Optimus Alive 2013

[Sketchead]

Anyone know if the ticket prices that are up now are early bird or if they stay at that price? And if and/or when did it sell out last year?

Cheers

[davywalsh7]

@sketchead

Thanks for your help! :-)

Any other rumours about who the other headliner will be or when will it be announced?

[Chrisw16]

Really disappointed with Kings Of Leon, heard nothing but bad stories of them live.

Still reckon they'll sell tickets.

[missmental]

Hi,

Thinking about trying Optimus next year. Have survived camping at Benicassim before. I wondered if anyone who has been to Optimus before could shed some light on camping facilities or if anyone can recommend a decent hotel close to the festival site.

Cheers,

Heather.

[Homer]

Campsite is brilliant, everyone is really spread out and there's a pool, bar, lots of shade, free shuttle to the fest. If I were you I'd get a bungalow, they're v cheap (about 15 quid a night) and really good. They sell out.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Does anybody have any pictures of the bungalows to share? & also, how do you go about booking one? I'm just curious as we stayed in a hotel last year, but I'd like to look at all the options now I'm more familiar with the area

[missmental]

Campsite is brilliant, everyone is really spread out and there's a pool, bar, lots of shade, free shuttle to the fest. If I were you I'd get a bungalow, they're v cheap (about 15 quid a night) and really good. They sell out.

[Homer]

If you need more help, here's the info from an e-mail I sent to my mates explaining the ins and outs when I was doing the initial planning for this year's fest. I would 100% recommend the bungalows. Anyway, here’s the info:

http://www.optimusalive.com/en

It's in Lisbon (which you can fly to from Bristol or Gatwick with Easyjet).

It's in the evening (there's a dance tent that goes on after the bands until 4am), but in the day time we stayed in these:

http://www.booking.c...ngalows.en.html

This is the official campsite for the fest and has swimming pool, shops, crazy golf, etc, and there are minibuses to/from the fest in the evening.

Unfortunately there are only so many of the bungalows, and the biggest six-person ones is just over 70 euros each in total (so about 18 euros a night each!). If you get a two person bungalow, I think it works out as twice expensive as (30 odd euros a night each I think) – anyway, still pretty handy/cheap! I reckon the bungalows sold out shortly after December last year.

[missmental]

Hello,

I'm having trouble finding flights from the midlands. The best so far I've found is £160 easyjet from liverpool. Does anyone know of any cheaper?

Thank you.

[davywalsh7]

When does everyone reckon the next announcement will be? And does any1 have any rumours/ educated guesses?

[pryce]

Hello,

I'm having trouble finding flights from the midlands. The best so far I've found is £160 easyjet from liverpool. Does anyone know of any cheaper?

Thank you.

[PastCaring]

Hello,

I'm having trouble finding flights from the midlands. The best so far I've found is £160 easyjet from liverpool. Does anyone know of any cheaper?

Thank you.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I flew from Luton last year with Easy Jet direct to Lisbon & the flights were really cheap, I think we ended up paying about £90 return before baggage costs. I live in the East Midlands & it only took just under 2 hours to get to Luton, which isn't a great deal further for me than Birmingham or Manchester.

[pryce]

3rd headliner this week maybe ..... or two other bands .... Optimus Alive have just posted up a poster with something blanked out

think its Vampire Weekend

Edited November 4, 2012 by pryce

[DJL]

We went last year and would thoroughly recommend the solplay appartments - reasonably priced for a 3-4* hotel, air con rooms, lovely pool, restaurant with (pricey) bar and all a half hour walk to the site or about 8 euro in a cab if i remember rightly. We had a festival and relaxing holiday all in one...

http://www.solplayapartmenthotel.com/

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

3rd headliner this week maybe ..... or two other bands .... Optimus Alive have just posted up a poster with something blanked out

think its Vampire Weekend

Edited November 4, 2012 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Chrisw16]

Are Vampire Weekend big enough to headline? Arctic Monkeys is a good bet.

Agree though that it's probably not the headliner.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I'd assume that both of those bands would probably be the right size to sub in Portugal? But I'm not 100% sure.

[Chrisw16]

I'd assume that both of those bands would probably be the right size to sub in Portugal? But I'm not 100% sure.

[pryce]

yeah im pretty sure it wont be a headliner looking at font size

[karelaanzee]

It's TDCC

[Chrisw16]

TDCC will go down very well, strong booking if they're not subbing.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Hardly an inspired booking, but they are a feel good summer band so they'll be great in the sun... Where do we think they'll end up being on the line-up, third from the top like Mumford & Son's last year?

[pryce]

guess so .. but i agree with you .. hardly anything to get excited about

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

After hearing Foals new single I hope they get booked, very Jane's Addiction/90's Alternative sounding. Always been a fan, but this has really impressed me, hopefully the album follows suit.