Sziget 2026

[kakaovnik19]

4 hours ago, Newjem said:

I mean it was you who was trying to convince us that Gerendai would bring more rock/metal. Don’t know why you were so pushy about it if you indeed enjoy all kinds of music.

Because a lot of festivals were annoucing them, and I listen them a lot so I was just hoping for it to happen

[Matt86]

6 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

Considering a month or two ago it was almost certainly not happening, I think they've done fairly well there just to get a passable line up.

 

you're right, we should focus on that 🙏

[thetime]

24 minutes ago, Matt86 said:

 

(for those who haven't seen it yet)

 

Only 17 names, Sziget got 38 so far, and still it feels stronger.

 

Totally different festivals to be fair. Ones a lineup based festivals one isnt. Sziget has never had strong lineups, not for me anyway and definitely not post covid. 

 

Probably a fairer comparison would be Roskilde.

[billybigballs]

13 hours ago, kakaovnik19 said:

Please no, lord have mercy

 

Now, would you say you were disappointed by his announcement?

 

😉

[billybigballs]

29 minutes ago, thetime said:

 

Totally different festivals to be fair. Ones a lineup based festivals one isnt. Sziget has never had strong lineups, not for me anyway and definitely not post covid. 

 

Probably a fairer comparison would be Roskilde.

 

When it looked like Sziget wasn't going ahead, we explored all other options across Europe and decided on Rock en Seine - we even booked an apartment close by. However, the more we looked into it the more we decided it would be like attending APE for 4 days in a row - didn't feel like a community in any way and not much more on offer other than music,

[kakaovnik19]

5 minutes ago, billybigballs said:

 

Now, would you say you were disappointed by his announcement?

 

😉

I was dissapointed and I'm still dissapointed that he is a HEADLINER, prove me wrong go on

 

And I was talking about him being headliner before this one message you marked

[thetime]

4 minutes ago, billybigballs said:

 

When it looked like Sziget wasn't going ahead, we explored all other options across Europe and decided on Rock en Seine - we even booked an apartment close by. However, the more we looked into it the more we decided it would be like attending APE for 4 days in a row - didn't feel like a community in any way and not much more on offer other than music,

 

Yeah I looked at it also, if Sziget wasn't on I would of gone. As it is a good lineup, patchy headliners for my tastes (deftones/tyler) but wonderful undercard. 

 

I didn't expect Sziget to give us a wonderful lineup, its really as expected except Capaldi headlining. Which I am sure there will be many posts about capaldi headlining, from now until August. 

 

[bunnyv]

I really don’t understand what people were expecting when a month ago we weren’t sure if Sziget will happen in 2026…

This is not a bad start at all.

[Lambert]

Capaldi, is the only meh for me, I am not a fan of 21p but I can see the appeal, Florence has a great voice and Sombr is one of the current hottest upcoming artists around, for me a headliner should leave you on a high, and that gets you ready for a party if you're staying or if you leave feeling good, I find his songs very samey, no denying he has a good voice, but he is a 4/5pm late afternoon act for me. 

[activean]

If there will be 7 headliners on poster, this announcement is promising. 

If we have 4 out of 5 now top names already, Sziget will struggle to sell well, there are some massive lineups around the Europe this year. 

[billybigballs]

15 minutes ago, activean said:

If there will be 7 headliners on poster, this announcement is promising. 

If we have 4 out of 5 now top names already, Sziget will struggle to sell well, there are some massive lineups around the Europe this year. 

I would be very surprised if we don't get at least seven 'headliners'.

 

If we weren't getting more than five, I suspect they would be making more of an act like Biffy Clyro being there and bumping them to the top line.

[thetime]

Hungarians out there.

 

We are in Budapest from the Friday morning. We are mulling over going to the DJ Oti day (8th)on the Island. 

 

Where is best place to get a ticket, for a UK resident? 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2025 by thetime

[CCester]

2 minutes ago, thetime said:

Hungarians out there.

 

We are in Budapest from the Friday morning. We are mulling over going to the DJ Oti day (8th)on the Island. 

 

Where is best place to get a ticket, for a UK resident? 

 

 

Seems like it’s going to be sold here: https://in-time.hu/e/djoti2026?fbclid=IwRlRTSAOlCsFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEenEr0r0QWUlOdwNRXnAU-RSCAow0ZA9ahEPwbRhjm19EptjjaA9NR1J7MlZ0_aem_oRRYKF-2jZv3C_MFJvegsA from the 15th. But prepare for Glastonbury-like carnage for tickets, his gigs this year were instantly sold out.

[thetime]

2 minutes ago, CCester said:

Seems like it’s going to be sold here: https://in-time.hu/e/djoti2026?fbclid=IwRlRTSAOlCsFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEenEr0r0QWUlOdwNRXnAU-RSCAow0ZA9ahEPwbRhjm19EptjjaA9NR1J7MlZ0_aem_oRRYKF-2jZv3C_MFJvegsA from the 15th. But prepare for Glastonbury-like carnage for tickets, his gigs this year were instantly sold out.

 

Aaahhh I see, might just wait for ticketswap then. 

[CCester]

4 minutes ago, thetime said:

 

Aaahhh I see, might just wait for ticketswap then. 

Might worth a try, as he had 2 nights in Budapest Park with ~15k capacity, the main stage area has around 90k, so tickets might hold out for a while. Not sure. The 2million HUF vip ticket is really appealing.

Edited December 9, 2025 by CCester

[kristofm]

Of Monsters and Men ruled out, they'll play at Budapest Park in June

[thetime]

4 minutes ago, kristofm said:

Of Monsters and Men ruled out, they'll play at Budapest Park in June

 

Thats a shame, ideal sub for sziget.

[Deckard]

18 hours ago, thetime said:

 

Biffy and Underworld headlining Revolut would lift the roof off.

 

Please please dont put Underworld in the 4am slot in the party arena. This old boy needs his sleep. 🤗

 

I think us old boys should be alright, the 3am-6am slots are usually DJs only and Underworld are a semi live band so they should get the 12:30 Revolut headline slot.

[billybigballs]

33 minutes ago, Deckard said:

 

I think us old boys should be alright, the 3am-6am slots are usually DJs only and Underworld are a semi live band so they should get the 12:30 Revolut headline slot.

Hope so, saw them about 7 or 8 years ago at a festival. Had no real interest, was one of the best hours I've ever had at a festival. I assume they're taking the 'Justice spot'.

[Matt86]

*

 

Just announced tonight ; 

 

The Sunday with MARINA, The XX and Ethel Cain ... ❤️

[mathuska]

I made a budget estimation of the already announced performers by chatgpt, total estimated booking cost turned out to be about 1.23-2.45 billion HUF, sziget total budget is 13 billion HUF (Gerendai said today in the forbes event), and they usually spend roughly 35-45% of total budget for performers, thats 4.55-5.85B HUF. It means the second wave of artists will be at least as costly as the first one, if chatgpt numbers are accurate

Edited December 9, 2025 by mathuska

[FestivalJamie]

3 hours ago, Matt86 said:

*

 

Just announced tonight ; 

 

The Sunday with MARINA, The XX and Ethel Cain ... ❤️

Will be MARINA's last show of her tour for 2026

[Amelia33]

2 minutes ago, FestivalJamie said:

Will be MARINA's last show of her tour for 2026

Is this confirmed? I thought she would announce more european festivals

[FestivalJamie]

Just now, Amelia33 said:

Is this confirmed? I thought she would announce more european festivals

She confirmed it on her recent IG post that all the shows for the POP tour are now announced

[Amelia33]

1 hour ago, FestivalJamie said:

She confirmed it on her recent IG post that all the shows for the POP tour are now announced

Ahh ok makes sense. I thought she would do more dates but I forgot about her health issues.