Patti Smith at the opening of US Primavera Sound – The Ball

The US Primavera Sound starts this afternoon. Until Saturday, fifty bands will display the four stages mounted in the middle of Porto City Park.

The 4th edition of the festival, a kind of Siamese twin of the original Primavera Sound Barcelona, ​​is marked by a double acting Patti Smith. On Thursday, the American artist, celebrating almost 70 years, comes in acoustic mode and an exquisitely more intimate version. On Friday, far shall be accompanied by a band to play the mythical album Horses, produced by John Cale most renowned no less.

The inaugural day of the US Primavera Sound will also have the weight of the attractions Americans Interpol and the English FKA Twigs, creator of one of the most lauded albums (“LP1″) last year and recently attraction of magazines color pink because of the love affair with actor Robert Pattinson.

The opening night closes with true electronic feast, via performances of The Juan MacLean, affiliated to the label DFA Records and employees of LCD Soundsystem dead, and Caribou Canadian, that with the last long (“Our Love» ) got the best of both worlds, which was to convince the public and criticism.

With buses available throughout the festival period and weather conditions to help the organization of the US Primavera Sound awaits full house during the weekend week of authentic celebration of what is most alternative in Rock, Pop in and Electronics.

For those who does not have ticket, is information that daily pass costs 55 euros and the three-day is 105 euros.

Full Festival Poster:

Thursday, June 4
Bruno Pernadas, Caribou, FKA twigs , Interpol, Mac DeMarco, Mikal Cronin, Patti Smith acoustic / spoken, The Juan MacLean (live)

Friday 5th
Antony and the Johnsons, Ariel Pink, Banda Sea, Belle & amp; Sebastian, Electric Wizard, Giant Sand, José González, JUNGLE, Marc Piñol, Movement, Pallbearer, Patti Smith & amp; Band perform Horses, Run The Jewels, Spiritualized, Sun Kil Moon, The Replacements, Twerps, Viet Cong, Yasmine Hamdan, Younghusband

Saturday, 6′b & gt;
Babes In Toyland Baxter Dury, Damien Rice, Dan Deacon, Death Cab For Cutie, Einstürzende Neubauten, Ex Hex, Foxygen, HEALTH, Kevin Morby, Manel Cruz, Ought, Pharmakon, Ride, Roman Flugel, Shellac, The KVB, The New Pornographers, The Thurston Moore Band, Underworld and Xylouris White.