primavera’s Electronic Playground
As the city’s concrete sprawl morphed into a sleepless rave metropolis, Primavera’s overnight program delivered everything from Beach House’s midnight dream-pop to Brutalismus 3000’s gabber assault. Yet, the hour-long queue for Tame Impala’s DJ set at the Cupra Pulse stage, and the sea of people who stayed outside to hear the music even if they couldn’t enter to see the artist, set the real story: this was the moment everyone needed to witness. Under the open sky, Parker’s selections were a journey through analog textures and hypnotic grooves that would have felt at home in Berlin or Detroit.
The Verdict: Tame Impala Rewrites the Rulebook
Primavera Sound 2025 was stacked with genre-defying acts and sunrise techno catharsis, but history will remember it for Kevin Parker’s transformative DJ set. In a festival defined by its embrace of electronic innovation, Parker didn’t just headline—he hijacked the narrative.
For a night, Primavera became Parkerpalooza, and the Cupra Pulse stage its epicenter. In a year dominated by maximalist pop and punk cameos, it was Parker’s deep dive into electronic music that truly captured the spirit of the festival. In our modest opinion, Tame Impala’s DJ set wasn’t just the best act of Primavera Sound 2025—it was a testament to electronic music’s power to unite, surprise, and transcend.
Thank you, Kevin, thank you, Primavera Sound! We can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next year. Only Techno readers, make sure to get your tickets for Primavera Sound 2026 as soon as possible!
