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Mala Vita are a very interesting Dutch band and they are listed for the Main Stage of this year’s Sziget Festival, on the Dutch Official site. (thanks, tijn and alex!)

More good news for all you metal fans travelling to Sziget Festival 2009! Swedish industrial goth metal band Deathstars will play Sziget Festival 2009 on August 14. (thanks go to from Hungary and Tibor).

This good news is confirmed on the official Deathstars website.

Szigetnews friend Tibor also tells us that you will also be able to catch Deathstars in concert in Budapest in October, at the Diesel, where they will play with Diary of Dreams, The Birthday Massacre and Dope Stars Inc. as support acts. This is confirmed on Blabbermouth.net.

According to their official MySpace page, Hungarian ska band Skafunderz will play Sziget 2009. More so, the August 12 performance is listed on the same MySpace as a Main Stage one (but, as our friend Mellowmaniac says, it may well be at the Hungarian main stage – MR2).

And since we’re on the ska front, we also want to tell you that Antwerp Gispy Ska Orchestra will play the roma Tent on August 14, according to their official website.

First of all, the bad news. The Kills are officially cancelled, according to the official Dutch site.

Then, the (possibly) good news. Deftones are listed on last.fm as playing Sziget Festival this year, and the news is coming from Life of Agony’s site (a band that’s been confirmed for a while now), that says, on the Sziget Festival date – “W/Faith No More, Turbonegro, Deftones”. Let’s hope this confirms.

It seems that the first huge jazz name for Sziget Festival 2009 is known – Al Di Meola New World Sinfonia, that will play at the Amfiteatrum, according to the Hungarian site. (thanks, Mellowmaniac)

A new article on the official Hungarian page, that lists the bands playing the Main Stage, also lists a new and very interesting name – Danko Jones will play at Sziget Festival 2009, on the last day. (thanks, Required and fromhungary)

The official Hungarian site lists a new stage for this year’s stage, that looks like a follow-up to the now gone Hammer World – The Rock Stage. This is where metal, punk, hard core, pop-rock, hard rock, blues and indie rock acts will play and among the acts listed for the new Rock Stage are Expatriate, Donots, GWAR, Turbonegro, Life of Agony, Brujeria and Backyard Babies.

The very interesting UK band with Eastern European influences Oi Va Voi is confirmed for Augsut 12 at this year’s Sziget Festival, according to their official MySpace page.

The Sziget Last.fm page also mentions two new drum & bass acts, DJ Grooverider and dillinja.

Two more interesting acts are 100% confirmed for Sziget Festival 2009.

According to the official MySpace page, L’Oeuf Raide will perform at Sziget Festival 2009 on August 13, at the Meduza electro stage.This is the project of Fred, ex-drummer of hardcore-punk band Tong!. Usually, Fred mixes music, while a VJ mixes images.

The second confirmed act (on their official MySpace page) is Interlope, the French drum & bass band. They’re set to play Sziget Festival 2009 on August 13.

UPDATE: ZÔL is another artist listed on his MySpace for the Meduza Stage, as well as the official French site to play at Sziget 2009.

Superbutt are one of the most famous Hungarian bands of the moment, and they are confirmed to play at this year’s Sziget Festival on August 14. The date is confirmed on their official website (thanks, Required). They’ve played Sziget last year, too.