MIL reveals a new round of confirmations for the 2025 line-up, reinforcing its mission to give visibility to artists who are shaping the future of music.


MIL REVEALS THE FIRST NAMES ON THE 2025 LINE-UP
MIL announces the first line-up for 2025, reaffirming its commitment to the discovery, promotion and circulation of current popular music.
The festival returns to Lisbon with a programme that reaffirms MIL as a privileged space for discovery and artistic affirmation in contemporary popular music. Faithful to the motto ‘discover while it’s a secret’, the festival will give stage to new national and international musical projects, alongside already recognised artists who will perform at MIL with the aim of reaching new audiences and markets.
Among the first names to be confirmed, there is a strong Brazilian representation, foreshadowing the increasingly consistent dialogue between the Portuguese and Brazilian music scenes. Xênia França, the Bahian singer who won the 2023 Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album in Portuguese and is a reference in Afro-Brazilian culture, is performing in Portugal for the first time. Also making her national debut, AJULIACOSTA, one of the most promising voices in the new Brazilian rap scene, promises one of the most electrifying performances of the 2025 edition. Flor, a young singer on the rise, performs solo at MIL with a plural artistic identity rooted in MPB. From Brazil, Zudizilla, the main name in rap from Rio Grande do Sul, brings an urban sound to the festival that combines hip hop, jazz, soul and R&B.
On a national level, Lisbon musician Mike11 brings a fusion of modern R&B and Portuguese guitar to MIL. Inês Marques Lucas, an artist in the midst of establishing herself as an author, joins the line-up alongside growing projects such as Marquise, Cleric Beast and Carolina Miragaia.
Internationally, the festival includes other geographies and sounds: from Ireland come Yard, the electro noise band that has been setting European stages on fire and appearing at festivals such as Primavera Sound and Eurosonic; from Spain, MDA, a rising name on the rave scene and Roy Borland, a singer-songwriter with folk roots; and from Poland, the national debut of VGTBL.PL, which completes this diverse line-up.
MIL 2025 will now run for four days, from 8 to 11 October, concentrating all the programming and conventions in the Beato area of Lisbon.
Applications for MIL 2025 are still open until 15 June. National and international artists, bands and DJs can submit their musical projects to be part of the line-up for the 9th edition of the festival. Submissions can be made using the form available at: https://bit.ly/mil25open

MIL 2025 OPENS OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS AND ANNOUNCES DATES
Applications from artists and bands for MIL 2025 are now open. Until 15 June, the festival is accepting applications from solo and collective artistic projects to play in its 9th edition, which takes place from 8 to 11 October in Beato, Lisbon.
The 9th edition of MIL Lisboa promises to extend its programme to four days. From 8 to 11 October this year, the festival and the convention will occupy the same space: all the activities will take place in the Beato area.
As usual for the festival, MIL‘s main objective continues to be to showcase the pulse of emerging global music, with a special focus on southern European countries, and to build a bridge between Portugal and the other Portuguese-speaking countries, namely the giant Brazilian market, having already established several partnerships with festivals and showcases in the country.
Every year, MIL welcomes professionals and organisations from different areas of the music and cultural sector, bringing together several different opportunities over the course of different festival days for professionals to meet programmers, publishers, agencies, theatres and other players in the Portuguese, European and global music industry.
Between 10 February and 15 June, national artists and bands can apply to play at the 2025 edition of MIL using this form at: https://bit.ly/mil25open
The MIL Lisboa Festival and Convention will return to the city’s cultural programme after the 2025 rentrée, and tickets will go on sale soon.
MIL 2025 ABRE OPEN CALL PARA ARTISTAS E ANUNCIA DATAS
Já estão abertas as candidaturas de artistas e bandas para o MIL 2025. Até ao próximo dia 15 de junho, o festival está a receber candidaturas de projetos artísticos musicais a solo e coletivos para tocar na sua 9.ª edição, que acontece de 8 a 11 de outubro no Beato, Lisboa.
A 9.ª edição do MIL Lisboa promete prolongar-se no tempo, passando a 4 dias de programação. De 8 a 11 de outubro deste ano, o festival e a convenção ocupam o mesmo espaço: todas as atividades acontecem na zona do Beato.
Como é já habitual para o festival, o MIL continua a ter como principal objetivo ser uma montra do pulso da música emergente global, com especial foco nos países do sul da Europa, e em construir uma ponte entre Portugal e os restantes países de língua portuguesa, nomeadamente o gigante mercado brasileiro, tendo já várias parcerias estabelecidas com festivais e feiras de showcases do país.
Todos os anos, o MIL recebe profissionais e organizações de diversas áreas do setor musical e cultural, juntando ao longo de diferentes dias de festival várias oportunidades diferentes para os profissionais perante programadores, editoras, agências, salas de espetáculos e outros agentes da indústria musical portuguesa, europeia e global.
Entre 10 de fevereiro e 15 de junho, artistas e bandas nacionais podem candidatar-se para tocar na edição de 2025 do MIL através deste formulário em https://bit.ly/mil25open
O Festival e Convenção MIL Lisboa volta após a rentrée de 2025 à programação cultural da cidade, os bilhetes estarão em breve à venda.
WBM & MIL RESIDENCY feat. VAAGUE + SWITCHDANCE
The artistic residencies of MIL 2024 take place in collaboration with Wallonie-Bruxelles Musique and Musika Bulegoa.
MIL 2024 LINEUP
There are over 50 artists you’ll be able to see live this year at MIL!
From September 25th to 27th, MIL returns with another edition, packed with new artists and a fresh playlist that you’ll want to keep on loop.
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Kiosk Radio & ESR
Kiosk Radio & ESR will be broadcasting live from Duro de Matar, covering festivals, shops, and record labels.
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This year we have France, represented at MIL by the artists Jeanne To- Walter Astral – Zonmai – Télépagaille – Alexi Shell – Ariel Tintar.
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This year, Belgium is represented at MIL by Ada Oda – David Numwami – Why The Eye – Zonmai!
This year, Cape Verde is represented by the following artists: Ya Sin – Kady, Fidju Kitxora – Arapucagongon – Cleidir Gaita e Zé Rasta.
This year, Brazil is represented at MIL by the artists Arapucagongon – Cabezadenego – Irmãs de Pau – Kyan – Madu – Luana Flores – Mu540 – Rachel Reis – Papisa – Rezmorah.
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