Record-Breaking Attendance at Sziget 2016 (Press release) sziget Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News August 18, 201613 The 24th edition of the Sziget Festival has broken all previous records: a total of 496,000 people visited the Island of Freedom during its seven days. Several of them, including the ones headlined by Rihanna, Muse, and SIA, were sold out, the event's lead organizer, Gerendai Károly, told the press. Record breaking festival This year's Sziget Festival was attended by visitors from over 100 countries around the world. The number of visitors exceeded that of last year by about 20,000, which is a record in itself. Records were broken in other fields, too - the festival generated about 2,500 cubic meters (over
Official Sziget 2016 Afterparty @ Budapest Park artists Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News August 17, 20161 Sziget 2016 might have ended yesterday, but not the good times! Sziget has announced its official afterparty that will take place today, on the 17th of August, at Budapest Park (60 Soroksári út). The performers to play on-stage will be Foals, Crystal Fighters and Slaves. Here is the official Facebook event page. Good news for Szitizens still around: they can buy their tickets for the Early Bird price of HUF6,999 (approximately €23) before the event - all they need to do is present their Sziget ticket / wristband, until 8PM today. After 11PM, Szitizens will be able to enter free to
Sziget 2016 Day 5 Live Streams: Hardwell, Bullet for my Valentine 2016 lineup A38 Stage live streaming main Stage Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News August 16, 20160 As all good things, this year's Sziget Festival has to come to an end. So, why not end it with a bang? To close the festival, Sziget has chosen Dutch DJ Hardwell to mix on the Main Stage at 9PM today - and the show will be transmitted live through YouTube. But the list of Day 5 live streams doesn't end here. First, as usual, yesterday's streams will be re-transmitted at 12:55 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX1EHA4PGTE Day 5 Live Streams First up, it's Parkway Drive, taking the Main Stage at 4PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsDXMI8D_Mc Next, fans will have the chance to follow FIDLAR live from the A38 stage at 6:30
Day 4 Live Streams – Sziget2016 2016 lineup A38 Stage live live streaming Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News August 15, 20160 It's Monday in the rest of the world, but not on the Island of Freedom! After a night of hot beats and amazing performances, a new day has come, with more to enjoy. Most of it is reserved for those on the Island, but there's something to enjoy for those at home, thanks to the handful of Day 4 Live Streams below. First, you'll have the chance to catch up with what happened yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKYp8V4dZ3c Day 4 Live Streams At 7 PM you'll have the chance to attend Sziget's Confetti Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2oXBoqw_8 ... followed by Troyboi's show live from the A38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMEqJua46M8 (This is it for now, we'll
#sziget2016 Day 2 Live Streams 2016 lineup A38 Stage Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News video streaming August 13, 20160 The second day of the 2016 edition of Sziget Festival 2016 is starting, once again, with chilly weather. I can't emphasize enough on the importance of having warm clothes (or warm bodies) at hand at this year's edition - possibly it's the coolest (literally) Sziget ever. But there are enough great performances - and alcohol, of course - to keep the Szitizens warm on the Island of Freedom, so dear parents worrying at home - you can stop now. Your kids will be OK. And now, without further ado, here are the day 2 live streams you can follow if
Day 0 Live Streams: Jake Bugg, Punnany Massif, MØ 2016 lineup A38 Stage Hungarian live live streaming stories Sziget 2016 August 11, 20162 The second day (day zero) of Sziget 2016 is filled with amazing performances, and tons of the "Sziget feeling" we all grew to love. It has been a chilly morning, with the temperatures way below the averages of the month. I hope you all brought some warm clothes with you or found someone to keep your body temperatures up inside the tent. For those at home, cold weather is not an issue - and here are the day 0 live streams that will keep you hot over the day. Newsflash: a SzigetNews visitor called Amanda has let us know in a comment that
It Begins! Live Streams from Sziget Festival 2016 Day -1 2016 lineup live live streaming Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News August 10, 20160 The day many of you have been waiting for has come: the first (sort of) day of the 2016 Sziget Festival! As usual, the organizers thought of those who can't be there in person, streaming part of the performances on some of the festival's stages through YouTube. Below you can find the live streams for this day of the festival: Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9kpnVzH0o4 Skunk Anansie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4cJ8onmQE Pinwheel Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-AalRGfrk Check back tomorrow for more amazing live performances brought to you by, well, modern technology. Enjoy!
Sziget 2016 lineup poll Uncategorized June 28, 2016November 14, 2016159 With the Sziget 2016 lineup almost complete and passes almost sold out, it's time for you to have your say in the Sziget 2016 lineup poll. We've had some pretty cool announcements, some big names, tons of smaller ones to discover (and maybe turn into big ones for the next few years), so it will be quite a Sziget 2016 to look forward to. A yearly tradition on Sziget News, the Sziget 2016 lineup poll is always the place where you can honestly state your opinion and say whether you think Sziget 2016 will be yeah or meh. And, who knows, maybe the organizers
Announcement: New Names @ Europe Stage 2016 2016 lineup Europe Stage Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News May 19, 2016245 While this might not have been the announcement we've all been waiting for, Sziget finally broke the silence about a series of new acts. This time, the performers we'll have the chance to see at the Europe Stage. New names for the Europe Stage 2016 Without further ado, here is the list: I Ministri (I) CEZA (TR) John Coffey (NL) La Smala (B) Deluxe (F) Avec (A) Abu (CH) Thunder & Co. (P) Say Yes Dog (LUX) Satellites (RO) BRUNETTES SHOOT BLONDES (UA) Therr Maitz (RU) Maya Isacowitz (IL) Fatoni (D) LA CAFETERA ROJA (A, F, E) Rilan & The Bombardiers (NL)
Non-Musical Programs at Sziget 2016 2016 lineup Jazz live programme Sziget 2016 sziget festival Sziget News April 26, 201618 In the last few weeks, we've seen lots of exciting - and perhaps not so exciting - acts announced to perform on one of Sziget 2016's stages. But let's not forget that Sziget is not just another music festival. This year, just like in the past, they will offer their visitors a variety of non-musical programs to attend, all adding the now legendary "Sziget feeling". Here they are. Transe Express - Mù Transe Express is a popular street theater group from France, with two previous performances at Sziget (in 2006 and 2007). This year they will return to the "stage" with Mù,
