This is the kind of news we love receiving and sharing with everyone – there is a brand-new festival born in Portugal and we couldn’t be more excited with the prospect that comes with it. Bringing with it an unpretentious attitude, 2 The Core is an all-new festival that aims to celebrate unity, equality and music, all to the sound of the best bands in the punk and hardcore universe. And it seems that promise of celebration will indeed be fulfilled, as the first four names announced for 2 The Core are in and they are quite fantastic. One of them is Terror, a band that has been absolutely relentless for the better part of their two decades of existence. The band makes their return to Portugal to once again present Pain Into Power, their latest record and one that brings the full history of the band into lockstep, while retaining a unstoppable drive to move forward. Also confirmed is the Belgian beatdown hardcore outfit Nasty, as well as the New York-based hardcore punk quintet Combust and the Portuguese punk rockers Fighter. More names will be announced soon, so keep your eyes peeled for further announcements.
2 The Core is set to take place at LAV, in Lisbon, on November 29th-30th. The first tier of daily and two-day tickets will be available on July 25th, for the price of 25 and 45 euros, respectively. Both options can be purchased online via Bilheteira Online.
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