Mayans with David Morales I Thu Aug 20

Few names in house music carry the catalog David Morales carries — Grammy-winning production credits and remixes for Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, U2, Madonna, and Whitney Houston that helped define how a vocal house record breathed through the 1990s. On 20 August he plays Mayans, Bolivar's Thursday format on the Alimos terrace before the weekend headliners arrive.

Why this slot matters: Morales is foundational repertoire rather than current-cycle programming, and the Thursday format gives him hours rather than a festival-length window in which to work.

The Alimos coast keeps Bolivar off the metro grid — a taxi from central Athens is the standard arrival. Doors from 21:00.