More tickets sold in advance than in previous years and demand from North to South of the country as well as neighboring Spain. Festival F brings the Faro great names in Portuguese music, between the 5th and 7th of September, and there were many who did not want to wait and guaranteed tickets for the event right away.
Until yesterday, Wednesday, «more than 50% of the tickets» had already been sold, mostly general passes, for the three days, revealed Paulo Santos, vice-president of the Chamber of Faro and coordinator of Festival F, at a press conference that served to present the event's complementary program.
Many of these tickets were sold during the period when the ticket price for the three days was much more affordable. Until August 12th, the festival ticket cost 30 euros. At this time and until the date of the festival, it costs 45 euros.
“These numbers allow us to have good prospects when it comes to ticket sales. On the other hand, we also noticed a strong demand outside the Algarve, from cities like Braga, Porto, Viseu, Coimbra and Lisbon. There are many people asking us for information about the city and where to stay», said Paulo Santos.
In addition to the three-day passes, there is a date that is arousing special interest, September 6, the last opportunity to see Ornatos Violeta perform, who will be at F for the 20th anniversary of the edition of the album “O Monstro Needs Friends” .
This Portuguese band is just one of the many that will compose the musical poster, that had already been announced before. Amor Electro, Ana Bacalhau, António Zambujo, Baile Funk, Capitão Fausto, Carolina Deslandes, David Carreira, Linda Martini, Mayra Andrade, Profjam, RevengeOf The 90's or 9 Miller are other names that are part of the festival's line-up.
A big news in this year's edition of F – together with Glamping at Praia de Faro – it is the opportunity that the public will have to literally embark on special concerts, which will take place aboard the Jamanta vessel, owned by Animaris (Ilha Deserta). This boat, which hosted yesterday's press conference, will become the Stage Formosa and will host intimate concerts, for a maximum of 150 people, by musicians Benjamin (5th), Valter Lobo (6th) and Momo (7th). XNUMX).
But F is a festival that goes beyond music and fits people of all ages. Hence, there is a strong complementary offer, ranging from stand up comedy ao ,, going through gatherings, exhibitions, new circus and workshops for the younger audience.
«From the beginning, the F had two main guidelines. One of them was to make a Portuguese music festival, with what is ours – which is not easy. The other was to bring people of all ages to the F and not just Faro, although this festival is made with Farenses in mind. We wanted to catch people of all age groups and families and I think we were able to achieve this goal», considered the president of the Chamber of Faro Rogério Bacalhau, speaking to the Sul Informação, aside from the presentation of the complementary schedule of the F.
“What we try, mainly because of the families and the public that visits us, is to provide different experiences for people and that this is not an exclusively music festival. The idea is to surprise people with all the dynamics involved in the event, from Vila-Adentro, to Ria Formosa and all this nature», summarized, in turn, Gil Silva, director of Teatro das Figuras, which organizes the F.
The success of some of this offer, namely the stand up comedy, forced, moreover, a rearrangement of the stages. This year, the mood will shift from Associação de Músicos, in the former Fábrica da Cerveja, to the Castelo stage.
«We started to feel that the Musicians Stage was too small for the demand that the stand up it already had. On the other hand, the Associação de Músicos also showed interest in curating its own stage, more focused on jazz music and other styles that they consider more convenient», explained Gil Silva.
In this way, the mood moves to the Castle, which has «a bigger space and allows the public to be more comfortable».
In 2019, they will pass in Faro the humorists Francisco Menezes, João Seabra, Jorge Picoto, Joana Santos and Luís Brito Rocha (5th), Hugo Sousa, Jel, Pedro Neves, Rúben Branco, Manuel Rosa and Dora Bela (6) and GilmárioVemba, Miguel 7 Estacas, Miguel Lambertini and Luana do Bem (7). Pedro Luzindo will be the presenter.
The news, when it comes to the stages, does not stop there. «We also took advantage of the factory space, next to the Associação dos Músicos, which provides a very beautiful stage. On the Arco stage, we're going to have a space chill out, with Tibetan congas and a series of more contemplative concerts, to enjoy all this nature».
As is already tradition, there will also be no lack of F tertúlias with well-known names from the great pubic, which take place over the three days, at 19:30 pm. On September 5th, Raquel Henriques, model and fitness coach, and Rita Andrade, nutritionist, will talk about “Health and Sacrifice”, in a conversation moderated by journalist João Gobern. The next day the theme is “Alma de Viajante” and the guests are the comedian Diogo Faro, blogger Filipe Mourato Gomes and Joana Amaral Dias, moderated by radio broadcaster Ana Isabel Arroja. On the last day of the festival, “Ironia é uma Weapon” will be the theme discussed by actress Maria Rueff and Hugo Van der Ding, illustrator, author and presenter, in a conversation moderated by Pedro Vieira, writer and presenter.
The younger ones will, as always, have a program dedicated to them. Over the three days, the new circus workshop “CirKoMaGia e Fantasia” will be promoted, the poetic concert “The Writer Bird”, the performance “MuTis”, by the Xibalba Company, and the live exhibition “I stole a book in the reading booth and today I'm going to read it”, in which children can participate.
On the 5th, there will be a whistle and drawing workshop, as well as the opportunity to participate in the sound trip “Cosmic Gong Bath – SoundJourney”, to the sound of Tibetan gongs and bowls, among other instruments. On the 6th, children can enjoy the play “Are you accepted?”, the meditative concert “Dreamconcert” with voice, cello and intuitive and meditative instruments and the contemporary circus show “ATEMPO”, as well as participate in the construction and workshop workshop. manipulation of puppets “The Extraterrestrials”. On September 7th, in addition to seeing a concert “Mantra Jazz Fusion”, which revisits Indian mantras, the performance “Objetoteca Popular Itinerante” and the play “The Big Ones Don't Have Great Ideas”, the younger ones will have the opportunity to participate in a Hip-Hop workshop.
In the field of exhibitions, the exhibitions “The deviations from Nature”, works from the collections of naturalist painting and archeology from the Millennium BCP collection, and “Ares de Mesa” by Jorge Cerqueira, at the Municipal Museum of Faro, “Eu put my hands in the water”, by João Jacinto, at Galeria Trem, “Life-time” by Eduardo Pinto and “The WrongHouse Project”, both at Galeria Arco.
Paulo Santos also made a point of talking about the Glamping offer that will be installed next to the Nautical Center of Praia de Faro. Here, "tents for two people, which will cost 65 euros per person, per night, and tents for five people, at 45 euros per head" will be made available. These values include the round trip, by boat, between the beach and Vila-Adentro, where the F.
Photos: Hugo Rodrigues|Sul Informação
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