Amplifest
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| Amplifest | |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Hard Club, Porto, Portugal |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Website | http://amplifest.com |
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Amplifest is an international music festival held in Porto, Portugal since 2011 by music promoter Amplificasom. It focuses on experimental music linked to multiple subgenres, such as post-rock, sludge metal, electronic music, neoclassical music, and hip-hop. Some notable acts that have played in previous editions include Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Cult of Luna, Amenra, Deafheaven, Converge, Chelsea Wolfe, Neurosis, Ben Frost, William Basinski, Anna von Hausswolff, Lingua Ignota, and Dälek.
The 2022 edition featured more than 50 bands over two weekends and was awarded the national Best Small Festival prize at the Iberian Festival Awards.[1]
2011[edit]
The 2011 edition was the first to be held, taking place entirely at Hard Club, Porto. Soldier of the Road and Blood, Sweat & Vinyl were the documentaries exhibited during the event.
| Saturday 29 October | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Jesu
Rorcal & Solar Flare Sungrazer Cuzo EAK |
Drumcorps
Stearica Suzuki Junzo |
| Sunday 30 October | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Godflesh
Process of Guilt L'Enfance Rouge |
Orthodox
Witchburn |
2012[edit]
In 2012, Amplifest took place once again at Hard Club, but featured events at three other venues: a warm-up show at Passos Manuel, a listening party at O Meu Mercedes, and a concert at Sé do Porto. Jem Cohen's Instrument and William Farley's In Between the Notes were exhibited on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
| Friday 26 October |
| Passos Manuel |
|---|
| Barn Owl |
| Saturday 27 October | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Amenra | RA / Löbo
Process of Guilt |
| Sunday 28 October | ||
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 | Sé do Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Oxbow (duo) |
Orthodox
Witchburn |
Josef van Wissem |
2013[edit]
In 2013, Hard Club and O Meu Mercedes were the two chosen venues. It once again featured two movies (Black Mass Rising and A l'est de l'enfer, as well as talks with promoters and artists.
| Saturday 19 October | ||
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 | O Meu Mercedes |
|---|---|---|
| Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats
Zatokrev |
HHY & the Macumbas
Catacombe (surprise show) Evangelista |
Galvano
From the Bogs of Aughiska Don the Tiger |
| Sunday 20 October | ||
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 | O Meu Mercedes |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Circles
Black Bombaim & La La La Ressonance |
Katabatic
Utopium |
Putan Club
thisquietarmy |
2014[edit]
The 2014 edition took place entirely at Hard Club. It featured four movie screenings, four talks and five listening sessions.
| Saturday 4 October | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Ben Frost | HHY & the Macumbas (surprise show)
Hexis Peter Brötzmann & Steve Noble |
| Sunday 5 October | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Cult of Luna
Black Shape of Nexus |
VVOVNDS
Wolvserpent Jam session Bosque |
2015[edit]
In 2015, Amplifest took place in September for the first time. Once again, it complemented the concerts with documentary screenings, listening sessions and talks.
| Saturday 19 September | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Converge
Jorge Coelho Juseph vs Memoirs of a Secret Empire |
WIFE
Filho da Mãe |
| Sunday 20 September | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Amenra
Grave Pleasures (surprise show) |
Gnaw Their Tongues
Wiegedood Syndrome Atilla |
2016[edit]
The sixth edition took place in August. Most of the shows, as all of all of the talks and movie screenings, took place at Hard Club, but Cave 45 and Passos Manuel hosted two additional shows
| Friday 19 August |
| Cave 45 |
|---|
| Aluk Todolo |
| Saturday 20 August | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| MONO
Kowloon Walled City |
Roly Porter
Sinistro Altarage Redemptus |
| Sunday 21 August | |
| Hard Club - Sala 1 | Hard Club - Sala 2 |
|---|---|
| Neurosis
Tiny Fingers |
CHVE
]Hope Drone Névoa Tesa |
| Monday 22 August |
| Passos Manuel |
|---|
| Steve von Till |
2019[edit]
The seventh edition took place three years later, in 2019. Once again, Hard Club was its sole venue, featuring name changes for both stages.
Other activities, such as talks, DJ sets and documentaries were once again present, as well as a craft beer bar.
| Saturday 12 October | |
| Bürostage | Oitava Colina Stage |
|---|---|
| JK Flesh | Bliss Signal
Some Became Hollow Tubes Candura |
| Sunday 13 October | |
| Bürostage | Oitava Colina Stage |
|---|---|
| DEAFKIDS (surprise show)
Inter Arma |
Nadja
Ingrina Gaerea |
2019 & 202 cancellations[edit]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of Amplifest was cancelled. A 2021 edition was announced, planned for October, but was postponed as well.
2022[edit]
The eight edition took place in 2022, across two weekends. As such, it was Amplifest's largest edition, featuring more than 50 bands, as well as talks, documentaries, DJ sets, a craft beer bar, and a photography exhibition.
| Friday 7 October | |
| Bürostage | Beerfreaks Stage |
|---|---|
| Dälek
Amenra (acoustic show) Process of Guilt A.A. Williams (surprise show) |
Prison Religion
Jo Quail |
| Saturday 8 October | |
| Bürostage | Beerfreaks Stage |
|---|---|
| Putan Club | Fotocrime
O Gajo Irist Telepathy |
| Sunday 9 October | |
| Bürostage | Beerfreaks Stage |
|---|---|
| Cult of Luna | Karin Park
Tenue Clothilde |
| Thursday 13 October | |
| Bürostage | Beerfreaks Stage |
|---|---|
| Deafheaven | Jessica Moss
Buñuel Luís Fernandes |
| Friday 14 October | |
| Bürostage | Beerfreaks Stage |
|---|---|
| Bongripper
indignu Liturgy (surprise show) BRUIT ≤ |
Hellripper
Spectral Wound William Fowler Collins Tashi Dorji |
| Saturday 15 October | |
| Bürostage | Beerfreaks Stage |
|---|---|
| The Bug feat. Flowdan | Scúru Fitchádu |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "2023 Winners | talkfest". Talkfest. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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