OPTIMUS ALIVE´14

[SagitarianWorld]

Seems strange to change names just as it gaining a bit more popularity

Exactly.

But the festival name is Alive. Optimus is the main sponsor, just as Nos will be (or is, was they've change it already in their facebook page).

In 2007 they were named Oeiras Alive.

[Dom Wall]

Optimus alive has a much better ring to it than Nos Alive...

[Placid Casual 1927]

Oasis! !!

[willjill]

Why would they delete their Facebook page altogether?

[HarryP95]

if it all gets cancelled i wouldn't be surprised at this point

[Dom Wall]

Na, can't see it being cancelled. The only reason it's now NOS Festival is because the sponsors changed (maybe even just changed name as Primevera is now NOS Primevera when previously it was Optimus Primevera). Reckon it's prince for headliner tho.

[Hawky]

RHCP are a lot further behind in the album process then I thought. I don't reckon they're going to be very active this year

[HarryP95]

Prince sucks arse, if they don't stick someone decent on the other stage i will be watching the 3rd vs 4th place playoff for the world cup. Does anyone actually like prince?

[roadrunner66]

I wouldn't have a problem with that if he was worth the wait. Is he supposedly good live?

One of the best I've ever seen. He's right there on the top with all the great ones.

Edited May 19, 2014 by roadrunner66

[dddazed]

Me and my friends are coming OA second year in a row, what acts do you expect?

Cancellation I heard?

BTW they didn't announce anything about the name change of palco optimus for Palco Nos as it reads on the app... so... why are they doing things that bad?

Edited May 19, 2014 by dddazed

[markmarkmark]

I personally wouldn't mind Prince...

As long as the festival is still going ahead mind!

[Anderson19]

Where this cancellation rumour even come from?

[rmuscat18]

Theres a huge resemblance to Bilbao BBK Live... with Franz Ferdinand, Black Keys and Prodigy headlining. Franz are playing a show in the US on the 13th so they're out of the question so my bet is going on Prodigy headlining the last day (Not my favourite!)... I would rather have someone like Kasabian! ... I also think White Lies, Kaiser Chiefs & Lana del Rey have a good chance of being added to the bill..

[dddazed]

Theres a huge resemblance to Bilbao BBK Live... with Franz Ferdinand, Black Keys and Prodigy headlining. Franz are playing a show in the US on the 13th so they're out of the question so my bet is going on Prodigy headlining the last day (Not my favourite!)... I would rather have someone like Kasabian! ... I also think White Lies, Kaiser Chiefs & Lana del Rey have a good chance of being added to the bill..

Can't see that being the prodigy. Confirmed a long ago for BBK and recently played SOS 4.8 in Murcia, if they were headlining they would've been added to the bill a long ago.

[Dom Wall]

Also they're playing another fest in Portugal in August.

[markmarkmark]

Is it worth asking them on twitter in portuguese? They never seem to reply to those asking in english when asked about the headliner

[joshhall]

According to Twitter and a chat with a Walter White impersonator they have some sort of announcement coming up in the next few minutes.

[joshhall]

They announced A-Trek, Cherub and Drenge. Still no headliner sadly...

[HarryP95]

That is decent, Drenge sound good on a first listen. Who is this walter white dude could he know anything else?

[Dom Wall]

Strange Drenge being on the clubbing stage, must be using it for smaller acts through they day then DJs at night.

[willjill]

I have gone past caring who the third headliner is. 7 weeks from now I'll have finished work and be deciding which items of clothing to ditch in order to keep to the hand luggage weight restrictions. Can't wait!

[Anderson19]

I'm the same I've given up, I'm more than happy with the 2 so far plus plenty of other acts and a week on Portugal. Roll on

[Placid Casual 1927]

Amen to stop worrying about headliners and cancellations. It'll be fine.

So, what's left to discuss?

[willjill]

Having never been to a foreign festival I can't really contribute much in the way of discussion :/

[Dom Wall]

Where's everyone planning on watching the World Cup final? Heard there's going to be a couple of big screens in the centre.