Optimus Alive!

Optimus Alive!, or simply Alive!, is a music and arts festival which takes place in the Algés riverside, in Oeiras, Portugal. The first edition took place in 2007. Despite its recent creation, the festival has achieved considerable popularity both inside and outside of Portugal, with the UK magazine NME placing in one of the top 12 European festivals in 2009. It is organized by the Everything Is New and its main sponsor is Optimus.

Oeiras Alive!07

The first Alive!, was held between the 8–10 June 2007, in Algés, Oeiras, and the main attraction was the return of Pearl Jam, Linkin Park and Smashing Pumpkins, and the first time in Portugal for bands like The Used, White Stripes and Beastie Boys.

Optimus Stage
8 June	9 June	10 June
Pearl Jam Linkin Park Blasted Mechanism The Used	The Smashing Pumpkins The White Stripes Balla Triângulo de Amor Bizarro	Beastie Boys Da Weasel Donavon Frankenreiter Matisyahu Sam The Kid

Sagres Mini Stage
8 of June	9 of June	10 of June
Shantel e Bucovina Club Orkestar The Sounds The Rakes Unkle Bob Loto Oioai	Dezperados The Go! Team The Dead 60's Capitão Fantasma Plastica Dapunk Sportif	Buraka Som Sistema The (International) Noise Conspiracy WrayGunn The Vicious Five Nigga Poison Tora Tora Big Band

Optimus Alive!08

The second Optimus Alive! was held between 10–12 June. The second edition gainned considerable international attention having both Bob Dylan and Neil Young in the line up, among other popular artists like Within Temptation. It was also helped by the U.K. magazine NME, which placed it in a list of Europes 12 best festivals outside of the U.K. along with Benicasim and Roskilde. The low cost of tickets and the optimum weather conditions ensured the festival's success.

Optimus Stage
10 June	11 June	12 June
Rage Against the Machine The Hives Gogol Bordello The National Spiritualized Galactic Kalashnikov	Bob Dylan Within Temptation Buraka Som Sistema John Butler Trio Nouvelle Vague (Cancelled) Kumpania Algazarra	Neil Young Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Donavon Frankenreiter Xavier Rudd Bradiggan

Metro Stage
10 June	11 June	12 June
Boys Noize Tiga Hercules and Love Affair Peaches (DJ Set) Cansei de Ser Sexy (Cancelled) MGMT Vampire Weekend Sons of Albion Skip The Use	Sebastian DJ Mehdi Busy P Uffie Feadz Krazy Baldhead Mr.Flash Vicarious Bliss Unfair	Mstrkrft Brodinski Gossip Róisín Murphy Midnight Juggernauts The Juan Maclean Sizo

Optimus Alive!09

Corey Taylor of Slipknot performing at the festival in 2009

The third Optimus Alive! was held at the same place between 9–11 July.

Optimus Stage
9 July	10 July	11 July
Metallica Slipknot Machine Head Lamb of God Mastodon Ramp	The Prodigy Placebo Blasted Mechanism The Kooks Eagles of Death Metal Os Pontos Negros	Dave Matthews Band The Black Eyed Peas Chris Cornell Ayo Boss AC

Super Bock Stage
9 July	10 July	11 July
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

Optimus Discos Stage
9 July	10 July	11 July
Mr Mitsuhirato Nuno Lopes The Vicious Five 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

Optimus Alive!10

The Fourth installment of the Lisbon Festival will take place, as usual, in Passeio Marítimo de Alges.

Fan Packs are available from Fnac which as well as the single or three day tickets they also include an Alive! t-shirt. In 5 of these packs there are five Golden tickets, these tickets grant the winner entrace to the Festival through the V.I.P. entrance, backstage access, a guided tour and a chance to meet and greet the Stars in the Optimus Fan Zone. A three day pass is 90€, and 15€ for the camping access, single day tickets cost 50€.

Optimus Stage
8 July	9 July	10 July
Faith No More Kasabian Alice in Chains Moonspell Biffy Clyro	Deftones Skunk Anansie Manic Street Preachers Mão Morta Jet	LCD Soundsystem Pearl Jam Gogol Bordello Dropkick Murphys Gomez

Super Bock Stage
8 July	9 July	10 July
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 Gossip New Young Pony Club The Maccabees Holy Ghost! Hurts	Boys Noize Crookers Simian Mobile Disco Peaches The Big Pink Miike Snow Sean Riley and the Slowriders Girls (Band)

Optimus Clubbing Stage
8 July	9 July	10 July
Planet Turbo Presents: Proxy (Live) Tiga Boy 8-Bit Matias Aguayo Band (Live) Aeroplane Villa Nah (Live) Jori Hulkkonen Shit Robot Youthless	Enchufada Showcase Laidback Luke Benga Buraka Som Sistema (DJ Set) Sinden Zombies For Money Octa Push (Live) Macacos do Chinês (DJ Set) PAUS (Live) 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[disambiguation needed ] 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

Optimus Alive!11

The Fifth installment of the Lisbon Festival will take place, as usual, in Passeio Marítimo de Alges.

Fan Packs are available from Fnac which as well as the single or three day tickets they also include an Alive! t-shirt. In 5 of these packs there are five Golden tickets, these tickets grant the winner entrace to the Festival through the V.I.P. entrance, backstage access, a guided tour and a chance to meet and greet the Stars in the Optimus Fan Zone. A three day pass is €90, and €15 for the camping access, single day tickets cost €50.

Optimus Stage
6 July	7 July	8 July	9 July
ColdPlay Blondie Grouplove The Twilight Singers	Foo Fighters Iggy & The Stooges Xutos e Pontapés My Chemical Romance Jimmy Eat World	The Chemical Brothers 30 Seconds to Mars You Me at Six (canceled) The Pretty Reckless (canceled) Klepht (canceled)	Duck Sauce Jane's Addiction Paramore Kaiser Chiefs White Lies Lululemon

External links

• Official website

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