The Sudoeste Festival (), currently named MEO Sudoeste for sponsorship reasons, is a

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that takes places annually since 1997, in August, in Odemira, in the southwest of Portugal. It is organized by live entertainment company Música no Coração and is currently sponsored by the Portuguese telecommunications company MEO. The festival started as a rock festival. Over the years, it has featured a considerable variety of headliners, such as Marylin Manson, Blur,

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, The Cure, UB40, Massive Attack,

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and Kanye West. It had a stage dedicated to reggae music from 2005 to 2013. In the early 2010s, it gradually changed its musical focus to mainly hip-hop, mainstream pop and electronic dance music.

Editions

1997

The first edition of the Sudoeste Festival happened on 8, 9 and 10 August 1997. Its main sponsor was Sagres beer.

1998

The second edition took place on 7, 8 and 9 August 1998. The main sponsor was Sagres.

1999

The third edition took place on 6, 7 and 8 August 1999. The main sponsor was Sagres.

2000

The fourth edition took place on 4, 5 and 6 August 2000. The main sponsor was Sagres.

2001

The fifth edition was the first with a duration of 4 days, taking place between 2 and 5 August 2001. The main sponsor was Sagres.

2002

The sixth edition took place between 1 and 4 August 2002. The main sponsor was Sagres beer.

2003

The seventh edition took place between 7 and 10 August 2003. The main sponsor was Optimus.

2004

The eighth edition took place between 5 and 8 August 2004. The main sponsor was Optimus.

2005

The ninth edition took place between 4 and 7 August 2005. The main sponsor was TMN.

2006

The tenth edition was held between 3 and 6 August 2006. The main sponsor was TMN.

2007

The 11th edition was held between 2 and 5 August 2007. The main sponsor was TMN.

2008

The 12th edition was held between 6 and 10 August 2008. The main sponsor was TMN.

2009

The 13th edition was held between 6 and 9 August 2009. The main sponsor was TMN.

2010

The 14th edition was held between 4 and 8 August 2010. The main sponsor was TMN.

2011

The 15th edition was held between 3 and 7 August 2011. The main sponsor was TMN.

2012

The 16th edition was held between 1 and 5 August 2012. The main sponsor was TMN.

2013

The 17th edition was held between 7 and 11 August 2013. The main sponsor was MEO.

2014

The 18th edition was held between 6 and 10 August 2014. The main sponsor was MEO.

2015

The 19th edition was held between 5 and 9 August 2015. The main sponsor was MEO.

2016

The 20th edition was held between 3 and 7 August 2016. The main sponsor was MEO.

2017

The 21st edition was held between 1 and 5 August 2017. The main sponsor was MEO.

2018

The 22nd edition was held between 8 and 11 August 2018. The main sponsor was MEO. On 9 August,

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and

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replaced Hardwell, which cancelled his performance due to sickness.

2019

The 23rd edition was held between 7 and 10 August 2019. The main sponsor was MEO.

References

External links

Official website

Música no Coração official website
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