Kalorama (music festival)

Last updated
Kalorama
MEO Kalorama 2023.jpg
Entrance of the 2023 edition of MEO Kalorama
Genre
DatesLate August–early September
Location(s) Bela Vista Park, Lisbon (2022–present)
IFEMA exhibition ground, Madrid (planned)
Years active2022–present
Organised byLast Tour
Website meokalorama.pt/en

Kalorama (officially named MEO Kalorama for sponsorship reasons) is an annual music festival that takes place since 2022 at the Bela Vista Park in Lisbon, Portugal. The festival occurs on the last weekend of August or the first weekend of September. It is organized by the Spanish music promoter Last Tour. [1] [2]

Contents

An edition in Madrid, Spain, will happen for the first time in 2024, in parallel with the Lisbon edition. The next date for both editions will be 29–31 August 2024. [3]

Editions

EditionYearDatesAttendanceHeadlinersNotable acts
120221–3 September112.000 [4] The Chemical Brothers, Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Bonobo, Chet Faker, James Blake, Jessie Ware, Kraftwerk, Moderat, Ornatos Violeta, Róisín Murphy, Years & Years
2202331 August–2 September105.000 [4] Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florence + The Machine, Arcade Fire Aphex Twin, Arca, Belle & Sebastian, The Blaze, Foals, FKJ, The Hives, M83, Metronomy, Pablo Vittar, Siouxsie

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Circuito do Estoril</span> Motorsport track in Portugal

The Circuito do Estoril or Autódromo do Estoril, officially known as Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, is a motorsport race track on the Portuguese Riviera, outside of Lisbon, owned by state-run holding management company Parpública. Its length is 4.182 km (2.599 mi). It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996. The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Exit (festival)</span> Summer music festival in Novi Sad, Serbia

Exit is a summer music festival which is held at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. Founded in 2000, it has twice won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festivals Awards, for 2013 and 2017. EXIT has also won the "Best European Festival" award at the UK Festival Awards in 2007. In March 2018 Regional Cooperation Council awarded EXIT Festival as Champion of Regional Cooperation for 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MEO Arena</span> Multipurpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal

MEO Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe and the largest in Portugal with a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primavera Sound</span> Music festival

Primavera Sound is an annual music festival held at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain, during late May and early June. It was founded in 2001 by Pablo Soler as "a showcase for Spanish noise bands", originally held at the Poble Espanyol before moving to the Parc del Fòrum, a much larger site on the seafront, in 2005. It is one of the largest and most-attended music festivals in Europe and the biggest in the Mediterranean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Super Bock Super Rock</span> Music festival in Portugal

Super Bock Super Rock is a music festival in Portugal that takes place annually since 1995. It is organized by the Portuguese live entertainment company Música no Coração and is named after its main sponsor, the beer brand Super Bock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NOS Alive</span> Music festival in Portugal

NOS Alive is an annual music and arts festival held in the Algés riverside, close to Lisbon, in Portugal. It is organized since 2007 by the Portuguese live entertainment company Everything is New. Its naming sponsor is telecommunications company NOS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penha de França</span> Civil parish in Lisbon, Portugal

Penha de França is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Penha de França is north of São Vicente, east of Arroios, south of Areeiro, and west of Beato. The population in 2021 was 28,475.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricardo Preto</span>

Ricardo Preto is a Portuguese fashion designer with a national and international career, based in Lisbon. He is the Creative Director of the Amorim Luxury Group and is also responsible for the private labels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodrigo Sorogoyen</span> Spanish film director and screenwriter (born 1981)

Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His solo directorial debut Stockholm earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the Goya Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm, a feat he repeated in 2023 with The Beasts, which won a total of 9 awards at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Film. The Beasts also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film. He often works in tandem with Isabel Peña.

Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in support of his 39th studio album Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). The tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 2, 2021 and continued through the spring of 2024 where it concluded in Austin, Texas.

The Dance Fever Tour was a concert tour by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The tour was in support of the band's fifth studio album Dance Fever (2022), and visited North America, Europe and Oceania. The tour began on 15 April 2022 at Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, and concluded on 2 September 2023 in Mijas, Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morning Elvis</span> 2022 promotional single by Florence and the Machine

"Morning Elvis" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine and the closing track of their fifth studio album, Dance Fever, released on 13 May 2022 through Polydor Records. It was written by the band's leader, Florence Welch, along with Dave Bayley, and produced by them with Jack Antonoff. A live performance version of the song recorded in Denver, in collaboration with American singer-songwriter Ethel Cain, was released as a promotional single on 9 December 2022.

Super Bock Super Rock is a music festival in Portugal, organized yearly since 1995. It has been held in various places throughout the years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Life Is Yours Tour</span> 2022–23 concert tour by Foals

The Life Is Yours Tour was a concert tour by British indie rock band Foals in support of the band's seventh studio album, Life Is Yours. The tour started on 20 April 2022 and concluded on 4 September 2023. The remaining dates from the band's Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost World Tour were rescheduled from April 2020 to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten months later, in March 2021, Foals rescheduled their remaining concerts to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 in Latin music</span> Overview of the events of 2023 in Latin music

The following is a list of events and new Spanish and Portuguese-language music that happened in 2023 in the Latin music industry, namely music released in Ibero-America. Ibero-America encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blood Stained Blonde Tour</span> 2023 concert tour by Ethel Cain

The Blood Stained Blonde Tour was the second concert tour by American singer-songwriter and producer Hayden Silas Anhedönia, under the stage name of Ethel Cain. Like the previous one, it served to promote the artist's debut studio album, Preacher's Daughter (2022), a critically acclaimed concept album. The 46-show tour began on April 1, 2023 in Mexico City and concluded on October 24, 2023 in San Francisco.

Augusto Brázio, is a Portuguese photographer with a long consolidated career in photography since the 90's, has had more than 10 books published.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leonardo Pirondi</span> Brazilian Filmmaker

Leonardo Pirondi is a Brazilian film director from São Paulo. Pirondi's work explores the intersection between fiction and non-fiction filmmaking using non-conventional structures of documentary, experimental, and narrative modes. In his films he explores contemporary sociopolitical issues and collective anxieties as a lens to look into history, imagination, myth, and technology.

References

  1. "Festivals Archive". LAST TOUR. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. IQ (2022-03-10). "Bilbao promoter unveils second new European fest". IQ Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  3. Henderson, Lisa (2024-05-01). "Kalorama festival to launch in Madrid". IQ Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. 1 2 "Visão | O MEO Kalorama veio para ficar, mas pode mudar de sítio. Como foi em 2023?". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2024-06-02.