[Berlin Festival]

+1.Stunning location, easy to get to, no hassle, friendly people. And of course, Berlin is great before and after. Enjoy!

[Primavera Sound 2013]

very easy to get there, read here:

http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/events/music/primavera-sound-festival-barcelona.html#getSoundFestivalVenue:ParcDelForum

been there twice, fantastic. main problem is trying to catch too much, esp. with this incredible lineup. have fun

[Sónar 2013 Barcelona]

omg, Sónar has just added Skrillex for the 20th anniverasry. on the same night and stage with Kraftwerk

[Primavera Sound 2013]

could you link to the actual page? tks

[Optimus Alive 2013]

Hey Mr Shankly, these were my thoughts exactly (after last year's amazing Radiohead+Cure+Roses).

However, a side note. Lisbon's other big festival, Superbock Superrock, is being held this year exactly the next weekend after Optimus Alive. It's lineup is usually good to great (2 yrz ago they had Arctic+Strokes+Arcade+Portishead!), and so far the 2 first names for this year are QOTSA and, guess what, Arctic Monkeys

Really thinking now of having both festivals, with 3-4 days of Lisbon, sun and sand inbetween. Just a thought.

Green Day, Alt-J & Of Monsters & Men... I like the latter two, however I'm afraid Green Day have put me right off & can't help but think the announcement is a bit of a let down.

KOL + Green Day= me going somewhere else this year. Shame, as I loved Optimus so much last year.

[Optimus Alive 12]

and what a great festival it was all 3 headliners on top form, every night was a one to remember. and all the rest - a bonus (Antlers, Maccabees, Tricky?!, and so many more). Lisbon is a sleepy charming city, beach was clear, people's vibe friendly. the only downside of OA is its being too clean, i.e nothing more than beer around. guess it's a huge upside as well.

Hope you've enjoyed it, tks to all who contributed here. see ya and have fun

[Optimus Alive 12]

LMFAO b2b Radiohead defies any rule known to mankind cheerz mate

here's a mix of some of the bands that are playing at optimus

http://www.mixcloud....-bands-playing/

[Optimus Alive 12]

The Antlers are back was answered by OA it was indeed a technical mistake by their web designer. All good, now let's speculate about PortisHead/ RadioHead combo, would be a dream comes true.

It is slightly odd that the Antlers just seem to have disappeared from the line up without anything being said, it may just be an error by the admin.

Also, I suspect it's very unlikely, but Lauryn Hill would be a great addition to the Saturday second stage alongside Tricky.

[Primavera Sound 2012]

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1143&bih=681&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=apolo+club+barcelona&fb=1&hq=apolo+club&hnear=0x12a4987126ed28f5:0x400fae021a40330,Barcelona,+Spain&cid=0,0,18327565237351461798&ei=2SGBT8O7IZH14QSX_oCIBw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CBIQ_BI

Can anyone tell me were the Apolo venue is located? as struggling to find this, as found a nightclub in El Ravel area but not listing anything on the dates highlighted on website.

appreciate any help on this one as 1st time going to this festie :0)

[Optimus Alive 12]

Lostprohets cancelled a few weeks ago. As for The Antlers, I'm more into their music (although OA's setting for Hospice is quite bizarre), nothing mentioned on their site, hope it's just a typo.

[Optimus Alive 12]

Hi all,

Am I correct guessing, we can expect some more artists already announced for the neighbouring festivals (Beni and Bilbao), i.e. Garbage, Bloc Party, ATDI etc.?

And on the contrary - those who were announced for Optimus Primavera (Porto), and Super Bock Super Rock (5-7 Jul, Portugal) are out of the question here?

thanks,