Announcement: World Music Stage lineup

April 11, 2017April 11, 201785

Experienced Sziget-dwellers surely know that the World Music Stage is one of the most interesting venues you can visit during the festival. It is a place filled with performers from all over the world, and the place where lots of local Hungarian bands share their art and entertainment with the diverse crowd visiting the island year after year. This year, the World Music Stage lineup is a collection of the "best" - the bands below have all been performing there in the past, adding further layers of diversity to the Island of Freedom. World Music Stage - International acts Goran Bregovic Wedding

Some New Performers Announced by Sziget 2016

April 20, 2016April 20, 201642

In a major press release, Sziget 2016 has shed a bit more light on what visitors can expect to see at this year's edition, adding some new performers to a variety of stages. So, without further ado, here are the names and their stages - what we know so far. Main Stage Performers - No change here On Day -1, Sziget's program will be opened by Marky Ramone's 40 Years of Punk Rock, followed by fresh materials by Skunk Anansie and the favored festival performer, Die Antwoord. Day 0 will be opened by Punnany Massif, followed by Jake Bugg and Parov Stelar,

Announcement: Stages and Acts

May 14, 2015May 14, 2015466

Besides today's press conference, the Sziget Festival 2015's organizers have also released a communique to shed some light on which acts to expect on which stage. Without further ado, here are the lists. Stages and acts confirmed today: Main Stage Day -1: Winner of the Nagy-Szín-Pad talent show Irie Maffia Robbie Williams Day 0: Gentleman & the Evolution Quimby Florence and the Machine The rest of the days: Alt-J Ellie Goulding Avicii Martin Garrix (End Show) Kasabian Limp Bizkit Hollywood Undead Foals Marina and the Diamonds Gogol Bordello The Maccabees Awolnation Punnany Massif World Music Stage Dhoad Gypsies from Rajastan Taraf de Haïdouks Goran Bregovic Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar The Egyptian Project Romengo Parno Graszt Mariza LaBrassBanda She’Koyokh Noura Mint Seymali Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble Imam Baildi Roy Paci & Aretuska Allstars Antwerp GipsySka Orkestar HK & Les Saltimbanks DakhaBrakha Che Sudaka La Chiva Gantiva Canzoniere

More new names coming “pretty soon” to the Sziget 2013 lineup

2013 line up

June 21, 2013June 21, 201352

More Sziget 2013 lineup names will be coming pretty soon, according to an answer on the Sziget Festival Official Facebook page. A Sziget fan said that he thought more acts should be announced, and the administrator answered, as you can see in the screenshot, that new names would be coming “pretty soon.” Exactly how soon is that, we don’t know, but it’s still good news.

Lily Allen confirmed for Sziget 2009

April 29, 2009July 27, 201312

Just when we thought "announcement day" was over, another important name has popped up on the official Sziget Facebook page. Lily Allen will be at this year's Sziget Festival according to the new poster on the Facebook site, that you can check out below.(thanks, tool!) If you want to take a look at the other very interesting names that were confirmed today (including Faith No More, one of the most wanted bands for this year' s Sziget Festival, according to you guys), please take a look here.

Swing Manouche Project and HOTX @ Sziget Festival 2009

February 9, 2009February 9, 20091

The big names are yet to arrive, but there are a few less-known acts that have announced their presence at Sziget Festival 2009. First, Feuerhuhn, a German band that lists a concert at Sziget on August 12 on their MySpace. Then there's Swing Manouche Project, the first confirmation for the Roma Tent, a place many Sziget visitors love. They are quite an interesting act, as you can see in the video below. According to their MySpace, they will play Sziget 2009 on August 13, at 7:00 PM. The third confirmation is the one ofÂ techno/electro/minimalist artist Tibor Horvath, a.k.a. HOTX. HOTX will