• Sziget Festival Budapest Anthem 2014: Together

    • 8 Apr 2014 9:02 AM

    The anthem of this year’s Sziget Festival is the new song „Together” by Ivan & The Parazol, an up-and-coming Hungarian rock’n’roll band that incorporates everything a 21st century beat music needs. An important mission of Sziget is to support talented and promising Hungarian bands to get into the international music vibe.

  • Video: The Rise Of Jobbik, Far-Right In Hungary

    • 6 Apr 2014 2:00 AM

    Photo of a vandalized 2014 election poster in Kecskemét at Deak Ferenc Square, unknown perpetrators spray-painted swastikas on a Jobbik billboard. "Jobbik is one of the most politically successful far-righ parties in Europe. The Hungarian party is anti-EU, anti-semitic and anti-roma, and have thrived since the financial crisis." Report by Paraic O'Brien for Channel 4 News.

  • The Grand Budapest Theatrical Extravaganza

    • 4 Apr 2014 7:00 AM

    The Hungarian capital has been hosting an international theatre exchange as part of the annual Budapest Spring Festival. Around 20 companies from 13 countries have come together to perform and share ideas. The event, organised by the National Theatre, honours the 19th century Hungarian poet and playwright Imre Madách.

  • Sziget Festival Budapest Line-Up Shaping Up

    • 3 Apr 2014 11:55 AM

    New names were added to the always colorful line-up of Sziget Festival. All genres will be covered this year as well, so Deadmau5, Axwell, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Kooks, Crystal Fighters, Anti-Flag will be great add-ins to the previously announced acts like Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Placebo, Imagine Dragons and many more. The Island of Freedom is held between 11-18 August in Budapest. Tickets for discounted ‘Advance round 1’ prices are available till 30 April.