Sziget 2025

[bunnyv]

I’m afraid they’re gonna simply reuse the Balaton stage. It has a 400 sqm led wall,but it does look weirdly small because of its shape imo. 

[Akujin]

2 hours ago, bunnyv said:

I’m afraid they’re gonna simply reuse the Balaton stage. It has a 400 sqm led wall,but it does look weirdly small because of its shape imo. 

That might be the worst decision Sziget could make.

 

Imagine this scenario:

 

“Now let us announce our brand new stage! Recycled from a failed festival in our country, maybe third of our size and where only DJs performed, and what you can’t even see from the Coke party area, so small!”

 

and they want to sell this as an upgrade? Not happening.

 

plus it’s not like it’s a stage ready made and they just transport it from a to b. They have to build it. So they can simply build bigger.

[Matt86]

I agree : taking the Balaton Stage would be a downgrade to me. Let's hope they won't...

[billybigballs]

3 hours ago, Matt86 said:

I agree : taking the Balaton Stage would be a downgrade to me. Let's hope they won't...

Seconded. After seeing some of the Anyma visuals from his stint at the Sphere, there's no way it would translate onto a screen like that. To do them justice it would need to be twice as high at least.

[Akujin]

8 hours ago, bunnyv said:

I’m afraid they’re gonna simply reuse the Balaton stage. It has a 400 sqm led wall,but it does look weirdly small because of its shape imo. 

I just checked. As a comparison. In 2024, Tomorrowland’s main stage had 1600 sqm of screen tiles on the main stage. That’s 4x, and that’s just the leds! 
 

The whole thing? 5760 sqm. More than 10x the size of this stage.

 

I know it’s Tomorrowland, but still that is a MASSIVE difference. Why on earth would somone watch Anyma on this if they can probably see him in Tomorrowland. 

[CS2110]

Camped in general in 2018 and 2019. Not been since the layout of basic camping changed. Looking at Sziget ville premium this time around. Is it worth it? 

[FestivalJamie]

Do we think Ellie Goulding is getting announced ? They’ve posted about her collab with Anyma

[sandorbeni]

1 hour ago, FestivalJamie said:

Do we think Ellie Goulding is getting announced ? They’ve posted about her collab with Anyma

I don't think that they're teasing her in that story, in my opinion it's more about Anyma having a new song out.

[billybigballs]

6 minutes ago, sandorbeni said:

I don't think that they're teasing her in that story, in my opinion it's more about Anyma having a new song out.

Agreed. I don't even know where Ellie Goulding would sit at a festival like Sziget anymore. Sub maybe?

[dude111]

56 minutes ago, billybigballs said:

Agreed. I don't even know where Ellie Goulding would sit at a festival like Sziget anymore. Sub maybe?

you forget its sziget.

if Halsey is a head, so does Ellie...

[Blakeos1996]

3 hours ago, billybigballs said:

Agreed. I don't even know where Ellie Goulding would sit at a festival like Sziget anymore. Sub maybe?

Empire of the Sun also did a song with Anyma at the sphere and releasing it soon

 

I know we have said there name heaps of times now but surly that’s another tick ✅ for them might be being there 

[ara88]

Is Hozier a possibility? He is playing european festivals in August but not sure if he is someone Sziget would be interested in …

 

Would love to see him on the island tho 🙂

[So Sad Simon]

Can someone remind me please of the other festivals which take place around the time of Sziget so I can keep an eye on their socials. Thanks.

[thetime]

1 hour ago, So Sad Simon said:

Can someone remind me please of the other festivals which take place around the time of Sziget so I can keep an eye on their socials. Thanks.

 

Way out west, oya etc. 

 

I personally think they should change the dates, as mid summer they miss out on quite a bit. 

 

Big festivals like Glastonbury, Roskilde, wetchter early summer. Likes of pukkkelpop, creamfields and reading late summer. 

 

Especially the days sziget are on, could pick up plenty of acts over those weekends. 

[kristofm]

3 hours ago, So Sad Simon said:

Can someone remind me please of the other festivals which take place around the time of Sziget so I can keep an eye on their socials. Thanks.

As thetime wrote, Way out west, Oya festval and:
Flow Festival (Finland)
Summer Well fest (in Romania, so it's close)
Frequency (about a week after Sziget in Austria, only sharing a few names though these years)
Grape Festival (Slovakia during Sziget)

Lowlands (sharing a few names with Sziget)

[kramrojam]

All ruled out 

[billybigballs]

7 minutes ago, kramrojam said:

All ruled out 

 

Got to be honest and say I don't really know many of them, but Chase and Status would have been nice.

[Blakeos1996]

So I’m guessing 2nd phase will be February and not March this year ? 

[#1SzigetFan]

They said next names will come early-2025. March isn't early in my opinion!

Edited January 15, 2025 by #1SzigetFan

[billybigballs]

Is it me or are some acts being pushed up to headline status way too quick/easily nowadays? Would like to see Benson Boone at Sziget but the idea of him being worthy of a headline slot seems ludicrous.

 

I could say the same about Glass Animals, but they've been around for some time but are riding the coat tails of just one huge song - similar to Benson I guess.

 

Edited January 15, 2025 by billybigballs

[krisz1456]

Rilés is being announced. Will he be a main headliner?

[kristofm]

6 minutes ago, krisz1456 said:

Rilés is being announced. Will he be a main headliner?

No, I think he will play after one of the headliners on the second largest stage (Revolut stage) as he did the last time he was here. That's the most likely.

[CS2110]

2 minutes ago, kristofm said:

No, I think he will play after one of the headliners on the second largest stage (Revolut stage) as he did the last time he was here. That's the most likely.

They’ve just published that he’s playing main stage on August 10th. You’d assume he’ll be the second slot for the day

[kristofm]

1 minute ago, CS2110 said:

They’ve just published that he’s playing main stage on August 10th. You’d assume he’ll be the second slot for the day

Woow I haven't seen that! Yeah, then it's either 16:00 or 17:30.

[#1SzigetFan]

30 minutes ago, billybigballs said:

Is it me or are some acts being pushed up to headline status way too quick/easily nowadays? Would like to see Benson Boone at Sziget but the idea of him being worthy of a headline slot seems ludicrous.

 

Never heard of Benson Boone until now. 😂 But looks like I knew "that" song.