Sziget: Here’s to the Next 25 Years

August 23, 201735

Two sold-out days, attendees from 103 countries, 452,000 visitors: this is what the organizers of the 25th Anniversary Sziget Festival can take pride in this year. This year, the event has seen its 8 millionth visitor, and its youngest, too - an 11-months old baby from Hong Kong. Next year, the festival returns between the 8th and the 15th of August (once again, Wednesday to Wednesday). The first 25 years of the festival are gone - here's to the next. After 25 years - The year of change For 25 years, Genendai Károly was the lead organizer of the event. Starting with the

Sziget 2017 Day 3 Live Streams: White Lies, Garmiani, others

August 13, 20171

Although we were prepared for a storm, it didn't come early, so PJ Harvey could finish her performance on Sziget's Main Stage without interruption. Today, in turn, there is much more to expect, even though the weather is a bit more chilly than yesterday. Headlining the Main Stage today are The Chainsmokers, preceded by performances by acts like Metronomy, Hurts, and White Lies, who will be streamed live later in the day. The A38 stage will be taken by acts like The Pretty Reckless, The Naked and Famous (who will likely perform fully clothed, though), and Tycho. The Electronic Beats Arena

Sziget 2017 Live Streams – Day 2

August 12, 20170

Another day, another collection of amazing acts at the Island of Freedom. The second (fourth) day of the event is headlined by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and before them, the stage will be taken by Halott Pénz, Iggy Azalea, and Galantis. A38 will host punk rock legend Bad Religion at 6 PM (local time), followed by Crystal Fighters and GusGus. The Electronic Beats Arena will be taken over by Oliver Heldens and his friends, Danny Howard, Throttle, Deepend, Digital Farm Animals, and Oliver Heldens himself (1 AM). And on the World Music Stage, the high spirits will be assured by

Sziget Festival 2017 Live Streams, Day 1 – Stadium X, GTA, Others

August 11, 20171

The first (third) day of Sziget Festival's 25th-anniversary edition has arrived. The weather favors the participants and seems to stay favorable for the remainder of the event (with a few thunderstorms expected next Thursday, though). Today, many great acts and performers are expected to take the stage again. Headlining the evening we'll see Kasabian, preceded by performances by Rudimental and PJ Harvey. A38 will host acts like DJ Shadow, GTA, and Danny Brown, Stadium X and Nervo will take the Electronic Beats Arena, and the Classical, Opera and Jazz Stage will also open today. Those at home will have the chance

Announcement: PJ Harvey, alt-J, Rudimental, Steve Aoki @ Sziget 2017

February 22, 2017February 22, 201778

After almost a week of hype surrounding the newly announced names for Sziget 2017 (and a few leaks here and there), here is the official list of artists and performers who will join those already announced on the various stages of the festival's 25th-anniversary edition. As it was hinted, PJ Harvey is one of the names announed. The list: PJ Harvey alt-J Rudimental live George Ezra The Naked And Famous Steve Aoki White Lies Mando Diao NERVO Anne-Marie ANDY C Watsky The Strypes Nothing But Thieves LÉON Bear's Den Dubioza kolektiv Chef'Special De Staat Valentino Khan Rone Weval live PJ Harvey is a

Confirmed: Alt-J to play at Sziget 2017

February 21, 201761

Less than 24 hours before Sziget 2017's official announcement, one of the performers to participate was revealed: Alt-J will take the stage on the 15th of August 2017. The date (no time slot for now) appeared at the band's agent's website and spotted by a SzigetNews reader. Alt-J was also confirmed earlier to perform at Electric Castle 2017. Alt-J is a Leeds (UK) based indie rock band, turning 10 years old this year. The band's debut album "An Awesome Wave" was released in 2012 - before that, Gwil Sainsbury (guitar/bass), Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals) and Thom Green (drums) mostly played at their

Announcement: Kasabian, Flume, The Kills & Others @ Sziget 2017

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017231

After a lot of speculation, as well as a few artists confirming their presence, Sziget has finally revealed a new batch of artists to perform at its stages. Some of them are returning names - think Kasabian, Interpol, Leningrad, and others. Without further ado, here is the list of the names that were freshly revealed through Sziget's official Facebook page: Kasabian Flume Interpol Billy Talent Jamie Cullum Charli XCX The Kills Clean Bandit Metronomy The Pretty Reckless Danny Brown Crystal Fighters Fritz Kalkbrenner Leningrad Cashmere Cat Jagwar Ma Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Maurice West Kasabian needs no introduction: the band played

Self-Confirmed: Interpol @ Sziget 2017

January 23, 2017January 24, 201767

Interpol has announced a series of live appearances for this August and September, and thus confirmed their participation at the 2017 Sziget Festival. The band will spend most of August and part of September playing on European stages. They start their tour in Prague on the 9th, participating at events like Summer Well in Romania, AMA in Italy, DCode in Spain, and Sziget in Hungary. Update: another self-confirmed artist: Leningrad will also play at Sziget 2017, also on the 15th, at 8PM. The band currently consisting of Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, and Sam Fogarino is working on new material to be released next year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqfiHfDmOnw&list=PLNNcYWcCAt9x15wtKffwqTD_4ulfkbQHU Interpol

The Lodging Poll: Where Will You Stay During Sziget 2017

January 17, 2017January 23, 201735

The 2017 Sziget Festival, as well as all the previous editions, is best enjoyed when moving in. At least if you don't plan on sleeping too much during its week-long events. As you probably know - or if you are at your first trip to Sziget this year, you'll find out - the space on the Island is limited (266 acres / 1 square kilometer is not that much), which means that your lodging will likely always be in hearing distance from one stage or another. Not to mention the things going on in the tents around you... Off-site lodging Sometimes people prefer

Sziget 2017 First Names: Bad Religion, Major Lazer, Dimitri Vegas & Others

December 15, 2016January 18, 2017130

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for: Sziget finally announced the first artists and bands to perform at the 25th edition of the festival, Sziget 2017. The announcement was anticipated by so many that when it finally got published, the sheer number of visitors apparently took down the Sziget websites: Hopefully, this is not a bad omen for the upcoming event. As usual, there was a lot of speculation - mostly based on the lineups announced by other festivals, and the tour dates announced by the artists or the bands - about who will be the names supposed to draw