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.
Pearl Jam
Linkin Park
Blasted Mechanism
The Used
The Smashing Pumpkins
The White Stripes
Balla
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro
Beastie Boys
Da Weasel
Donavon Frankenreiter
Matisyahu
Sam The Kid
Shantel e Bucovina Club Orkestar
The SoundsThe Rakes
Unkle Bob
Loto
Oioai
Dezperados
The Go! Team
The Dead 60's
Capitão Fantasma
Plastica
Dapunksportif
Buraka Som Sistema
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
WrayGunn
The Vicious Five
Nigga Poison
Tora Tora Big Band
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.
The Hives
Gogol Bordello
The National
Spiritualized
Galactic
Kalashnikov
Within Temptation
John Butler Trio
Nouvelle Vague (cancelled)
Kumpania Algazarra
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Xavier Rudd
Bradiggan
Tiga
Hercules and Love Affair
Peaches (DJ Set)
Cansei de Ser Sexy (Cancelled)
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
Sons of Albion
Skip The Use
DJ Mehdi
Busy P
Uffie
Feadz
Krazy Baldhead
Mr.Flash
Vicarious Bliss
Unfair
Brodinski
Gossip
Róisín Murphy
Midnight Juggernauts
The Juan Maclean
Sizo
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.
Metallica
Slipknot
Machine Head
Lamb of God
Mastodon
Ramp
The Prodigy
Placebo
The Kooks
Eagles of Death Metal
Os Pontos Negros
Dave Matthews Band
The Black Eyed Peas
Chris Cornell
Ayo
Boss AC
Erol Alkan
Crystal Castles
Klaxons
TV on the Radio
Air Traffic
Delphic
Silversun Pickups
Os Golpes
Zombie Nation
The Ting Tings
Fischerspooner
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Hadouken!
Late of the Pier
John Is Gone
The Gaslight Anthem
Deadmau5
Ghostland Observatory
Lykke Li
AutoKratz
Trouble Andrew
Los Campesinos!
A Silent Film
X-Wife
Mr Mitsuhirato
Nuno Lopes
Tiguana Bibles
The Bombazines
Mazgani
Zig Zag Warriors
Coldfinger
DJ Ride
Bezegol
Youthless
DJ Kitten
Sofia M
Linda Martini
Madame Godard
The Pragmatic
Olive Tree Dance
The fourth edition was held between 8 and 10 July 2010.
Faith No More
Kasabian
Alice in Chains
Moonspell
Biffy Clyro
Deftones
Skunk Anansie
Manic Street Preachers
Mão Morta
Jet
LCD Soundsystem
Dropkick Murphys
Gomez
Burns
Calvin Harris
La Roux
The xx
Florence + the Machine
Devendra Banhart
The Drums
Local Natives
Steve Aoki
The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Booka Shade
New Young Pony Club
The Maccabees
Holy Ghost!
Hurts
Boys Noize
Crookers
Simian Mobile Disco
Peaches
The Big Pink
Miike Snow
Sean Riley & The Slowriders
Girls
Planet Turbo Presents:Proxy (Live)
Boy 8-Bit
Matias Aguayo Band (Live)
Aeroplane
Villa Nah (Live)
Jori Hulkkonen
Shit Robot
Enchufada Showcase:
Laidback Luke
Benga
Buraka Som Sistema (DJ Set)
Sinden
Zombies For Money
Octa Push (Live)
Macacos do Chinês (DJ Set)
PAUS
Enchufada DJ's
The Legendary Tigerman Presents:
Homens da Luta
The Bellrays
Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws
Micro Audio Waves
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
Cibelle
Becky Lee & Drunkfoot
Noiserv
Enday
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
Coldplay
Blondie
Grouplove
The Twilight Singers
Foo Fighters
Iggy & The Stooges
Xutos e Pontapés
My Chemical Romance
Jimmy Eat World
Thirty Seconds to Mars
The Chemical Brothers
You Me at Six (canceled)
The Pretty Reckless (canceled)Klepht (canceled)
Jane's Addiction
Duck Sauce
Paramore
Kaiser Chiefs
White Lies
Lululemon
Patrick Wolf
James Blake
Anna Calvi
These New Puritans
Example
Avi Buffalo
The Naked and Famous
Mona
Primal Scream
The Bloody Beetroots
Seasick Steve
Kele Okereke
Teratron
Everything Everything
Bombay Bicycle Club
Crocodiles
Grinderman
Thievery Corporation
Fleet Foxes
Digitalism
Slimmy
Friendly Fires
Angus & Julia Stone
Massay
Dizzee Rascal
Foals
A-Trak
Fake Blood
Orelha Negra
WU LYF
Stereopack
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
Diplo
Goose
Carte Blanche
Joker feat. Nomad
Spoek Mathambo
Wildlife!
Diamond Bass
Da Chick
The Yardangs
Dim Mak Showcase:Steve Aoki
Afrojack
Sidney Samson
Atari Teenage Riot
Congorock
Autoerotique
Mustard Pimp
MotorTai
Scanners
Rob Roy
New Ivory
Boys Noize Records Showcase:
Housemeister
Spank Rock
Djedjotronic
Gold Panda
Strip Steve
Shadow Dancer
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 Festival3 - but did not win in any category.4
The Stone Roses
Justice
Snow Patrol
Refused
Danko Jones
The Cure
Morcheeba
Mumford & Sons
Noah and the Whale
We Trust
Radiohead
Caribou
Death in Vegas
Zola Jesus
Santigold
LMFAO
Miúda
Dum Dum Girls
The Parkinsons
The Royal Blasphemy
Sebastian
Katy B
Tricky
Awolnation
The Antlers
Here We Go Magic
Big Deal
Lisa Hannigan
Metronomy
The Kills
SBTRKT
Mazzy Star
Warpaint
Miles Kane
Eli "Paperboy" Reed
Planningtorock
Miss Kittin
Gesaffelstein
Club Cheval
Logo
Rory Phillips
James Murphy + Pat Mahoney
Art Department
Visionquest
Guy Gerber
Shonky & Dan Gherbacia
Ninja Kore
Seth Troxler
Moullinex + Xinobi
Carbon Airways
B Fachada
Márcia
Best Youth
Laia
The seventh edition of the festival took place between 12 and 14 July 2013.
Green Day
Two Door Cinema Club
Stereophonics
Depeche Mode
2manydjs
Editors
Jurassic 5
Oquestrada
Kings of Leon
Phoenix
Tame Impala
Jake Bugg
Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg with Andrew W.K.
Crystal Fighters
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Dead Combo
Japandroids
Deap Vally
Jamie N Commons
Quelle Dead Gazelle
Hercules & Love Affair
SoundSystem
The Legendary Tigerman
Jamie Lidell
Capitão Fausto
Rhye
Wild Belle
DIIV
Oeiras Band Sessions
Django Django
Band of Horses
Alt-J
Twin Shadow
Of Monsters and Men
Brass Wires Orchestra
Tribes
Capitão Ortense
Redlight
Mosca
Disclosure
Dusky
Jessie Ware
Shadow Child
Huxley
AlunaGeorge
Two Inch Punch
Matias Aguayo feat. Alejandro Paz
Metro Area
Flume
Yen Sung
How to Dress Well
Switchst(D)ance
Time for T
Alex Metric
Brodinski + Gesaffelstein
White Haus (live band)
Daniel Avery
Blaya
Zé Pedro Moura
Max Drum
Mad Called Honey
In 2014 the festival was re-branded as NOS Alive. The eighth edition of the festival took place between 10 and 12 July 2014.
Arctic Monkeys
Interpol
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Ben Howard
The Black Keys
The Last Internationale
The Libertines
Foster The People
Bastille
The Black Mamba
You Can't Win, Charlie Brown
Parov Stelar Band
Kelis
Elbow
Tiago Bettencourt
The 1975
Temples
Jacarés
Au Revoir Simone
Sam Smith
Parquet Courts
For Pete Sake
Russian Red
Allen Stone
Nicolas Jaar
Chet Faker
Daughter
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The War on Drugs
Cass McCombs
Tom Mash
The 7Riots
Jamie xx
Daphni
Pearson Sound
Pantha Du Prince
MidlandTasker
Branko
Gunrose
Dillon Francis
Toddla T
D'Alva com Gospel Collective
Kuroma
Matilha
Nina Kraviz
Jungle
Phantogram
Cherub
SOHN
Drenge
Caelum's Edge
Gin Party Sound System
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 was the ninth edition of the festival and took place between 9 and 11 July 2015.5
Muse
alt-J
James Bay
The Wombats
Sheppard
Marmozets
Counting Crows
HMB
Cavaliers of Fun
Young Fathers
Señores
Galgo
Future Islands
Bleachers
Kodaline
Cold Specks
Bear's Den
Daniel Kemish
Chromeo
Flight Facilities
Azealia Banks
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Mogwai
Sleaford Mods
Soldier's Heart
That Rebellion
Julio Bashmore
TigaBreach
Benji B
Eclair Fifi
Cityspark
Magazino
Moullinex
Batida
DJ Kamala
Capicua
Skip&Die
Dianna Sousa
Louisahhh!!!
SUPER DISCOUNT 3DJEDJOTRONIC
Riton (DJ Set)
B2B
John Ascia
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
The Boy With Tape On His FaceManuel João Vieira
Diogo Faro
Bumerangue
Pedro Durão
Rita Camarneiro (Host)
Herman José
Francisco Menezes
Jean Carreira
Hugo Rosa
Rui Xará
Jorge Picoto
Rita de la Rochezoire (Host)
Rui Unas feat. DJ Van Breda
Rui Sinel de Cordes
Carlos Moura
Paulo Almeida
Irmãos Machado
Inês Aires Pereira (Host)
NOS Alive '16 was the tenth edition of the festival and took place between 7 and 9 July 2016.
Pixies
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Years & Years
M83
Band Of Horses
Agir
Vetusta Morla
John Grant
Vintage Trouble
2manyDJs (DJ Set)
Soulwax
L.A.
The Happy Mess
Father John Misty
Courtney Barnett
Jagwar Ma
Carlão
Soulvenir
Grimes
Calexico
José González
Little Scream
Four Tet
Them Flying Monkeys
SG Lewis
Bob Moses
Xinobi
Throes + The Shine
Baywaves
Mundo Segundo & Sam The Kid
HMB, DJ Kamala & Filipe Gonçalves
MGDRV
Rocky Marsiano & Meu Mamba Sound
Vizinhos do Lado
Mirror People
Francis DaleIsaura
Hana
Whales
Salvador Martinha feat. Tatanka
Môce Dum Cabreste
Pedro Figueiredo
Carlos Vidal
Soraia Carrega (Host)
João Seabra
Diogo Batáguas
David Almeida
Joana Machado
Altos e Baixos - Joana Marques e Daniel Leitão
António Machado
Planeta Fluffen
João Paulo Sousa
NOS Alive '17 was the tenth edition of the festival and took place between 7 and 9 July 2017.
The Courteeners
The Cult
Bonobo
Royal Blood
Ryan Adams
Blossoms
Gelpi
Veintiuno
Parov Stelar
Wild Beasts
Savages
LOT
Eden Lewis
The Avalanches
Cage the Elephant
Spoon
Benjamin Booker
Plastic People
Monstro
António Bastos
Jessy Lanza
Karlon
Niles Mavis
Waves
Rita & O Revólver
Ramos VS Mr. Mitsuhirato
Bispo
Modernos
Pega Monstro
Kilimanjaro
Switchdance
10Cotexas
Mike El Nite
Marvel Lima
Mr. Herbert Quain
GPU Panic
Ghost Wavves
Kking Kong
Dotorado Pro
Izem
Rastronaut
Golden Slumbers
Lince
Fábia Maia
Calcutá
Benjamim
Filho da Mãe
Filipe Sambando
Duquesa
Miguel Araújo
Mário Pacheco
Carminho
Janeiro
Tasca do Chico
Guilherme Geirinhas
Falta de Chá
Francisco Salema Garção
Filomena Cautela
Manos Duarte
Manuel Cardoso
Carlos Pereira
Carlos Coutinho Vilhena
Guilherme Fonseca
David Cristina
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
Nine Inch Nails
Bryan Ferry
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Kaleo
Jack White
Franz Ferdinand
Sampha
Khalid
Wolf Alice
Jain
Juana Molina
Vermú
Rag'n'Bone Man
Portugal. The Man
Yo La Tengo
Eels
Sound Bullet
At the Drive-In
Mallu Magalhães
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Real Estate
Churky
NOS Alive '19 was the 12th edition of the festival and took place between 11 and 13 July 2019.
Ornatos Violeta
Weezer
Greta Van Fleet
Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra
Bon Iver
Tom Walker
The Gift
Robyn
Loyle Carner
Jorja Smith
Sharon Van Etten
Honney.azz x b-mywingz
Deejay Kamala
Grace Jones
Tash Sultana
Johnny Marr
Ry X
Pip Blom
Etc
Thom Yorke
Marina
Idles
Gavin James
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Beluga
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
Nothing but Thieves
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Finneas
Haim
Manel Cruz
Fontaines D.C.
Charli XCX
Easy Life
Inhaler
Glass Animals
London Grammar
Hobo Johnson and The Lovemakers
Tom Misch
Sea Girls
Moses Sumney
Wolf Parade
Alec Benjamin
Petit Biscuit
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.1112 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:14151617
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Strokes
Parcels
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 2022.18
Two Door Cinema ClubImagine DragonsDa WeaselHaimMother Mother
The fifteenth edition of the festival was held on 6 to 8 July 2023.27
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