Making its European return this September 20-23, 2018, The BPM Festival: Portugal is excited to share its extensive full day and night programming as well as the live streaming schedule for its 2018 edition in Portimão and Lagoa. For music lovers celebrating the end of the summer festival season, The BPM Festival: Portugal will bring four days and nights of house and techno's finest from 12pm to 8am (+1 day) daily to the beaches and nightclubs of the Algarve region. Audiences from around the globe can also tune into high-definition audio and video streaming on BE-AT.TV, Facebook Live, and Ibiza Global Radio with streaming kicking off on OPENING DAY through the festival's closing night party.
Hosting labels and party brands from around the world, festival-goers will be treated to returning acts and newcomers, surprise DJ appearances, special back-to-back sets and more. From staple BPM events like 10 Years of No.19 Music, All Day I Dream, Paradise, Stereo Productions, and Vatos Locos as well as its signature all-star parties This Is The End and YA'AH MUUL, highlights include Apollonia, Art Department, Chus & Ceballos, Chris Liebing, Lee Burridge, Jamie Jones, Peggy Gou, and Richie Hawtin. Appearing on the Portuguese bill for the first time, showcases from Desolat Serán Bendecidos, Mindshake Records, MoodZONE, Toolroom Records and more will feature sets from Loco Dice, Mark Knight, Nicole Moudaber, Paco Osuna in addition to BPM Portugal debuts from Kenny Dope, Marco Carola, Nic Fanciulli, and Octave One (live). On the festival's final night, the Official Closing Party will host BPM showcase debuts from The Martinez Brothers' Cuttin' Headz imprint, where they'll go back-to-back with Italian techno superstar Joseph Capriati, and clubbing institution fabric with its renowned resident Craig Richards playing back-to-back with Seth Troxler.
Broadcasting select showcases, The BPM Festival and BE-AT.TV will partner to bring multi-camera, high-definition audio and video to any mobile, desktop or Internet-enabled device. With live streams on BE-AT.TV and on Facebook Live via The BPM Festival, artist and label official pages, fans can virtually experience the festival. Highlights will include the Iberican sounds of Stereo Productions, select sets from Desolat Serán Bendecidos, Portugal's Neopop, and BPM's annual closing day party This Is The End. For both those unable to attend The BPM Festival and post-event viewing, fans can visit BE-AT.TV for scheduling and on-demand viewing.
Ibiza Global Radio will also be streaming for The BPM Festival: Portugal's 2018 edition. Listeners from all corners of the globe can tune in to hear sets from Detlef b2b Latmun b2b Nathan Barato, Hector, Stefano Noferini and more from Deeperfect, Paradise, SIGHT, Vatos Locos and YA'AH MUUL.
The BPM Festival: Portugal Official Mobile App is now available for download for both iOS and Android users. Users can create their own custom schedules and access the festival map, check out recent news and stream over 100 episodes from The BPM Festival Podcast including new mixes from Darius Syrossian, Ingi Visions (Samuel Deep & Julian Alexander), Luigi Madonna, and more.
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Limited festival passes are available for purchase at www.TheBPMFestival.com and the BPM box office in Portimão. Last minute packages for festival passes plus accommodation and/or airport transfers, are also available via The BPM Festival's official partner, Festicket.
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