70 result(s) for károly gerendai
Xpat Guide: Top Sounds @ Sziget 2015
- 13 Aug 2015 3:55 AM
- entertainment
Sziget o'clock has arrived, and as your (p)leisure time is valuable we've reviewed the whole line-up and come up with a short-list of the top names playing live this year. We've been picky, and kept it all focused on the most famous names in the music biz. It goes without saying that tastes vary, so we're just aiming to remind you of the top headliners, plus one or two special picks from the vast ...
Williams Wows Capacity Crowd At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 13 Aug 2015 3:35 AM
- entertainment
A capacity crowd estimated at 75,000 people sang along with British pop star Robbie Williams at the Sziget Festival on Monday night. Williams reportedly threatened to cancel the show when he saw cameras of RTL Klub television when he arrived in Budapest on his private plane on Sunday. The singer had specified that no pictures of him be taken.
Sziget Founder Welcomes Expats To Island Of Freedom
- 10 Aug 2015 2:50 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for this year’s Sziget Festival are selling well, organisers told XpatLoop.com today, and it looks like Robbie Williams
will be playing to a full house in Budapest at Sziget next Monday 10 August. We met Károly Gerendai, the Founder of Sziget Festival, and he shared a few ...
Bigger Budget For Sziget Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 2:40 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget Festival starts this week with an expanded budget that allows organisers to pay guest performers 30-40% more than last year, chief promoter Károly Gerendai told Népszabadság. This year’s budget is Ft 4.7 billion, up from Ft 3.7 billion last year. The most expensive performer is English singer Robbie Williams, who will be on stage on Monday, “Day Zero” before the six-day festival gets ...
Sziget Festival Ready To Rock Record Crowd
- 31 Jul 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget crew is expecting a similarly big crowd as last year, meanwhile the event that’s already among the biggest in Europe managed to grow in maximum capacity. “We expect that also this year we will host more than 400 000 fans throughout the whole week – said main organizer KarolyGerendai. “This year we managed to restructure the festival area in a way that it can conveniently host an even ...
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
Costes Downtown To Open In Spring 2015
- 8 Jan 2015 6:00 AM
- specials
Costes Restaurant which is run by Károly Gerendai and chef Miguel Rocha Vieira opens a new restaurant downtown at Prestige Hotel Budapest. The restaurant has been voted the 25th best restaurant of the World, and has recently been awarded the very first Michelin star in Hungary.
415 000 Szitizens At Sziget Festival In Budapest – Together!
- 18 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has attracted a record weekly crowd of 415 000 this year. Passes were sold out already before the start of the event and on Thursday there was full house with 85 000 fans on the island. The festival keeps on using the ‘Island of Freedom’ as its slogan and even more efforts were put into the improvement of the visual experience around the festival site.
Breaking News: Passes Are Sold Out For Sziget Festival Budapest
- 7 Aug 2014 12:42 PM
- entertainment
As of 4th August, only day tickets are available for Sziget Festival that kicks off on 11th August. This is the first time in the festival history, that passes are no longer available in advance one week before the event. However, organizers have allocated 1000 more passes for those who are late-deciders that will be available at the entrance. Organizers kindly ask everyone to only buy tickets ...
Xpat Guide: Top Sounds @ Sziget 2015
- 13 Aug 2015 3:55 AM
- entertainment
Sziget o'clock has arrived, and as your (p)leisure time is valuable we've reviewed the whole line-up and come up with a short-list of the top names playing live this year. We've been picky, and kept it all focused on the most famous names in the music biz. It goes without saying that tastes vary, so we're just aiming to remind you of the top headliners, plus one or two special picks from the vast ...
Williams Wows Capacity Crowd At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 13 Aug 2015 3:35 AM
- entertainment
A capacity crowd estimated at 75,000 people sang along with British pop star Robbie Williams at the Sziget Festival on Monday night. Williams reportedly threatened to cancel the show when he saw cameras of RTL Klub television when he arrived in Budapest on his private plane on Sunday. The singer had specified that no pictures of him be taken.
Sziget Founder Welcomes Expats To Island Of Freedom
- 10 Aug 2015 2:50 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for this year’s Sziget Festival are selling well, organisers told XpatLoop.com today, and it looks like Robbie Williams
will be playing to a full house in Budapest at Sziget next Monday 10 August. We met Károly Gerendai, the Founder of Sziget Festival, and he shared a few ...
Bigger Budget For Sziget Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 2:40 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget Festival starts this week with an expanded budget that allows organisers to pay guest performers 30-40% more than last year, chief promoter Károly Gerendai told Népszabadság. This year’s budget is Ft 4.7 billion, up from Ft 3.7 billion last year. The most expensive performer is English singer Robbie Williams, who will be on stage on Monday, “Day Zero” before the six-day festival gets ...
Sziget Festival Ready To Rock Record Crowd
- 31 Jul 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget crew is expecting a similarly big crowd as last year, meanwhile the event that’s already among the biggest in Europe managed to grow in maximum capacity. “We expect that also this year we will host more than 400 000 fans throughout the whole week – said main organizer KarolyGerendai. “This year we managed to restructure the festival area in a way that it can conveniently host an even ...
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
Costes Downtown To Open In Spring 2015
- 8 Jan 2015 6:00 AM
- specials
Costes Restaurant which is run by Károly Gerendai and chef Miguel Rocha Vieira opens a new restaurant downtown at Prestige Hotel Budapest. The restaurant has been voted the 25th best restaurant of the World, and has recently been awarded the very first Michelin star in Hungary.
415 000 Szitizens At Sziget Festival In Budapest – Together!
- 18 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has attracted a record weekly crowd of 415 000 this year. Passes were sold out already before the start of the event and on Thursday there was full house with 85 000 fans on the island. The festival keeps on using the ‘Island of Freedom’ as its slogan and even more efforts were put into the improvement of the visual experience around the festival site.
Breaking News: Passes Are Sold Out For Sziget Festival Budapest
- 7 Aug 2014 12:42 PM
- entertainment
As of 4th August, only day tickets are available for Sziget Festival that kicks off on 11th August. This is the first time in the festival history, that passes are no longer available in advance one week before the event. However, organizers have allocated 1000 more passes for those who are late-deciders that will be available at the entrance. Organizers kindly ask everyone to only buy tickets ...