NOS Alive 2026

[cc1989]

Starting to lean towards either kings of leon or Kasabian for the food day.

[PDomingos]

48 minutes ago, Hailhail said:

He wants APC on the same day of Foo Fighters! 😂 anyway Im going to the first two days! Shame for Pixies…

that's not possible. On the 10th they play and MadCool...

[TheNewUnion]

37 minutes ago, Hailhail said:

ACT 3 for FF DAY?

KoL

Pulp

Kasabian

Black Crowes

Other?

Yes, any of the above is fine by me.

[Vanbang]

I've attended NOS ALIVE for the last 5 events and loved every minute. Planned to visit again next year, but the wait and anticipation of whether or not we will get artists already announced at MC have made me already book flights and accomendation for Madrid. I can now, sit back, relax and look forward to what i see as an excellent festival line up, in particular the Wednesday and Saturday. 

 

Edited November 18, 2025 by Vanbang

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, cc1989 said:

Starting to lean towards either kings of leon or Kasabian for the food day.

KoL are at Mad Cool on Foos day so they're out.

 

I'd like it to be Pulp but don't know what their standing is like for Portuguese promoters to get such a spot. 

[Hailhail]

Could be Pulp or Kasabian or Black Crowes? all of them will be at MadCool on Saturday (11.07.26)

[Daniel Ferreira]

6 hours ago, Hailhail said:

ACT 3 for FF DAY?

KoL

Pulp

Kasabian

Black Crowes

Other?

Moby ??

[PDomingos]

1 hour ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

Moby ??

i was thinking Moby more for the 11th, with Florence and Lorde. it would be a solid act.

He plays the 8th and Mad Cool

Edited November 18, 2025 by PDomingos

[just_one]

8 hours ago, PDomingos said:

why is that?

 

Because time and time again NOS Alive gets screwed over Mad cool even though is a bigger festival but covoes (the owner of the festival and everything is new) doesnt care or doesnt seem to have any pull on booking bands over mad cool. i could tell you over the years so many bands where this happens.

 

8 hours ago, MeMeMeM said:

Sorry, mate, but you complain about everything. About names confirmed that you like, about names confirmed that you don't like, about names not confirmed...

 

sorry if i love APC and dont want to pay 86€ to see them play for 1 hour and the MOST LOGICAL choice would be to book them in the foo fighters days instead of nick cave and 21 pilots.

[Karlos12345]

1 hour ago, just_one said:

 

Because time and time again NOS Alive gets screwed over Mad cool even though is a bigger festival but covoes (the owner of the festival and everything is new) doesnt care or doesnt seem to have any pull on booking bands over mad cool. i could tell you over the years so many bands where this happens.

 

 

sorry if i love APC and dont want to pay 86€ to see them play for 1 hour and the MOST LOGICAL choice would be to book them in the foo fighters days instead of nick cave and 21 pilots.

Before calling Covoes names maybe start with yourself. You and your taste are not of any relevance for bookings at NOS Alive. APC are playing Mad Cool on the 10th. So how exactly should they play NOS Alive the same day?

[sisco]

1 hour ago, just_one said:

 

Because time and time again NOS Alive gets screwed over Mad cool even though is a bigger festival but covoes (the owner of the festival and everything is new) doesnt care or doesnt seem to have any pull on booking bands over mad cool. i could tell you over the years so many bands where this happens.

 

 

sorry if i love APC and dont want to pay 86€ to see them play for 1 hour and the MOST LOGICAL choice would be to book them in the foo fighters days instead of nick cave and 21 pilots.

Haven’t NOS and MC basically got the same lineup so far?! Especially the headliners

[northernangel]

2 minutes ago, sisco said:

Haven’t NOS and MC basically got the same lineup so far?! Especially the headliners

Well one doesn't have Moby, KOL, Pulp or Halsey and they only have one sub left.

[sisco]

21 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Well one doesn't have Moby, KOL, Pulp or Halsey and they only have one sub left.

Sorry I should have been clearer…. Here have some stats, NOS is currently sharing 79% of their announced acts with Mad Cool so far… a whole 14 out of 19.  
 

Headliners you ask…. Oh 100%
 

If you ask me, it’s pretty similar so far as I said

[northernangel]

6 minutes ago, sisco said:

Sorry I should have been clearer…. Here have some stats, NOS is currently sharing 79% of their announced acts with Mad Cool so far… a whole 14 out of 19.  
 

Headliners you ask…. Oh 100%
 

If you ask me, it’s pretty similar so far as I said

The headliners yes but that's a big dent of undercard difference. 

[charlierc]

7 hours ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

Moby ??

Maybe? I know he's on Foos day at Mad Cool. Do we think he'd be main stage only or second stage?

 

Tbf, wouldn't be the strangest mix I've seen with Foos. That has to be when Taylor Swift subbed for them at Radio 1s Big Weekend back in 2015, which given Taylor is now the Goliath she is kinda makes me laugh. 

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, northernangel said:

The headliners yes but that's a big dent of undercard difference. 

NOS having less slots to play with will make a difference in the end, no? Pretty sure Mad Cool has more performers per day, anyway. Plus it being an extra day ofc. 

[MeMeMeM]

5 hours ago, just_one said:

sorry if i love APC and dont want to pay 86€ to see them play for 1 hour and the MOST LOGICAL choice would be to book them in the foo fighters days instead of nick cave and 21 pilots.

Well, mate, I didn't want to be the one to tell you this, but...you know that things don't work that way, right?

[r55N]

so you say Nos are missing one big(er) name in the Foos day... and rest are smaller bands?
This would exclude Halsey (bummer:/ was really hoping for her) and KoL (thanks the lord!) which are on the same day at MC... and this is why you think of Moby as possible name. is that it?

[northernangel]

13 hours ago, charlierc said:

NOS having less slots to play with will make a difference in the end, no? Pretty sure Mad Cool has more performers per day, anyway. Plus it being an extra day ofc. 

It will make a difference yes but that's no reason to say they look the same lol while missing 4 of another's biggest acts but Nos don't tend to get the dame depth as MC do underneath. Right now though The Prodigy has put a spanner in slightly for Werchter.

[PDomingos]

On 18/11/2025 at 18:13, just_one said:

 

Because time and time again NOS Alive gets screwed over Mad cool even though is a bigger festival but covoes (the owner of the festival and everything is new) doesnt care or doesnt seem to have any pull on booking bands over mad cool. i could tell you over the years so many bands where this happens.

 

 

sorry if i love APC and dont want to pay 86€ to see them play for 1 hour and the MOST LOGICAL choice would be to book them in the foo fighters days instead of nick cave and 21 pilots.

You do realise that geography plays a bit part in all these, right?

[TSmith89]

Pre 2024 it was normal for NOS to have 5 on the NOS stage - with the last act on in the early hours. 

[Daniel Ferreira]

[Daniel Ferreira]

TWENTY ONE PILOTS

NICK CAVE

A Perfect Circle

ACT 1

 

FOO FIGHTERS

Skunk Anansie

WOLF ALICE

The Warning

 

BURAKA SOM SISTEMA

FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

LORDE

TEDDY SWIMS

[Tigane]

Updated poster  (without Skunk Anansie)
 

[pete76]

10/7 looks like the best day ever at NOS. 4 great bands on the main stage