Sziget Festival offers more than 1,000 programs this year
The Sziget festival takes place for the 30th time this year between August 7 and 12 at 50 venues.
The Sziget festival takes place for the 30th time this year between August 7 and 12 at 50 venues.
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Previously announced acts scheduled to appear at this year’s festival include Fred Again, Stormzy, Martin Garrix, Louis Tomlinson and Big Thief.
Concerning next year’s event, Tamás Kádár said organizers aimed to sell more full festival passes than day tickets.
Among the headliners the six-day Sziget boasts this year are Billie Eilish, making her debut in Hungary, Florence + the Machine, Imagine Dragons, David Guetta, Mumford and Sons, and Macklemore.
Organizers said in a statement that ticket sales suggested similarly large audiences for concerts on Friday and Saturday, too.
Patrols are operating around the island and at traffic junctions. The police are deploying officers who speak several languages at the point.
The Sziget Festival, one of the largest annual music and cultural festivals in Europe, will return between August 10 and 15 next year.
The Sziget Festival, Volt Festival and Balaton Sound have been cancelled this year in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Kings Of Leon, Major Lazer and The Strokes, plus over 75 big names will perform at Sziget 2020.
The local charity of the Order of Malta is getting three truckloads of camping equipment and clothing left behind by visitors to the festival.
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.
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.