They built a watering system and have been watering the island for the past few weeks to reduce dust, but given the current drought, there will still be dust.
They will cover twice as much ground around the main stage with those plastic panels as they did before.
They couldn't book Gogol Bordello because the singer was afraid the government would allow Russian security services to capture him if he entered the country.
They didn't have much room to be selective about artists. They booked whoever they could get.
This year's Sziget will be only about 50% of his original vision. He wanted a dedicated rock stage.
They are preparing for a loss of 1.5 billion HUF this year.
For some reason, student tickets are not selling in the numbers they had expected.
He said that when he talks about the lineup being less important, he doesn't mean Sziget should have a weaker lineup than Primavera. Rather, it should have a similarly strong lineup combined with much more non-musical programming, so people from abroad come here to see the same artists but have a completely different overall experience.
He didn't miss Sziget and originally wanted to spend no more than two days a week dealing with it, but now he's working on it full-time and has handed over control of the rest of his businesses.
Doesn't surprise me. West Yorkshire had a vote if they wanted a mayor in 2012 and voted no. The government then ignored the vote and announced the position anyway in 2016.
Basement Jaxx 110
Billy Bragg 90
Chase & Status 150 MAX
CMAT 150 MAX
Confidence Man 130
David Byrne 150 MAX
Everything Everything 110
Faithless 75
Fatboy Slim 100
Four Tet 130 (+5)
Garbage 120
GOAT 85 (-5)
Greentea Peng 125
Joy Crookes 110
Kneecap 125
Lorde 150 MAX
The Maccabees 120
Nile Rodgers & Chic 130
The Prodigy 150 MAX
Pulp 150 MAX
RAYE 100
Richard Ashcroft 110
Scissor Sisters 110
Self Esteem 140
The Streets 100
Super Furry Animals 100
Underworld 150 MAX
Wilco 40
Wolf Alice 150 MAX