Author of several reference compositions of the new Portuguese music, and always in Portuguese, it was more than fifteen years ago that embarked on that which would be his first studio adventure, with the Toranja, scoring forever the Portuguese musical panorama. The richness of the simplicity of its poems and melodies quickly captured the attention of the public with the albums "Esquissos" and "Second". Unforgettable themes such as "Letter" and "Laths" are inseparable from their striking voice. The sixth album of original Tiago Bettencourt, "2019 Towards Eclipse" edited this past October will be presented live, with a national tour. The tour will pass through Viana do Castelo, Loulé, Albergaria-a-Old, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Beja, Torres New, Coimbra, Aveiro, Alcanena, Braga, Leiria, Ovar, Estarreja, Évora and Águeda.

Rui Oliveira interprets renowned authors of the Portuguese language as: Eugénio de Andrade, Miguel Torga, Ary dos Santos, Vinicius Morais, Natália Correia or José Afonso. Using the voice as the main instrument and accompaniment the Aveiro singer creates soundscapes where the poems and songs breathe. Without pre-defined alignment, the concert is a meeting of those who seek beauty and meaning in the music and words of poets.

The Legendary Tigerman is the alter-ego of Paulo Furtado. Inspired by the old one-man-band format born on the banks of the Mississippi Delta, it is a concept adapted and lived in the 21st century, with a very particular aesthetic, the traditional analogue format (bass drum, shock plate, guitar) join, shamelessly, electronic solutions and the renowned saxophonist Cabrita. But, this is not only a musical project, here, the image, through (above all) cinema and photography are as important as music. The legendary Tigerman lives mainly on stage and regularly tours in various countries, such as Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, England, USA, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and China. The year 2020 began with a national tour in this minimalist format, back to the origins, which lasted for 2021, while preparing a new long duration.

Bullet For My Valentine debuted on Portuguese soil with a performance at Sala Tejo, in Lisbon, scheduled for February 22, 2022. Bullet For My Valentine, the band’s seventh full-length album led by charismatic Matt Tuck, is the motto for the European tour that brings Welsh musicians to Portugal for the first time. Just making history as the main attraction of the Download Pilot festival, on the sacred grounds of Donington Park, the band brings a demolishing collection of new songs, which shows them opening a new, bold chapter in a constantly growing career.

In February 2022, ID No Limits takes over the Estoril Congress Center again. ID No Limits focuses on the actuality of electronic and urban music, as well as the connection to contemporary arts and trends. The festival code was revealed in 2019, showing the diversity of contemporary music.

The honors of the house are done by oboist Sally Dean and violinist José Pereira, two figures who help to better understand the uniqueness of the Metropolitan project. Sally Dean joined OML in 2004 as Chief of Staff, after consolidating her career in England and Germany. You will announce this programme with a business card from your home country, a short solo piece entitled "Yanada" which means in the language of Australian Aborigines: Moon. In turn, José Pereira began his career in the Minho region, graduated from the Academia da Metropolitana and won the Young Musicians Award that same year 2004. He is now a member of the Remix Ensemble Casa da Música and 2nd Concertino of OML. The two musicians embrace here the music of W. A. Mozart. First, the only oboe concert signed by the Austrian composer. Then Symphony No 39, the most lyrical of the last three symphonies.

The band from Baltimore, one of the biggest names in the current North American alternative scene, arrives at Campo Pequeno on March 10, 2022. Future Islands is a band whose brilliance has always been hidden from view. 'Seasons (Waiting On You)' is the song that may have catapulted them to worldwide recognition, but the band just did what they always did – music created with the body and soul, with a mission to spread love and hope through art . Always on the way out and with no prediction of arrival, in a horizon where the destination is never reached, this is where the new album, “As Long As You Are” comes in, released in October of last year, with songs like 'Moonlight', ' For Sure' or 'Thrills'.

Alan Parsons, producer, sound engineer, singer, keyboardist and guitarist. Recognized worldwide for his work as a sound engineer on The Beatles' "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd’s "Dark Side of the Moon". He became equally famous as a producer of numerous artists such as Paul Mccartney, Al Stewart, The Hollies, Ambrosia, John Miles and others. It reached the peak of its career with "Eye in the Sky" in 1982. An album that portrays the loss of individualism in today’s society. His remaining albums in the 1980s consolidated him as a mainstream musician. His discography is complete with major hit albums, such as "Try Anything Once", "The Time Machine" and "A Valid Path", featuring David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on guitar. Their most recent album was released in April 2019 with "The Secret", which topped the charts worldwide. It features Steve Hackett (Genesis), Ian Barnison, Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Jason Mraz and others.

Lloyd Cole returns to Portugal for three concerts, March 18, 2022 at the Estoril Casino, March 19, 2022, at the Super Bock Arena - Rosa Mota Pavilion, in Porto and finally, March 21, 2022 at the Micaelense Theatre, in Ponta Delgada, Azores. In addition to the classics collected in the last 35 years of a prolific career that gave us one of the best pop artists, from "Lost Weekend" to "Brand New Friend" or "No Blue Skies", Lloyd Cole brings a new set of songs that come together on his 12th solo album. In this album, with a pop and electronic cutout character that brings him closer to some of the terrain traveled, for example, by the Pet Shop Boys, Lloyd Cole meets old companions like Blair Cohen of the Commotions or Fred Maher, an elite drummer who played, for example, with Lou Reed. It will be, for all reasons, a special concert, with the usual songs. From a true master of words and those of now, those in which he reflects on the point of life to which time has brought him.

Lloyd Cole returns to Portugal for three concerts, March 18, 2022 at the Estoril Casino, March 19, 2022, at the Super Bock Arena - Rosa Mota Pavilion, in Porto and finally, March 21, 2022 at the Micaelense Theatre, in Ponta Delgada, Azores. In addition to the classics collected in the last 35 years of a prolific career that gave us one of the best pop artists, from "Lost Weekend" to "Brand New Friend" or "No Blue Skies", Lloyd Cole brings a new set of songs that come together on his 12th solo album. In this album, with a pop and electronic cutout character that brings him closer to some of the terrain traveled, for example, by the Pet Shop Boys, Lloyd Cole meets old companions like Blair Cohen of the Commotions or Fred Maher, an elite drummer who played, for example, with Lou Reed. It will be, for all reasons, a special concert, with the usual songs. From a true master of words and those of now, those in which he reflects on the point of life to which time has brought him.

The metal bands Apocalyptica and Epica join forces in a joint tour The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2022 that will take them on stage throughout Europe. Portugal arrives on March 22, 2022, for a stunning concert at the Lisbon Coliseum, which will be opened by Wheel. At this concert, Apocalyptica prepare to present their latest studio album, "Cell-0", released in January. An album that transports them back to their origins, being the first fully instrumental album after "Reflections". Already the Dutch Epica have just finalized the details of their eighth album and in this show fans can hear, first hand, some of the new themes of the band.

The I Lay Dying for the first time in Portugal. The North American band from Metalcore takes the stage on March 25, 2022 in the Tejo Room in Lisbon. The band is preparing to perform the show in full force before the Portuguese public and, accompanying the Americans will be the historic Dying Fetus and Emmure