We booked the tickets for the NOS Alive festival in Lisbon before we knew the line up and in all honesty it's a bit underwhelming. The acts I have on my wishlist are: Weezer, Mogwai, The Cure, Hot Chip, Primal Scream, Johnny Marr, Vampire Weekend, Grace Jones, Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever, Idles, Bon Iver, Smashing Pumpkins, Thom Yorke and The Chemical Brothers. To be fair that's a lot of talent and should keep me going.
There's a lot of bands that I'm assuming are Portuguese and whilst it doesn't pay to be prejudiced, I can't think of one Portuguese musical act of note. Typically, some of the bands I want to see clash and I'm still debating if to see Primal Scream or Johnny Marr. I have brought my Johnny Fuckin Marr t-shirt with me and it might look a bit odd if I'm wearing it whilst watching the Scream and Johnny's playing on the other stage at the same time. Probably go for Primal Scream as not seen them live for a few years and get round the t-shirt problem by ingeniously not wearing it.
Ruth and I are mid air currently, heading towards Faro where we have a few hours before getting a coach to Lisbon. Steve and Juls are already there and we are all staying in a chalet on a campsite that is apparently the size of a dog kennel. Should be fun as Steve snores like a rhino.
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