Giovanni

Isn't Madrid ruled by PP as well?

Well, that arcticle is from nearly a month ago... I guess it's indeed a "now or never" type of situation.

Good idea, thanks! The thing is we already have tickets for the return flights from Gdansk... I just have to convince myself I'm like 21 y.o. again! And not getting nearer and nearer to the number 40 😄 Actually we'll probably go, wanna make that decision before the ticket prices go up.

It ended up really good! We're thinking about coming back, but we're doing Open'er this July too and BBK is the following weekend... Might be a hard thing to do, flights and accommodation are one thing, energy is the other 😄

This thread turned into "it has to be soon, eh?" 😄

Not really. It's the same promoter. Arcade Fire are playing Bilbao BBK Live and doing a separate gig in Seville as well.

A lot of quality in today's announcement. After several years of doing Primavera Porto we decided to try something else this year and BKS looks very promising, especially being the same weekend (no need to change days off work plans etc.) Should we hurry up with buying the tickets? Does it usually sell out quickly?

Great set of announcements today! And there's a lot of slots to fill for both Wednesday and Thursday. We really might come back for a second year in a row.

I think it's what we can all agree on: the sooner the better 🙂

Hard to tell. Last year they've announced Arctic Monkeys at the end of October, then a big batch (Florence, Chem Bros, The Blaze etc.) in mid-November and the second one (Phoenix, M83, Fever Ray, Röyksopp etc.) in mid-December. The poster came in early March, with another bunch of new names (Pavement, Róisín Murphy, Young Fathers, Arca etc.) Judging by the number of names currently announced we're closer to the situation after the first batch last year. But counting international acts, we're way closer to the line-up after the second big announcement. As I said, hard to tell 😄

Indeed! 😄 Friday looks really massive for rap and pop fans. Very happy with Sofia and L'Imperatrice. And I would actually check Ice Spice live, haha.

Yeah, Open'er can be a bit unpredictable. But with rising costs of flights and hotels one has to make decisions sooner than before...

Great batch of announcements. Sam Smith aren't my cup of tea, but there's much quality when it comes to the rest of the acts announced today. It's shaping nicely, but we're going to wait for more acts before commiting to another trip to Poland. More acts in January, I assume?

Still puzzled whether to go. I hoped the day splits could clear the picture for me, but nah. I've been a regular here after PS BCN became a bit too big, but now I'm thinking maybe we should do Barcelona instead. The cost though...

It doesn't sell out quickly. You're fine to wait a few more months. But it's better to book accommodation as soon as possible. I also think we're going to get more big (or biggish) names here, maybe like 1-2. Not necessarily a "pure" headliner, but with their alternating main stages I expect sth more for the prime slots. The day splits will surely tell us more.

Oh heck, I think we're gonna go back to Bilbao 🙂

It was fun! I enjoyed the most, in no particular order: Ezra Collective, Young Fathers, Kendrick, Underworld, Lizzo, QOTSA, Rina, Thundercat, Los Bitchos, Christine & The Queens... A diverse set for sure and that's Open'er for us. Smoothly organized and even the rain wasn't the bitch we thought it'd be. The colours of the tents changed though and I kept calling the tent stage blue while it was the alter stage that was blue this year 😄 A great way to confuse your friends!

I'd say different: 11-13 July, like in 2019. And yes, Sarah is 200% right, book close to San Mames.

At least stay for Ezra Collective! Friday and especially Saturday are going to be busy indeed. Clashes too... Caroline vs QOTSA, Sylvan Esso vs Rina, Girl in Red vs Young Fathers etc. Wednesday used to be the strongest day at Open'er, this year it's by no means weak, but I think it lacks one strong name in the white tent. Thursday isn't actually weak imo, it's just MGK is sh*tty and Major Lazer are a few years past their prime. And the blue tent isn't actually that interesting either. Nevertheless, Metro Boomin is a huge booking for this stage, I really thought they're gonna move him to the main stage. Anyway, I'm going to see SZA, Los Bitchos, Touche Amore and Ezra Collective on Thursday, that makes me quite happy to chill out with a beer in the meantime. PS. Is Brodka any good? I've heard good stuff about her and we like to check out Polish music, but 1 am might be a bit late for exploration...

As expected, mostly filler, though Jacob Collier is quite cool. Now give us the timetable!

St. Vincent into Le Tigre into Darkside were my best time at PS Porto 2023!

Isn't it a bit too optimistic? We're nearly at 40 international acts (excluding DJs) and I thought it's max what Open'er does. Hoping for sth for Thursday too, but they could just move Metro Boomin to the main stage. It'd be better than having MGK close it, even though I'm gonna spend most of that day in the white tent anyway. Also announcing someone big now wouldn't sell too many tickets, eh? Hotels and flights were already expensive in late winter/early spring when we booked stuff, it surely got worse.

Damn, that was WET! I'm glad I've packed an extra pair of shoes at the last moment. Musically: very satisfied. Also very tired, I wonder if it's because of the elements or maybe I'm just getting old 😄

Decent additions!

While I agree Thursday looks a bit weak, it's got Los Bitchos and they're great! I'd like to see Ezra Collective and Touché Amoré as well. I guess something's gonna clash with SZA though.