Following the end of the Communist era in 1989, the formerly lively summer festival scene in Budapest faced a crisis due to a sudden loss of governmental funding. A group…
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We love Sziget festival and here's why!
Summer is synonymous with festivals, and in August, visiting Budapest has long since become almost an unwritten rule. No matter what happens, one way or another, with…
I’m coming back to Sziget!
In exactly 100 days the doors of the island of freedom will be opening for a new edition of Sziget festival and one more time, I am gonna be there. This shouldn't be news…
This was Sziget festival 2022
I don't really know how to start this article. Nor do I really know what I want to say because I have mixed feelings. What I do know is that when the long-awaited 28th Sziget…
10 shows you can’t miss at Sziget 2022
We have had to wait three years to be able to say that in exactly one week, a new edition of the Sziget festival begins. Who would have thought it when we crossed…
Get ready for Sziget festival
It couldn't be in 2020. It couldn't be in 2021 either, but on August 10th 2022, in less than two months from now we will finally be back on the best island in the world to celebrate…
Key roles in a music festival team
Nowadays music festivals have evolved a lot. There are festivals from all types and colors, and new ones are constantly appearing, many of them thanks to the backup of large…
Unique architecture at Music Festivals (part II)
Music festivals are probably the perfect scenario to play with and try new architecture. Concepts like design, innovation, context, recyclability…
Q&A: Gal aka 'Wheels Of Madness'
I once heard that if you feel something special the first day you go to the opera, the crush will last a lifetime. Otherwise, at most you will only learn to enjoy it. In my case it didn't…
Unique architecture at Music Festivals (part I)
Music festivals are probably the perfect scenario to play with and try new architecture. Concepts like design, innovation, context, recyclability…
Wheels Of Madness
Were you in the last edition of Sziget festival? Then surely you have not forgotten the seventh day of the festival. Foo Fighters were going to put the icing on a great…
Art & Design at Music Festivals
Festivals have been long ago offering much more than just music. Anyone who has ever attended one will have witnessed how through art and design, usually inhospitable…
Post Malone, the smartest dude in the industry
Post Malone has been the most streamed artist of 2019 (he has accumulated over 6.5 billions Spotify streams globally). On any streaming platform, just 30 seconds…
People at Sziget festival 2019
With an attendance of around half a million people, the island of freedom becomes a melting pot of cultures and nationalities. Here are some of the people I met during…
This was Sziget festival 2019
Usually at festivals music is the claim, but if someone has ever told you about Sziget, surely he has tried to convince you to go with a bunch of reasons beyond the music.
10 shows you don´t want to miss at Sziget festival
Today starts Sziget festival. Seven days to enjoy music and celebrate life. An entire week goes a long way and this year's lineup includes an overwhelming roster…
18 reasons to attend Sziget festival
A new edition of Sziget festival (Budapest) is about to start (7-13 August, 2019), and if you don't know what I'm talking about, maybe you should reconsider…
Secret party in a toilet @ Sziget
Success of music festivals usually depends on many things and a very “small” detail can ruin the whole experience, one example? Toilets!