In the city of Porto, Primavera Sound Porto is getting ready to kick off the summer festivals. However, this is only the start of the 2025 season, so over the next few months you can travel around Portugal, practically from North to South, to the rhythm of the best music to liven up the hot season even more .
From the classic Parede de Couras and CA Vilar de Mouros, not forgetting the ‘heavy’ sounds of the Vagos Metal Fest and, of course, the aforementioned Primavera Sound Porto or even MEO KALORAMA, there are festivals to suit all tastes. So, if you haven’t decided on your destination yet, read the article to the end and choose your favorite.
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Primavera Sound Porto
To kick off the festival season, June brings us another edition of Primavera Sound Porto, from the 12th to the 15th, in Porto’s stunning City Park.
From big names in music to emerging talents, the line-up is luxurious, featuring artists such as Charli xcx, Central Cee, Jamie xx, Beach House, Deftones, Fontaines D.C. and Turnstile, among many others.
What’s more, this year’s ‘little brother’ of Primavera Sound Barcelona brings with it a great novelty: the inclusion of a day entirely dedicated to electronic music – Primavera Bits. As far as national names are concerned, we’d like to highlight A Garota Não, Capitão Fausto and David Bruno.
📍Porto City Park
📅 June 12th to 15th
🎫 Tickets: daily €67.50 (with Revolut discount); general pass €162 (with Revolut discount); VIP general pass €247.50 (with Revolut discount); tickets available on the Fever app
Tickets: daily 84,83€; passes for each of the weekends (147€); VIP entrance for each of the days (360€)
MEO KALORAMA
If you’re looking for an excuse to get away to Lisbon, MEO KALORAMA is the perfect excuse. The 4th edition of one of the most famous summer festivals is coming earlier this year and promises to be unforgettable.
From June 19 to 21, all roads lead to Lisbon’s Parque da Bela Vista, for a true musical celebration full of big national and international names, such as:
- Pet Shop Boys
- Damiano David
- FKA twigs
- Jorja Smith
- Azealia Banks
- Father John Misty, among many others.
📍Bela Vista Park (Lisbon)
📅 June 19 to 21
🎫 Tickets: daily from €55; general pass from €105; available on the Fever app
Evil Live Festival
In this list of summer festivals there are options for (almost) all tastes, so we couldn’t fail to include Evil Live, the perfect choice for lovers of ‘heavy music’.
At Lisbon’s Restelo Stadium, international giants such as Judas Priest, Korn, Slipknot and Opeth will be playing .
Portuguese ‘representatives’ include R.A.M.P., Bizarra Locomotiva and Gaerea, among others.
📍Restelo Stadium, Belém (Lisbon)
📅 June 27th to 29th
🎫 Prices range from 69€ to 169€ (general pass)
NOS Alive
This year, NOS Alive celebrates its 17th edition and is already a benchmark in the world of summer festivals.
This season, the line-up features alternative music legends such as Nine Inch Nails, global sensations such as Olivia Rodrigo, Kings of Leon and Justice, among many others
📍 Passeio Marítimo de Algés
📅 July 10th to 11th
🎫 Day tickets at 84€, two-day pass at 168€ and three-day pass at 199€
MEO Marés Vivas
With this event, it’s time to return to the North, more specifically to the neighboring municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. In these parts, MEO Marés Vivas promises to excite local and foreign audiences once again.
As this is an urban festival, it’s relatively easy to get to the venue by public transport. Among the artists who will be playing at the event are Scorpions, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Pedro Sampaio and Ozuna, among others.
📍 Former Madalena campsite in Vila Nova de Gaia
📅 July 18th to 20th
🎫Dailyentry(50€) and general pass (100€)
Vagos Metal Fest
The world of festivals in Portugal isn’t just rock and pop. In fact, in the center and north of the country, there are some events that warm the heart of any self-respecting metalhead.
In this context, one of the highlights is the Vagos Metal Fest, in the Aveiro district. The line-up includes true colossi such as Overkill, Blind Guardian and Epica, but also the inescapable Mão Morta.
📍 Quinta do Ega, Vagos
📅 July 31 to August 3
🎫 Daily ticket 59€; general pass 115€
Vodafone Paredes de Coura
In the ‘sweet month of August’, Minho is a veritable Mecca for many Portuguese festival-goers. After all, that’s where some of the oldest musical events of their kind are to be found in Portugal.
As usual, Vodafone Paredes de Coura combines internationally recognized artists with up-and-coming ones.
Lola Young, Franz Ferdinand, Portugal. The Man and Air are some of the names confirmed for the 2025 edition, among others.
📍 Praia Fluvial do Taboão – Caminho do Agrelo 251, Romariz
📅 August 14th to 17th
🎫 Daily ticket (60€) and general pass (130€)
CA Vilar de Mouros
Continuing the musical journey through Minho, the next suggestion takes us to the ‘old man’ – we say, with all due respect – Vilar de Mouros .
Considered to be one of the oldest festivals on the Iberian Peninsula , it features names such as Papa Roach, Sex Pistols feat Frank Carter, The Kooks, The Stranglers and The Tings Tings, among others.
What’s more, if you have some extra time, take a trip to Caminha to (re)discover one of the most beautiful beaches in the north of Portugal.
📍 Vilar de Mouros, municipality of Caminha
📅 August 21st to 24th
🎫 €53.50 (daily) and €133.75 (general pass)
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