Miguel Martins :
I’m 44 years old and, since my teenage years, I’ve been fascinated by concerts and festivals. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve been to dozens, probably more than 100. I’ve seen some of the greatest bands, singers, and guitarists in music history, collecting moments that stay forever in my memory and in my heart.
I discovered Cigarettes After Sex through a random Instagram video about 5 or 6 years ago, and it was one of those rare discoveries where, from the very first listen, I felt something different. From that moment on, I built a huge expectation of seeing them live. When I found out in 2024 that they were coming to Portugal, I decided I couldn’t miss it.
I avoided watching any of their live concert videos. I wanted to arrive with a clean experience, without anticipation, without expectations shaped by others.
I drove 800 kilometers alone. I waited 4 hours in a queue with hundreds of people, most of them half my age. Still, nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to experience.
What I felt at that concert cannot be compared to anything I had ever experienced on any stage before. There was a kind of total harmony, a peace that is hard to explain. It was as if I was traveling inside my own memories, as if everything made sense in that moment.
I felt such intense happiness that it brought me to tears, something that had never happened to me at a concert in my entire life.
I left with a rare sense of fullness, as if, if that had been the last day of my life, I would have left this world in peace.
2026-05-04 22:37:19