Gerendai: There Might Be No Sziget in 2021 news Sziget News December 8, 2020December 8, 20202 Smaller festivals aimed at local audiences might take place in 2021, former Sziget Festival owner and organizer Gerendai Károly told Forbes Hungary. When it comes to major events with an international audience, the ability to plan ahead is vital. With no possibility to predict what could happen until next summer, it's too risky to even consider a major event with a budget like Sziget. "In the case of these events, it's important to know about the attendance and how much you can spend. Until now, it depended on the early ticket sales how much we can make this plannable," Gerendai said.
Untold, Electric Castle Share Signs of Life for 2021 2021 news November 26, 2020November 26, 20201 The ongoing pandemic has successfully shut down the 2020 festival season and, for a long time, it looked like next year won't be any better. There is, in turn, a ray of light shining through the gloom: the news about the upcoming vaccines, as well as the emergence of cheap and accessible testing methods that allow the detection of infected individuals quickly and easily have determined some festival organizers to tentatively start planning their 2021 events. Two Eastern European EDM events - both of them from Romania - have recently given their first updates regarding their 2021 editions. As both of
VOLT 2020 Announces First Names: Lenny Kravitz, Marshmello, Many Others 2020 lineup line-up news VOLT Festival 2020 November 26, 2019November 26, 20190 VOLT Festival, as you probably all know, is the "little sister" of Sziget Festival - it only lasts for four days (VOLT 2020 takes place from July 1st to the 4th) instead of a week, has fewer stages, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg either. It takes place each year in Sopron, a city in the Western corner of Hungary, very close to the country's Austrian border. A look at the map shows that it is at the meeting point of countries like Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, making it especially easy to access from all these countries. The
Superstruct Expands Festival Portfolio with Flow news December 1, 20182 When Providence Equity Partners bought up Sziget and its sister / satellite events early last year, the message sent by the investors was that the group will continue to expand its event portfolio - and now it does. A few days ago, Superstruct Entertainment, led by Creamfields founder and former Live Nations executive James Barton, has announced that it bought into one of Finland's biggest arts and music events, Flow Festival. Details about the deal called "an investment and partnership agreement" were not disclosed. This is the fourth similar deal struck by Superstruct, after investing in Norway's Øya Festival in August, Sónar Festival
Announcement: Balaton Sound Adds New Names to its Lineup 2018 Lineup Balaton Sound 2018 line-up news February 2, 2018February 2, 2018227 In a surprise announcement made today (surprise because it was promised to be made on Monday), Balaton Sound added new names to its lineup: Axwell /\ Ingrosso Alesso Oliver Heldens Craig David presents TS5 Ella Eyre Martin Solveig Vini Vici Carnage Disciples Princess Nokia Night Lovell NGHTMRE They are a perfect fit for their already announced artists that include The Chainsmokers, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and the others listed here. For those of you who don't know, Balaton Sound is the EDM sister festival of Sziget, taking place between the 4th and the 8th of July in Zamárdi, a
Untold Festival Announces New Names 2017 lineup Music news news Sziget 2017 February 15, 2017February 15, 2017117 Untold is quickly becoming Romania's leading EDM music festival. With a duration of just four days, the festival has an incredible concentration of leading EDM performers. Yesterday - probably to please all who love it - Untold has announced new names added to its lineup. Due to its date - it takes place between the 3rd and 6th of August - some of its performers might overlap with Sziget 2017. Here are the new names announced on Valentine's Day: Chris Liebing Dubfire Jamie Jones Loco Dice Solomun Sven Väth This completes the list of names already announced (the headliners of the festival): Afrojack Armin van
Sziget Passes to be Sold Out by the End of June news Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News tickets June 22, 20162 95% of the seven-day Sziget passes the 2016 edition have been sold, and they continue to sell like hot cakes, according to the event's lead organizer, Gerendai Károly. If they continue to be this popular, all of them might be gone by the end of June. If this happens, Sziget will only be able to offer its visitors day passes from there on, Gerendai said. By comparison, for last year's event, the five and seven-day passes have been sold out by the beginning of August. Sziget passes still available for individual days Day passes are still available in large numbers, he said,
Official Sziget 2015 Anthem by Irie Maffia 2015 line up artists Hungarian news reggae Sziget 2015 Sziget News March 20, 2015March 20, 201580 Irie Maffia turns 10 years old this year, and they can add another great achievement to their CV - their song "Easy As One Two Three" has been selected as the official anthem of the 2015 Sziget Festival! The song, which will be included on the band's next album, is not just a series of notes, but has a message, too. According to Sena, the Irie Maffia's voice, it tells you that "whatever the feeling might be, good or bad, if you speak it out you set it free, and you set yourself free as well". The tune is the work of Élö
Less Sziget 2013 tickets sold than last year, says chief organizer and promoter 2013 line up news July 15, 2013July 15, 20135 Sziget 2013 tickets have dropped in sales between seven and eight percent in comparison to last year, says chief organizer and promoter of Sziget Karoly Gerendai. The Sziget boss has mentioned some of the reasons for this in statements quoted by The Budapest Times. According to Gerendai, many big international names are unable to accept invitations because of a lack of time. He also blames the collapse of Hungarian airline Malev and the fact that not all of its flights have current correspondents for the situation. Gerendai thinks that marketing needs strengthening, and the article says that organizers have done so by adding a
Motörhead at Sziget 2013? 2013 line up metal news Sziget 2013 sziget festival February 11, 2013July 27, 20136 The newest big name to be confirmed for the Sziget 2013 line up is, it would seem, Motörhead. A few of our friends have seen a Sziget 2013 date announced on the Motörhead official website, which would have made it a self-confirmation, but that date has been pulled off before we could take a screenshot. The date was August 5 for Lemmy & the gang at Sziget Festival, and it also appears in a list of tour dates that a user called Snaggletooth has posted on the forums on the official website – you’ll need to be registered in order to see
