The festival took to Instagram to announce news of the line-up confirmations, each act was announced in separate posts. Within one of the posts, NOS Alive celebrated the return of  ‘What You Know‘ performers Two Door Cinema Club to the event.

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The festival will take place between 6th-9th July 2022. After two cancellations, including this year, music fans will again flock to the festival’s location Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Portgual.

The latest acts to be confirmed include English indie rockers Alt-J and Two Door Cinema Club, both acts were previously announced within the 2021 line-up and will be honouring their billing within the 2022 event. Ticket holders will get to see Mercury Prize winners Alt-J perform on the second day, 7th July 2022. The group bagged the award in 2012 for their debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’. Irish rockers and NME award nominees, Two Door Cinema Club are set to perform on the event’s last day, 9th July 2022.

Also included within the recent line-up announcement was singer St. Vincent. The Grammy award winner will perform on the Sagres Stage and her set will be on the festival’s third day, 8th July 2022. Ticketholders will be treated to the singer’s classics as well as material from her newest album ‘Daddy’s Home’, released 14^th May 2021. The artist known as Annie Erin Clark won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album for her 2014 album ‘St. Vincent’. Accelerating her accolade further, St. Vincent was the first woman to win the award in 20 years. Before her 2015 win, the last female to win the category was Sinead O’Connor in 1991 with her second album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’.

The festival, which was once ranked within the top 12 European festivals by NME, has been running for over 14 years. NOS Alive was first organised under the different name of Oeiras Alive! In 2007 with an explosive line-up of Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys. The next year, the festival’s name changed again to Optimus Alive!, the 2008 event saw a range of headline acts, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The festival was named its current title of NOS Alive in 2014 and premiered the new name with a superb headline list of Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Indie darlings The Libertines. The event’s name is seemingly taken from the festival’s main sponsor, the telecommunications company NOS, which was also previously named Optimus

The full line-up includes Alt-J, Caribou, Da Wesel, Dino D’Santiago, Faith No More, Hobo Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Inhaler, Metallica, Manel Cruz, Parcels, Parov Stelar, Phoebe Bridgers, Royal Blood, St. Vincent, Seasick Steve, Tom Misch, The Lovemakers and Two Door Cinema Club.

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.@NOS_Alive announces @PIXIES @foals @m83news @yearsandyears and more! Tickets on sale here https://t.co/hDEVuTnMLu pic.twitter.com/vVxE1wT856

— See Tickets (@seetickets) December 16, 2015

NOS Alive (previously called Optimus Alive) is a festival based in Lisbon, Portugal from 7th July – 9th July. NOS Alive was created in 2007, so by all accounts is still a very young festival, especially in comparison to the likes of Glastonbury which has been around for 40+ years! Despite it’s young age, NOS Alive has previously had huge names performing; with Pearl Jam and The Smashing Pumpkins headling for NOS’ debut year in 2007; and just last year NOS Alive had Muse, Disclosure, Mumford & Sons and many more.

This recent announcment has further reiterated NOS’ growing reputation in regards to music festivals; with Pixies being a a household name for years now and the likes of Father John Misty (who in particular this year has exploded with widespread critical acclaim) as well as Years & Years and Wolf Alice, who are both enjoying a rapidly growing musical reputation.

Current confirmed performers are:

Pixies
Foals
M83
Years & Years
Father John Misty
Jose Gonzalez
Wolf Alice
The 1975

All further details on the festival can be found here.