Entertainment

The rock and pop festival Rock in Rio (RiR) will have generated an impact of the equivalent of €120 million for Portugal’s economy and represents €11.8 million in tax revenues (VAT and IRS). This [...]

Text: Chris Graeme Photos: Fernando Bento (ICPT) The Portuguese popular singer Tony Carreira is more than just a heartthrob singer who packs out the largest live entertainment venues such as the [...]

Since the beginning of the year Portugal and Lisbon have continued to be among the five most attractive destinations for customers of online culture and tourism tickets booking site Tiqets. Both [...]

The US concert promoter Americana Live Nation is to buy a controlling share in the Portuguese promoter Ritmos & Blues and in Arena Atlântico S.A. The deal is subject to the agreement of the [...]

Paulo Maló, Portugal’s millionaire dentist who revolutionised reconstructive dental surgery and implants in the country has been officially declared insolvent. The personal bankruptcy was [...]

Physical sales of music formats saw a fall of 19.8% in 2020 on 2019 According to the Portuguese Phonographic Association (AFP) sales were worth €6.7 million and in 2020 plummeted to €5.4 million. [...]

Rock in Rio is today probably one of the most famous rock-pop festivals in the world. When the average person thinks of music festivals, only four instantly spring to mind. One, Woodstock, [...]

The shareholders of Portugal’s Global Media Group SA, which owns newspapers like Diário de Notícias, have elected the entrepreneur Marco Galinha as chairman of the board. The new chairman of GMC [...]

The Government has decided to create a new credit line for the tourism industry to help companies that organise events. The new line of finance, aimed particularly at small and medium sized [...]

Portugal’s bars are losing around €300 million per month because of Government Covid-19 restrictions according to the Movement for Reopening Bars. It says that if bars are not reopened, the [...]