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  2. NOS Alive 2020

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    Swifty must be taking a good chunk out of Nos's budget. Will this result in lesser (cheap) acts to follow?.

    Really enjoyed my first Nos experience this year - dispite the line up. Was looking to go back next year and hopefully see a bigger and better line up. TS is massive but not for me. May have to look elsewhere. Anyone recommend a similar,friendly,value for money European festival in the sun like Nos? Looking at Open'er festival at the mo

  4. NOS Alive 2019

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    Had a great week in Costa da Caparica and really enjoyed 3 (long) nights at Nos Alive.we were apprehensive due to the lineup but we came away thinking we'd love to go again next year,regardless of the lineup. Mainly because the performances of acts we weren't bothered about seeing were actually good - VW, Tom Walker, Dj Kamala to name a few and especially the idles. We could see the  stage and the big screen. The band and crowd had us in tears, hilarious. I thought the Cure were amazing, i didn't even want to leave to get a beer. so glad i gave Bon Iver a wide birth. i could hear him at times and he had me yawning a lot. Hardly late evening festival music imo. 

    Is the 3 days of Nos always organised so well? no queue at all on all 3 entries, toilets and bars were queue free,  i use these a lot. so that was a massive plus.  All staff ( and all the Portuguese i came across during my week)  were fantastic and so helpful,polite and welcoming to approach. The atmosphere was as described  - friendly and chilled. Always felt at ease in our surrounding and never a problem leaving my Mrs to go off for a beer etc. Not so easy finding her on return though. Either better navigation skills or taller partner needed haha.

    roll on 2020 

     

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  5. NOS Alive 2019

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    12 minutes ago, Homer said:

    Nice one mate, FYI I was planning on heading here: http://thecouch.pt. I'm doing a four-hour bike city tour in the morning that ends at 2pm, so going to head in for the second innings (unless it's all going drastically wrong already!). That bar is near the end of my bike ride, near Cais De Sodre, looks not totally awful for a 'sports bar' and appears to have the ability to show any sport going!

    I'll make a point of wearing my  orange Go! Team t-shirt on Thursday

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    The couch looks a safe bet to show the cricket - nice find . I'll be set for the day if i can watch it from outside with a cold one.

    is it cash/card/or both inside Nos?

     

  9. NOS Alive 2019

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    18 minutes ago, aaronch95 said:

    Hey

    I had last year a hotel in caparica and the only way after the festival was with a taxi..

    Theres always a queue, where you must wait more or less 1 hour for a taxi but its always funny there..

    Our Taxidriver gave us his number and we can phone him and he was from the second day always within 20 minutes there, so if you talk youre perhaps also a lucky one.

    Thanks for the information. i thought a taxi would probably be the only solution. Hopefully i'll get your driver from last year haha

  10. NOS Alive 2019

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    1 minute ago, DarthSaul said:

    From memory (last went 2017) you have to be strategic to get a very cold beer. At busy times/busy bars they'll have a fair few already poured just sitting out, but if you go to a quieter bar that pulls them fresh it'll be lovely and cold 

     ideal.i'm just happy they exist. warm beer would ruin it for me. cheers

  11. NOS Alive 2019

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    A few boring questions –

    Has anyone stayed in Costa Da Caparica during Nos Alive, as I was wondering how easy it is to travel back to there each night after Nos. Will I be able to stay till the end and still have time to catch the ferry across? And Is it then an easy (drunken) walk from Trafaria? Or is Uber the answer?

    more importantly – how much is a pint at Nos and is the Lager refreshingly cold?

    The lineup isn’t great for me but I can’t wait for next week. Sun, beach, cold beer (hopefully) , live music in a cracking atmosphere = heaven

  12. NOS Alive 2019

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    1 minute ago, PintoMcGuinness said:

    Yep, I'm making my own top line of Vampire Weekend, Johnny Marr & Primal Scream.

    That works a bit better for me, still not the best tho.

    My top line could well be Johnny Marr, Primal scream and then Bairro Alto

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