Balaton Sound 2013

Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th July 2013
Zamárdi Beach, Lake Balaton, Hungary, Hungary
early bird weekend 115 euros

Daily capacity: 25,000

Last updated: Tue 28th May 2013

Started in 2007 Balaton Sound Festival is one of Europe's largest open air electronic music festivals held on a Hungarian beach, Zamárdi, along the shore of Lake Balaton usually starting on the second Thursday of July. It features live acts and DJ's from all around the world, from established artists to new names, and is run by the organizers of Sziget Festival. This year's event runs from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th July 2012.

Line-up

The latest act is AfroJack.

They join Steve Aoki, The Prodigy, Calvin Harris, Wu-Tang Clan, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Fedde Le Grand, Nas, Above & Beyond, Friction, MiniCoolBoyz, Modestep, Slam, Solomun, Loco Dice, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Four Tet, Green Velvet, Seth Troxler, Nervo, Magda, Hernán Cattáneo, Todd Terje, DJ Koze, Scuba, tINI, Gary Beck, Doctor P, FuntCase & MC Skydro, Bruno From Ibiza, Baskerville, Jamie Jones, Alesso, Crystal Castles, Justice, Dada Life, Hardwell, Bloody Beetroots, Amon Tobin, Axwell, Henrik Schwarz, The Advent, Iggy Azaela, Belzebass, Jan Blomqvist, Fairmont, Brodinski, Dixon, with many more still to be announced.

Tickets

An early bird ticket is priced at 115 euros (full price 135 euros), and day tickets are currently 49 euros (full price 55 euros). To buy tickets, click here.

Camping information

Camping is right at the festival venue and registration is priced at 7 euros. Camping registrations are not sold on the basis of days or tents, anyone who buys them can use the campsite up to four days.

The are are also a huge number of privately rented houses and hotels of all categories in the close neighbourhood.

Seaside lounges, restaurants, bars and anything you need to enjoy the Balaton sunset, at Zamárdi, a small town on the southern shores of lake Balaton which is turned into a massive party arena. The festival's venue is a picturesque beach resort at the biggest lake of Central Europe, also regarded as a touristic center of the region.