ABOUT THE ACT
Rui Almeida writes Lisbon into every song: nylon-string guitar over soft electronics, lyrics that name the streets they were written on. The Pier at sunset was booked around him, not the other way round.
Friday's 19:00 set catches the last of the light on the water — sixty unhurried minutes with a four-piece band. Bring a jacket; the river breeze arrives halfway through, right on cue.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- — A 60-minute sunset set with the river behind the stage
- — New songs written for the quay, played here first
- — The Pier's quietest, loveliest hour — arrive early for the front