As for foreign attendees, the largest number will come from the Netherlands, followed by visitors from countries neighbouring Hungary, Kadar said.

"By now we have sold more tickets than last year; the downward tendency seen since 2022 seems to be reversing," the organiser said, adding that Wednesday's Charli XCX and Thursday's Shawn Mendes concerts were expected to be completely sold out, similarly to Post Malone on Sunday.

This year's Sziget programmes will start on Wednesday, but several thousand people have already started putting up their tents at the festival venue on Obuda Island.

The festival programme will also feature Kid Cudi, Chappel Roan, Anyma, Kooks, Nelly Furtado, FKA Twigs, and Kiss of Life, as well as Hungarian performers Pogany Indulo and Deva on the Main Stage.

The Revolut Stage will offer concerts by Empire of the Sun, Justice, Papa Roach, Caribou, and Brutalismus 3000.

Asked by MTI, Kadar said the Hungarian government's recent ban on Irish trio Kneecap from the event and from the country for their anti-Semitic views would "not have an impact" on the festival.

"Whether you should ban a band from a country just because they say things you don't agree with is more like a cultural issue ... I think this has set a very bad precedent," the organiser said.

The festival site, totalling 76 hectares of the island, will host nearly 1,000 different programmes during the event's six days, including 550 musical and artistic events, involving 200 Hungarian performers, Kadar said.

Festival-goers will be served by ten different food courts offering both Hungarian and international food, while "the price of beer will stay at last year's level", according to a press release from the organisers.

Details re public transport to the SZIGET Festival
 

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