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Sziget Festival

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Sziget Festival announces its first 2020 lineup

Feb 13, 2020

Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Kings Of Leon, Major Lazer and The Strokes, plus over 75 big names will perform at Sziget 2020.

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Items left at this year’s Sziget Festival donated to charity

Aug 21, 2019

The local charity of the Order of Malta is getting three truckloads of camping equipment and clothing left behind by visitors to the festival.

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Sziget festival draws 530,000 visitors this year

Aug 14, 2019

Chief Organizer Tamás Kádár said that although the numbers are good it means that this year’s attendance will fall short of last year’s record of 565,000 visitors.

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Mysterious Umbrella Man climbs Ferris wheel at Sziget Festival

Aug 13, 2019

The Umbrella Man has in recent years climbed several Budapest landmarks – including bridges and Buda Castle – and is becoming one of the Hungarian capital’s quirkier attractions.

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Ed Sheeran draws record crowd at Sziget festival

Aug 09, 2019

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran attracted a record 60,000 people at Budapest’s Sziget festival last night.

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South Korean pop culture in focus at the Sziget Festival

Aug 05, 2019

South Korea’s Idiotape, the creative circus group BONGnJOULE and a street theater performance by Elephants Laugh will be part of the line up at the festival between August 7th and 13th.

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The Sziget Festival kicks off next week

Aug 01, 2019

Legendary British pop singer Ed Sheeran, Florence Welch and James Blake will perform alongside groups that have been at the top of their game for decades, including the Foo Fighters and The National.

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The environment in focus during the Sziget Festival

Apr 26, 2019

Sziget Festival 2019 will continue to pay special attention to environmental protection and peace during the seven-day long event in August

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Sziget Festival announces Macklemore, 6LACK and Michael Kiwanuka as final acts for 2019

Apr 25, 2019

This year’s Sziget Festival will take place between August 7th and 13th, on Hajógyári Island in the middle of Budapest

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The National announced as final headline act for 2019 Sziget Festival

Mar 07, 2019

Main headliner Ed Sheeran will be joined by the 1975, Richard Ashcroft, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Chvrches, Jungle, Kodaline, The Blaze and DJ Martin Garrix

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Sziget Festival 2019 announces new acts

Nov 28, 2018

Foo Fighters, Twenty-One Pilots and Florence + the Machine will join headliner Ed Sheeran

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Ed Sheeran confirmed as 2019 Sziget Festival headliner

Sep 24, 2018

The Sziget festival returns August 7th to 13th, 2019 and advanced tickets will be available from October 1st

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Sziget Festival pulls in record 565,000 visitors in 2018

Aug 16, 2018

According to official figures, the festival received its 9,000,000th visitor on Tuesday and beat the previous visitor record of 496,000 from 2016

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Mumford & Sons debut three new songs at Sziget Festival

Aug 13, 2018

The world-famous event also includes performances by US singer Lana Del Rey, rapper Kendrick Lamar, as well as British virtual band Gorillaz, Dua Lipa, Kygo and the Arctic Monkeys

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26th Sziget Festival expected to attract record crowd of 500,000 visitors

Aug 08, 2018

The world-famous event – which kicks off in Budapest today and ends on August 15th – will include performances by US singer Lana Del Rey, rapper Kendrick Lamar, as well as British virtual band Gorillaz, Mumford and Sons, Dua Lipa, Kygo and the Arctic Monkeys

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Sziget Festival kicks off next week, between August 8th to 15th

Aug 02, 2018

The line up is already looking good with US singer Lana Del Rey performing, along with rapper Kendrick Lamar, British band Gorillaz, Mumford and Sons, Dua Lipa, Kygo and the Arctic Monkeys

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This year’s Sziget Festival has a budget of 27.7 million EUR to provide first class performers and entertainment

Apr 20, 2018

Held between August 8-15th in Budapest, the festival will include US singer Lana Del Rey, rapper Kendrick Lamar as well as British band Gorillaz, Mumford and Sons, Dua Lipa, Kygo and the Arctic Monkeys

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Lana Del Rey added to the line up for The Sziget Festival 2018

Mar 19, 2018

Lana Del Rey will join the Arctic Monkeys, Brit star Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Grammy winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, Norwegian DJ Kygo and Mumford and Sons between August 8th and 15th

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Sziget Festival announces big names for 2018 line-up

Jan 23, 2018

Kendrick Lamar, Kygo and Mumford & Sons are set to headline this year. Liam Gallagher, Bastille and The Kooks are also scheduled to play at the Sziget Festival between 8th – 15th August

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Sziget wins best line-up of the year at the European Festival Awards

Jan 19, 2018

The European Festival Awards, which took place in the Netherlands this year, is considered the pinnacle body for honoring festivals and is the so-called “Oscars” of the events world

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Sziget Festival came to a close on Tuesday night with performances from Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Aug 16, 2017

Sziget is Hungary's largest tourist attraction. More than 1,000 acts took part in the festival this year, which has grown from a relatively small concert into one of the world's largest festivals in just 25 years

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Pink and Wiz Khalifa get the Sziget Festival off to a good start

Aug 11, 2017

Tonight will see Kasabian and PJ Harvey take to the stage, and over the weekend Iggy Azalea and Hurts will play to the crowds

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Sziget Festival kicks off with more than 10,000 people already on site

Aug 09, 2017

Event organizer Tamás Kádár said last year’s record of 496,000 visitors is not expected to be broken but several days will attract a full house

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25th Sziget Festival is Hungary's largest tourist attraction

May 12, 2017

More than 1,000 acts will take part in the 2017 festival, between August 9 and 16, which has grown from a relatively small concert into one of the world's largest festivals in just 25 years

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Sziget Festival 2017 releases anthem

Apr 18, 2017

The annual summer festival will take place this year between August 9 and 16 at its traditional location on Hajógyári Island in the Danube in northern Budapest

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Sziget Festival announces new acts for 2017 line-up

Mar 16, 2017

The annual summer festival will take place this year between August 9 and 16 at its traditional location on Hajógyári Island in the Danube in northern Budapest