NOS Alive Welcomes Sam Fender and Bright Eyes to 2025 Lineup

NOS Alive has announced that Sam Fender and Bright Eyes will be part of the 2025 line-up. Discover more details below.

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The 2025 festival is set to occur in Lisbon from July 10 to 12, marking its 17th edition.

Artist Lineup Announcement

The initial wave of artists was revealed in November, with Olivia Rodrigo being named the first confirmed headliner for 2025. Other notable acts included Girl In Red, Kings Of Leon, Noah Kahan, Benson Boone, Amyl And The Sniffers, and CMAT.

Following that, Barry Can’t Swim, Finneas, Dead Poets Society, and Foster The People also joined the roster.

In the latest updates from the festival, it has been confirmed that Geordie singer-songwriter and guitarist Sam Fender is joining the line-up. He is set to make his festival debut on the NOS main stage on July 11th.

His addition comes as he prepares to release his eagerly awaited third album, People Watching, scheduled for release on February 21st via Polydor. You can pre-order/save here.

New Album and Upcoming Shows

The album was initially announced in November along with the title track ‘People Watching,’ and Fender also revealed details of some of the UK’s largest stadium shows this summer.

The second new artist confirmed for NOS Alive 2025 is American indie rock trio Bright Eyes. Conor Oberst and his bandmates are scheduled to make their debut at the festival on July 12, taking the Heineken stage.

The announcement for Bright Eyes follows their recent release of their tenth studio album, Five Dice, All Threes, which came out last year.

Check out the latest lineup details below and click here to buy tickets.

The current lineup for NOS Alive 2025 is:

July 10
Olivia Rodrigo: NOS scene
Noah Kahan: NOS scene
Benson Boone: NOS Scene
Mark Ambor: NOS scene
Glass Animals: Heineken Stage
Barry Can’t Swim: Heineken Scene
Artemas: Heineken Stage
Parov Stelar: Heineken Stage

July 11
girl in red: NOS Stage
Sam Fender: NOS Stage (NEW ANNOUNCEMENT)
Teskey Brothers: Heineken Stage
St. Vincent: Heineken stage
FINNEAS: Heineken stage
Mother Mother: Heineken Stage
Sammy Virjee: Heineken Stage
Lovers in the Backseat: Heineken Scene

July 12
Kings Of Leon: NOS Stage
Educate people: Heineken stage
Emil and the Sniffers: Heineken scene
CMAT: Heineken stage
Future Islands: Heineken Stage
Dead Poets Society: Heineken Stage
Bright Eyes: Heineken Stage (NEW ANNOUNCEMENT)

Pearl Jam, Dua Lipa, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sum 41, Arlo Parks, and others graced the stage at NOS Alive 2024.

Regarding Sam Fender, this announcement comes on the heels of his hints about new music since last March. By October, Fender confirmed that the new album was complete and “mastered.”

“People Watching” will mark his first album since his second record, “Seventeen Going Under,” released in 2021. The album was produced by Fender alongside his bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson, with assistance from Markus Dravs and War on Drugs’ Adam Granducel.

Fender’s UK headline tour is set to kick off with his biggest-ever show at London Stadium on June 6th, followed by performances in his native Newcastle at St James’s Park on June 12th, 14th, and 15th. The venue has a capacity of 52,000, and these shows will break the record for the most headline performances at St James’s Park—a title previously held by The Rolling Stones. Remaining tickets can be purchased here.

Recently, Fender’s concert in Leeds received a four-star review from NME, noting: “There’s no radical shake-up of the setlist, but rather a sense of confidence in sticking to the powerful approach that has served him well.”

“While tonight’s performance confirms that the People Watching material will have to earn its place, a well-executed blend of old and new could elevate Sam Fender’s career to new heights. Glastonbury, anyone?”

For Bright Eyes, the NOS Alive performance marks one of their first confirmed gigs since the band canceled all 2024 dates due to frontman Conor Oberst losing his voice.