Sziget Festival 2024

[billybigballs]

4 hours ago, gunghoglen said:

The Coachella lineup just confirms my belief that 2024 will just be a down year for festivals across the board. Lana, Tyler and Doja are weak headliners IMHO. If this is what we can expect from the hippest, most important US festival, then it explains what we have seen so far here for Europe. Maybe Glastonbury pulls something together that is unique, but I no longer expect big headliners to spill over to the festival scene this year.

Coachella should have headliners as big as Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Coldplay and the like. Frankly, I'd take the Sziget headliners from 2022 and 2023 and that would be a way better show than the 2024 Coachella Festival. Dua Lipa, Arcitc Monkeys, Imagine Dragons, Billie Eilish, all better than anything going on in Indio, CA.

Sziget does owe us some bigger names and better bands, but on the whole we should probably temper our expectations and just realize that maybe the bigger names return in 2025.....

We tend to watch the headliners whether we're big fans of them or not. Obviously, it's preferable that we like them but appreciate that everyone has different tastes. This year, I'm resigned to the fact that the majority will not be to our taste. 

We're far more concerned at the fact that the acts lower down the line-up mostly disinterest us.

[Matt86]

12 hours ago, billybigballs said:

We tend to watch the headliners whether we're big fans of them or not. Obviously, it's preferable that we like them but appreciate that everyone has different tastes. This year, I'm resigned to the fact that the majority will not be to our taste. 

We're far more concerned at the fact that the acts lower down the line-up mostly disinterest us.

I agree. It makes me think of metal festivals I go to, for example Hellfest : in 2019 and 2023, I attended NONE of the headliners lol, still it remains my favorite festival because the undercard is gold.

I expect kind of the same with Sziget this year, I ended up accepting that the headliners would not be at the level of 2022

[rowexx]

@Sziget2024_Leaks any news?😇

[Mondo-kun]

I like how they didn’t even mention Stormzy among headliners 🙃

[billybigballs]

Truck just announced their '24 line-up. I'd happily take a handful of these. 

Edited January 22 by billybigballs

[billybigballs]

An interesting read. Doesn't say anything we didn't already suspect/know but worth a quick read nonetheless: https://festileaks.com/2024/01/esns-2024-conferentie-in-een-notendop-alles-wordt-duurder-en-iedereen-wijst-naar-elkaar/

[billybigballs]

Another UK festival just dropped their line-up (a further one, Tramlines, is due later today). Some nuggets of gold to be found in here (and dozens I've never heard of!). It's June but gives an idea of who and when some acts are around this summer.

[poelim]

Looking at other festivals there seem to be quite some very well undercard names around.. Wonder if sziget manages to get some of those. 
 

[dude111]

the killers have a residency in vegas in 14-30.8 so i guess they're out 😔

[billybigballs]

21 minutes ago, dude111 said:

the killers have a residency in vegas in 14-30.8 so i guess they're out 😔

sh*t, there goes that dream.

[iamdebrii]

1 hour ago, dude111 said:

the killers have a residency in vegas in 14-30.8 so i guess they're out 😔

my heart ❤️‍🩹

[billybigballs]

Tramlines 2024:

[billybigballs]

6 hours ago, billybigballs said:

sh*t, there goes that dream.

Although, the days awaiting a headliner are 7th and 8th so perhaps not impossible..... 

[billybigballs]

Oya has added a few more names. Seems a shame that out of a strong top half of the poster we've got no acts (so far) at Sziget, and yet have a few of the smaller acts. 

[billybigballs]

Really hope Sziget are pulling out all the stops to ensure they get Raye this year (because most other European August festivals have her!):

Brit Awards: Raye breaks record as women dominate 2024 nominations - BBC News

Edited January 24 by billybigballs

[lukatej]

18 hours ago, billybigballs said:

Oya has added a few more names. Seems a shame that out of a strong top half of the poster we've got no acts (so far) at Sziget, and yet have a few of the smaller acts. 

 

I would love to have ARCA on Sziget, not because of her music but because I would love to see reactions of ordinary Sziget people to her set with BDSM torturing machines, that would be golden 😄

 

[billybigballs]

I feel like I'm spamming now, but here are a couple more UK festival line-ups from late July/early August, announced in the past few hours. Rick Astley anyone? 😉

 

Edited January 25 by billybigballs

[nitschd]

25 minutes ago, billybigballs said:

I feel like I'm spamming now, but here are a couple more UK festival line-ups from late July/early August, announced in the past few hours. Rick Astley anyone? 😉

 

I'll gladly take London Grammar, Declan McKenna, Jamie T, Pale Waves, CMAT & Future Islands!

[bunnyv]

1 hour ago, billybigballs said:

I feel like I'm spamming now, but here are a couple more UK festival line-ups from late July/early August, announced in the past few hours. Rick Astley anyone? 😉

 

I’d love to see Holly again. Not on the main stage.

[QuintenH]

John Summit is coming to tomorrowland w2. Maybe a great booking for the night program on the night of Dom Dolla?

[iamdebrii]

At this point I'm more excited for Leaks to return for some guessing games than the actual line-up 😅

[QuintenH]

The first names of lowlands will be announced on January 31. that's a festival the weekend after Sziget. Let's hope there are some new names among them.

[Matt86]

4 hours ago, billybigballs said:

I feel like I'm spamming now, but here are a couple more UK festival line-ups from late July/early August, announced in the past few hours. Rick Astley anyone? 😉

 

lol you're not spamming, it's actually nice to see what the others fests' have planned ^^

Keane and London Grammar would be nice 🙂

[kristofm]

My problem is that these are mostly British names on British festivals, and I'd love to see a good chunk of them playing at Sziget, but why would anyone play at Sziget on the 7th-12nd if they're playing at home between the 2-4th not playing elsewhere in Europe during the summer. So I'm not even giving myself false hope for bands like Soft Play or Pale Waves.

Edited January 25 by kristofm

[gunghoglen]

On 1/19/2024 at 3:27 PM, billybigballs said:

We tend to watch the headliners whether we're big fans of them or not. Obviously, it's preferable that we like them but appreciate that everyone has different tastes. This year, I'm resigned to the fact that the majority will not be to our taste. 

We're far more concerned at the fact that the acts lower down the line-up mostly disinterest us.

Understood and somewhat agreed. Every time I am at Sziget I discover someone on an undercard that is really good. Last year I saw youngr and became a big fan, so I do agree that a strong undercard is needed. There's more room for that, so maybe they can improve here, since there is not much upside with the headliners.