The duo Balu Brigada has just been confirmed for the Heineken Stage on July 9th—marking their debut at NOS Alive’27.
Members Henry and Pierre Beasley—vocalists, songwriters, and producers—make up the duo Balu Brigada, which originated in Auckland, New Zealand. Their sound is a multidimensional form of alternative pop, built with layers of lush instrumentation and choruses tailor-made for festivals like NOS Alive.
Having amassed hundreds of millions of streams, sold out concerts, and earned widespread acclaim from publications such as *People*, *Rolling Stone*, and *i-D*—among many others—the band released their debut full-length album, *Portal*. On this record, they set out to challenge musical genres and their boundaries, incorporating swirling, distorted echoes of psychedelic music that make much of the album feel like a gateway to another dimension.
Following three years of work across New Zealand, New York, Berlin, Los Angeles, and other locations, Balu Brigada paved the way for *Portal* with their breakout single, “So Cold.” The track has garnered 34 million streams—a figure that continues to grow—and earned the duo their first-ever number-one spot on a U.S. radio chart. Furthermore, the song secured a coveted place on the official *FIFA 2025* soundtrack and was highlighted by SiriusXM as a “Critical Cut.”
Since their high school days, the members of Balu Brigada spent years independently honing their musical skills, eventually signing a deal with Warner Music Australia, Atlantic Music Group, and ARRO Records in the United States. The group developed its signature sound through the EPs *I Should Be Home* (2022) and *Find A Way* (2023)—notably featuring the track “Designer,” which has already amassed 26 million streams on Spotify.
Balu Brigada thus arrive on the other side of *Portal* with a bold, luminous, and brilliant body of work, which they will present on the Heineken Stage on July 9th, as part of the latest edition of NOS Alive.
