NOS ALIVE 2023

[MK1]

Muse?

 

Edited October 25, 2022 by MK1

[lighthouse]

31 minutes ago, Pastor.Of.Muppets said:

via Instagram

 

Taylor Swift and Arctic Monkeys?

[MK1]

Perhaps Florence?

[lighthouse]

1 minute ago, MK1 said:

Perhaps Florence?

Played this year. Hoping for Swift actually. 

[mln]

With Open'er and Roskilde updating their social media / websites, I'd bet on Taylor too. Only strange that Mad Cool is so silent...

[lighthouse]

8 minutes ago, mln said:

With Open'er and Roskilde updating their social media / websites, I'd bet on Taylor too. Only strange that Mad Cool is so silent...

Roskilde is updating? Where? 

[mln]

1 minute ago, lighthouse said:

Roskilde is updating? Where? 

They deleted all the profiles they'd followed on IG. Also, they've recently stated that they are starting their ticket sales early November. And hopefully this means the announcement is really imminent:

 

[Daniel Ferreira]

The headliners I believe will be:

AM / QOTSA / Billie Eilish or Taylor Swift

[diogozsz]

I don’t see QOTSA headlining this tbh. 

[Pastor.Of.Muppets]

9 minutes ago, diogozsz said:

I don’t see QOTSA headlining this tbh. 

They did it in 2018.

[diogozsz]

1 minute ago, Pastor.Of.Muppets said:

They did it in 2018.

I don’t remember if that day was sold out / close to selling out but I don’t think QOTSA can headline a huge festival on their own. But if they did it once they can do it again, I’m assuming.

[lighthouse]

19 minutes ago, Pastor.Of.Muppets said:

They did it in 2018.

Yeah, that QOTSA and The National combo was great. 

Now where are those first The National dates for 2023? New album and all.

[young_contra]

I can imagine QOTSA headlining paredes de coura. Maybe I'm imagining things.

For NOS Alive, AM and Muse? Admittedly, I'd love to see AM at Primavera Sound Porto, but meh, don't see it happening.

[Newjem]

5 hours ago, young_contra said:

I can imagine QOTSA headlining paredes de coura. Maybe I'm imagining things.

Not happening. They would have to stay in Europe for more than 2 months and that’s very unlikely.

[joaommaia]

Maybe Arctic Monkeys, Muse and Billie Eilish?

[graceunderpressure]

Surely they should give us something this week ??

 

[pryce]

Slipknot/Billie/AM

think they might like how the days sold this year and bought people in for days rather than the whole weekend, people probably spend more 

 

 

[lighthouse]

40 minutes ago, pryce said:

Slipknot/Billie/AM

think they might like how the days sold this year and bought people in for days rather than the whole weekend, people probably spend more 

Good trio!

[andy2912]

Could Pet Shop Boys play? Or Pulp?

[Daniel Ferreira]

47 minutes ago, andy2912 said:

Could Pet Shop Boys play? Or Pulp?

They made more sense at EDP Vilar de Mouros

[young_contra]

Am I being impulsive in thinking that they teasing news a week + in advance is just too much? 

[Karlos12345]

10 minutes ago, young_contra said:

Am I being impulsive in thinking that they teasing news a week + in advance is just too much? 

No. Makes no sense. Someone extended the embargo?

[RossTC]

When can we expect an annoucement do we think? Im weighing this up alongside Mad Cool as an alternative for missing out on Glasto tickets.

Also, i assume people rent apartments/hotels is the done thing?

[moz4pm]

22 minutes ago, RossTC said:

When can we expect an annoucement do we think? Im weighing this up alongside Mad Cool as an alternative for missing out on Glasto tickets.

Also, i assume people rent apartments/hotels is the done thing?

I'd be quite surprised if we don't get some kind of announcement this week, its already much later than previous years. We've always stayed in hotels/apartments, its too hot to be camping. Festival doesn't open until 4 so during the day you want the comfort of a hotel with swimming pool to recharge before going back out to party until 4am.

[clasher]

17 minutes ago, RossTC said:

When can we expect an annoucement do we think? Im weighing this up alongside Mad Cool as an alternative for missing out on Glasto tickets.

Also, i assume people rent apartments/hotels is the done thing?

I did Nos in 16 and 19 and Mad Cool in 18 and 22.

Lineup wise there's a lot of overlap from top to bottom, although Mad Cool's is stronger (with more stages as well). Mad Cool has 2 alternating main stages setup which works very well, the sound on most stages is excellent, with big screens. While the Mad Cool organizers are notoriously bad in communication with artists and PR before the festival, they more than make it up with how the actual festival is run IMO. They are forced to switch venues again next year though, so I'd be cautious. 

Hotel/apartment is the only option for Mad Cool, however Nos is official partners with Lisboa Camping&Bungalows. You can usually get a camping ticket in the time of the festival for about 40€ if you bring your own tent if I remember correctly. We did that both times we were there. The camp is nice with plenty of facilities - showers and toilets obviously, a little shop, two bars, a pool, etc. Even more important - loads of trees and therefore much needed shade. We did that both times we were there, didn't find it too hot if you kept away from the sun.
In 16 the camp was packed, with a mojito stand and a DJ beside the pool, a screen showing football (it was during the euros) and afterparty that got going in the morning when people started coming back from the festival. In 19 there were less people, no DJ at the pool and no afterparty, but you still had the poolside bar and the bar in the central area of the camp was opened until you wanted more drinks (which we sadly found out only on the last day 😄 ). There's also a free shuttle bus to the festival and back, although going to the festival there's usually quite the traffic jam, so I'd certainly recommend going to the center a couple of hours earlier and then taking a train to the festival.

Both Lisbon and Madrid are great cities to explore, but Lisbon tends to be much more manageable in July - being on the atlantic coast means a lot more wind, which makes 30+ temperatures easier to survive (pack sunscreen. and a hoodie for when the sun goes down. you'll need it).