Sziget Festival to encompass more than 1,000 programmes at 50 venues

The festival is taking place for the 30th time this year between August 7 and 12 at 50 venues.

Based on sales so far, the organisers expect a full house for Martin Garrix’s concert on Saturday and Fred again… on Monday.

Visitors are expected from some 100 countries, mostly from The Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, Germany, France and Italy, the event’s chief organiser, Tamas Kadar, said.

Additional international stars will include Halsey, Sam Smith, Stormzy, Louis Tomlinson, Janelle Monae, Fisher, Skrillex, Bebe Rexha, Tom Odell, Joker Out, Yves Tumor, Becky Hill and Raye. The main stage will also feature concerts by Hungarian performers Beton.Hofi, Margaret Island and Azahriah.

In addition to music, festivalgoers will also get a chance to see theatre and circus performances.

A total of six hundred performers will be featured over six days, many of them arriving from the UK, France, Germany, Holland and the US, but some will come from Senegal, India, Tanzania, New Zealand and Benin.

The daily capacity of the festival grounds is 95,000 people, of which 10-15,000 are performers and staff, with the remaining 75,000-80,000 being ticketholders.

Kadar said the average price of food for sale on the festival grounds will be lower than last year and the price of drinks will be the same as last year in nominal terms.

The Sziget festival area will include several campsites and a medical centre offering services 24 hours a day with a total staff of 200 people.