Sziget 2012

Mrcher

I might as well just get this going... Who's going to Budapest 6-13 August 2012?

For the ones who don't know about Sziget, it's seven days of festival madness on an island in the Danube in Hungary's capital Budapest. Besides music there's almost every kind of festival entertainment you can imagine. First announced act for 2012 is The Stone Roses. About 999 acts should follow. The visitors come from all over Europe (or should I say the world?), giving the festival a unique athmosphere where everyone is international friends.

Official international website: http://www.szigetfestival.com
Official website for UK and Ireland: http://www.szigetfest.co.uk (due to cheaper payment costs the cheapest way to buy tickets!)

Mrcher

Sziget just won the European Festival Award for Best European Festival.

Mrcher

Line-up so far:

Main Stage: The Killers, The Stone Roses, Placebo, Korn, Two Door Cinema Club, The XX, Noah And The Whale, Paolo Nutini, Friendly Fires, The Vaccines, The Horrors, Hurts, Anti-Flag, Glasvegas, Mando Diao, LMFAO, Caro Emerald, The Subways, Beatsteaks, Viza, Gocoo + 4 more to be announced

Arena: Magnetic Man, Flux Pavilion, Steve Aoki, The Advent vs. Industrialyzer, Adam Beyer, Axwell, Borgore, Saint Etienne, Crystal Fighters, Amon Amarth, Elektro Guzzi, Grimus, Danakil ft. Natty Jean, In Golden Tears, Teatro Degli Orrori, 1995, Chef'Special, Frittenbude, I Cani + probably about 6 international acts and some local DJs to be announced

A38 Stage: The Ting Tings, Wild Beasts, DJ Fresh, High Contrast, Flying Lotus, Lamb, Fink, Azari & III, The Black Seeds, Modeselektor, Tiga, Bebel Gilberto, Crookers, Katzenjammer, Dope D.O.D., Anna Calvi, Ministry, dEUS, Dirtyphonics, Shaka Ponk, Kakkmaddafakka, Jungle By Night, Heideroosjes, Yonderboi + about 11 acts to be announced

World Music Party Stage: The Pogues, Goran Bregovic and Wedding & Funeral Band, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Los De Abajo, Dubioza Kolektiv, Muchachito Bombo Infierno, LaBrassBanda, Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra, Sergent Garcia, Molotov, Leningrad, Rotfront, Figli De Madre Ignota, Imam Baildi, Besh o droM, Roy Paci & Aretuska, La Selva Sur, Che Sudaka, Orchestre National De Barbes, HK & Les Saltimbanks, Narasirato

Roma Stage: Ferenc Snétberger’s students, Romengo, Fishtank Ensemble, O’Djila, Besh o droM, Etnorom, Nadara, The Barons of Tang, DJ Click, Caci Vorba, Vojasa, Gypsy Hill, Vodku, Söndörgő, Naat Veliov & The Original Kocani Orkestar, Dj Gaetano Fabri & Balkanhotsteppers, Robert Lakatos & a Rév, Parno Graszt, Fanfara Shavale

A giant street theatre show by Compagnie Pipotal + smaller street theatre performances by Cia La Tal, Blaas of Glory, Teatro Correquetepillo, Buchty A Loutky

And so much more!

lopppy

How are people getting there? Return flights to Budapest are around 300 which is very pricey but expected I suppose. I'll probably fly to somewhere nearish (Munich, Bratislava etc) whichever is cheapest when booking and get a train from there.