NOS ALIVE 2023

[MeMeMeM]

7 hours ago, gigi21 said:

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.

They didn't. The disposition is the same, unfortunately.

[spacedementia]

[moz4pm]

Think I'm tapping out for Nos next year. Can't justify the expense for the lineup they are offering.

[charlierc]

Been mulling over coming for RHCP/AM days. Rina on one of those two would've been better given I like Frankenstein and This Hell, so might have been up for checking the set out.

[Eugenio]

On 12/21/2022 at 2:59 PM, 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. 

I agree, in general, but not about food: last year the festival offered a wide selection of meals, and it is also very cheap. You should try the "bifana" (a pork steak with bread), or other portuguese specialities. 

[birchtree29]

 

 

[TheNewUnion]

She's great live. Saw her at Glastonbury and had a blast.

[stationfire]

Nos website showed Machine Gun Kelly this morning when I checked, but not showing now.

Edited February 1, 2023 by stationfire

[young_contra]

9 minutes ago, stationfire said:

Nos website showed Machine Gun Kelly this morning when I checked, but not showing now.

He’s confirmed.

[TheNewUnion]

For me, that's the worst booking so far. Which means he'll draw a huge crowd and everyone will say he'd the highlight of the day (as I am always wrong about things like this).

 

Of course he's a big star and will sell loads of tickets

Edited February 1, 2023 by TheNewUnion

[Ferda]

I am quite happy with MGK. I would appreciate something more in Primavera style, but he's got tunes and he's by far the most popular rock/guitar oriented new artist 

[Daniel Ferreira]

[TheNewUnion]

Having seen Pukkelpop come in with the big names (Killers, Florence, Foals on the same day is very high quality), I think NOS need to bring out some big guns of their own. Feels like we are a couple of main stage nig names short on the lineup so far. 

Edited February 9, 2023 by TheNewUnion

[Paulioak]

26 minutes ago, TheNewUnion said:

Having seen Pukkelpop come in with the big names (Killers, Florence, Foals on the same day is very high quality), I think NOS need to bring out some big guns of their own. Feels like we are a couple of main stage nig names short on the lineup so far. 

Agreed. We'd been deciding which overseas festival to book for ages, we finally booked tickets just before Christmas & it's gone a bit flat announcement wise since, so hoping for 2 or 3 biggish names soon, to confirm we've made the right decision & add to the excitement a bit. Though I'm sure our first NOS will be incredible anyway.

[TheNewUnion]

3 hours ago, Paulioak said:

Agreed. We'd been deciding which overseas festival to book for ages, we finally booked tickets just before Christmas & it's gone a bit flat announcement wise since, so hoping for 2 or 3 biggish names soon, to confirm we've made the right decision & add to the excitement a bit. Though I'm sure our first NOS will be incredible anyway.

NOS Alive is a great festival, the weather is incredible, the crowds are good and the sound is always excellent. I think the top end of the line-up is pretty strong but we do need to fill in the middle tier of bands now. Killers/Florence/Foals is an excellent trio over at Pukkelpop. Get a strong mid-card and we'll be in good shape.

[Daniel Ferreira]

55 minutes ago, TheNewUnion said:

NOS Alive is a great festival, the weather is incredible, the crowds are good and the sound is always excellent. I think the top end of the line-up is pretty strong but we do need to fill in the middle tier of bands now. Killers/Florence/Foals is an excellent trio over at Pukkelpop. Get a strong mid-card and we'll be in good shape.

NOS Alive does not have the festival budget of the biggest festivals in Europe, it is lucky that there is Mad Cool on the same weekend, in addition to having low prices compared to the rest.

[TheNewUnion]

They've gone very quiet of late, haven't they. Think we need some more names to up the excitement.

[Archi]

19 minutes ago, TheNewUnion said:

They've gone very quiet of late, haven't they. Think we need some more names to up the excitement.

Do we know how many names are missing on the first day with RHCP?

[Daniel Ferreira]

headliners are already chosen ... so I don't believe that something strong is coming

Edited February 16, 2023 by Daniel Ferreira

[Daniel Ferreira]

director of NOS Alive put a watch on at 9am, when he does this it is by tomorrow (Friday) some international name will be announced, but most likely outside of NOS Alive, he is also the biggest promoter of shows in Portugal.
 

last time this happened ad The Weeknd , did the same before the announcement of RHCP and AM … so I believe it is a big name

[Daniel Ferreira]

[pryce]

i love this Festival, but its making it really hard to commit ....if they just announced bands 3 or 4 at time a run of band that dont interest wouldnt seem so bad...you end up forgetting the decent bands they announced at the start

 

Open'er is calling my name...same as the late august european festivals 

 

i was hoping for M83 or Phoenix considering BBK have got them

[Rico_Pliskin]

2 minutes ago, pryce said:

i love this Festival, but its making it really hard to commit ....if they just announced bands 3 or 4 at time a run of band that dont interest wouldnt seem so bad...you end up forgetting the decent bands they announced at the start

 

Open'er is calling my name...same as the late august european festivals 

 

i was hoping for M83 or Phoenix considering BBK have got them

I'm going opener. M83 won't be at opener fyi. Playing another polish fest.

[young_contra]

That’s dire… 

[moz4pm]

Trash lineup this year. Our group were excited to go again and said we'd go whatever the lineup was but after seeing how bad it is we've cancelled all plans.