21 May

Maria João & Mário Laginha

The jazz duo composed by singer Maria João and pianist Mário Laginha will be performing a concert at Lisbon’s Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

9pm
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Avenida de Berna, 45A
Lisbon
Telephone: 21 782 30 00
Tickets: €16 – €21,50

22 May

Laurie Anderson

American performer and musician Laurie Anderson is to start a small tour of several small venues around Portugal in Guimarães, this year’s European Capital of Culture.

10pm
Centro Cultural Vila Flor
Av. Dom Afonso Henriques, 701
Guimarães
Telephone: 253 42 47 00
Tickets: €10

23 May

Trespass Trio + Joe McPhee

The Swedish trio returns to Lisbon accompanied by 72 year-old American saxofonist Joe McPhee for a performance in Lisbon’s Culturgest.

9.30pm
Culturgest
Rua Arco do Cego
Lisbon
Telephone: 21 790 51 55
Tickets: €5

24 May

Sonic Culture: Yellow + Alex Under

The “Sonic Culture” night at Lisbon’s Lux club includes a gig by Portuguese musician Yellow, presenting her recently released electro album “Wings” and Spanish techno wizard Alex Under.

11pm
Lux Frágil
Av. Infante Dom Henrique – Armazém A
Lisbon
Telephone: 21 882 08 90

25 May

Rock in Rio

The next edition of the Rock in Rio-Lisboa is bringing to the capital international heavyweights the likes of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder, among a huge variety of other acts that cater to all tastes, from electronica to progressive metal and everything else in between.

From 5pm
Parque da Bela Vista
Lisbon
Single-day ticket: €61

26 May

Box

The Catalan performance theatre company Kinoa Espectacles will turn a street in the city of Guimarães into a Formula 1 box, “changing” the wheels of passing vehicles and “taking care of” those drivers who find themselves in the same place as the team of street performers.

10am, 11am and 12pm
Guimarães

27 May

Madredeus

Acclaimed Portuguese group Madredeus, celebrating its 25 years with a new album “Essência” and a new lead singer, are to give a concert at Porto’s Casa da Música.

9pm
Casa da Música
Av. da Boavista, 604-610
Porto
Telephone: 22 012 02 20
Tickets: €28

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