I have Insider info on who will be announced and its quite a big name in his category…
Wonder if Sziget was even trying to get him as a headliner if the festival is just around the border with few days apart. That would surely make a bigger promo than everything what is happening right now..
Also I can recommend one of the bands from "Europe" stage, Czech live techno band Bratri.
Its weird having techno on Europe stage, but it is what it is..
also agree with newjem, no way that Sam Smith doesnt have headliner spot on that night.
So stay tuned, as more and more names (including a headliner…) are about to be revealed! 👀
Peace & Love,
your Sziget team
this was in the newsletter, so I would expect some more names to be announced. Not sure if on thursday though
Parov Stelar has a song called Catgroove or Grandpas Groove 😀
If Leaks wont show up by wednesday, it means that we will get a disappointing name for headliner.
What if the singer is actually AXL ROSE. He managed AC/DC, so that would be another challenge for him 😀
Our numbers of potential bands are decreasing day by day, I really hope for someone like No Doubt and not someone like Mumfor and Son'ish one.
Is the announcement on thursday confirmed?
I actually heard Country House (song from Blur) from a radio few weeks ago and I was kind of surprised that they even play it. I agree that most of the people knows just "that song was in Fifa".
Still I would be happy for live band like Blur despite their unpopularity with young audience.
So right now we are leaning towards one of: No Doubt / Blur / Maneskin / QoTSA / The Strokes ?
Im Still (Naively) hoping for The Strokes.
Leaks mentioned that they were negotiating with them although they have no tour announced. If the negotiating would be nonsense from beginning, he wouldnt mention them at all, he might have as well mentioned U2 or smthng.
Shame that our only hope lies in announcing single band. We used to have lot of live bands before..
The most probable option is currently Maneskin / Queens of Stone Age / The Strokes, QoTSA option would be pretty weak though. Pearl Jam would be nice but they are "too old" for current Sziget crowd. Thats why Im thinking Maneskin could be announced.
Thats a very good shout actually!
..but she is playing on 11th and headliner slot is on 7th 😞
I thought they are somewhere in Scandinavia in that time in August, cannot find it right now. Might be easier for her to just come with laptop and USB than the whole truck logistics etc.
Still much better than Rihanna headline show at the same year.
At least it was somehow “original”. Prerecorded videos had some famous persons which were physically present only at her Coachella show. It was weird, but I liked that.