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Sziget 2011 playlist on Spotify

Our reader Thomas has started a Sziget 2011 playlist on Spotify. If you’re a Spotify user, you can hear albums of all the announced or self-confirmed bands there (provided they’re on Spotify). Isn’t that cool? If you want to check it out, just click here or on the link in the Szigetnews blogroll. If you  [ Read More ]

Radio Barkas @ Sziget Festival 2010

Radio Barkas, the smallest radio station of the Netherlands, will be at Sziget Festival 2010. The small truck that spreads music will be at Sziget Festival 2010 throughout the festival, according to its official website. (thanks, TvdF)

Kamelot to play Sziget 2010 on August 14

No new acts this time, just a date that also goes into our lineup page. Kamelot will play Sziget Festival 2010 on August 14 according to their official website. Most certainly at the Rock Stage.

Are you happy that Blink 182 isn’t coming?

As we told you earlier today, there is a very big chance that the Blink 182 at Sziget 2010 rumor won’t confirm. Some people on the site sounded quite happy about this. So we thought about having a poll here on Sziget News and see what the general opinion is, just for fun. Comments are  [ Read More ]

Easy Star All-Stars in the Sziget Festival 2010 lineup

Another interesting name for this year’s Sziget Festival, that we know about from our friend Mellowmaniac. Easy Star All-Stars, a very interesting New York-based reggae band, is set to play Sziget Festival 2010, according to their agency’s website and MySpace page. Easy Star All-Stars usually do cover albums in a reggae / dub style. Their  [ Read More ]

Yet another self-confirmed act: The Picturebooks

Another band has confirmed its presence in the Sziget Festival 2010 lineup. We’re talking about German band The Picturebooks, that have confirmed their presence at this year’s Sziget on their official MySpace page. (thanks, Mellowmaniac)

The Young Punx self-confirmed for Sziget 2010

Another act has self-confirmed its presence at Sziget Festival 2010. The Young Punx are an English electronic dance music act whose  style “encompasses french house, breakbeat and drum and bass, mashed up with elements as diverse as 1980s pop music, hard rock, disco and glam rock”. The band has existed since 2003 and virtuoso guitarist  [ Read More ]

Many more acts on the Hungarian site!

The official Hungarian Sziget site confirms a whole number of new acts (most of them for the World Music Main Stage, we presume). Sziget News already told you about some of them. Here they are (thanks, chudo_pahan): 08001 Amparo Sanchez Cankisou Csík zenekar és vendégei Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird Dirtmusic & Tamikrest Jaune  [ Read More ]

Vive La Fete @ Sziget Festival 2010!

After having to cancel last year’s appearance due to their guitarist’s motorcycle accident, Belgian band Vive LA Fete will make it up to Sziget fans. They will play Sziget Festival 2010, according to the Vive La Fete MySpace page. Vive La Fete are set to play Sziget Festival 2010 on August 13. (our thanks go  [ Read More ]

Rupa & The April Fishes @ Sziget Festival 2010

Here’s a good Sunday news for all of you – another self-confirmed name. Rupa & The April Fishes are self-confirmed on their official MySpace page to play Sziget Festival 2010. (our thanks got chudo_pahan) Check out the songs they have on their MySpace, if you don’t know this San Francisco-based act. They are quite interesting.  [ Read More ]

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