News // Portuguese Festivals: Last Confirmations

These past few weeks have been very exciting in terms of confirmations on Portuguese Festivals.

Check the most recent confirmations on the most different festivals.

• Marés Vivas TMN: Scisser Sisters, Azeitonas, Anastacia and Gun are performing on the festival that's going to happen in Vila Nova de Gaia.
  
  Gun are performing on July 19 alongside with The Cult, Garbage and Kaiser Chiefs; Azeitonas will have a guest: Rui Veloso and are performing on July 20 with Gogol Bordello and Billy Idol and Scissor Sisters and Anastacia are confirmed to the last day: July 21.
  
  Remember a daily ticket to Marés Vivas is 30€ and 50€ a three-day pass.
  
• Super Bock Super Rock: Aloe Blacc and Oh Land are the last confirmed artists on this festival happening in Meco.
  While Oh Land performs on July 6, on Palco EDP Aloe Blacc, known for the hit I Need A Dollar will perform on July 7, along with Skrillex and The Shins on Palco Super Bock.

• Sumol Summer Fest: Mercado Negro, Bezegol and Beenie Man are the three confirmations on this festival dedicated to surf and reggae.
  
  Mercado Negro will perform on June 29, joining Alpha Blondy, Selah Sue, Richie Campbell, Ponto de Equilíbrio and Gui Borrato.
  Bezegol and Beenie Man are performing on the following day with Gabriel, O Pensador, Barrington Levy, SOJA and Booka Shade.
  
• Sudoeste TMN 2012: Matisyahu and Marcelo D2 are performing on August 2, on the same day as Ben Harper, Fred Freddys Drop, The Twelves and Ben Howard.
  Jessie J is performing on the last day of the festival, August 5 - being confirmed on the same day as Two Door Cinema Club.

Click on the festival's name for further information.

themed week // Scissor Sisters, Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

Scissor Sisters are an American Pop/Rock band, nowadays composed by Jake Shears (vocals, piano and guitar), Babydaddy (bass guitar, keyboards and rhythm guitar), Ana Matronic (vocals, "mistress of Ceremonies", percussion and keyboards), Del Marquis (lead guitars and bass guitars) and Randy Real (drums and percussion) and created in 2001 in New York.

The band that described themselves as "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" has released three albums: Scissor Sisters (2004), Ta-Dah (2006), Night Work (2010) and Magic Hour that is set to be released on May 2012.

Comfortably Numb is an original Pink Floyd song, written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The song appears on the double 1979 album The Wall.

The Wall tells the story of Pink - Comfortably Numb is about Pink's battle to handle the world. While Waters represents a doctor treating Pink, Gilmour does the Pink's thoughts.

This Scissor Sisters version appears on their debut self-titled album released in 2004, the cover reached several tops and received the Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording.

Check the original here.