Radiohead are playing: Tickets to their world tour are like golddust, selling out in an instant. What better way to catch Thom Yorke and co showcase album No.9 alongside a smattering of classics and what is sure to be a mind-bending visual spectacular than by the sea in Lisbon?
It looks like this: We know, right? Forget the concrete settings, rain, mud, trenchfoot and misery of most festivals and enjoy a true escape as one of the year's finest line-ups rocks you into the summer beneath a skyful of sun and idyllic surroundings.
A rare chance to see Arcade Fire: Their Reflektor tour was a truly life-changing live extravaganza, then the carnival stopped to work on new material. Get a taster of new material at one of only two European festival dates this summer.
It's in Lisbon: Who says the only sights and sounds of a festival have to be a muddy field and some drunkard pissing against your tent? That's just not true. Spend the days of Nos exploring Lisbon - a beach city of sun, sea, surf, history, culture, brilliant cuisine and one hell of a good time. You make as well make a holiday out of it, right?
Lose your mind to The 1975: From pop outsiders to a global sensation, Matt Healy co have arguably proven to be THE dominant force in guitar music for 2016. What better place for a victory lap than the sunny climbs of Portugal?
This is what a Chemical Brothers live set looks like: Eye-watering stuff, right? It sounds amazing too, especially off the back of 2015's Born In The Echoes. Dance yourself into oblivion as they headline the opening night.
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Value for money: A day ticket is just 56 Euro and weekend tickets with a hotel package are still available at just 182 Euro. Where else can you see a line-up like this, in such a beautiful city and get a holiday out of it too without breaking the bank? For tickets and more information, visit
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M83 are back: And their new stuff sounds amazing. Make no mistake, Lisbon is the perfect place to lose yourself in a nice spot of immaculate dream-pop.
Get some stone-cold classics from PIXIES too: With your feet on the air and your head on the ground, enjoy the return of the pre-grunge rock godfathers. We'll meet you down the front to go mental for 'Debaser'. Fingers crossed for new material too.
Catch Wolf Alice while you still can: The My Love Is Cool guitar heroes have been tearing up the road for over two years on the gold-paved route to mainstream greatness. We imagine this will be their last run for a while, so why not make the most of them while you can and nip over to Nos Alive?
The blistering return of Biffy Clyro: Their seventh album Ellipsis is out in July, and the first taster with 'Wolves Of Winter' couldn't sound more promising. They're headlining Reading & Leeds, but over at Nos they're just another awesome part of an already incredible line-up. Catch the future of the Biff up close and personal over in Portugal.
Everyone there is beautiful: Don't you want to be among them?
You just need to see John Grant at all costs: His warped and inverted take on pop is so completely arresting on record - just pick yourself up a copy of Pale Green Ghosts or Grey Tickles, Black Pressure to find out. But live, his twisted disco is a beast of its own.
Grimes too: We'd travel to the ends of the Earth to see Grimes' life-changing Art Angels live experience. Nipping across the sea to Lisbon seems like a very small price to pay by comparison.
Tame Impala provide the ultimate mid-summer night's dream: Describing their current live experience, we hailed it as 'a psychedelic and kaleidoscopic journey into the soul'. No drugs required.
Experience why now is the time for Foals: It was always going to be, as Oxford's math-rock underdogs finally seize the day to become one of the biggest bands on the planet and a true, unstoppable force of nature. What Went Down is their crowning moment. Experience the feral madness for yourself before they headline Reading & Leeds when they tear up Reading & Leeds.
Father John Misty: Not only was I Love You Honeybear arguably the best album of 2015, but the liquid-limbed lounge lothario makes for one of the greatest ever live acts on the planet right now. Prepare to be bewitched.
And who doesn't love Hot Chip: What better way to spend your summer than dancing your face off the UK's greatest disco-rock nerds?