272 result(s) for early music festival
5 Top Acts At Sziget 2017
- 9 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s been a good couple of years since I've set foot on The Island of Freedom, but the Sziget 2017 festival line-up is one of the most exciting in a long time for many @expatintheloop. To share the pre-gig exhilaration here are our top five 'must see' acts this August, along with a few other best bets for your interest.
'The Mekons, Post-Punk Legends', Art Quarter Budapest, 22 July
- 17 Jul 2017 9:02 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers:
We would like to cordially invite you to attend the first concert of The Mekons in Budapest! From their proto-punk beginnings on the Fast Product label (also an early home to The Human League and Joy Division) to their modern-day incarnation as godfathers of punk, post-rock, goth and pretty much everything else, The Mekons remain, as Rolling Stone writer Lester Bangs put it ...
'Soweto Gospel Choir', Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 23 July
- 17 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The uniquely colourful, double Grammy-winning Soweto Choir comprising more than forty singers celebrates its 15th anniversary. Merging African Gospel with spiritual, reggae and American popular music, the show of the South African choir is not only a stunningly spectacular but also unmatched in its musical richness.
'VeszprémFest', Featuring Tom Jones & The NPG, 12 - 15 July
- 13 Jul 2017 2:55 AM
- community & culture
From the organisers: One afternoon in the summer of 2002, I was drinking wine with one of my musician friends in a garden in Veszprém. He told me that he had seen Pavarotti in Austria, performing in a cathedral which had room for about a thousand people.
He was surprised, that the Maestro gave a concert in such a small place.
'Valley Of Arts' Festival 2017, Kapolcs, 21 - 30 July
- 12 Jul 2017 9:09 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s biggest arts festival, the 27th Valley of Arts will take place between the 21st and 30th of June in Kapolcs, Vigántpetend and Taliándörögd. The ten-day long festival awaits visitors with nearly 1200 programmes and acts: concerts, theatre plays, literature sessions, communal programmes, interactive games in a number of new yards. In addition to the most famous Hungarian performers, ...
Total Dance Festival, Kincsem Park, 17 June
- 15 Jun 2017 12:40 PM
- entertainment
Total Dance Festival is all about the greatest hits of the 90’s, played out this year at Budapest's Kincsem Park Horse Race Course, with its "fantastic history and layout". Organisers also say that there hasn't been such a huge musical show arranged there since the Madonna concert back in 2009.
Coming Up: Sting Concert, Budapest Aréna, 13 October
- 1 Jun 2017 1:20 AM
- entertainment
Sting live in Budapest on October 13th, 2017 at Budapest Arena after a 5-year-break. Following sold out concerts across North America, Europe, South America and Mexico, Sting’s 57th & 9th World Tour, is taking the world by storm with rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
stART Festival, National Gallery, 20 May
- 18 May 2017 1:35 AM
- entertainment
On Saturday the Hungarian National Gallery, in cooperation with a group of enthusiastic and creative young people, will host a unique musical and artistic event specifically aimed at the youth audience - between the ages of 16 and 26.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
5 Top Acts At Sziget 2017
- 9 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s been a good couple of years since I've set foot on The Island of Freedom, but the Sziget 2017 festival line-up is one of the most exciting in a long time for many @expatintheloop. To share the pre-gig exhilaration here are our top five 'must see' acts this August, along with a few other best bets for your interest.
'The Mekons, Post-Punk Legends', Art Quarter Budapest, 22 July
- 17 Jul 2017 9:02 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers:
We would like to cordially invite you to attend the first concert of The Mekons in Budapest! From their proto-punk beginnings on the Fast Product label (also an early home to The Human League and Joy Division) to their modern-day incarnation as godfathers of punk, post-rock, goth and pretty much everything else, The Mekons remain, as Rolling Stone writer Lester Bangs put it ...
'Soweto Gospel Choir', Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 23 July
- 17 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The uniquely colourful, double Grammy-winning Soweto Choir comprising more than forty singers celebrates its 15th anniversary. Merging African Gospel with spiritual, reggae and American popular music, the show of the South African choir is not only a stunningly spectacular but also unmatched in its musical richness.
'VeszprémFest', Featuring Tom Jones & The NPG, 12 - 15 July
- 13 Jul 2017 2:55 AM
- community & culture
From the organisers: One afternoon in the summer of 2002, I was drinking wine with one of my musician friends in a garden in Veszprém. He told me that he had seen Pavarotti in Austria, performing in a cathedral which had room for about a thousand people.
He was surprised, that the Maestro gave a concert in such a small place.
'Valley Of Arts' Festival 2017, Kapolcs, 21 - 30 July
- 12 Jul 2017 9:09 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s biggest arts festival, the 27th Valley of Arts will take place between the 21st and 30th of June in Kapolcs, Vigántpetend and Taliándörögd. The ten-day long festival awaits visitors with nearly 1200 programmes and acts: concerts, theatre plays, literature sessions, communal programmes, interactive games in a number of new yards. In addition to the most famous Hungarian performers, ...
Total Dance Festival, Kincsem Park, 17 June
- 15 Jun 2017 12:40 PM
- entertainment
Total Dance Festival is all about the greatest hits of the 90’s, played out this year at Budapest's Kincsem Park Horse Race Course, with its "fantastic history and layout". Organisers also say that there hasn't been such a huge musical show arranged there since the Madonna concert back in 2009.
Coming Up: Sting Concert, Budapest Aréna, 13 October
- 1 Jun 2017 1:20 AM
- entertainment
Sting live in Budapest on October 13th, 2017 at Budapest Arena after a 5-year-break. Following sold out concerts across North America, Europe, South America and Mexico, Sting’s 57th & 9th World Tour, is taking the world by storm with rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
stART Festival, National Gallery, 20 May
- 18 May 2017 1:35 AM
- entertainment
On Saturday the Hungarian National Gallery, in cooperation with a group of enthusiastic and creative young people, will host a unique musical and artistic event specifically aimed at the youth audience - between the ages of 16 and 26.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.