Sziget 2020 is officially cancelled, due to the ban on events in Hungary being extended due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the organisers have announced. What we were discussing yesterday has, unfortunately, happened. The Sziget organizers have announced, via a Facebook post (see image below), that unfortunately, this year's festival will not be going ahead. The Hungarian government has had to impose a ban on all large-scale events due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This ban has been extended until the 15th of August, 2020. The Sziget organizers have asked for everyone's patience while ticketing details are being worked out and details are to be
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Sziget efforts recognized at Greener Festival Awards
Sziget Festival has received appreciation for its environmental efforts at Greener Festival Awards. The ceremony taking place in Groningen, the Netherlands, has appreciated the green activities that Sziget organizers have undertaken.Among these, according to Budapest Business Journal, quoting a press release from the Sziget organizers, were "efficient water use, low carbon emissions, waste reduction, energy efficiency, and serving the needs of performers in a more sustainable way". It's good to see that, apart from offering great fun for those attending, Sziget puts an emphasis on something as essential as protecting the planet.
Take part in the Sziget 2020 wish machine now!
The Sziget 2020 wish machine, or wishlist, if you prefer, is now on. So get to work getting your favourite artists to Sziget 2020! Sziget 2020 wish machine A proper yearly tradition, the Sziget 2020 wishlist is now on. Does it guarantee that the artists you put on your list make it to Sziget 2020? Of course it doesn't. Is it a fun thing to do and does it give them a chance to be there? You betcha! So what are you waiting for? Click here and fill yours in and, hopefully, that up-and-coming band you love will be at this year's
How Was Your Sziget 2019?
Sziget 2019 is now a month away, we've all had time to get home and ponder our memories of the greatest week of the year. That's why we thought we'd ask you how your Sziget 2019 was? What did you enjoy most? What was the best performance of the year, in your view? What was the best adventure you've gone through this year? And, most of all, who do you hope the Sziget 2020 headliners will be? The comments below are at your service...
Sziget Festival: New Owner, The Same Management. What will change?
A few days ago an interesting piece of news hit the specialty press: the owners of Sziget Cultural Management, the company behind Sziget Festival, VOLT, and Balaton Sound, among others, have sold 70% of their participation in the event to Providence Equity Partners, a global asset management company, IQ-Mag writes. The amount which changed hands wasn't disclosed at this time. The new majority owners have big plans for the festival: the news speak about an "international expansion" of the Sziget Festival brand, among others. To this end, James Barton, former president of Electronic Music for Live Nation and Creamfields Festival founder, and Paul
Sziget Bookings Manager Dan Panaitescu Awarded Post-Mortem at Europe Festival Awards
Dan Panaitescu was for a long time one of the most important people in building the lineup for Sziget Festival, but not only that: he served as the International Booking Manager for Sziget, Volt, Balaton Sound, and Strand Festival. He is credited with having a very important role in the transformation of the Sziget Festival from a small, regional event into one that is widely considered one of Europe's best summer festivals. Dan Panaitescu was one of the key professionals Sziget has to thank for receiving the "Best Lineup Award" at the European Festival Awards last year. Unfortunately, Dan passed away
Sziget Festival Prepares for Another Sold Out Edition (Press Release)
This year Sziget will last for seven days - five full days, plus the Day -1 and the Day Zero - but from Wednesday to Wednesday, just like in the old times. The event's organizers will try to top last year's atmosphere, focus more on environmental awareness, hygiene, visuals and the quality of services. The event, considered Hungary's top tourist attraction, will guarantee the safety of their visitors coming from all over the world - and is expected to be sold out completely. And it has gotten a brand new anthem, Be With You, by Toldi Miklós and Odett. https://youtu.be/yIklabH5gQc Prepare for
Rihanna Confirmed for Sziget Day 0 Headliner Spot
Coming from Barbados straight to the Main Stage of Sziget Festival 2016 - please welcome Rihanna, one of the biggest and most influential pop icons of our days. According to the latest announcement by Sziget Festival, the singer will headline the event's Day 0 (August 11th), playing on the Main Stage Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty to a retired accountant by an alcoholic, crack-addicted father, her childhood was interesting, to say the least. She started singing at the age of seven but didn't think of a musical career until she was discovered by Shontelle, her drill sergeant in a sub-military training program, much later. Since
Sziget Expects 400k+ Visitors This Year
The time to purchase Sziget tickets at "early bird" rates has passed. Since August 1st, tickets and passes can only be bought at full price, the Sziget Festival website has announced a few days ago. Still, they say all those interested should buy their tickets and passes ASAP, as the ticket sales are just as fast as last year, when passes ran out a week before the start of the event. Gerendai Károly, lead organizer of the Sziget Festival, expects the number of attendees to be around last year's level. "We are preparing for the number of visitors to exceed 400,000 once
Competing Festivals Swipe Sziget Headliners in 2015
Although the budget of the Sziget Festival has grown to 4.4 billion HUF (over $16 million or 14 million euros) the current list of headliners to participate at this year's edition might not be as great as expected, the festival's organizers announced in a press conference today. Last year the festival's date was pushed back to avoid overlapping with major US and Japanese festivals. This year the above mentioned events will start later as well. This means that the organizers of Sziget might again be in trouble. Still, according to lead organizer Gerendai Károly, the interest in the festival is unbroken after