Gerendai told MTI on Friday that daily attendance of 60,000-70,000 would be reassuring, and the festival would not need to use its backup diesel generators, which have a larger environmental footprint.

Whereas the festival has enough generators to cover 95 percent of its power needs, recent government announcements suggest no additional self-imposed restrictions from the country's grid will be required, he added.

To mitigate water supply issues, organisers have installed sprinkler systems at their own expense and prepared water tanks in case of low pressure in the main system. They have also laid down more walkway panels than in previous years to reduce dust on the main stage area, he noted.

Gerendai said ticket sales have slowed in the past week or two, likely due to the "mood of catastrophe" caused by extreme heat and energy restrictions.

However, he said a sell-out crowd was unlikely, and 60,000-70,000 punters a day would be preferable to the permitted 95,000 in the current dry and dusty conditions.

The official programme runs from August 11 to 16, with headliners including Twenty One Pilots, Florence + The Machine, Bring Me The Horizon, Skrillex, Zara Larsson, and Lewis Capaldi. Two Hungarian acts, Sisi and Carson Coma, will also perform on the main stage.

MTI Stock Photo

Source: MTI – Hungary’s national news agency since 1881.

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