OUT.FEST – Barreiro International Exploratory Music Festival (“Festival Internacional de Música Exploratória do Barreiro” in Portuguese, generally referred to simply as OUT.FEST) is an annual music festival held in the city of Barreiro, Portugal since 2004. Although predominantly focused on live music, OUT.FEST also regularly presents music and sound art exhibitions, installations and films, as well as music production workshops with some of the artists performing in the festival.
History
While the festival is always held in Barreiro, the venues used have constantly changed since its inception, with each day of the festival typically being held in a different venue. Many of the sites chosen are often not regularly used for musical events of any sort - for example, the 2017 edition’s first and second days were held in a local church (Igreja de Santa Maria) and an industrial Museum (Museu Industrial da Baía do Tejo) respectively. This itinerancy and use of lesser-known local landmarks and buildings as concert spaces has been one of the hallmarks of the festival, and serves as a way to help both visitors and locals explore the city of Barreiro.
The festival has been nominated for the European Festival Awards and granted the “EFFE - Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe” label in recent years. OUT.FEST is also a regular feature in many Portuguese and international publications, being covered by The Wire Magazine, The Quietus, El País, RTP, VICE and Jornal Público, among others. Among the notable artists who have been a part of the festival over the years are The Fall, Panda Bear, William Basinski, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rafael Toral, Evan Parker, James Ferraro, Sei Miguel, Faust and Matana Roberts.
Editions
2004 +SIRB “Os Penicheiros”October 22October 23HomemcãovelhomortoFunkainaFrangodAnCE DAMageLemurOrgasmoBrainwashed by AmaliaSímio Superior + JupandaÉmbryon (exhibit)Émbryon (exhibit)
2005
November +November 15November 19November 25November 26November 27ContraluzVerderena ConventChapelariaG.D. FerroviáriosContraluzEmbrionário “Lixo” (exhibit)Vigilâmbulo Caolho – “País Imaginário” (Theatre)Grain of Sound ShowcaseFish & SheepEmbrionário “Lixo” (exhibit)LemurOne Might Add
December +December 1December 2December 3ContraluzChapelariaG.D. FerroviáriosPhoebusStash/DebutCaveiraZLKNFFrangoLobsterIvone
2006
November +November 24November 25November 28ChapelariaEspaço JAugusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumProducersInstrument modification workshop (Ruben da Costa)Rafael Toral + Afonso Simões + Pedro LourençoVitor LopesRuben da Costa + PCF Moya
December +December 2December 8December 9December 16Oficina de Teatro Mário PereiraG.D FerróviariosG.D FerróviariosChapelariaManta RotaLoosersMécanosphèreHomemcaovelhomortoManuel Mota + Rita VozoneOsso + BranchesGala DropGnuGoodbye ToulouseDopoSapien SapiensDraftank vs Plan ft M0rph3uAquaparque
2008 +May 16May 17May 23May 24Augusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumChapelariaBarreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumDavid MaranhaFlower / Corsano DuoPocketbook of LightningP.M.A + Coclea (Live Visuals)UtonIgnatzOne Might AddAluk TodoloA Parte MalditaCalhau!Peter BastienAgapeMay 15 to 24 (Augusto Cabrita Municipal Auditorium)Vera Marmelo – Black and white portrait (exhibit)
2009 +May 15May 16May 20May 22May 23May 28May 29Terreiro do Paço Ferry Station (Lisbon)Barreiro Jazz SchoolAugusto Cabrita Municipal Auditorium"Os Franceses" Garden BandstandBarreiro Jazz SchoolPeter Bastien (River Call)R-Mão Sem DedosWilliam BasinskiF.R.I.C.S (Fanfarra Recreativa e Improvisada Colher de Sopa)Robert FosterFrango (Live Soundtrack to Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda)Ana Baliza e Edmund Cook (performance)Sei Miguel Metal Music 4SDUB “Os Franceses”Joana Linda (Video – Art)Cian NugentSpectrumColectivo Hülülülü / Chili com Carne (exhibit)WhitehouseOs LoosersDucktailsBlack Joker (Spencer Clark)
2010 +October 5October 6October 8October 9October 10October 12October 14October 15October 16Be Jazz CaféMunicipal TheatreVerderena ConventQuimigal Cultural HouseCooperativa Cultural Popular BarreirenseBarreiro Naval ClubMunicipal TheatreVerderena ConventAugusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumAlexander Von SchlippenbachNorberto LoboNoël AkchotéPanda BearCalhau! O Método do LeopardoStellar Om SourceRafael ToralKosmicdreamLol CoxhillOneohtrix Point NeverTetuzi AkiyamaEmeraldsRodrigo Amado Motion TrioAJM Collective5 a 10 de OutubroThe Caretaker (Ouvido Raro – Online Installation)
2011 +October 4October 5October 6October 7October 8Be Jazz CaféVerderena ConventBarreiro Municipal TheatreBarreiro Municipal Art GalleryBarreiro Municipal Art GallerySchlippenbach TrioMoebiusBill OrcuttSei Miguel Unit Core + Norberto LoboEscuta Criativa (Workshop)KwjazPart Wild Horses Mane On Both SidesG.D. “Os Ferroviários”OneidaStephen O’MalleyDamo Suzuki & SunflareTropa MacacaEitr
2012 +October 10October 11October 12October 13Be Jazz CaféBarreiro Municipal TheatreVerderena ConventPalhais ChurchRed TrioHelena EspvallKevin DrummLuís Antero - Concerto para olhos vendados (Sons do Arco Ribeirinho Sul)Steve GunnYong YongBarreiro Jazz SchoolHelmMan ForeverRodrigo AmadoBe Jazz CafeThe Fish
2013 +Outubro 8thOutubro 9thOutubro 10thOutubro 11thOutubro 12thBe Jazz CafeBarreiro Art GalleryVerderena ConventAugusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumBarreiro Municipal Art GalleryFred Van HoveJoe MorrisOren AmbarchiMohn (Wolfgang Voigt & Jörg Burger)Steve Gunn & Mike CooperJohns Lunds & TR KirsteinRhodri DaviesRafael Toral : Space Collective 2Lee GambleSirius (Yaw Tembé & Monsieur Trinité)Richard PinhasBarreiro Municipal Art GalleryG.D. FerroviáriosWorkshop: “The Properties of Free Music / “As Propriedades da Música Livre – Joe MorrisThe FallSkullflowerHHY & The MacumbasCarla Bozulich’s Bloody Claws
2014 +October 2October 3October 4October 5Be Jazz CafeBarreiro Jazz SchoolBarreiro Municipal TheatreVerderena ConventPeter Brötzmann & Steve NoblePeter Evans – MasterclassCarla Bozulich (Workshop)Charles CohenNorberto LoboRabih BeainiBarreiro Jazz SchoolBe Jazz CafeDean BluntOpen Mind EnsembleFenneszRodrigo Amado: Wire QuartetPeter Evans QuintetG.D. FerroviáriosThe ExFaustMagik MarkersPutas Bêbadas
2015 +October 8October 9October 10October 11Velvet Be Jazz Club / Barreiro Jazz SchoolOficinas Addac System (Lisboa)ADAO (Associação Desenvolvimento Artes e Ofícios)Barreiro Jazz SchoolAkira Sakata & Giovanni Di DomenicoRussell Haswell & André Gonçalves (Workshop)Russell HaswellLaraajiMatana RobertsGolden TeacherMiguel Mira, Pedro Sousa & Afonso SimõesGala DropConde de Ferreira SchoolBaía do Tejo Industrial MuseumPeter Brötzmann & Jason AdasiewiczEddie Prévost (Workshop)Vladislav DelayCaveiraAMMFilipe FelizardoDavid Maranha, Helena Espvall, Ricardo Jacinto & Norberto LoboNiagaraZsBlack Zone Myth ChantÄlforjsBleiddCotrimLow JackRabu Mazda & Van Ayres
2016 +October 6October 7October 8October 9ADDAC SYSTEM (Lisboa)Barreiro Jazz SchoolADAO – Associação Desenvolvimento Artes e OfíciosVerderena ConventPeter Kember & André Gonçalves (Workshop)Lê Quan Ninh (Workshop)Hieroglyphic BeingAndré GonçalvesVelvet Be Jazz Club / Barreiro Jazz SchoolAugusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumTropa MacacaAgustí FernandezSonic Boom / Experimental Audio ResearchAcid Mothers TempleLê Quan NinhEvan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul LyttonOndnessJamal Moss, Orphy Robinson, Yaw Tembé & Evan ParkerKleinManuel MotaFoodmanVan AyresGumeLes GraciesPOLIDOIrmler + Liebezeit
2017 +October 4October 5October 6October 7Santa Maria ChurchBaía do Tejo Industrial MuseumAugusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumADAO (Associação Desenvolvimento Artes e Ofícios)Jonathan Uliel Saldanha + Coral Tab & B-VoiceCharlemagne PalestineLolinaAlex Zhang Hungtai / David Maranha / Gabriel FerrandiniQuarteto de Sei MiguelCasa FuturoDJ Nigga FoxCaterina BarbieriPere Ubu (The Moon Unit)Black DiceThis Is Not This HeatPutas BêbadasDJ ProblemasGyurColetivo VandalismoBookwormsSimon CrabNocturnal EmissionsJejuno
2018 +October 5October 6Baía do Tejo A4 BuildingBarreiro Jazz School / Lado BAnton NikkiläClothildeVladimir TarasovKaja DrakslerLea BertucciADAO (Associação Desenvolvimento Artes e Ofícios)Futebol Clube BarreirenseJoão Pais FilipeOpus PistorumToda MatériaImpério PacíficoTelectuOdeteGroup AKeroxNídiaBarreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumCândido LimaRafael Toral Space Collective 3Largo do Mercado 1º MaioJimi TenorHHY & The MacumbasSIRB “Os Penicheiros”Mohammad Reza MortazaviYEK: Burnt Friedman & Mohammed Reza MortazaviLoticLinn da QuebradaEdifício A4 Baía do TejoJohn T GastDJ Lycox
2019 +October 3October 4October 5Santo André ChurchNossa Senhora do Rosário ChurchMoinho PequenoGabriel Ferrandini e Camerata Musical do BarreiroKali MaloneBezbogLuar DomatrixVioleta AzevedoADAO (Associação Desenvolvimento Artes e Ofícios)Municipal TheatreCalhau!BrynjeIlpo VäisänenCanduraYeah YouBarreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumAlpha MaidAngélica SalviDeaf KidsRaw ForestDJ FirmezaRed Bull presents: Whitman / Gonçalves / Clothilde / Simões1º Maio Market SquareChão MaiorDavid KehoeSIRB “Os Penicheiros”James FerraroNadah El ShazlyDälekStillEdifício A4 Baía do TejoMo Probs (DJ Set)Bonaventure (DJ Set)Viegas (DJ Set)
2020 The festival did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021
June +June 3June 4June 5Paz & Amizade ParkSusana Santos SilvaGala DropTristanyAugusto Cabrita Municipal AuditoriumRafael Toral Space QuartetSvetlana MarašGoshevenPedro CarneiroOdete + HerlanderBarreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumGosheven (talk)
October +October 4October 5October 6October 7October 8October 9Barreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumBarreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumSDUB "Os Franceses"Barreiro Municipal Library AuditoriumPaz & Amizade ParkSDUB "Os Franceses"João Pais Filipe & Manongo Mujica (talk)Julia Eckhardt - "ÉLIANE RADIGUE: Intermediary Spaces" (talk)LUMPVasco AlvesDJ Nigga FoxSarnadas 'The Humm'päAdriana João + Pedro TavaresBaía do Tejo Industrial MuseumPaz & Amizade ParkAMACPaz & Amizade ParkÉliane Radigue's "Kyema" (diffused by Caroline Profanter)João Pais Filipe & Manongo Mujica (concert)Jessica EkomaneSpace AfrikaSerpente with Pedro Sousa and Margarida GarciaSanta Maria ChurchAMACThree pieces from 'Occam Ocean' played by Julia Eckhardt and Enrico MalatestaGustavo CostaStill House Plants
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