The final day of the 25th anniversary Sziget Festival has come. Over the last week, Szitizens had the chance to see amazing acts both on and off the stages of the event, enjoy the performances of illusionists, acrobats, clowns, and dancers, chill out and relax or even get their blood pumping to the music played or mixed by various musicians, artists, and DJs. Today, as a last hurrah, the stages and alleys of the event will be filled with an amazing variety of artists and shows, so that all the Szitizens will be able to go home with a set
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Sziget 2017 Day 4 Live Streams: TDCC, Jagwar Ma, Others
It's Monday in the rest of the world but this doesn't count on the Island of Freedom, where - for seven days - you can forget about the traditional flow of time. Headlining the Dan Panaitescu Main Stage today will be Major Lazer, preceded by bands like George Ezra, Glass Animals, and TDCC (Two Door Cinema Club). Other notable performances to make your Monday great: Jagwar Ma, Flume, and Cashmere Cat on A38, Bassjackers at the Electronic Beats Arena, Klezmatics on the World Music Stage, and many others. Today, those at home can follow streams from the Island of Freedom once
Sziget 2017 Day -1 – Live Streams
And it starts. Today is the first - or "minus first" day of the 25th Anniversary Sziget Festival. The weather is great, the stages are built, and the beer is cold and refreshing as ever. Today, the Dan Panaitescu Main Stage of the festival will host performers like Billy Talent and P!NK, and a special Clapping Stick Party at 19:00 local time. The other stages to be open today are Colosseum, Europe Stage, the Tribute Stage, the Campfire venue, and the VOLT Festival Stage, along with the Sziget Beach, the Magic Mirror, the Music Box, and the Traveling Funfair, offering
Sziget Israel Next Year, Lower Profits in 2017
When the ownership of the Sziget Festival has changed earlier this year, many spoke of the brand's potential international expansion. Today, the Hungarian press has revealed that the first steps in this direction have already been taken: according to Hungarian online newspaper Népszava citing Sziget KFT manager Kádár Tamás, discussions are already under way about a similar festival to be organized in Israel, maybe as early as next year. The event might take place in a location close to Tel Aviv, at a distance from the capital similar to that of the Óbudai Island is from Budapest. The "Sziget" brand will
Gerendai Károly on the Future of Sziget and the Festival Scene
On the 27th of June - today - the Hungarian festival season starts officially with the 25th annual Telekom VOLT Festival in Sopron, Hungary. Among the artists performing on its stages, we find veterans like Fatboy Slim, Linking Park, along with bands like Imagine Dragons, Pendulum, Lost Frequencies, Knife Party, and many others. This year marks the 25th anniversary for two of Hungary's biggest and most important music festivals - Sziget and VOLT. Also, this year comes with sad news for many festivalgoers - Gerendai Károly, the founder and chief organizer of the festivals has previously announced that he is stepping
Interview: Sziget’s Andras Berta speaks to PollstarPro
Two and a half decades have passed since Hungary, after shaking off the Soviet influence, started its journey toward a more politically and culturally liberated society. Sziget Festival has become one of the symbols for this journey, initially choosing the talent on its stage (and later stages) from the local talent pool, and later expanding to become the major international festival it is today. The history of Sziget Festival is one of the topics of the interview below, where the folks from PollstarPro have spoken to Sziget Cultural Management's International Relations Director András Berta. In the interview, Berta speaks not only about
Announcement: Wiz Khalifa, The Vaccines, Paul Van Dyk @ Sziget 2017
Sziget 2017 announced fresh names to join its 25th anniversary lineup. The list is surprisingly short, with only nine new names being added to the list today. They are: Wiz Khalifa Rita Ora The Vaccines Alex Clare The Courteeners Paul Van Dyk Bassjackers Dimension Her Wiz Khalifa needs no introduction. He debuted with his first album in 2006, and gained traction in 2008, when his single "Say Yeah" made it to several charts. To date, he has released seven studio albums, with an eighth being on its way. In 2012, he won a Billboard Music Award (Best New Artist), and took
New Artists Added to Europe Stage Lineup
According to the latest announcement, the Europe Stage lineup for this year's anniversary Sziget Festival is almost complete. Today, 13 new names have been added to the list from all over the world (not only from Europe, mind you). Which is not an issue, since the appearance of fresh artists and bands on Sziget's stages is always welcome - who knows, some of them might even become the global stars of tomorrow. Europe Stage Lineup additions announced today Mother's Cake (A) The Bombay Royale (AUS) ROOSEVELT (D) Puggy (B) Naâman (F) Lola Marsh (IL) The Charm The Fury (NL) Motorpsycho (NO) Kinsfolk
The Lineups of Szigets Past (2009 to 2016)
There has been a lot of chatter about how Sziget's lineups keep getting worse (or more "mainstream") in the last few years. We've decided to take a walk down memory lane and look at the lineups of the festival since 2009 (this is as far as our records go back). There are two things that influence the lineup of a music festival that make their presence felt in the case of Sziget, too - even if it considers itself (and it is considered by many) more than just that: the current taste of the prospective visitors and the availability of performers
Untold Festival Announces New Names
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