Sziget 2025

[CCester]

1 hour ago, McSkux said:

Do we know what it looked like before?

[Akujin]

4 hours ago, bnc.fry said:

I guess this one: 

 

Yeah there is no way this will be misused, right?

[lukatej]

cheers from the festival! Everything calmed down today preparing for tomorrow 😀

[thetime]

4 hours ago, djym12 said:

Sooooo.....

 

Perfect for me, get to see refused now.

[kristofm]

so, it seems like despite previous rumours Ecca Vandal is here to stay and will perform on Sunday..?

[lukatej]

Kneecap solved. Jude York in the beginning, all else pushed forward. Disappointment 🙂🤟

[kristofm]

Wristband - check ✅

 

So many people with small kids and families! My wife was like omg why do they bring their small children, but I probably would've loved going to a festival as a kid.

[lukatej]

Beach stage is closed for the whole duration of festival 🥲 

[lukatej]

7 minutes ago, lukatej said:

Beach stage is closed for the whole duration of festival 🥲 

Lot of things supersized down. Including Revolut stage. On the other hand Party Arena area looks pretty amazing. 

[kristofm]

As expected no communication about delta, soho, etc. Haven't seen a billboard. No "you are now arriving to soho" stuff. Nothing

[activean]

1 hour ago, kristofm said:

As expected no communication about delta, soho, etc. Haven't seen a billboard. No "you are now arriving to soho" stuff. Nothing

Disappointmen. They could have own decoration theme for each district, etc. 

 

Anyway, for those of us who can't come, post a picture, comment on a performance...i would love to be part of it 🙂

[sandorbeni]

54 minutes ago, activean said:

Anyway, for those of us who can't come, post a picture, comment on a performance...i would love to be part of it 🙂

Little Simz killed it, shame that most people close to the stage didn't appreciate her enough.

[thetime]

55 minutes ago, sandorbeni said:

Little Simz killed it, shame that most people close to the stage didn't appreciate her enough.

 

She did, waiting for charlie. 

 

Great few days so far, good crowd. Love this fest, best festival in Europe. 

[thetime]

22 minutes ago, thetime said:

 

She did, waiting for charlie. 

 

Great few days so far, good crowd. Love this fest, best festival in Europe. 

 

If she turns up

[eivomracsy]

going only tomorrow, any recommandations so far?

[Newjem]

4 hours ago, thetime said:

 

She did, waiting for charlie. 

 

Great few days so far, good crowd. Love this fest, best festival in Europe. 

What do you love about it? I absolutely hate it and I’m glad my one day visit is over. Charli was great, Little Simz smashed it and that really surprised me, thought she wouldn’t fit. But the festival is overcrowded, Main stage area already dusty af, trash everywhere and many people act like selfish assh*les. Couldn’t get into Revolut tent to see Empire of the Sun and heard f*ck all outside because every other bar has to play some loud EDM music. Never again…

[sandorbeni]

Empire of the sun was packed. Can't even imagine what it will be like for Justice.

Edited August 7, 2025 by sandorbeni

[activean]

How is the new revolut stage like? 

Saw on Reddit it is too small for acts like that, also everyone saying Colloseum sound was very quite 

[kristofm]

So it's been only one day but:

 

I'm a bit annoyed by how they changed the location of a bunch of things, and I got lost a few times, but I guess I'll learn where everything is after 2-3 days.

 

I don't know why these changes are beneficial yet. It feels like there's less space. I don't know if that's because yesterday was crowded anyway, but it feels like there's less space in the entrance, less space by the main stage and small stages as well. 

 

Jukebox and Dropyard looks cool. I also like that they turned The Buzz (former Europe Stage) 90 degrees so you can sit on that small hill while you're watching the performance.

 

Empire of the Sun was crazy, I was wondering if I wanted to see them for a few songs, but nah, you couldn't even walk next to the tent. It felt like it's one of those nights in the late 2010s at A38 when this happened more frequently. The problem was there was nothing exciting going on at 00:30, except Empire of the Sun, so they were the obvious choice for everyone. If you wanna see Justice, go there in time, and prepare for not being able to exit during the show. I was told Revolut sounds a lot better than last year, I'll check today.

 

Food and drinks cost similar than last year. Had a good double smashed at Burger Bárhol for something like 10 eur.

 

Charli xcx was better than expected, I loved how she mostly played for the camera. It was a bummer, however, that there's only 2 big screens on the main stage, they removed all other screens. The look and vibe of main stage feels a bit boring.

 

Peach beer is great, try it. It's going to be my go-to drink.

 

Party Arena looks good with that huge screen, but I also liked how the ceiling looked like in the previous tent, it felt original, now it's just a basic stage with a screen. But sounds great.

 

Beach is closed. Now I understand what someone meant by it: you can't access it at all during the festival, they make you turn back at the toilets. No beach this year. It's due to the Danube, it's not safe to go there unfortunately, high tide or something.

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2025 by kristofm

[Deckard]

4 hours ago, activean said:

How is the new revolut stage like? 

Saw on Reddit it is too small for acts like that, also everyone saying Colloseum sound was very quite 

The Revolut sound was OK inside but I always thought it was stupid to have the sound desk and  bars blocking a big central area where people could be watching the show, particularly now its a smaller tent.

 

[kristofm]

1 minute ago, Deckard said:

The Revolut sound was OK inside but I always thought it was stupid to have the sound desk and  bars blocking a big central area where people could be watching the show, particularly now its a smaller tent.

 

Is it a smaller tent? It felt smaller to me, but my mates said it felt the same as last year for them.
Although they also thought the Buzz is new so I can't trust them anymore haha

Edited August 7, 2025 by kristofm

[So Sad Simon]

Loved the firat day. We went with a couple whose only experiences of festivals are Reading and Leeds, so they were blown away by what's on offer.

 

It was busy, busy, busy. We caught the train back to the city at 2.30am and it was standing room only.

 

Got there early for Empire of the Sun and probably the best act of the day, even better than Charli. 

 

We were at the 2nd barrier for Charli and Simz and quite a lot of people were being pulled out in the first section - they were really packed in.

 

Revolut definitely smaller - maybe 30% smaller - and that sound stage  takes up a heck of a lot of room. Going to be a lot of disappointed people at Justice I suspect.

 

Looking forward to The Beaches today and Nelly should be a vibe.

 

Have fun everyone!

 

 

Edited August 7, 2025 by So Sad Simon

[Akujin]

5 hours ago, activean said:

How is the new revolut stage like? 

Saw on Reddit it is too small for acts like that, also everyone saying Colloseum sound was very quite 

Colosseum sound was fking terrible during I Hate Models. Not only you could hear a fly fart during even the loudest bits but there was a whole bunch of delay and reverb. It really bordered on unenjoyable.

[Akujin]

48 minutes ago, kristofm said:

Is it a smaller tent? It felt smaller to me, but my mates said it felt the same as last year for them.
Although they also thought the Buzz is new so I can't trust them anymore haha

I think if felt smaller because it was more packed than usual… Empire of the Sun felrt criminal at this stage and I can’t imagine what Justice will be like.

[sandorbeni]

The problem with the likes of Empire of the Sun and Justice is that it needs to be dark for the show, so you can't have them on the main stage in an afternoon or early evening spot, but  if you put them on as headliners many people would complain that they are not big enough for that.