Posts Tagged ‘Optimus Alive Festival’

US INDIE ROCKERS GROUPLOVE JOIN OPTIMUS LINE UP American indie-rockers GROUPLOVE will make its debut in Portugal on 6th July. Hannah Hooper, Christian Zucconi, Sean Gadd, Ryan Rabin (son of Trevor Rabin, former guitarist of Yes) and Andrew Wessen, released the debut EP, titled, in 2010 and immediately received very positive reviews and the possibility [...]

THESE NEW PURITANS, ANGUS & JULIA STONE AND THE TWILIGHT SINGERS ADDED TO LINE UP THESE NEW PURITANS – Influenced by Wu-Tang Clan, twins Jack and George Barnett, Thomas Hein and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson, edited in 2008 the debut album, Best Pyramid. Produced by Gareth Jones, responsible for albums by Depeche Mode or Nick Cave & [...]

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ADDED TO OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL Americans MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE are the latest confirmation for the Optimus Alive’11, where they play on 7th July. The concert marks the debut of the Gerard Way’s band at a festival in Portugal, after the debut in 2007 before a Lisbon Coliseum filled to capacity. With a [...]

JAMES BLAKE AND THE PRETTY RECKLESS JOIN OPTIMUS ALIVE LINE UP On July 8th Optimus Alive hosts another first in Portugal – US band THE PRETTY RECKLESS will play their debut album, Light Me Up, released in August last year.   Led by Taylor Momsen, known to the general public for her role in Gossip Girl, [...]

PARAMORE ADDED TO OPTIMUS ALIVE 11 LINE UP! Making an appearance at many european festivals this year, PARAMORE have been confirmed to play at Portugal’s Optimus Alive Festival this summer. One of the most requested bands by Optimus fans Paramore led by explosive Hayley Williams, started in 2004 and spent only one year, released the [...]

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB CONFIRMED FOR THE SUPER BOCK STAGE The British BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB debut on the main stage July 7th at Optimus Alive’11. After having edited the brilliant acoustic album, Flaws, last year, the Bombay Bicycle Club are linked to the current recording their third album, with editing scheduled for the end of the [...]

OPTIMUS ALIVE ADDS DIZZEE RASCAL AND MORE TO THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL LINE UP Dylan Kwabena Mills English, better known as DIZZEE RASCAL, is the latest confirmation to the Stage Super Bock Optimus Alive’11, where he will play on 9th July. The US bluesman SEASICK STEVE will make his live debut in Portugal on July 7th. [...]

BRITISH ACT WU LYF LATEST ADDITIONS TO OPTIMUS ALIVE 11 WU LYF The British are the most recent confirmation to the Optimus Alive’11 will play on July 9th on Stage Super Bock. Although they don’t have any albums released, the collective of Manchester is already recognized by giving unforgettable concerts. Shrouded in secrecy as possible [...]

GERMAN DUO DIGITALISM CONFIRMED FOR OPTMUS ALIVE! Influenced by Daft Punk and Soundtracks, DIGITALISM created the name around the various remixes they did for music greats as The Cure, White Stripes, Klaxons and Cut Copy. DIGITALISM will be playing the Super Bock stage on July 8th a this year’s Optimus Alive festival! For more OPTIMUS [...]

EXAMPLE CONFIRMED FOR OPTIMUS ALIVE 2011! The British singer and musician EXAMPLE is the latest confirmation for the Optimus Alive’11, where he will perform on July 6th on the Super Bock stage. The show at the Biggest Event of Music and Art in Portugal marks the debut of one of the most talented new values [...]

MORE ADDITIONS TO OPTIMUS ALIVE 2011 LINE UP The Seattle quintet FLEET FOXES debut album came out in 2008 and quickly became a cult phenomenon in Portugal, now on the 8th July the band make their Portuguese debut appearance The British indie-rockers EVERYTHING EVERYTHING makes their live debut in Portugal at Optimus Alive’11 on July [...]

FRIENDLY FIRES JOIN OPTIMUS ALIVE LINE UP The British band FRIENDLY FIRES are the latest confirmation for Optimus Alive’11, where they will play on the Super Bock stage on 8th July. The FRIENDLY FIRES debut album came out in  2008 presenting a refreshing blend of electronic music, pop and punk. Nominated for the Mercury Prize [...]

MORE OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL 2011 ADDITIONS! From San Diego are THE CROCODILES joining them for the first time in Portugal is the UK’s ANNA CALVI and finally another fist timer all the way from California are AVI BUFFALO who will be playing the Super Bock stage on 6th July For more OPTIUS ALIVE FESTIVAL information [...]

BRITISH ROCKERS AND US RAPPER ADDED TO OPTIMUS LINE UP Organisers have revealed that British rockers FOALS will be playing the Super Bock stage on 9th July, also confirmed is US rapper A-TRAX! For more OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL information – click here >>>

KAISER CHIEFS ADDED TO OPTIMUS ALIVE LINE UP The latest addition to this year’s Optimus Alive festival are THE KAISER CHIEFS who are scheduled to play the Optimus Stage on the 9th July For more OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL information – click here >>>

THIEVERY CORPORATION TO PLAY AT OPTIMUS ALIVE With influences ranging from jazz to dub, from the bossa nova, the two DJ’s have collaborated with such important voices like Perry Farrell, Wayne Coyne and David Byrne. THIEVERY CORPORATION will play on the Super Bock stage on 8th July For more OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL information – click [...]

THE WHITE LIES AND GRINDERMAN ADDED TO OPTIMUS ALIVE LINE UP Formed in 2007, WHITE LIES first album ‘To Lose My Life’ came out in 2009 and went straight to number 1 in the UK.  It has taken 2 years for them to release the 2nd album and now the WHITE LIES will be taking [...]

30 SECONDS TO MARS ADDED TO OPTIMUS ALIVE’11 FESTIVAL After a sold out concert  30 SECONDS TO MARS are returning to Portugal to play for the first time on the main stage at Optimus Alive’11 on July 8th Led by charismatic Jared Leto, 30 SECONDS TO MARS in 2009 edited the third album of originals, [...]

IGGY POP CONFIRMED FOR OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL The iconic IGGY POP brings his Stooges to Portugal for a performance that is expected to be incendiary – Already Confirmed are the Foo Fighters, Creed and Kicks. It is the exaggeration to say that without The Stooges Iggy and the rock world would be very different from [...]