NOS ALIVE 2023

[gigi21]

14 minutes ago, charlierc said:

How many more names are there likely to be per day? Weighing up whether to do this or Rock in Roma for a holiday featuring an Arctic Monkeys gig.

Usually 12-13 names a day between the main stage and the tent. Then there's the clubbing stage and a few small things (comedy, bands playing at the entrance, fado).
The number and the schedule are not fixed (I remember Radiohead playing as main stage closer starting at 10 pm to midnight, but I also remember Chem Bros closing the main stage playing at 1.30 to 3.00 am)... So one day maybe 11 bands, another day 13...

[birchtree29]

No idea who he is

 

 

[TheNewUnion]

Nope, me neither (but I am quite old by NOS Alive audience standards I suppose)

[gigi21]

1 hour ago, TheNewUnion said:

quite old by NOS Alive audience standards

and quite non-portuguese... He's a portuguese dj and electronic music producer (from what I'm reading).

Hopefully he'll got a late night (early morning) spot.

[charlierc]

On 12/13/2022 at 8:10 PM, gigi21 said:

Usually 12-13 names a day between the main stage and the tent. Then there's the clubbing stage and a few small things (comedy, bands playing at the entrance, fado).
The number and the schedule are not fixed (I remember Radiohead playing as main stage closer starting at 10 pm to midnight, but I also remember Chem Bros closing the main stage playing at 1.30 to 3.00 am)... So one day maybe 11 bands, another day 13...

Obrigado.

Looking at Clashfinder I count 5/6 bands for each day on the two main stages, so that checks out with the match provided, even if it only listed the Palco NOS and Palco Sagres, without going into details on the clubbing, comedy, fado stages etc.

[gigi21]

11 hours ago, charlierc said:

Obrigado.

Looking at Clashfinder I count 5/6 bands for each day on the two main stages, so that checks out with the match provided, even if it only listed the Palco NOS and Palco Sagres, without going into details on the clubbing, comedy, fado stages etc.

just 2 tips:

- 2022 has been a special edition (the only one with 4 days) and the clashfinder is strangely incomplete.

- You can check all the previous editions schedules on their official website.
Here's 2019: https://nosalive.com/edicao-2019/
And here's 2018: https://nosalive.com/edicao-2018/
And the 2 main stages always had 13-14 artists per day. Looking at this years announcements, I bet it will be quite similar to those schemes.

 

[Daniel Ferreira]

new name : The Amazons

[TheNewUnion]

17 hours ago, gigi21 said:

and quite non-portuguese... He's a portuguese dj and electronic music producer (from what I'm reading).

Hopefully he'll got a late night (early morning) spot.

Very much non-Portuguese. That being said I did watch a Portuguese band at the festival one year (on the suggestion of a cab driver) and they were great. Having watched Ornatos Violeta I have a 100% record of enjoying local acts, so I might look him up.

[birchtree29]

The Amazons was also announced for Mad Cool.

https://twitter.com/NOS_Alive/status/1603676642886705153?s=20&t=RmmZBWYFYlwVrMnMEQwF2g

[gigi21]

37 minutes ago, TheNewUnion said:

Very much non-Portuguese. That being said I did watch a Portuguese band at the festival one year (on the suggestion of a cab driver) and they were great. Having watched Ornatos Violeta I have a 100% record of enjoying local acts, so I might look him up.

Yes, there are many lovely portuguese bands, but this one looks more like a dance act. Anyways, I'll check him too

[MeMeMeM]

6 hours ago, gigi21 said:

Yes, there are many lovely portuguese bands, but this one looks more like a dance act. Anyways, I'll check him too

Branko is one of the most important electronic music producers. He was one of the elements of Buraka Som Sistema. Perfect act to close the Heineken stage.

[pryce]

+ Puscifer on the 6th! Nos Stage

[Pastor.Of.Muppets]

The festival posted the first poster as well today, so looks like that's it for this year.

Sam Smith is written in the biggest font like RHCP and AM, another strong hint that they're indeed headlining.

I hoped for The 1975 to be added here, but unfortunately they were confirmed for Super Bock Super Rock today (L'Impératrice and Black Country, New Road as well).

[birchtree29]

[birchtree29]

 

 

[Red Day]

[charlierc]

10 hours ago, birchtree29 said:

No matter how many times I'll see this given the split, Sam Smith with QOTSA subbing is a bizarre one-two.

[Rico_Pliskin]

Nate Rat and the sweaty men.

[TheNewUnion]

Puscifer, City and Colour, and Nathaniel Rateliff are good additions. Not massively familiar with Piscifer or City and Colour, but having had a quick listen I like them and they're definitely more my type of music. Nathaniel Rateliff I'm more familiar with and would love to see (clashes permitting).

Lineup building nicely, I'd like Paulo Nutini as the next addition (given we're getting a lot of MadCool acts)

[gigi21]

3 hours ago, TheNewUnion said:

City and Colour

The only problem with this kind of acts at Nos Alive is that the dance stage is too close to the tent. I remember the concerts by Josè Gonzalez in 2016 and by Fleet Foxes in 2017 with a constant dance noise coming from the Clubbing stage.
I hope they organized their stage disposition a little bit differently.

[TheNewUnion]

Good point, sound bleed and acoustic shows do not mix well. Hopefully it's addressed.

[Archi]

Just bought my ticket for the first day. Looking forward to discover this festival!

[TheNewUnion]

28 minutes ago, Archi said:

Just bought my ticket for the first day. Looking forward to discover this festival!

It's a great festival. If you are visiting from another country (or haven't been to Lisbon before) there's plenty to do on the days either side if the festival, Lisbon has good night life and there are plenty of nice beaches only a short train ride away. Estoril is lovely, there is a casino there too and plenty of places to eat/drink there or in Cascais.

The festival itself is great. The site is really small by major festival standards but rarely crowded (toilets are busy between bands). Never missed a band I wanted to see because of overcrowding, sound is good and it's easy to get a good spot to watch your favourite band. Food selection isn't particularly exciting but pretty cheap. Beer queues normally OK, and not badly priced. 

Edited December 21, 2022 by TheNewUnion

[gigi21]

42 minutes ago, TheNewUnion said:

It's a great festival. If you are visiting from another country (or haven't been to Lisbon before) there's plenty to do on the days either side if the festival, Lisbon has good night life and there are plenty of nice beaches only a short train ride away. Estoril is lovely, there is a casino there too and plenty of places to eat/drink there or in Cascais.

The festival itself is great. The site is really small by major festival standards but rarely crowded (toilets are busy between bands). Never missed a band I wanted to see because of overcrowding, sound is good and it's easy to get a good spot to watch your favourite band. Food selection isn't particularly exciting but pretty cheap. Beer queues normally OK, and not badly priced. 

@ArchiI quote everything and add: look for an accomodation in walking distance from Cais do Sodré station and everything will be perfect 🙂

[Archi]

@TheNewUnion @gigi21 Thanks both for the informations 🙂