Sziget 2012

[Lambo_KoRn]

am hoping someone can help me ..... going to my first sziget this year and arriving in budapest on saturday the 4th and staying in a hotel for a couple of nights and was just wondering what the best way to get into the city centre was from the airport (i have bought a city pass if that helps!)

thanks

[HarryReddick]

Hi all, hope you are all getting extremely excited about how soon the fest is, I just wanted to get some clarification on the whole currency conversion issue.

Would you say it's better to convert it there, or in England? Or using something like travellers cheques? Can you use UK debit cards there? Or would there be a charge?

Thanks, apologies for being very un-clued up

[Lambo_KoRn]

Hi all, hope you are all getting extremely excited about how soon the fest is, I just wanted to get some clarification on the whole currency conversion issue.

Would you say it's better to convert it there, or in England? Or using something like travellers cheques? Can you use UK debit cards there? Or would there be a charge?

Thanks, apologies for being very un-clued up

[Madalien]

We always just take cash out the machine at Budapest Airport - normally what we want to spend for the whole time were there.

[mr_monkey]

just been to the post office to get my currency and was told by the idiot behind the till that hungary are in the euro so i needed euros! had to get my phone out and google it to prove to her and even then she wasnt happy in ordering it.

[AndyBradshaw1]

@mr_monkey hahaha, what a twat. Not long now til we fly out.. can't wait gonna be wicked!

[AndyBradshaw1]

Do you get proper, cotton wristbands if you've purchased a week's camping ticket as opposed to them crappy plastic things?

[Capzilla]

Best lineup ever! (before you disagree, I like balkan/gypsy... all the big names are present again!)

Arriving the 4th, can't wait!

[Lambo_KoRn]

just updated my playlist, it now has 566 tracks in it from over 100 different artists/djs.. check it out.. enjoy

http://open.spotify....BQL0o8Gfkka5fna

Edited July 27, 2012 by Lambo_KoRn

[PastCaring]

Best lineup ever! (before you disagree, I like balkan/gypsy... all the big names are present again!)

Arriving the 4th, can't wait!

[Cactusgirl]

Do you get proper, cotton wristbands if you've purchased a week's camping ticket as opposed to them crappy plastic things?

[Lambo_KoRn]

Normally is a proper cotton one!

Normally I take what I need out in forints. But Guitarbaz on here always gets a better exchange out there so I am taking about £50 worth out and then £ to exchange when there. In my first year I took money out of cash points with debit card for for some reason once it did nt work for a day but then worked following day.

[WhatAboutMe]

Just out of interest, how much money are people thinking theyll spend. i know hugary is meant to be cheap but its still a festival. I was thinking roughly £350-£400???

[Lambo_KoRn]

i was thinkin of taking 500 and having a wild time, but im planning on going traveling now in january so dont want to be wasting too much money so would also like to know roughly how much will be needed for the week

[Dreher]

Well this is important news. Sziget 2012 beer prices! http://szigetnews.com/sziget-2012-beer-prices/

[Lambo_KoRn]

Beer

• Dreher Classic csapolt 0,5 l 580,-

• Dreher Classic dobozos 0,5 l 690,-

• Dreher 24 dobozos 0,5 l 690,-

• Pilsner Urquell dobozos 0,5 l 790,-

• HB Natur Citromos 0,5 l 790,-

Spirits

• Absinthe 4 cl 900,-

• Jim Beam White 4 cl 900,-

• Jim Beam Red Stag 4 cl 900,-

• Jim Beam Black Label 4 cl 900,-

• Jim Beam & Cola-RTD 0,33l 900,-

• Sierra Tequila Silver 4 cl 900,-

• Sierra Tequila Reposado 4 cl 900,-

• Bacardi Superior 4 cl 900,-

• Captain Morgan Spiced 4 cl 900,-

• Finlandia 4 cl 900,-

• Finlandia Mangó 4 cl 900,-

• Finlandia Grapefruit 4 cl 900,-

• Finlandia Cranberry 4 cl 900,-

• Finlandia Blackcurrant 4 cl 900,-

• Finnlandia Lime 4 cl 900,-

• Gordon’s 4 cl 900,-

• Fütyülos Mézes Meggy 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Mézes Barack 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Mézes Málna 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Mézes Bodza 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Mézes Ágyas Feketecseresznye 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Mézes Ágyas Szamóca 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Barack Ágyas Pálinka 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Szilva Ágyas Pálinka 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Szolo Ágyas Pálinka 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Almapálinka 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Körtepálinka 4 cl 800,-

• Fütyülos Szilvapálinka 4 cl 800,-

• Unicum 4 cl 800,-

• Unicum Next 4 cl 800,-

• Unicum Szilva 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Barrique Szilva 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Mézes Ágyas Meggy 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Mézes Barack 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Feketecseresznye 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Kajszibarack 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Ágyas Málna 4 cl 800,-

• Fuszeres Meggy 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal 55 Szilva 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal 55 Meggy 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Ágyas Barack 4 cl 800,-

• Rézangyal Ágyas Meggy 4 cl 800,-

Energy drink

• Burn can 0,25 l 500,-

• Burn 0,5 l 650,-

• Burn Juice 0,5 l 650,-

Soft drink

• Coca-Cola 0,5 l 400,-

• Coke Zero 0,5 l 400,-

• Coke Light 0,5 l 400,-

• Fanta 0,5 l 400,-

• Fanta Citrom 0,5 l 400,-

• Sprite 0,5 l 400,-

• Kinley tonic 0,5 l 400,-

• Kinely gyömbér 0,5 l 400,-

• Cappy oszi 0,33l 400,-

• Cappy narancs 0,33l 400,-

• Cappy multivitamin 0,5 l 400,-

• Cappy alma-körte 0,5 l 400,-

• Nestea citromos 0,5 l 400,-

• Nestea barackos 0,5 l 400,-

• Nestea zöld eper 0,5 l 400,-

• Naturaqua Emotion körte-citromfu 0,5 l 380,-

• Naturaqua Emotion szeder-lime 0,5 l 380,-

• Naturaqua 0,5 l 320,-

• Naturaqua mentes 0,5 l 320,-

Wine

• Gasztrobor 1,5l 1 dl 250,-

• Gasztrobor 1,5l 1 dl 250,-

• Kunsági Cserszegi fuszeres 1 dl 250,-

• Tolnai Kékfrankos Rosé 1 dl 250,-

• Villányi Vörös Cuvée 1 dl 250,-

• T4W 0,7l

• Csillagvölgy Villányi Meriot Rosé 1 dl 350,-

• Mészáros Irsai cuvée 1 dl 350,-

• Kovirág Badacsonyi Olaszrizling 1 dl 350,-

• Polgár Villányi Rosé 1 dl 350,-

• Gróf Buttler Cabernet sauvignon 1 dl 350,-

• Polgár Villányi Rubin/Birtok cuvée 1 dl 350,-

• Patricius Tokaji Sárga Muskotály 1 dl 350,-

Champagne palack/pohar

• Hungaria Extra Dry 75 cl 3500,-/500,-

• Hungaria Irsai Olivér Doux 75 cl 3500,-/500,-

• Törley Gála Sec 75 cl 3000,-/400,-

• Törley Charmant Doux 75 cl 3000,-/400,-

[AndyBradshaw1]

Is there any way to sneak cans in. Its just I can imagine it being annoying havin to get up and go to the bar after youve finished your beer if youre just sittin down around the tents

[EricTheKing]

I've never been to the festival but myself and the two people that I'm coming with are taking £400 each, we are staying an extra three days as well as staying the entire festival, I'm hoping this will be enough. Unless I'm missing something obvious, judging off what people have said about the food prices and the drinks price list, I can see it being enough, just depends on what else you plan to do I suppose.

Does anyone know if they plan to release the map in English? It's only in Hungarian so far, as far as I can see and my Hungarian skills are non present!

Edited July 29, 2012 by EricTheKing

[Cristall]

Is there any way to sneak cans in. Its just I can imagine it being annoying havin to get up and go to the bar after youve finished your beer if youre just sittin down around the tents

[AndyBradshaw1]

No need to sneak in cans. Csapolt is draft, dobozos is cans.

[Cristall]

Out of interest, who are the big names in balkan/gypsy music? Sounds interesting but I know very little about it!

[apis]

ah right cheers for that! Any way to sneak booze in at all ? Or is it pretty secure

[guitarbaz]

Normally is a proper cotton one!

Normally I take what I need out in forints. But Guitarbaz on here always gets a better exchange out there so I am taking about £50 worth out and then £ to exchange when there. In my first year I took money out of cash points with debit card for for some reason once it did nt work for a day but then worked following day.

[AndyBradshaw1]

You can sneak in spirits on the first day, when you're going in with all your luggage. Usually they don't check all of your rucksack, because it would take too much time. Try pouring your drink in half litre plastic bottle(s) and put them in the middle of your bag between socks or sleeping bag.

You can also try pouring whisky in the ice-T bottle, hold in in your hand and hope they don't smell it at the entrance.

[PastCaring]

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra, Goran Bregovic Wedding And Funeral Band, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Amsterdam Klezmer Band.