{"id":1866,"date":"2026-11-02T17:28:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afirma.pt\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2026-11-02T17:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:33:33","slug":"moonfest-35-years-of-moonspell-at-meo-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afirma.pt\/en\/moonfest-35-years-of-moonspell-at-meo-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"MOONFEST 35 years of MOONSPELL at MEO Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MOONFEST<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">35 YEARS OF MOONSPELL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AMORPHIS \u00b7 ZEAL &amp; ARDOR<\/strong><br><strong>TOWARDS THE SINISTER \u00b7 HEAVENWOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEO ARENA | 30 OCTOBER 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6 November, 10 a.m. \u2014 Exclusive FNAC presale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement of the 40-date European tour, <strong>\u201cGod Is a Vampire,\u201d<\/strong> in March and April 2027 suggested that <strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong> were preparing something special to celebrate <strong>35 years as a band<\/strong>. The news broke this weekend in Porto, where they presented their latest album, <strong>\u201cFar From God,\u201d<\/strong> with two sold-out nights at Hard Club\u2014following another sold-out show in Sintra in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portugal\u2019s most internationally acclaimed band is going further than ever with the launch of the <strong>first edition of MOONFEST<\/strong>, a new festival celebrating not only this major milestone for the band, but also the spirit of Heavy Metal in all its diversity and enduring power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a line-up personally curated and selected by the band, bringing together tradition and modernity, <strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong> welcome <strong>AMORPHIS<\/strong>, one of the biggest and most influential names in Finnish metal; Swiss band <strong>ZEAL &amp; ARDOR<\/strong>, one of the most innovative projects in contemporary metal, blending blues and gospel with Scandinavian black metal; British band <strong>TOWARDS THE SINISTER<\/strong>, formed by the founding members of My Dying Bride; and, opening the night, Portuguese band <strong>HEAVENWOOD<\/strong>, who returned to recording in 2026, the year they mark 30 years of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grand finale of <strong>MOONFEST<\/strong> will come to life with <strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong> and more than three decades of Gothic Metal, bearing a distinctly Portuguese signature, in the band\u2019s biggest production to date!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a <strong>European tour<\/strong> set to be epic, the band will launch the first edition of their own festival, focusing both on the quality and originality of the artists on the bill and on fair ticket prices and audience comfort. 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