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Now that Sziget 2009 is over, we can all remember the fun we’ve had here on Sziget News. Alex was the first one to send us a few pictures he took this year. Enjoy!
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Organisers of this year’s Sziget will provide a clinic specialising in respiratory problems on-site, as well as a round-the-clock pharmacy for those who might feel unwell during the week-long event, Hungarian Health Minister Tamas Szekely and head of the festival Karoly Gerendai told reporters on Monday, according to caboodle.hu.

The clinic will have 60 beds and will help those with flu-like symptoms. Music fans with other medical issues will be treated at the first-aid points.It is important that possible A/H1N1 patients are isolated, the minister said. He added that 122 new flu cases had been registered in Hungary up to now.

400 health professionals will be working at this year’s Sziget.

The minister noted that health facilities on the festival grounds will be staffed by a total of 400 health professionals.

The festival will be “absolutely safe and people don’t need to worry as long as they observe basic rules of personal hygiene,” Szekely said.

Unfortunately, due to guitarist Danny suffering a serious motorcycle accident, Vive la fete’s performance at Sziget Festival 2009 was cancelled, according to their official website.

Two more important names are confirmed for this year’s Sziget Festival, according to Rock Blog, quoting the Official Hungarian Site. Pete Doherty hasn’t reunited The Libertines, but the next best thing will be at Sziget Festival 2009 on Day Zero – Babyshambles.

Also confirmed are Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly.(thanks, Timm)

P.S.: We’re sorry, we got the translation wrong, just like rockblog did. Only members of the Babyshambles and Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly will perform on Day Zero, as part of  Love Music Hate Racism. Thanks, all of you guys, for pointing this out and sorry again.

…and everybody must be packing their bags by now. The final line-up, sent by the official French site, can be downloaded here. What do you think about it? What are you looking forward to this year?