• The Script (IRL), Sziget Budapest, 12 August 7.30pm

    • 12 Aug 2015 9:10 AM

    The Script is a Irish pop rock band formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist/pianist Danny O'Donoghue, vocalist/guitarist Mark Sheehan, and drummer Glen Power. Based in London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint Phonogenic, the band released their eponymous debut album in August 2008, featuring the hit songs "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" and "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)". The album peaked at number one in Ireland and the UK.

  • Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (H) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 9.15 pm

    • 12 Aug 2015 9:04 AM

    Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (PASO) is the traditional ska ambassador to Hungary and one of the most energetic young bands with distinct Eastern European roots. Formed in 2003, PASO played countless concerts in Budapest clubs cheered by an ever growing local crowd. As years passed by the band has crystallized form and style eventually finding itself leading a ska revival from Hungary to the European stages.

  • Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm

    • 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM

    “I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he says.

  • Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm

    • 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM

    Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Introducing.

  • Always Drinking Marching Band (E) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 6.15 pm

    • 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM

    The Always Drinking Marching Band is a company made up by musicians, actors, technicians, dancers, pub poets (and many others, of course), that has been performing in the streets since 1997, throughout Spain but also elsewhere in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.Our name refers to the Mediterranean “ mode de vie”, which includes socializing with buddies on streets and squares, having some beers and tapas (not necessarily the famous "cafe con leche"), hence "Always Drinking..."

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