Sziget 2025

[northernangel]

51 minutes ago, sandorbeni said:

Seems like a lot of names we wished for were ruled out because of this

 

Bleachers and Vampire Weekend from that lot. That probably just means it's not for me though. I like Hozier for that I song lol.

9 minutes ago, sandorbeni said:

Apparently its 500$ for a 3 day ticket which is insane to me

Massively insane!

[nathanh]

12 minutes ago, sandorbeni said:

Apparently its 500$ for a 3 day ticket which is insane to me

Ok that is an insane price especially compared to European festivals, even expensive ones like here in England. But it does look like the organisers are spending the money rather than pocketing it which I think happens often here in the UK. 

[nathanh]

3 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Bleachers and Vampire Weekend from that lot. That probably just means it's not for me though. I like Hozier for that I song lol.

Yeah i would argue the one down fall of a festival with a lineup like that is it seems to be speaking to a very specific customer, I think whilst I like it and a couple of my friends would too, I would struggle to find a big group willing to go. 

[billybigballs]

28 minutes ago, sandorbeni said:

Apparently its 500$ for a 3 day ticket which is insane to me

Me too, but I'd be tempted to pay it. That's a hell of a line-up!

 

Annoyingly, I'm actually in California three weeks later!

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

 

The fact it's 6 days is what draws people to it, certainly me. My 2 faves are Roskilde(warm up days) and Sziget, 2 long festivals. 

 

Find the 3/4 day festivals, much more manic and Sziget is so much more of a chilled experience. 

Don't you find it's a long time to take off work or whatever though to visit somewhere with no much space and gaps in the music? I mean I'm saying that based on me having 10 acts across 6 days to see. 

I think mine goes something like from day 1 to 6.

 

4 acts

1 act

1 act

0 acts

1 act

3 acts

 

Some of the acts though are significant options.

Edited March 25, 2025 by northernangel

[thetime]

16 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Don't you find it's a long time to take off work or whatever though to visit somewhere with no much space and gaps in the music? 

 

Not at all, I love Budapest and the festival. Im doing 11 days with 1 day before in Budapest, then 8 days at the campsite and 2 days post fest in Budapest. 

 

I wouldn't go to any other festival with the lineup this year, I wasn't going to go but its enticed again. 

 

I've got a month off work in August. Sziget trip, then family holiday and then a festival August bank holiday somewhere. 😃

 

 

 

 

Edited March 25, 2025 by thetime

[krisz1456]

5 hours ago, djym12 said:

So... Riles is subheadliner? That's really weak

 

Day 1:  Little Simz/Papa Roach -> Charli XCX
Day 2: Nelly Furtado/Justice -> Shawn Mendes
Day 3: Michael Kiwanuka -> A$AP Rocky

Day 4: FKA Twigs -> Anyma

Day 5: Riles -> Post Malone

Day 6: Portugal. The Man -> Chappell Roan

This undercard is a joke for pop lovers like me. I mean, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and Monday are Strong but what about the middle?

[bunnyv]

5 minutes ago, krisz1456 said:

This undercard is a joke for pop lovers like me. I mean, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and Monday are Strong but what about the middle?

Why are you plastering every single platform with the same comment about the names being a joke…Sziget is not a pop fest. This is a great and diverse line up,even strong like you said, with POP HEADLINERS. Could it be even better? It always could,but we all know no one goes to Sziget for pop names like Tate McRae,Benson Boone or ORod.

[nathanh]

I love pop its always been my thing and I will always show up for a pop act. But festivals have shown me so much variety in acts and genres and my tastes have expanded so much by seeing live music. 

 

Thats why when faced with where I go to celebrate my 21st after failing at Glasto Sziget was my solution. Its such a diverse festival that I can explore with such a curated lineup of good live acts and critically acclaimed acts whilst also delivering me my number 1 and number 2 most listened to pop acts of 2024 on back to back nights, Charli XCX and Shawn Mendes.

 

Festivals are a place for everything and thats what makes them so amazing

[Akujin]

Have they even actually added rock? In the last few years we at least had some really solid rock headliners for Revolut stage. 

 

And they were packed. 

 

I'm not seeing this. This announcement was a real disappointment to me in terms of live music. 

 

Any suggestions for bands I have missed?

[krisz1456]

1 hour ago, bunnyv said:

Why are you plastering every single platform with the same comment about the names being a joke…Sziget is not a pop fest. This is a great and diverse line up,even strong like you said, with POP HEADLINERS. Could it be even better? It always could,but we all know no one goes to Sziget for pop names like Tate McRae,Benson Boone or ORod.

I mean I love variety, but for 6 days, 4 really pop names are not enough for me. I agree that variety is great and I also love some EDM acts, I love Postie too, but I can express my dissatisfaction (especially it is a top comment, so many agree with me), if you don't like it, then don't react to it. I accept your opinion, I understand that people like diversity, I like it too. But the problem is proportion here for me. But regarding the number of great EDM and electronic acts, maybe next year there'll be 1-2 more pop acts. If not, I'm not going next year. that's all. 

Edited March 25, 2025 by krisz1456

[krisz1456]

1 hour ago, bunnyv said:

Why are you plastering every single platform with the same comment about the names being a joke…Sziget is not a pop fest. This is a great and diverse line up,even strong like you said, with POP HEADLINERS. Could it be even better? It always could,but we all know no one goes to Sziget for pop names like Tate McRae,Benson Boone or ORod.

and you misunderstand me. I'm not saying the names are real jokes. I feel that 1 act has only 1 hit, but that's all. The others are really interesting and I may listen to some of them. So don't misunderstand me, I'm mentioning the undercard without 1-2 relevant pop acts as a joke. My comment is not about their success, I know they have won many awards and they deserve them. Not the names are jokes, just the proportion that we get many subs, many EDM acts and you know...

[Newjem]

11 minutes ago, Akujin said:

Have they even actually added rock?

Barely. The Last Dinner Party, Last Train, Ocean Alley and Aurevoir Sofia are the only 'rock' bands they added I believe.

[kristofm]

10 minutes ago, Newjem said:

Barely. The Last Dinner Party, Last Train, Ocean Alley and Aurevoir Sofia are the only 'rock' bands they added I believe.

So not at all. 

It was predictable, instead of rock or punk they tend to talk about "gitar music". 

 

Btw The Beaches is also similar.

 

 

[bunnyv]

23 minutes ago, kristofm said:

So not at all. 

It was predictable, instead of rock or punk they tend to talk about "gitar music". 

 

Btw The Beaches is also similar.

 

 

The Beaches is quite good tbf

[BobMahelp]

What acts have a confirmed stage so far? We know the 6 main headliners, we know dozens of acts for the Delta district, and the EOTS are on the revolut. Anything else?

[So Sad Simon]

8 hours ago, Akujin said:

Have they even actually added rock? In the last few years we at least had some really solid rock headliners for Revolut stage. 

 

And they were packed. 

 

I'm not seeing this. This announcement was a real disappointment to me in terms of live music. 

 

Any suggestions for bands I have missed?

That gap is still there.

 

Probably my top acts last year were Fontaines, Editors, Royal Otis, Dead Post Society. who are all a variation of rock, indie rock or just indie.just

 

this year there's The Beaches perhaps but all the other suggestions - Ocean Alley, Blossoms etc aren't really that singalong stuff I ljke. Which is a shame as in previous years they be had lots of acts that fit that bill.

[Newjem]

4 hours ago, BobMahelp said:

What acts have a confirmed stage so far? We know the 6 main headliners, we know dozens of acts for the Delta district, and the EOTS are on the revolut. Anything else?

Main Stage - Kiss of Life, Nelly Furtado, Sevdaliza, FKA Twigs, Rilès

Revolut - Co Lee, Scarlet Pleasure, Kneecap, Brutalismus 3000

Colosseum - I Hate Models

[ReljaGajić]

51 minutes ago, Newjem said:

Main Stage - Kiss of Life, Nelly Furtado, Sevdaliza, FKA Twigs, Rilès

Revolut - Co Lee, Scarlet Pleasure, Kneecap, Brutalismus 3000

Colosseum - I Hate Models

Colosseum - Hunee, sally c, In parallel, partiboi69, cera khin, franck, dj gigola, malugi, upper90, pegassi, oguz,francis mercier, winson, salute, mita gami, josh baker, melle brown, shimza, âme live, vomee, chris liebing

The club- juicy romance, dj seinfeld

Party arena- len faki, blawan, steve angello, alok, don diablo, lavern, vini vici, subtronics, eptic b2b space laces, hol!, maddix, 1991, mathame, abstract division, agents of time, rene wise, alex wann, layla benitez, miss monique, laura van dam, massano, nicole moudaber, amelie lens

(This is all based on the colour of the letters from instagram posts)

Revolut - Empire of the Sun

[nathanh]

Little Simz is main stage sub 

[BobMahelp]

11 minutes ago, nathanh said:

Little Simz is main stage sub 

Papa Roach on the Revolut at the same time at Charli then? (With Empire of the Sun in a later revolut slot)

[#1SzigetFan]

2 minutes ago, BobMahelp said:

Papa Roach on the Revolut at the same time at Charli then?

 

I hope not

[BobMahelp]

2 minutes ago, #1SzigetFan said:

 

I hope not

I also hope not but we already know that Little Simz and Kiss of Life are on the main stage that day so it seems likely that Palaye Royale and Papa Roach will be on the Revolut stage before Empire of the Sun.

 

Not sure where Kenya Grace, Røry and Alessi Rose will go. Probably one of them opens the main stage and the other two on revolut.

 

Also, that day has 3 of the best known DJs in Delta District (Don Diablo, Steve Angello and Alok). Is it likely that they will be on very late at night after the main stage has finished or will they clash with the live music acts? 

[branvan]

5 hours ago, So Sad Simon said:

That gap is still there.

 

Probably my top acts last year were Fontaines, Editors, Royal Otis, Dead Post Society. who are all a variation of rock, indie rock or just indie.just

 

this year there's The Beaches perhaps but all the other suggestions - Ocean Alley, Blossoms etc aren't really that singalong stuff I ljke. Which is a shame as in previous years they be had lots of acts that fit that bill.

Same for me. Not my line up anymore. Would have loved Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Travis, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand or something like that. But I see, for others it must be a very very solid line up if you're into that stuff. 

[SkaPanda]

I recommend Bartees Strange for indie lovers. Saw them in 2023 opening for The National and they were great.