On Sidewalk Algés Maritime everything is prepared. The six stages, among which, besides the classics are prepared in any festival, include one in the entrance porch, another a gazebo dedicated to a selection of national independent bands and yet another, the comedy, which will perform several Portuguese comedians . Will already be prepared restore areas and those prepared to welcome the initiatives engendered by the sponsors.
Behind the scenes, will be preparing to welcome the dozens of bands that animate the public over three days some of the five thousand workers that the US Alive uses to which the festival is born. Among them, in this issue, there is one that stands out. Muse, the first day headliners and at this time, one of the most famous and successful rock bands on the planet. Despite the presence, on the same stage, the Alt-J, the British trio that turned into phenomenon after the debut album edit An Awesome Wave in 2012, or old friend Ben Harper, the largely responsible for the festival sold out in the startup (55 000 people are expected) will be the trio led by Matt Bellamy, formed 21 years ago in Teignmouth, England.
The Muse just edit Drones , ambitious concept album in rock opera sci-fi mode, presents as a complaint of state technological surveillance on citizens. Do not expect, however, that the black tone of the disc and all its narrative are translated to the concert. When the 00 h10 Matt Bellamy, bassist Christopher Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard erupted on stage, the public is entitled to a journey through the career of the band, with new songs like Dead inside be accompanied by classics like Plug in baby , Hysteria , Supermassive black hole , Starlight , Map problematique or Time is running out , including the recent band festival alignments.
In addition to the classics, will be also expect elaborate scenic apparatus, inevitable in a band that has long taken the big arenas and the immense main stages of festivals as a privileged habitat. The trio argues that, musically, Drones is a return to the writing process early career, “when we were more like a rock band of three elements with bass, guitar and drums,” as Matt Bellamy . the Rolling Stone But this divestment will certainly not equivalent in the scenario: they expect bursts of pyrotechnics, intricate play of light and videos hi-tech displayed on the screens – already is less likely that spectators are overflown by drones, as designed by Bellamy before the tour that brings the Muse to NOS Alive (they may be seen in the American dates that will come later). It could not be otherwise. Drones already topped the British charts and for the first time, American, and also reached number one in many other countries, including Portugal. Muse may have put a brake to the experiences of The 2nd Law and Resistance , the previous albums, for rockarem old, but will never be discreet band. Much less now.
The band Matt Bellamy is, however, far from being only highlight hovering over the others. The NOS Alive, which was first held in 2007, is a well-oiled machine that presents itself as a comprehensive overview of the current music scene, with a focus on coming names in the UK, reflecting perhaps the role that won in recent years between the public and British press, thrilled both with the posters as the weather, prices and nearby beaches (are expected about 15 thousand foreign spectators, not only British, of course, but also French, Spanish or German).
On Thursday, in addition to the aforementioned Muse, Alt-J and Ben Harper on the biggest stage, stands out in the Heineken stage, the return of Metronomy (21:25) or Django Django Scots, who come to present his second album, Born Under Saturn (1:40 a.m.). Curiosity also to attend the concert of X-Wife Portuguese onstage IN Clubbing at 1:30 a.m., they recently resurfaced a break of three years with the single Movin ‘up .
Friday and Saturday, for which are expected 45 000 spectators daily, choices abound. Tomorrow, the US stage, the audience can jump from the folk-rock FM of Mumford & amp; Sounds (22.20) for electronic punk veterans the Prodigy (1:00 a.m.). You can wait for the end of the concert to see, at 03h, in the Heineken stage, which went ex-Moloko Róisín Murphy doing lately (to investigate- Hairless toys , released in May), or You can forget the Prodigy and choose the emotional depths of James Blake (1:30 a.m., Heineken stage). This, of course, after you have seen how much dance moves you make a synth-pop phenomenon called Future Islands (00h05).
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