More interesting schedule news. Mando Diao will play Sziget 2012 on August 12, according to their official site (thanks, mellowmaniac) As always, all of the schedule info is posted in our Sziget 2012 line up page. If you want to book a hotel for your Sziget stay, click here.
The first big Sziget 2012 lineup announcement is here, as promised yesterday. And just as we told you a few days ago, it starts with Placebo. Then, we have Hurts (pictured below), back after their performance at Sziget 2011, The Horrors, and The Subways (back, just like Placebo, after performing at Sziget in 2009). Joining [ Read More ]
UPDATE: Sziget Official website confirms it, so it’s 1000% official. As promised, the first name for Sziget Festival 2012 is confirmed today. It’s The Stone Roses, a band that has reunited after 15 years! The news is confirmed on their official Twitter page, as well as on their Facebook. (thanks, Mirex!)
Here’s some great news off the Sziget Italia Facebook page. The first name will be announced tomorrow! A competition is in place, letting people guess who that name is, and it ends at 9:30 tomorrow morning. So we’re guessing the announcement will be made soon after that time! We can’t wait (thanks Mirex and Fab) [ Read More ]
Our reader Paul has asked the organizers, on the Sziget Festival Official Facebook why tickets are more expensive for Sziget 2012 than they were this year. He got a very encouraging answer: We plan to celebrate Sziget 20th edition with the strongest line-up ever so unfortunately rise in prices is unavoidable. We can’t wait to [ Read More ]
Great news today! The szigetfestival official Facebook account has announced the date of Sziget Festival 2012. The festival is set to take place between August 6 and 13!
We hope everyone has the best festival experience ever this year! As always, we’ll be checking our email during Sziget, so feel free to send us your stories, pics, videos and whatever else. They’ll definitely be published on Sziget News. P.S.: some info from our friend Milan: Dutch DJ duo Egyptian lovers will be at [ Read More ]
According to the program on Szigetfest.eu, one of the official sites, Ayo has been replaced by Ana Moura at the Europe Stage. Ana Moura will play Sziget on August 10, at 20:40.
Some very bad news came yesterday. Amy Winehouse, an artist that was supposed to headline Sziget this year, has passed away yesterday in London. May she rest in peace! Amy Winehouse had cancelled her Sziget performance a while ago. She was replaced by 30 Seconds to Mars in the Sziget 2011 line up.
Fantastic news today in the Sziget newsletter, as well as on the Sziget website! The artist that will grace Sziget’s Day Zero is Prince!