Puscifer and The Amazons are the new confirmations for the 15th edition of NOS Alive, on July 6th and 7th at the NOS Stage and Heineken Stage respectively.
Puscifer, formed by Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle, is an American electro-rock band with 4 studio albums in their repertoire: V Is For Vagina (2007), Conditions of My Parole (2011), Money Shot (2015), Existential Reckoning (2020) and a series of EPs and remixes. Besides the main trio with Maynard James Keenan (vocals), Mat Mitchell (guitar, production) and Carina Round (vocals, songwriting), the group’s ecosystem is constantly evolving encompassing a cast of characters such as Billy D and his wife Hildy Berger, Major Douche, Special Agent Dick Merkin and many more. With tens of millions of streams and views, it’s live that the band really shines with performances that blur the lines between a concert and a play, crossing the dusty American Southwest with Billy D and Hildy or the sweaty squared circle with the Luchadores, in a show that will mark the NOS Stage at NOS Alive.
The Amazons, hailing from Reading, UK, are Matt Thomson (vocals and guitar), Chris Alderton (guitar) and Elliot Briggs (bass). Formed in 2014, the English released their debut album of the same name in 2017 which reached #8 on the UK Albums Chart while also being featured by NME, BBC Radio 1, The Independent and MTV. In 2019 the second studio album followed, Future Dust, and in September 2022 came the third album, How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me? This album, which is a love letter and a war cry with expansive, uplifting, and sunny songs with production signed by Jim Abbiss (Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Adele) and with co-writing collaborations with names like Maggie Rogers and Jamie Hartmann, will be presented at the NOS Alive’23 Heineken Stage.
This is the debut of both bands at Passeio Marítimo de Algés, in the year the festival celebrates its 15th edition.