Nothing But Thieves are confirmed to take to the NOS Stage on July 11, joining the already confirmed The Smashing Pumpkins, Benjamin Clementine, Black Pumas, and Kenya Grace.
Tickets are available from the usual outlets and at nosalive.com. The FNAC NOS Alive’24 Fan Pack, an exclusive pack designed with festival fans in mind, is also on sale in FNAC stores and at fnac.pt.
Dead Club City, Nothing But Thieves’ fourth album, released in June 2023, introduces NOS Alive to a conceptual universe of privilege and alienation, where celebrity culture, social issues, personal relationships and more collide in a metaverse of sound. The group, from Southend, has emerged from the challenges of the pandemic with relentless creativity, culminating in a project that transcends traditional band dynamics.
The album unfolds like an exclusive members’ club the size of a city, exploring various stories and connections within its boundaries. The concept is deliberately open-ended, leaving room for interpretation – is it a mentality, a physical location, another planet or even heaven? This ambiguity sets the stage for multifaceted narratives that deal with despair, class dynamics in society and the search for something new. The band’s decision to self-produce the album resulted in a work that transcends the traditional dynamics of what it means to be a band, presenting a rich and diverse work of sound.