Vilar de Mouros Festival

Vilar de Mouros Festival is the oldest rock festival in Portugal. Its is yearly organised near Caminha in Vilar de Mouros, northwestern Portugal.

Editions

1971

Main acts:

• Pop Five Music Inc.
• Psico
• José Cid e o Quarteto 1111
• Sindikato
• Celos
• Elton John
• Manfred Man

1982

Main acts:

• U2
• Stranglers
• Echo & the Bunnymen
• John Copeland
• Jáfumega
• Carlos Paredes

1996

The third edition of the festival took place between August 9 and August 11. The main acts were:

• Primitive Reason
• Tindersticks
• The Stone Roses
• Young Gods
• Kussundolola
• Xutos & Pontapés
• Madredeus
• Danças Ocultas

1999

The fourth edition of the festival took place between August 17 and August 22. The main acts were:

• The Pretenders
• Silence 4
• Eagle Eye Cherry
• Pop Dell'arte
• Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos
• Catatonia
• Tindersticks

2000

Main acts:

• Alanis Morissette
• Sonic Youth
• Plastica
• Skunk Anansie
• Robert Plant
• Iron Maiden
• Rui Veloso
• Sloopy Joe

2001

Main acts:

• Clã
• Sérgio Godinho
• Neil Young
• Ben Harper
• Mike Patton
• Blind Zero
• Megadeth
• Xutos & Pontapés

2002

Main acts:

• Rammstein
• Manu Chao
• Mind Da Gap
• Lamb
• Yellow W Van
• Primitive Reason
• Da Weasel
• Cool Hipnoise
• UB40
• Bush

2003

The seventh edition took place between July 18 and July 20. The main acts were:

• Guano Apes
• Sepultura
• David Fonseca
• Blasted Mechanism
• Lenine
• Public Enemy
• Melvins
• Tomahawk
• Tricky
• Rufus Wainwright
• Him

2004

Main acts:

• Peter Gabriel
• Rão Kyao
• The Cure
• Clã
• Bob Dylan
• PJ Harvey
• Fingertips

2005

The ninth edition took place between July 28 and July 31. The main acts were:

• Nightwish
• Within Temptation
• Anathema
• Joss Stone
• Peter Murphy
• Faithless
• Joe Cocker
• Robert Plant
• Andy Barlow
• Porcupine Tree
• Kidnap

2006

Main acts:

• Sepultura
• Xutos & Pontapés
• Iggy & the Stooges
• Tricky
• Cradle of Filth
• Moonspell
• Soulfly

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