Tim celebrates 50 years on stage with two concerts in Lisbon

"It will be a gathering of the many projects in which I participate or have participated, with guests with whom, in one way or another, I have worked. Even so, I know that we won't have time for everyone... But we will definitely have Teresa Salgueiro, Pedro Jóia, Jorge Palma, Rui Veloso, Resistência, Tais Quais and, of course, Xutos & Pontapés!", says Tim, quoted in a statement released today by his management.

The celebration of the musician's 50 years on stage is scheduled for September 20th and 21st, with "two different concerts".

The first show, on the 20th at 8:00 pm, will be with Xutos & Pontapés, and the second, on the 21st at 5:30 pm, with Resistência and Tais Quais, other bands he is part of.

The two concerts will be "both punctuated here and there with guests."

In the statement, Tim recalls that he began participating in concerts in August 1975.

Four years later, on January 13, 1979, he took to the stage for the first time with Xutos & Pontapés, at the Alunos de Apolo dance hall in Lisbon, on a night in which the band played four songs in just over five minutes.

At the time, the group, which was called Delirium Tremens and later Beijinhos e Parabéns, included young people Zé Pedro, Kalú, Tim and Zé Leonel, influenced by the punk-rock that was gaining momentum on the foreign music scene.

Throughout the early 1980s, at different times, Zé Leonel left the group, and João Cabeleira and Gui joined.

Forty-six years after their first concert, the group remains a fixture in Portuguese music with more than a dozen albums and many songs that serve as an anchor for a rock clan with thousands of fans from various generations.

Even after the death of guitarist Zé Pedro, in 2017, the band remained active, on stage and in the studio, with Tim (vocalist and bassist), João Cabeleira (guitarist), Gui (saxophonist) and Kalú (drummer).

In the 1990s, Tim was part of Resistência and Rio Grande, and released his first solo album, "Olhos meus".

This was followed by "One and the Other" in 2006, "Silver Arm" in 2008, and "Adventure Companions" in 2010.

Tim is also part of the Cabeças no Ar, Tais Quais and SVT projects, in addition to collaborating with several artists.

In June of last year, the book "Milhares de palavras" was published, which mainly brings together lyrics that Tim wrote for Xutos & Pontapés, but also includes words that he sang in his own name, and four songs written for others: Tais Quais, Teresa Salgueiro, Quinta do Bill and Carlos Moisés.

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