“I have asked the people of Paredes de Cura to show a little restraint. [Durante o festival] “There are housing values ​​in New York”

Presenting the 2024 edition of Vodafone Paredes de Coura, João Carvalho, Festival Director, He told SIC he expected the house to be “fully filled.”The promoter says the festival recorded sales “48 percent higher” than last year.

It will take place in the Minho village of Paredes de Coura from August 14 to 17, with a lineup that includes names such as André 3000, Killer Mike, Fontaines DC, Idles, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cat Power, Sleater-Kinney, Slowdive or Girl in Red. The first day of Vodafone Paredes de Coura, Wednesday (14), is the most popular, as Carvalho points out, with André 3000 appearing on the label, and the OutKast member will also present the program “New Blue Sun”. The environmental and “new age” album in which he plays the flute, was one of the most difficult names to sign, according to the strongman of Ritmos.

When João Carvalho was asked to highlight other names on the poster for this summer’s edition, he mentioned Irish band Fontaines DC, a group he predicts will quickly become a “stadium band” and will close out the main stage last night (17).

In an interview with SIC, the festival director also mentioned that new rest areas have been created on the grounds of Praia Fluvial do Taboão. The food areas have grown, similar to the “luxury” camping area, which has tripled its capacity, but now, says the promoter, they are unavailable. “The housing in the village is very overgrown,” says João Carvalho. “I have asked the residents of Paredes de Coura to be a little more restrained. There are New York values,” he comments. A week before the festival begins, the only offer offered by the Booking platform for accommodation in Paredes de Coura on the event dates appears at 660 euros, a value 254% higher than that announced on the dates immediately after the end of the festival.