NOS Alive is a music and arts festival that takes place in Algés, in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal, since 2007.
Oeiras Alive! 07
The first edition of the festival was held between 8 and 10 June 2007. The main attraction were the return of Pearl Jam, Linkin Park and The Smashing Pumpkins to Portugal, and the first time for bands like The Used, The White Stripes and Beastie Boys.
Optimus Stage | ||
8 June | 9 June | 10 June |
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Sagres Mini Stage | ||
8 June | 9 June | 10 June |
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Shantel e Bucovina Club Orkestar Oioai |
Dezperados Capitão Fantasma Plastica Dapunksportif |
The (International) Noise Conspiracy The Vicious Five Nigga Poison Tora Tora Big Band |
Optimus Alive! 08
The second edition was held between 10 and 12 July 2008. It was the first to have Optimus as the main sponsor. The second edition gained considerable international attention having both Bob Dylan and Neil Young in the line up.
Optimus Stage | ||
10 July | 11 July | 12 July |
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Rage Against the Machine
Kalashnikov |
Bob Dylan
Nouvelle Vague (cancelled) Kumpania Algazarra |
Neil Young
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Bradiggan |
Metro Stage | ||
10 July | 11 July | 12 July |
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Boys Noize
Peaches (DJ Set) Cansei de Ser Sexy (Cancelled) Sons of Albion |
Sebastian
Mr.Flash Vicarious Bliss Unfair |
MSTRKRFT
Sizo |
Optimus Alive! 09
The third edition was held between 9 and 11 July 2009. It is the only edition to have had a day dedicated to heavy metal music in the main stage.
Optimus Stage | ||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July |
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Ramp |
Os Pontos Negros |
Super Bock Stage | ||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July |
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Os Golpes |
John Is Gone |
Trouble Andrew X-Wife |
Optimus Discos Stage | ||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July |
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Mr Mitsuhirato The Vicious Five Tiguana Bibles The Bombazines |
Zig Zag Warriors DJ Ride Bezegol |
DJ Kitten Sofia M Madame Godard The Pragmatic Olive Tree Dance |
Optimus Alive! 10
The fourth edition was held between 8 and 10 July 2010.
Optimus Stage | ||
8 July | 9 July | 10 July |
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Super Bock Stage | ||
8 July | 9 July | 10 July |
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Burns |
Optimus Clubbing Stage | ||
8 July | 9 July | 10 July |
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Planet Turbo Presents:Proxy (Live) Boy 8-Bit Matias Aguayo Band (Live) Villa Nah (Live) |
Enchufada Showcase: Buraka Som Sistema (DJ Set) Sinden Zombies For Money Octa Push (Live) Macacos do Chinês (DJ Set) Enchufada DJ's |
The Legendary Tigerman Presents: Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws The Legendary Tigerman presents Femina with Asia Argento, Maria de Medeiros, Peaches (musician), Rita Redshoes, Lisa Kekaula, Cibelle, Phoebe Killdeer, Becky Lee, Claudia Efe, Mafalda Nascimento Becky Lee & Drunkfoot Noiserv Enday |
Optimus Alive '11
The fifth edition took place between 6 and 9 July 2011. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the festival, a fourth day was added on Wednesday (6 July), in which Coldplay were the headliners.[1]
Optimus Stage | |||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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You Me at Six (canceled) The Pretty Reckless (canceled)Klepht (canceled) |
Super Bock Stage | |||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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Teratron Os Golpes |
Massay |
Stereopack |
Optimus Clubbing Stage | |||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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Amor Fúria Showcase:Salto Feromona Os Velhos Smix Smox Smux Os Capitães da Areia Manuel Fúria e os Naufrágios Asterisco Cardinal Bomba Caveira O Deserto Branco O Verão Azul |
Enchufada Showcase: Carte Blanche Diamond Bass Da Chick The Yardangs |
Dim Mak Showcase:Steve Aoki Autoerotique Mustard Pimp MotorTai Rob Roy New Ivory |
Boys Noize Records Showcase: Housemeister Djedjotronic Strip Steve Shadow Dancer |
Optimus Alive '12
The sixth edition of the festival was held between 13 and 15 July 2012. It drew crowds of more than 55,000 people and featured The Stone Roses, The Cure and Radiohead as headliners,[2]
Optimus Alive '12 was nominated for several European Festival Awards - Best Major Festival, Best European Festival Line-up and Artists' Favourite Festival[3] - but did not win in any category.[4]
Optimus Stage | ||
13 July | 14 July | 15 July |
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We Trust |
Heineken Stage | ||
13 July | 14 July | 15 July |
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Miúda The Royal Blasphemy |
Optimus Clubbing Stage | ||
13 July | 14 July | 15 July |
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Logo |
James Murphy + Pat Mahoney Art Department Shonky & Dan Gherbacia Ninja Kore |
Moullinex + Xinobi Carbon Airways B Fachada Márcia Laia |
Optimus Alive '13
The seventh edition of the festival took place between 12 and 14 July 2013.
Optimus Stage | ||
12 July | 13 July | 14 July |
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Oquestrada |
Heineken Stage | ||
12 July | 13 July | 14 July |
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Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg with Andrew W.K. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Quelle Dead Gazelle |
SoundSystem Oeiras Band Sessions |
Brass Wires Orchestra Tribes Capitão Ortense |
Optimus Clubbing Stage | ||
12 July | 13 July | 14 July |
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Mosca Huxley Two Inch Punch |
Dezperados Matias Aguayo feat. Alejandro Paz Yen Sung Switchst(D)ance Time for T |
White Haus (live band) Blaya Zé Pedro Moura Max Drum Mad Called Honey |
NOS Alive '14
In 2014 the festival was re-branded as NOS Alive. The eight edition of the festival took place between 10 and 12 July 2014.
NOS Stage | ||
10 July | 11 July | 12 July |
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The Vicious Five |
Heineken Stage | ||
10 July | 11 July | 12 July |
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Noiserv Jacarés |
We Trust For Pete Sake |
Tom Mash The 7Riots |
NOS Clubbing | ||
10 July | 11 July | 12 July |
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Pearson Sound MidlandTasker |
Branko Gunrose D'Alva com Gospel Collective Kuroma Matilha |
Jungle Cherub Caelum's Edge Gin Party Sound System |
Jardim Caixa - Comedy Stage | ||
10 July | 11 July | 12 July |
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Aldo Lima Salvador Martinha Luís Franco-Bastos Manuel Marques Rui Cruz Luísa Barbosa (host) |
César Mourão Eduardo Madeira Los Madraços Tânia Barbosa Zé Beirão Catarina Matos (host) |
Nilton Luis Filipe Borges António Raminhos Hugo Sousa João Carlos Cunha - O Humorista Guilherme Fonseca (host) |
NOS Alive '15
NOS Alive '15 was the ninth edition of the festival and took place between 9 and 11 July 2015.[5]
NOS Stage | ||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July |
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HMB |
Heineken Stage | |||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July | |
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Cavaliers of Fun Señores Galgo |
Daniel Kemish |
Soldier's Heart That Rebellion |
NOS Clubbing | |||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July | |
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Julio Bashmore X-Wife Cityspark |
Magazino Moullinex Batida DJ Kamala Skip&Die Dianna Sousa |
Louisahhh!!! SUPER DISCOUNT 3DJEDJOTRONIC Riton (DJ Set) B2B John Ascia |
Raw Coreto by G-Star Raw | |||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July | |
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Nice Weather For Ducks DJ Zé Pedro Basset Hounds Light Gun Fire Les Crazy Coconuts |
DJ Fernando Alvim Tape Junk Los Waves Prana Naked Affair |
DJ Pedro Ramos Raury Tracy Vandal Cave Story Pista |
Jardim Caixa - Comedy Stage | |||
9 July | 10 July | 11 July | |
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The Boy With Tape On His FaceManuel João Vieira Diogo Faro Bumerangue Pedro Durão Rita Camarneiro (Host) |
Francisco Menezes Jean Carreira Hugo Rosa Rui Xará Jorge Picoto Rita de la Rochezoire (Host) |
Rui Unas feat. DJ Van Breda Carlos Moura Paulo Almeida Irmãos Machado Inês Aires Pereira (Host) |
NOS Alive '16
NOS Alive '16 was the tenth edition of the festival and took place between 7 and 9 July 2016.
NOS Stage | ||
7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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The Chemical Brothers | Radiohead | Arcade Fire |
Heineken Stage | ||
7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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Wolf Alice
2manyDJs (DJ Set) L.A. The Happy Mess |
Hot Chip
Carlão Soulvenir |
Ratatat
Them Flying Monkeys |
NOS Clubbing | ||
7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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Junior Boys
Branko SG Lewis Xinobi Throes + The Shine Baywaves |
NBC, Sir Scratch & Bob da Rage Sense
Mundo Segundo & Sam The Kid Da Chick HMB, DJ Kamala & Filipe Gonçalves MGDRV Rocky Marsiano & Meu Mamba Sound DJ Kamala Vizinhos do Lado |
Boys Noize
Mirror People Francis DaleIsaura Hana Whales |
Jardim Caixa - Comedy Stage | ||
7 July | 8 July | 9 July |
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John Cooper Clarke
Salvador Martinha feat. Tatanka Môce Dum Cabreste Pedro Figueiredo Carlos Vidal Soraia Carrega (Host) |
Pedro Tochas
João Seabra Diogo Batáguas David Almeida Joana Machado Inês Aires Pereira (Host) |
Top Genius - Nuno Markl e Vasco Palmeirim
Altos e Baixos - Joana Marques e Daniel Leitão António Machado Planeta Fluffen João Paulo Sousa Rita Camarneiro (Host) |
NOS Alive '17
NOS Alive '17 was the tenth edition of the festival and took place between 7 and 9 July 2017.
NOS Stage | ||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July |
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The Weeknd | Foo Fighters | Depeche Mode |
Heineken Stage | ||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July |
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Glass Animals
Gelpi Veintiuno |
Floating Points
LOT Eden Lewis |
Peaches
Monstro |
NOS Clubbing | ||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July |
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Carlos Cardoso
Batida António Bastos Karlon Niles Mavis Waves Rita & O Revólver |
Bandido$
Ramos VS Mr. Mitsuhirato Bispo Modernos Pega Monstro Pista Cave Story Kilimanjaro |
Trikk
Switchdance 10Cotexas Mike El Nite Marvel Lima Mr. Herbert Quain GPU Panic Ghost Wavves |
Coreto by Arruada | ||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July |
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Riot
Kking Kong Dotorado Pro Izem Rastronaut |
Mai Kino
Golden Slumbers Lince Fábia Maia Calcutá |
Scúru Fitchádu
Benjamim Filho da Mãe Filipe Sambando Duquesa |
EDP Fado Café | ||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July |
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Blues' N' Swing
Miguel Araújo Mário Pacheco |
Blues' N' Swing
Janeiro |
Blues' N' Swing
Tasca do Chico |
Comedy Stage | ||
6 July | 7 July | 8 July |
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Daniel Sloss
Aldo Lima Guilherme Geirinhas Falta de Chá Francisco Salema Garção |
Nilton
Manuel Cardoso Carlos Pereira |
Salvador Martinha
Hugo Sousa Carlos Coutinho Vilhena Guilherme Fonseca David Cristina |
NOS Alive '18
NOS Alive '18 was the 11th edition of the festival and took place between 12 and 14 July 2018.
The Kooks had to cancel their show the day prior to the event, due to Luke Pritchard, the band's lead singer, still being affected by bronchitis. They were replaced by Blossoms, who had played in the previous edition of the festival.[6]
NOS Stage | ||
12 July | 13 July | 14 July |
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Arctic Monkeys
Miguel Araújo |
Queens of the Stone Age | Pearl Jam |
Sagres Stage | ||
12 July | 13 July | 14 July |
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Blasted Mechanism
Vermú |
Chvrches
Sound Bullet |
Perfume Genius
Churky |
NOS Alive '19
NOS Alive '19 was the 12th edition of the festival and took place between 11 and 13 July 2019.
NOS Stage | ||
11 July | 12 July | 13 July |
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The Cure | Vampire Weekend
Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
Sagres Stage | ||
12 July | 13 July | 14 July |
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Hot Chip
Honney.azz x b-mywingz |
Cut Copy
Deejay Kamala |
The Blaze
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Beluga |
NOS Alive '20 (cancelled)
The 2020 edition of NOS Alive was scheduled to take place between 8 and 11 July 2020. On 19 May 2020, the festival was cancelled due to the Portuguese government's decision to prohibit all large-scale events in the country until 30 September 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The planned lineup for that year's edition was the following:[8]
NOS Stage | |||
8 July | 9 July | 10 July | 11 July |
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Kendrick Lamar | Taylor Swift (cancelled on 17 April 2020) [9] | Billie Eilish | The Strokes
Manel Cruz |
Sagres Stage | |||
8 July | 9 July | 10 July | 11 July |
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Black Pumas | Parov Stelar | Angel Olsen | Parcels |
NOS Alive '21 (cancelled)
After the cancellation of the previous edition, NOS Alive '21 was scheduled to take place on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10 July 2021, with all previous bought tickets valid for the new dates or refunded.[10] In early May 2021, Everything is New's CEO, Álvaro Covões, expressed his doubts regarding the execution of the festival that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] The edition was eventually cancelled on 20 May 2021, with all previously bought tickets valid for NOS Alive '22.[13]
Before the cancellation, the planned lineup was the following:[14][15][16][17]
NOS Stage | |||
7 July | 8 July | 9 July | 10 July |
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alt-J | Da Weasel |
Sagres Stage | |||
7 July | 8 July | 9 July | 10 July |
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Black Pumas | Seasick Steve | Angel Olsen | Caribou |
NOS Alive '22
On 20 May 2021, after the cancellation of that year's edition, the dates for NOS Alive '22 were publicly released: 6, 7, 8 and 9 July 2022.[13]
Sagres Stage | |||
6 July[18] | 7 July[19] | 8 July[20] | 9 July[21] |
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Parov Stelar Fontaines D.C. Modest Mouse Balthazar Lefty |
Bateu Matou Dino d'Santiago Nilüfer Yanya Seasick Steve Inhaler Alec Benjamin Gui Aly |
Pedro da Linha B2B Riot M.I.A. Três Tristes Tigres St. Vincent Nicki Nicole Sea Girls Alta Avenue |
Caribou Parcels Manel Cruz Phoebe Bridgers Hope Tala Los Invaders Tourjets |
References
- ↑ "OPTIMUS ALIVE 2011 – DAY 1 REVIEW". Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Radiohead cover REM at Portugal's Optimus Alive festival". Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "European Festival Award Nominees Announced". This Festival Feeling. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "And the winners are..." Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Lineup - NOS Alive Festival". Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Kooks cancelam concerto no Nos Alive". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ "NOS Alive festival 2020 officially postponed until next year". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "Festivais 2020 - NOS Alive 2020- Festivais de Verão 2020". Festivais de Verão (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift cancels all 2020 live appearances due to coronavirus". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ Correia, Gonçalo. "NOS Alive reembolsa mais cedo quem tinha bilhete para este ano e não quer nem voucher nem ir em 2021". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "Álvaro Covões: NOS Alive "dificilmente" realizar-se-á em 2021". infocul.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "Álvaro Covões: NOS Alive "dificilmente" realizar-se-á em 2021". Jornal blitz (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- 1 2 "É oficial: NOS Alive foi adiado para 2022". NiT (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ↑ "07 JUL – NOS Alive Festival". NOS Alive. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "08 JUL – NOS Alive Festival". NOS Alive. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "09 JUL – NOS Alive Festival". NOS Alive. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "10 JUL – NOS Alive Festival". NOS Alive. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- 1 2 "06 JUL – NOS Alive Festival" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- 1 2 "07 JUL – NOS Alive Festival" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- 1 2 "08 JUL – NOS Alive Festival" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- 1 2 "09 JUL – NOS Alive Festival" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-05.