# Paredes de Coura Festival

The Paredes de Coura Festival, currently named Vodafone Paredes de Coura for sponsorship reasons, is a music festival that is held every year, in August, at Praia do Taboão in Paredes de Coura, Portugal. The first edition was held in 1993.
It is currently one of the most popular summer music festivals in Portugal. In 2005, the Spanish edition of Rolling Stone named it as one of the five best summer festivals in Europe.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | Dates | Naming sponsor | Headliners | Notable acts | Ticket price (full festival) |
| 1 | 1993 | 20 August | None | Ecos da Cave | | Free |
| 2 | 1994 | 12 August | None | Ena Pá 2000 | | Free |
| 3 | 1995 | 18-19 August | None | Kick Out The Jams, Xana | | Free |
| 4 | 1996 | 2–4 August | Imperial | Shed Seven, Primitive Reason, The Raincoats | Mão Morta, Da Weasel | 1000 escudos |
| 5 | 1997 | 15–17 August | Imperial | Paradise Lost, Smoke City, Rollins Band | Mão Morta, Blasted Mechanism | 2500 escudos |
| 6 | 1998 | 14–16 August | Imperial | Red House Painters, The Divine Comedy, Tindersticks | Atari Teenage Riot, Roni Size, Moonspell, Silence 4, Clã | 4000 escudos |
| 7 | 1999 | 13–15 August | Sagres | Deus, Suede, Guano Apes | Mogwai, Sneaker Pimps, Gomez, Lamb, The Gift | 5000 escudos |
| 8 | 2000 | 11–13 August | Sagres | The The, Bad Religion, Mr. Bungle | Coldplay, The Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, Ash, Jorge Palma | 5000 escudos |
| 9 | 2001 | 16–18 August | Sagres | Papa Roach, 3 Doors Down, Morcheeba | Queens of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, Frank Black, The Gift, Wraygunn | 7500 escudos |
| 10 | 2002 | 12–17 August | Sagres | Korn, Puddle of Mudd, Gotan Project, Lee "Scratch" Perry | Incubus, Counting Crows, Cousteau, Mad Professor, Sam The Kid | |
| 11 | 2003 | 17–21 August | Optimus | Alpha Blondy, Placebo, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cardigans | PJ Harvey, Sizzla, Sum 41, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Staind | |
| 12 | 2004 | 16–20 August | Optimus | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Motörhead, The Strokes, Kelis | Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Kills, Da Weasel | 55 € |
| 13 | 2005 | 15–18 August | | Foo Fighters, Pixies, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Queens of the Stone Age, Arcade Fire, Kaiser Chiefs, Killing Joke, The National | |
| 14 | 2006 | 15–17 August | Heineken | Morrissey, Bloc Party, Bauhaus | Broken Social Scene, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Cramps, Gang of Four, Eagles of Death Metal | 70 € |
| 15 | 2007 | 12–15 August | Heineken | Babyshambles, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth | M.I.A., New York Dolls, Peter, Bjorn and John, Mando Diao, CSS | |
| 16 | 2008 | 31 July – 3 August | Heineken | Sex Pistols, Primal Scream, The Mars Volta, Thievery Corporation | Editors, Biffy Clyro, Mando Diao, The Lemonheads, Deus | 70 € |
| 17 | 2009 | 29 July –1 August | None | Patrick Wolf, Franz Ferdinand, Nine Inch Nails, The Hives | Supergrass, Portugal. The Man, Jarvis Cocker, The Horrors, The Temper Trap | |
| 18 | 2010 | 28–31 July | None | The Cult, Klaxons, The Prodigy | Caribou, Peter Hook, Enter Shikari, White Lies, The Specials | 70 € |
| 19 | 2011 | 17–20 August | Ritek | Crystal Castles, Pulp, Kings of Convenience, Death From Above 1979 | Deerhunter, Wild Beasts, Mogwai, Blonde Redhead, Two Door Cinema Club | 75 € |
| 20 | 2012 | 13–17 August | EDP | Deus, Kasabian, Ornatos Violeta | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Anna Calvi, Digitalism, Patrick Watson, The Temper Trap | 80 € |
| 21 | 2013 | 13–17 August | Vodafone | The Knife, Echo & the Bunnymen, Belle and Sebastian | Justice (DJ set), Simian Mobile Disco, Alabama Shakes, Hot Chip, Calexico | 80 € |
| 22 | 2014 | 20–23 August | Vodafone | Franz Ferdinand, Beirut, James Blake | Janelle Monáe, Cut Copy, Cage The Elephant, Chvrches, Mac DeMarco | 80 € |
| 23 | 2015 | 19–22 August | Vodafone | TV on the Radio, Tame Impala, The War on Drugs, Lykke Li | Slowdive, Father John Misty, Charles Bradley, Ratatat, Mark Lanegan Band, Temples | 85 € |
| 24 | 2016 | 17–20 August | Vodafone | Unknown Mortal Orchestra, LCD Soundsystem, Cage The Elephant, Chvrches | Portugal. The Man, The Vaccines, The Tallest Man on Earth, Sleaford Mods, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | 90 € |
| 25 | 2017 | 16–19 August | Vodafone | Kae Tempest, At The Drive-In, Beach House, Foals | Future Islands, Nick Murphy, King Krule, Car Seat Headrest, Ty Segall | 90 € |
| 26 | 2018 | 15–18 August | Vodafone | The Blaze, Fleet Foxes, Skepta, Arcade Fire | Slowdive, Jungle, Big Thief, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Linda Martini | 100 € |
| 27 | 2019 | 14–17 August | Vodafone | The National, New Order, Father John Misty, Patti Smith | Suede, Spiritualized, Deerhunter, Car Seat Headrest, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib | 94 € |
| 28 | 2022 | 16–20 August | Vodafone | Beach House, Turnstile, The Blaze, Pixies | Arlo Parks, BadBadNotGood, Idles, L'Impératrice, Parquet Courts, Perfume Genius, Princess Nokia, Slowthai, Ty Segall & Freedom Band | 120 € |
| 29 | 2023 | 16–19 August | Vodafone | Jessie Ware, Loyle Carner, Little Simz, Lorde | Bicep, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Explosions in the Sky, Kenny Beats, Tim Bernardes, The Walkmen, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Yung Lean | 120 € |
| 30 | 2024 | 14–17 August | Vodafone | Sampha, L'Impératrice, Girl in Red, The Jesus and Mary Chain | André 3000, Cat Power, Fontaines D.C., Idles, Killer Mike, Sleater-Kinney, Slowdive | 120 € |