Primavera Sound celebrates “the best line up in its history” with an extra day

Blur, Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía, Pet Shop Boys are some of the biggest names that make up what will be “the best billboard in history” for Primavera Sound. Considered by many the best in the country, the festival once again fills the Parque da Cidade with music and entertainment, this time with an extra day of concerts. Tickets for the 10th edition, which takes place from June 7 to 10, are already on sale.

More than 100,000 people, from 33 countries, went to Primavera Sound 2022 and for 2023 no less is expected. Around 80 artists will go on the several stages in Parque da Cidade. In addition to the most famous names, there are other sounds that promise to “create the brightest reflection of the musical spectrum”.

The organization warns that “the boost can come from all corners of the line-up”. In Porto it will be possible to listen to “the exciting experimental FKA twigs, the pop particularities of Halsey, the post-hardcore stampede of The Mars Volta, the unique magnetism of St. Vincent, the return of Le Tigre and the cosmic trips of My Morning Jacket”.

In the 2023 edition, Primavera Sound ranges from underground reggaeton to supersonic jazz, passing through hardcore, expansive rap, new avant-garde, and author songs. Which is to say that Isabella Lovestory, The Comet Is Coming, Bad Religion, Baby Keem, Julia Holter, Núria Graham are already confirmed.

As well as the “recently reunited Karate, the digital boyband Darin Gang, Yves Tumor in full glam metamorphosis, the Martians Sparks or such special connections as Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington in Darkside and Anderson, Paak and Knxwledge in NxWorries”. Even Shellac, the non-festival band, is back to Primavera Sound.

Ten Editions and several musical dimensions

Four days of music do not end here: “the albums that were the main protagonists in 2022” are also part of the billboard. In June, you can listen live to “the return of Alvvays”, the “confirmation of Fred again.. as the electronic producer of the moment”, “a Pusha T in a total state of grace, the extravagant Jockstrap, The Beths and their sounds of the Antipodes, Caribou under the alias Daphni, Yard Act representing the last wave of post-punk, or the Irish Gilla Band”.

In its 10th Edition, the festival takes on all dimensions of pop and brings to Porto Maggie Rogers, Bleachers, Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Holly Humberstone, Georgia, Self Esteem and flowerovlove, as well as Dominican Tokischa, Nigerian Rema and Puerto Rican Mora.

Maintaining the strong “ambition of condensing several festivals into one”, Primavera Sound does not forget the dance floor of Parque da Cidade. Because “a 10th edition is only danced once in a lifetime”, the dancers follow the rhythm of techno, house, acid, breakbeat, electro, or jungle with Nick León, UNIIQU3, Teki Latex, Jayda G, Verraco, Gazzi, Chima Hiro or the b2b offered by VTSS and LSDXOXO in the cabin.

Festival with more than 36 million euros of economic impact

Being the “best festival in the country”, there is also a strong commitment to music in Portuguese, starting with the success created by Bruno Nogueira and Manuela Azevedo, “Deixem o Pimba em Paz”. The peaceful R&B universe of Fumo Ninja and the jazz voices of Margarida Campelo and Beatriz Pessoa are also already signed up for the 2023 edition of the festival, like the accent from the other side of the Atlantic of the indie band Terno Rei.

With the Support of Porto City Hall from day one, Primavera Sound generated, in the last edition, an economic impact of 36,1 million euros. “Their commitment makes possible this new edition of the festival, in which we believe, both musically and in everything that surrounds it”, adds the organization.

Tickets – daily, general passes or VIP passes – are already on sale at the usual places and the line-up can be checked on the festival’s webpage.