NOS Alive 2019

[moz4pm]

There's plenty to enjoy at the top of the card but the middle of the lineup seems very threadbare.

[DarthSaul]

I've done BBK live twice and this year will be twice at NOS, so I want to go somewhere else next year. Do you guys have any recommendations of European festivals that get big names and ideally good weather too? Like the look of Roskilde but guessing that's not very summer holiday-ish? 

[Homer]

Enjoying these guys:
 

 

[Sam_2316]

1 minute ago, Homer said:

Enjoying these guys:
 

 

Yeah man! These guys will be nice 

[alan_ts]

3 minutes ago, DarthSaul said:

I've done BBK live twice and this year will be twice at NOS, so I want to go somewhere else next year. Do you guys have any recommendations of European festivals that get big names and ideally good weather too? Like the look of Roskilde but guessing that's not very summer holiday-ish? 

Sziget maybe. 

[Homer]

2 minutes ago, Sam_2316 said:

Yeah man! These guys will be nice 

I'm a sucker for some cheesy indie pop jangle with a bit of harmony thrown in!

[Homer]

Just now, alan_ts said:

Sziget maybe. 

Super Bock Super Rock is the best foreign fest I've been to (against BBK, Prima Porto and Nos Alive). The location is great - I got lucky with the line-up though (I wouldn't go this year, for instance).

[DarthSaul]

9 minutes ago, Homer said:

Super Bock Super Rock is the best foreign fest I've been to (against BBK, Prima Porto and Nos Alive). The location is great - I got lucky with the line-up though (I wouldn't go this year, for instance).

 

11 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

Sziget maybe. 

Sziget has tempted me, I do like Budapest, but the length isn't so appealing. 

What makes Super Bock extra good? 

[alan_ts]

1 minute ago, DarthSaul said:

 

Sziget has tempted me, I do like Budapest, but the length isn't so appealing. 

What makes Super Bock extra good? 

Anyway, I'd totally recommend BKS, Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop but the weather could be uncertain even in the summer. 

[Daniel Ferreira]

It's been a year since the time of Nos Alive 2018
This year is very very strange.

[birchtree29]

1 hour ago, DarthSaul said:

I've done BBK live twice and this year will be twice at NOS, so I want to go somewhere else next year. Do you guys have any recommendations of European festivals that get big names and ideally good weather too? Like the look of Roskilde but guessing that's not very summer holiday-ish? 

I would recommend Mad Cool if they solve the shuttle/metro problems this year

[alan_ts]

[kingcrawler]

At least they know it's only 30 days away but you think that would encourage them to finalise the lineup...

[clasher]

@kingcrawler sure, we'll get another two no-name club acts in no time ??

[graceunderpressure]

Can anyone else see anything else added to nos stage or sagres , was really hoping for something else on the 12th but have a feeling that is it ??  

[alan_ts]

17 minutes ago, graceunderpressure said:

Can anyone else see anything else added to nos stage or sagres , was really hoping for something else on the 12th but have a feeling that is it ??  

Unless they want empty slots something will be added I think

Edited June 12, 2019 by alan_ts

[jplewes]

I might go see Kojey Radical to be fair, he's not bad. Surely there's a couple for the NOS/Sagres but it's so late!

[alan_ts]

Camané is the first name for Fado. 

[Homer]

23 hours ago, DarthSaul said:

 

Sziget has tempted me, I do like Budapest, but the length isn't so appealing. 

What makes Super Bock extra good? 

The site is in a wood in the middle of nowhere - it's lovely. One of the stages had no back on it, so the backdrop is the woods. When you travel to get there, the atmosphere is awesome, with everyone descending during sunset. 

[young_contra]

21 minutes ago, alan_ts said:

Camané is the first name for Fado. 

phew!!! was losing sleep over knowing who it would be...

[DDave]

23 hours ago, alan_ts said:

Anyway, I'd totally recommend BKS, Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop but the weather could be uncertain even in the summer. 

The 8 times I've been to Pukkelpop we've generally had great weather with the exception of a few showers (I wasn't at the year of the storm). 2017 was mostly overcast all weekend with some rain but the ground holds up really well. 2012 we had temps of around 32 degrees and blazing hot all weekend. Most years are warm.

I wouldn't let the weather put you off and it's a great, great festival.

[alan_ts]

6 minutes ago, DDave said:

The 8 times I've been to Pukkelpop we've generally had great weather with the exception of a few showers (I wasn't at the year of the storm).

Me 3 times and one was 2011

[DarthSaul]

4 minutes ago, DDave said:

The 8 times I've been to Pukkelpop we've generally had great weather with the exception of a few showers (I wasn't at the year of the storm). 2017 was mostly overcast all weekend with some rain but the ground holds up really well. 2012 we had temps of around 32 degrees and blazing hot all weekend. Most years are warm.

I wouldn't let the weather put you off and it's a great, great festival.

That's good to know, I've just seen the lineup and for the size of the country, Belgium does alright for big festivals doesn't it! 

[DDave]

55 minutes ago, DarthSaul said:

That's good to know, I've just seen the lineup and for the size of the country, Belgium does alright for big festivals doesn't it! 

Certainly does. Very rarely get bored at Pukkelpop and this years is probably the strongest throughout the line up for some time. They've steered away from massive headliners to the benefit of the undercard. It's also the best organised of any festival I've been to.Thoroughly recommend it.

[DDave]

1 hour ago, alan_ts said:

Me 3 times and one was 2011

We (thankfully for us) gave it a miss due to the poor line up. Horrendous stuff.