NOS Alive Festival 2015, formerly Optimus Alive!

[redstar99]

Disclosure just added for the sat night, more like it

[broken monkey]

That's not bad but am a little disappointed if they're the Saturday headliner when compared to the level of the other 2 nights.

[plasic_Juice_Rubble]

As expected, Disclosure!!

I can certainly dance away to that!!

[redstar99]

Hi guys,

I'll be doing a solo backpacking trip and am hoping to build this festival into my trip. Just wondering if anyone else is in a similar situation and going solo too? I was looking at staying at the Independente hostel in a dorm.

Cheers

Hey Violetta, that sounds like a cool trip your planning. I'm heading to Lisbon for a week(with Nos Alive at the end) with my bro and a couple of others - were doing the camping, be more than happy to hook up tho. Ive no doubt you will meet lots of likeminded people at the hostel who are doing Nos Alive. I recently just did a solo trip to Miami(last month) and did the hostel thing, was a bit apprehensive as was first time solo but i had an amazing time and met a ton of cool people ;-)

Edited March 13, 2015 by redstar99

[redstar99]

That's not bad but am a little disappointed if they're the Saturday headliner when compared to the level of the other 2 nights.

Well i saw them close coachella outdoor theatre last year(they closed the Dobi tent at coachella 2013 as well), and they were sensational - so are definitely headline material IMO.

[broken monkey]

Have no doubt they'll be great live, was just hoping we'd have someone a little more established as both them and Sam Smith are still first album acts.

Very much looking forward to July though, can't wait!

[broken monkey]

Blur just announced for Super Bock Super Rock so that rules them out anyway.

[plasic_Juice_Rubble]

Seemingly headlineer.... Not sure about that!

If they are going to have a dance act on saturday night with the calibre headliners they draw year in year out you would of thought itd be the Chemical Brothers!! Especially as they are crawling all over europe this year!!

[ksalem]

Thers a missing headliner ond sunday right?

[plasic_Juice_Rubble]

There is no Sunday at Optimus.

[broken monkey]

Doesn't look like it. Having seen the latest lineup poster, it seems that Disclosure (live) and Sam Smith are being touted as a joint headliner for the Saturday. Think we only have 1 band to add for the main stage (for the Friday 10th). They've just added a 6th act for the Saturday main stage. A Portuguese act 'HMD', but that may be an anomaly as I believe it's just 5 acts a day for the main stage.

[DDave]

Well i saw them close coachella outdoor theatre last year(they closed the Dobi tent at coachella 2013 as well), and they were sensational - so are definitely headline material IMO.

Absolutely 110% headline material. Fantastic live.

[broken monkey]

Quick question to those that have been before (apologies if this has already been asked/answered):

We're arriving on the Wednesday during the day and flying to Lisbon airport. I've heard it's possible to exchange the ticket for a wristband at the airport but can't find any solid info online. Is this true? Would be better than queueing to get in on the first day if so.

Thanks in advance.

[Dom Wall]

Yeah if you're arriving before 11pm you can exchange in the airport.

[broken monkey]

Yeah if you're arriving before 11pm you can exchange in the airport.

That's great to know, cheers!

[plasic_Juice_Rubble]

Whats the crack with the beach? Heard its 15 mins away? Presumably by bus - how much each way? Is it mobbed with fest goers? Bars and restauants? Swimable clean point break?

Thanks in advance

[TheNewUnion]

Jump on the train to Estoril, beach is right there. 20 minutes or there abouts, a bit further to Cascais. Plenty of places to eat and drink, hardly any festival people. No idea what swimmable clean point break means, but there's lots of surfing stuff" in Cascais.

Oh, train is about 3 Euro each way but last year they had a week pass for 12 euro.

Edited March 20, 2015 by TheNewUnion

[plasic_Juice_Rubble]

How far is the train station from the campsite?

Thanks for info mate

[TheNewUnion]

That I don't know. Not stayed in the camp site so no idea I'm afraid.

[pjfestmusic]

How far is the train station from the campsite?

Thanks for info mate

You don't have any train station near to the campsite. But there are transfers bus from/to festival site campsite...i don't know the schedule but don't worry about that!

[redstar99]

Chromeo now added to the sat night, another mint booking. Line up now looking very strong indeed and still another 10-11 bands to be added to Heineken stages, and the clubbing stage Dj's still be announced for the fri and sat ;-) Roll on July.....

Edited March 25, 2015 by redstar99

[ksalem]

+ Mogwai

Banks moved to the second stage

[plasic_Juice_Rubble]

Very interesting to read there are 130 acts in total and ive only counted 50 mentioned so far. Cant see where they will all go to be honest. Intrigued!!!

[martinpa]

Arrived at the site in first day last year at 330 .. No queue whatsoever for wristbands and straight in.

[pjfestmusic]

Very interesting to read there are 130 acts in total and ive only counted 50 mentioned so far. Cant see where they will all go to be honest. Intrigued!!!

They're considering for this number other stage that don't mentionated yet...a stand up comedy with a lot acts of Portuguese comedians!