Sziget Festival

[Ondes Martenot]

just got my tickets today (for Saturday, Aug 12) :D

http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english
venue: Budapest

some groups who will perform this year:

Radiohead, Robert Plant, Franz Ferdinand, Beatsteaks, Placebo, Mando Diao, Rasmus Sick Of It All, Ministry, Wir Sind Helden, Natacha Atlas, Enzo Avitabile, Scissor Sisters, dEUS, Exploited, Cathedral, Evergrey, Fear Factory, Gogol Bordello, Goran Bregovic Wedding And Funeral Band, Toumani Diabaté and the Symmetric Orchestra and the Afro Celt Sound System

anyone's going?

[yellowy eyes]

no.. :cry: *takes a gun*

Mando Diao are there too .. :(

[Ondes Martenot]

heh :(

well a positive side: travelling from Finland to Hungary would cost some money :confused:

[yellowy eyes]

well.. ehh... yes.. that's why I can't go :(

[Nicko84]

in my city there are the qualifyiers for unknown groups to go and play there!!!

[Ondes Martenot]

Ella, well i think Radiohead and Mando Diao will come to Finland as well or to some neighbour countries ;)

Nicko84, yes Sziget is a great opportunity for some young, talented, unknown artists. i think they do this contest everywhere, not only in Italy ;)

[Whisper 19]

Maybe I'm going . If I'm home then and if I have money :rolleyes:
I didn't like Radiohead too much....but now I want to go to Sziget because of them:lol:

A girl from the forum sent me some very good songs....
Am I right Ella? :P

[Redundancy]

*asks Ella to hand over her gun*

[Redundancy]

ill be done with Hungary in the 5th of August :( idd love to stay and go there but cant because the damn club wont allow it... meh :dozey: me wants Street Spirit live :nice:

[yellowy eyes]

*asks Ella to hand over her gun*

:O neva! it can't be that important to you!

[Larry]

Radiohead, Mando Diao, Wir sind Helden, Franz Ferdinand... a really great line-up! :nice:

[Whisper 19]

Radiohead augusztus 12-én lesz?
Ezt sem tudtam:\
Köszi Nik! :)

[Ondes Martenot]

^ a Radiohead oldalak azt mondjak, és szerintem ez reális is
egyébként a Placebo is fellép, legalább is ez áll az Sziget portálján ;)

*the performers list updated with some names*

[Whisper 19]

Igen ezt írták.
Meg azt is írták hogy jelenleg is szervezés alatt szóval nem tudnak konkrét időpontokat.

[Ondes Martenot]

azért remélem az a dátum, mert az egyik ismerősem már megvette a jegyeket és pont szombatra... szóval nagyon nagy szívás lenne, ha nem akkor lépnének fel :worried:

[dajrekshn]

Nik how much did you pay it?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

^ a Radiohead oldalak azt mondjak, és szerintem ez reális is
egyébként a Placebo is fellép, legalább is ez áll az Sziget portálján ;)

*the performers list updated with some names*
én ott leszek égesz fesztivaĺot,legtobbet vagyom a Radiohead-et,arra orullok legtobbet,de Placebo nem az én zeném!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

and wtf? The Rasmus is my fav band in the festival

[yellowy eyes]

The Rasmus suck.. IMO

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

only Him as finish band sux

[yellowy eyes]

erm.. HIM, The Rasmus, Lordi, Apocalyptica.....

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

yes,only the Rasmus i like and i know all of the bands

[Lera]

just got my tickets today (for Saturday, Aug 12) :D

http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english
venue: Budapest

some groups who will perform this year:

Radiohead, Robert Plant, Franz Ferdinand, Beatsteaks, Placebo, Mando Diao, Rasmus Sick Of It All, Ministry, Wir Sind Helden, Natacha Atlas, Enzo Avitabile, Scissor Sisters, dEUS, Exploited, Cathedral, Evergrey, Fear Factory, Gogol Bordello, Goran Bregovic Wedding And Funeral Band, Toumani Diabaté and the Symmetric Orchestra and the Afro Celt Sound System

anyone's going?
Lucky bastard :wacko:

That's not that far from me, I could go by train :laugh1:

Yeah, one day... :disappointed:

Have fun and get Thom's autograph :nice:






For me :mellow:

[Ondes Martenot]

thanks Val, i'm sure i will have fun :)
not sure about autograph though, would be good btw haha lol

[VERVE]

some groups who will perform this year:

Radiohead, Robert Plant, Franz Ferdinand, Beatsteaks, Placebo, Mando Diao, Rasmus Sick Of It All, Ministry, Wir Sind Helden, Natacha Atlas, Enzo Avitabile, Scissor Sisters, dEUS, Exploited, Cathedral, Evergrey, Fear Factory, Gogol Bordello, Goran Bregovic Wedding And Funeral Band, Toumani Diabaté and the Symmetric Orchestra and the Afro Celt Sound System



Radiohead is the only band I would really like to see.
Im not interested in these other bands, I think most them are shit.

[Ondes Martenot]

yeah, the rest isn't that exciting for me neither. although, before Radiohead i'm seeing dEUS. they are quite good i heard. we'll see

[VERVE]

yeah, the rest isn't that exciting for me neither. although, before Radiohead i'm seeing dEUS. they are quite good i heard. we'll see

Hope you'll have a good time nik! :)

[Ireentje]

Two wonderful guys I know are going (all the way from the Netherlands, that is...) :)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Radiohead augusztus 12-én lesz?
Ezt sem tudtam:\
Köszi Nik! :)
te is mész?
im looking forward to The Rasmus,i love the band

[Ondes Martenot]

so, i'm back from Budapest/Sziget :D it was amazing, though if the crowd wasn't pushing during Radiohead's set it could be even more amazing lmao :wacky:

i've seen 4 bands that day (Saturday, 12th), some short reviews lol :

Sons and Daugthers: a very interesting band with the female singer. i liked them, although they were the "weakest" of those 4 i've seen that evening, but still a good, full of energy performance

dEUS: WOW! one of the best non-UK bands in Europe. dEUS was made for festivals. the lead singer Tom Barman is a real showman: he sings, dances, jumps etc. (once he fall down during one of his jumps lol haha). great band! you should check them out!!!

Heaven Street Seven: a hungarian, alternative rock-britpop band with meaningful lyrics. they are like the only hungarian artist that i really liked during 6 years that i was living in Budapest. great great band, although live they are not as good as in studio (the 2nd part of their set was a bit boring). not comparable to dEUS or Radiohead

Radiohead: a band because of which i went to Budapest this year and missed 2 days of the school too. Thom's voice was great (i was a bit afraid, because during the US tour his voice was creepy sometimes, but now it's as good as 3-4 years ago during the HTTT (pre-)tour), Colin's pink-yellow a bit "slinky" t-shirt at the beginning was awesome :lol:, Ed was rocking during songs like Just, 2+2=5 or Paranoid Android :cool3:, Jonny was Jonny like always: modest and humble, but at the same time perfect for this evening (i couldn't stop control myself and shouted "Jonny Greenwood!!!!!" after Paranoid Android :lol: - consequence: i lost my voice after the concert lol), Phil's drumming was rhythmic and dynamic :nice:
Radiohead played "their greatest hits" mixed with some live favourites like The Gloaming or Bones
best evening of my life!

i was dancing, singing, drinking and etc :nice: Radiohead is da best :thumbsup: especially live!

10.0

[Lera]

Fuck, I'm so happy for you, Nikky boy :dance:


Not true, I'm more envious :laugh1:

But I can imagine how excited you were, that probably was a really amazing night. Especially I loved this:

i couldn't stop control myself and shouted "Jonny Greenwood!!!!!" after Paranoid Android
Haha can picture that, lmao.

Lucky fellow.

[VERVE]

Thanks for the review Nik!

Great that you had a good time! :)

I wish I could've been there too......Radiohead live must be amazing........

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

so, i'm back from Budapest/Sziget :D it was amazing, though if the crowd wasn't pushing during Radiohead's set it could be even more amazing lmao :wacky:

i've seen 4 bands that day (Saturday, 12th), some short reviews lol :

Sons and Daugthers: a very interesting band with the female singer. i liked them, although they were the "weakest" of those 4 i've seen that evening, but still a good, full of energy performance

dEUS: WOW! one of the best non-UK bands in Europe. dEUS was made for festivals. the lead singer Tom Barman is a real showman: he sings, dances, jumps etc. (once he fall down during one of his jumps lol haha). great band! you should check them out!!!

Heaven Street Seven: a hungarian, alternative rock-britpop band with meaningful lyrics. they are like the only hungarian artist that i really liked during 6 years that i was living in Budapest. great great band, although live they are not as good as in studio (the 2nd part of their set was a bit boring). not comparable to dEUS or Radiohead

Radiohead: a band because of which i went to Budapest this year and missed 2 days of the school too. Thom's voice was great (i was a bit afraid, because during the US tour his voice was creepy sometimes, but now it's as good as 3-4 years ago during the HTTT (pre-)tour), Colin's pink-yellow a bit "slinky" t-shirt at the beginning was awesome :lol:, Ed was rocking during songs like Just, 2+2=5 or Paranoid Android :cool3:, Jonny was Jonny like always: modest and humble, but at the same time perfect for this evening (i couldn't stop control myself and shouted "Jonny Greenwood!!!!!" after Paranoid Android :lol: - consequence: i lost my voice after the concert lol), Phil's drumming was rhythmic and dynamic :nice:
Radiohead played "their greatest hits" mixed with some live favourites like The Gloaming or Bones
best evening of my life!

i was dancing, singing, drinking and etc :nice: Radiohead is da best :thumbsup: especially live!

10.0
did u live in Budapest? and i was wondering how do u speak hungarian
i was there,but lucky u i didnt see u so i didnt have chance to kick your ass:)

[tilolas]

glad you had a good time nik!!!

and you're totally right about dEUS!!! I saw them in montreux and they were pretty great!!!

Radiohead... well... nothing else to say!!! :D

[Ondes Martenot]

:kiss:

but the crowd (most of people were foreign) was crazy as hell :wacky: one of the guys said: "this is what it's all about: people are coming together and singing Radiohead songs"

"coming together" - see: pushing, pushing and pushing :wacko:

[Ondes Martenot]

did u live in Budapest? and i was wondering how do u speak hungarian
i was there,but lucky u i didnt see u so i didnt have chance to kick your ass:)

i would ban you forever if i could :kiss:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Fuck, I'm so happy for you, Nikky boy :dance:


Not true, I'm more envious :laugh1:

But I can imagine how excited you were, that probably was a really amazing night. Especially I loved this:


Haha can picture that, lmao.

Lucky fellow.
i cant imagine Nik swearing:dizzy2:

[Lera]

Haha poor Nikky was pushed like a kid :baby:

I'd kill to be pushed by drunk Radiohead fans haha

:uhoh2:

[tilolas]

were you on the front Nik? how many people?

[Ondes Martenot]

Haha poor Nikky was pushed like a kid :baby:

I'd kill to be pushed by drunk Radiohead fans haha

:uhoh2:

only if everyone was a RH fan there. some people were standing and listening without singing. some of them weren't even dancing during Idioteque, 15 Step and The Gloaming :wacko:


by the way during the The National Anthem some security guys helped me to sneak out of that "crazy" sector :o... though my great places in the middle 7th-8th row were lost and i watched the rest of the gig from the left side of the 1st-2nd row (i didn't see Colin and Phil during the most of songs :thinking: )

[Ondes Martenot]

were you on the front Nik? how many people?

huh, i have no idea to be honest. wait, i'll upload some pictures

[Lera]

only if everyone was a RH fan there. some people were standing and listening without singing. some of them weren't even dancing during Idioteque, 15 Step and The Gloaming :wacko:
Bastards, they could give their tickets to me then... How is it possible to come to the RH concert and not even sing or dance while Idioteque? Boo :disappointed:

[VERVE]

Bastards, they could give their tickets to me then...
and to me........

[Lera]

Let's go all togrther next time :idea2:

By the way, Nik, how much did you pay for the ticket?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

i would ban you forever if i could :kiss:
thank God you cant,i was dancing during idioteque too,in my opinion it was the best song

[Ondes Martenot]

gosh, i went crazy that night, if you could only see me then :o

some visual Sziget moments (my mini-cam has only 2.8x optical zoom, unfortunately):

around 17:00 - Sons and Daugters

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/3882/szigetfestival2006001rq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

around 18:20 - dEUS:
1.
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/8218/szigetfestival2006021pa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
2.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9233/szigetfestival2006050dx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

around 19:30 - Heaven Street Seven:

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/4273/szigetfestival2006053yl4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

around 21:30/22:30 - Radiohead:

1.
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9049/szigetfestival2006068gy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
2.
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2025/szigetfestival2006090yt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
3.
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1034/szigetfestival2006097jv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



now you can see how much did i change my place in the audience, though i thinki i had good places so far, could be much much worse lol :wacko:


Let's go all togrther next time :idea2:

By the way, Nik, how much did you pay for the ticket?

6,000 Hungarian Forint = 21.91116 Euro

and there were many russians by the way i've even seen a russian flag :o

[Gitta Rensolo]

Cool pics Nik:nice:

although some are a bit dark...but better than nothing...:wink:
Now I'm jealous..:P

[Lera]

Haha Russians rule the world :wacko:

And I actually thought it's more expensive, huh.

[Ondes Martenot]

^ @ Jules why don't you come then, let's say next year? :P
it's a great festival and people are happy and very friendly after some liters of alcohol :wacky: so it's worth to go there for a week.

a non-camping weekly ticket was less than 100 Euros this year
a camping weekly ticket was around 110-115 Euros. i think it's not that expensive

[Gitta Rensolo]

Next year?
that's a good year....I've finished school then...and maybe enough time....haha....:D

a time when i will be independent....hehe...

maybe I'm lucky and they'll come to Rock am Ring next year...that's only 15 km away from me...:nice:

[Lera]

We should make a Coldplaying invasion next year, though we need to get really drunk for that.

By the way, my school is over next year too so why not.

[Gitta Rensolo]

Why do we have to get drunk for that?

[Lera]

Because... I don't know, I suppose all people are drunk on such festivals :uhoh:

Ok, you can be sober and I'll be drunk :crown:

[Gitta Rensolo]

Oh...yeah now i get what you mean...noo if you are drunk I also want to be drunk:...:P

[Lera]

If we really do that Nik will have to go to the festival with two drunk girls :whip:

I think he'll be scared.

[Ondes Martenot]

there were 50000 people on Radiohead set. what is a record during Sziget's 14 years' history. all the reviews that i read today describe Radiohead's set as "the best and the most important music event of the last 10-20 years in Hungary"

it was amazing, really. can't describe it. 2 hours seemed 2 minutes for me. i've seen Radiohead, so now i can die and rest in peace. and i'm serious. there's really not too many things which could be better than a Radiohead gig. i'm glad that i was a part of that "moment in history"

http://juventus.uno.hu/static/galeria/sziget200604kon42.jpg

[Gitta Rensolo]

Oh...i don't think he'll be scared....because I bet he will be runk himself..:nice:

[Lera]

Three drunk teens on a Sziget, be aware :uhoh:

Don't die, Nik, we need you to carry beer bottles :nice:

[Gitta Rensolo]

Well...I'm an adult...I will take care of you two....:nice:

[Lera]

Can I call you mommy? :wacko:

:baby:

[Gitta Rensolo]

Of course you can....:nice:

oooh..lucky you Nik....being a prt in Radiohead music history...this must be cool...:wink:
this pic is great...did you take it?