Sziget Festival is one of the biggest festivals
in Europe. Usually it starts at the beginning of August. The first edition of
the festival took place in 1993. At that time the festival was called
"Diáksziget" which in Hungarian means the island of students. Later,
in the period 1996- 2001, Pepsi was a sponsor, in the interim the festival was
called Pepsi Sziget. From 2002 until now, the festival has adopted the name
Sziget Festival.
Sziget Festival is held every year in the
Hungarian capital Budapest, on Óbudai island on the Danube. The event usually
starts at the beginning of August and lasts seven days. It is the largest music
festival in Europe. It is visited by people from all over the world. During the
festival performers will perform practically every type of music. The most
famous artists on Sziget include: Iggy Poo, Slash, Sonic Youth, The Prodigy,
The Cardigans, David Bowie, Faith No More, Oasis, Faithless, Basement Jaxx,
Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, The Hives, Justice, Kaiser Cheifs, The Kooks, MGMT,
Kasabian, IMAX, Hurts, Macklemore and many others. Sziget has 7 scenes, in
addition to music scenes, impeses are held on a boat every day during which
electro artists of world-renown are playing.
In addition to musical attractions during the
festival, we can watch acrobatic performances and watch performances and screen
film shows. At Sziget Festival we can take part in numerous creative workshops.
In the festival area there is a Gamehub zone where we can play darts, board games,
video games and a Rubik's cube. Tent Without Borders is a place on the island,
during which topics about contemporary problems in the world are discussed,
such as immigration and integration. Here it is worth emphasizing the main idea
of the festival as the island of freedom and love revolution. Every year, the
festival is visited by people from over 100 different countries, which is why
the festival is so important to build the idea of a global village without
borders and divisions during the event. It is also worth emphasizing that at
the festival you can sleep under a tent, in motorhomes and in cabins located on
the island. Festival participants can also use the pool.
At the festival, we can also try cuisines from
around the world: Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Hungarian, American and many more.
Last year I took part in the Sziget Festival,
it was an amazing musical experience that, in my opinion perfectly reflects the
idea of the festival.
Questions:
1
Have
you ever been to the Sziget Festival?
2
What
do you think about the idea of love revolution and the island of freedom?
3
Do
you like to go to music festivals?
