The long-awaited Sziget gig of Blink-182 is finally happening! 11 August (Day -1) is the date and some more acts will be announced for the same day, later on. Other new names in the 2014 Sziget line-up include Cee Lo Green and Jimmy Eat World, plus now it’s official that Casper, A Day To Remember and Fedde le Grand will all come to Budapest, playing on Day 0. Weekly Passes still available for the reduced Advance Round 1 prices till 30 April, so it makes sense to hurry up!
After years of waiting, one of the most popular American pop-punk bands, Blink-182 will finally hit the stage at Sziget Festival this year. Looking back on a career of more than 20 years this trio from California has sold millions of records and has countless fans all over the globe. After a short hiatus the band is back on the road and as rocking as ever. The people of Sziget will finally have a chance to party to the biggest punk anthems of the late 90s and early 2000s, such as All The Small Things, First Date, I Miss You, Stay Together For The Kids or The Rock Show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ht5RZpzPqw
Five-time Grammy winner Cee Lo Green is one of the most charismatic male performers of these days, an iconic songwriter with a unique voice, a creative producer and a movie star. His superpowers come from the ability of mixing hip-hop with soul elements to create sexy and modern r&b. His tunes took over the charts and built up a fanbase of millions. Sziget Main Stage will feel like home for him!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxodgpyGec
Jimmy Eat World started their career from Mesa, Arizona and quickly became popular with their catchy rock tunes. Their most successful record, Bleed American was released in 2001 and featured multiple hits, among them their most well known song, The Middle. The band has released its 8th studio record, Damage last year and will be rocking the stage at Sziget with these new songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKsxPW6i3pM
Benjamin Griffey, aka Casper is a talented and popular German rapper, singer and lyricist. The secret to his engaging style lies in its diversity. He doesn’t care about any borders – dividing different musical genres from each other – and mixes his influences freely. You will find anything at his gig, ranging from old-school hip-hop to rock, all coupled with highly critical and thoughtful lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqObMM_QzVQ
A Day To Remember is a constant figure at all international festivals specialized on the heavy genres. Their music is a mixture of hard driving metalcore and pop-punk. Coupled with their energetic stage performance they will squeeze all reserves from your body, once their show is finished. The band has released five albums so far, they will be presenting their latest effort Common Courtesy at Sziget this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn-6eOxnEMI
Last, but definitely not least: Fedde le Grand will represent the Dutch e-music scene right at Sziget! The award-winning musician and producer is one of the most famous DJs in The Netherlands and also making his name internationally. For many years he’s been having a fix place on DJ Mag’s Top 100, while his tracks and remixes are immensely popular on the world wide web and beyond.
