Sziget 2025

[So Sad Simon]

  On 1/31/2025 at 12:03 PM, billybigballs said:

Well, @Sziget2025_Leaks has just revisited as he liked my comment about his visit being fleeting a few pages back. Is there anything you can tell us @Sziget2025_Leaks?

 

For example:

 

- are we going to get a Wet Leg, Vampire Weekend, Prodigy etc type announcement or is that it now for known names?

 

- are there subs missing or are you not working that way this year?

 

- when are announcements re: staging coming? Same question related to night-time changes?

 

- how are ticket sales going?

 

 

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Let me help you:

 

1. No

 

2. No

 

3. March

 

4. Don't ask.

[So Sad Simon]

I share an office with a 22 year old, a 25 year old, a 26 year old and a 28 year old. I asked them all to look through the line up and tell me how many of the 61 acts they've heard of.

 

22 y.o: 12

 

25 y.o: 11

 

26 y.o: 12

 

29 y.o: 14

 

It's not a great return really, is it?

[thetime]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:00 PM, So Sad Simon said:

I share an office with a 22 year old, a 25 year old, a 26 year old and a 28 year old. I asked them all to look through the line up and tell me how many of the 61 acts they've heard of.

 

22 y.o: 12

 

25 y.o: 11

 

26 y.o: 12

 

29 y.o: 14

 

It's not a great return really, is it?

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Did they all have black t shirts and long hair? 

[CCester]

  On 1/31/2025 at 10:28 AM, So Sad Simon said:

Fair point, and I agree.

 

Problem is, we haven't got Wet Leg OR King's of Leon!

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But we have KoL! It’s just that they are girls and korean this time.

[thetime]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:39 PM, CCester said:

But we have KoL! It’s just that they are girls and korean this time.

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I think KOL would have been a great addition, never understand the hate. Perhaps they overplayed festivals and people grew tired of them. 

 

 

[So Sad Simon]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:37 PM, thetime said:

 

Did they all have black t shirts and long hair? 

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No, three women and one guy.

 

One of the women (22 y.o) is going to Download this year ngl. The others all enjoy a variety of different music but the majority of the acts are just a little too niche for 300 euros a ticket i feel.

[CCester]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:46 PM, thetime said:

 

I think KOL would have been a great addition, never understand the hate. Perhaps they overplayed festivals and people grew tired of them. 

 

 

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I love KoL. Closer is one of my favourite live songs. 
I think the hate comes from them being  quite a boring act previously if you didn’t know their songs. They’ve been putting up much better shows post Covid. 

[thetime]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:51 PM, CCester said:

I love KoL. Closer is one of my favourite live songs. 
I think the hate comes from them being  quite a boring act previously if you didn’t know their songs. They’ve been putting up much better shows post Covid. 

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Was just listening to closer on way to work, great tune. 

[billybigballs]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:51 PM, CCester said:

I love KoL. Closer is one of my favourite live songs. 
I think the hate comes from them being  quite a boring act previously if you didn’t know their songs. They’ve been putting up much better shows post Covid. 

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Think it all stems back to Sex on Fire. It rocketed them into becoming a headline act without them having developed a stage persona. People were just waiting for that one song to flip out to so weren't engaged in the earlier stuff and the band aren't the most engaging so it just became a meeting or the bored and the boring.

 

Agree they've improved since Covid - really enjoyed them at Sziget in 2022. I think them playing Sex on Fire early on in their set helps too - everyone waiting for that just clears off.

[thetime]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:50 PM, So Sad Simon said:

No, three women and one guy.

 

One of the women (22 y.o) is going to Download this year ngl. The others all enjoy a variety of different music but the majority of the acts are just a little too niche for 300 euros a ticket i feel.

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I think it can be said about a few festivals. Perhaps only the lineup based acts like werchter/mad cool is the exception. 

 

Take Roskilde, which is arguably in the top 5 of festivals. How many do you recognise? Probably not many more. 

 

 

[thetime]

  On 1/31/2025 at 3:00 PM, billybigballs said:

Think it all stems back to Sex on Fire. It rocketed them into becoming a headline act without them having developed a stage persona. 

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That was there 4th album. 

 

For me they were headlining everywhere for a 4 or 5 year period. Same thing happened with the stereophonics in the late 90s/00s. People just get bored, rather than do 2 years of touring and disappear for 2/3 years. 

 

I've not seen KOL for years, would certainly watch them if they did a gig or a festival I'm attending. Although probably wouldn't choose a festival because they were playing. 

[krisz1456]

  On 1/31/2025 at 2:00 PM, So Sad Simon said:

I share an office with a 22 year old, a 25 year old, a 26 year old and a 28 year old. I asked them all to look through the line up and tell me how many of the 61 acts they've heard of.

 

22 y.o: 12

 

25 y.o: 11

 

26 y.o: 12

 

29 y.o: 14

 

It's not a great return really, is it?

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I am 26, I have heard about 8 and only listen to 6. But I think the headliners are strong, the other is mehh for me

[Ferda]

  On 1/31/2025 at 3:07 PM, thetime said:

 

That was there 4th album. 

 

For me they were headlining everywhere for a 4 or 5 year period. Same thing happened with the stereophonics in the late 90s/00s. People just get bored, rather than do 2 years of touring and disappear for 2/3 years. 

 

I've not seen KOL for years, would certainly watch them if they did a gig or a festival I'm attending. Although probably wouldn't choose a festival because they were playing. 

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From my POV, KOL are just simply boring live act. I like their earlier stuff pre-Sex on Fire, but even this somehow falls flat at their shows for me. As they have no stage presence, everyone in the audience just waits for 2-3 hits but doesn't care for the rest. RIP 2023 was plain dreadful, everyone chatting/being on their phones, just to wake up and wabe for Sex On Fire... I am trying to avoid them, they are at the same boat as Mumfords and Imagine Dragons for me 🙂

[Emotin]

I love listening to Kings Of Leon on Spotify bug yeah, I found them boring live, both time I saw them at Sziget. Btw I usually don't go to festivals to see the biggest acts I could, but to enjoy the whole experience. That's why I like Sziget. Otherwise I would choose other festivals with fewer stages and a Better lineup, or Simply go to see the single gig near where I live. Sziget provided a decent experience and a Wide choice among artists and performing arts, It Is usually my back up Plan when I can't attend Glastonbury (like most years ahaha, like everyone). Still, they are removing stages and experiences year After year. I really Hope this year they Will come with something new, otherwise there's Nothing in this festival that Is changing, Just worsening

[nutballandtheshiftytwins]

  On 1/28/2025 at 10:31 AM, Matt86 said:

Yep, they completely deny the "older festival goers", at a time when the average age is increasing because those "before 2000" are much more fond of festivals than the new generation.

 

I'm pretty sure they won't reach the figures of 2018 and 2019 (or even 2022!).

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Naturally they'll never reach the figures of pre-covid again. The grounds wouldnt be able to handle it. It's just too dry and dusty these days. Did you see how bad it got last day last year when they finally had their first big day? 

 

I wonder how many people bought the early bird this year because I did enjoy paying 150e second hand last year.

 

[billybigballs]

  On 2/2/2025 at 9:16 AM, nutballandtheshiftytwins said:

 

Naturally they'll never reach the figures of pre-covid again. The grounds wouldnt be able to handle it. It's just too dry and dusty these days. Did you see how bad it got last day last year when they finally had their first big day? 

 

I wonder how many people bought the early bird this year because I did enjoy paying 150e second hand last year.

 

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I came out of the A38 after watching Yard Act to find the main stage looked like the Sahara during a sandstorm. Skrillex was playing and almost everyone was dancing the standard EDM dance of one arm in the air and stomping/kicking out one foot. The amount of dust this threw up was phenomenal.

 

If they have many more EDM acts on main stage this year (which looks likely) it could be carnage of the lungs!

[Akujin]

  On 2/2/2025 at 2:00 PM, billybigballs said:

I came out of the A38 after watching Yard Act to find the main stage looked like the Sahara during a sandstorm. Skrillex was playing and almost everyone was dancing the standard EDM dance of one arm in the air and stomping/kicking out one foot. The amount of dust this threw up was phenomenal.

 

If they have many more EDM acts on main stage this year (which looks likely) it could be carnage of the lungs!

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Really? It was so much worse in 2019. I was very much ok with the dust level last year. 
 

In 2019 during 21P I remember violently caughing it was so bad. I can’t remember anything like this from the last two years.

[billybigballs]

  On 2/2/2025 at 2:16 PM, Akujin said:

Really? It was so much worse in 2019. I was very much ok with the dust level last year. 
 

In 2019 during 21P I remember violently caughing it was so bad. I can’t remember anything like this from the last two years.

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It's had its bad days every year we've been, but I think last year hit so hard because we weren't already in it, we walked towards it and it was like a fog. Maybe when you're in it already your eyes adjust to it quickly.

[thetime]

  On 2/2/2025 at 2:00 PM, billybigballs said:

I came out of the A38 after watching Yard Act to find the main stage looked like the Sahara during a sandstorm. Skrillex was playing and almost everyone was dancing the standard EDM dance of one arm in the air and stomping/kicking out one foot. The amount of dust this threw up was phenomenal.

 

If they have many more EDM acts on main stage this year (which looks likely) it could be carnage of the lungs!

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Out of all the years I've been 2023 was the worst. So much that we avoided main stage all day. 

[bunnyv]

  On 2/2/2025 at 3:50 PM, thetime said:

 

Out of all the years I've been 2023 was the worst. So much that we avoided main stage all day. 

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2023 was hellish. Last year was nothing in comparison,hopefully this year will be even better.

[CS2110]

Excellent performances by Chappell Roan and Charli xcx at the Grammys last night. If anyone was in any doubt about them, then that should be proof they will be brilliant

[nathanh]

Does anyone know of any wheelchair accessible hotels or apartments in the area?

[dude111]

  On 2/3/2025 at 11:36 AM, nathanh said:

Does anyone know of any wheelchair accessible hotels or apartments in the area?

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they havebaccessible camping!

about the hotels, there is one on the islang i think

[krisz1456]

  On 2/3/2025 at 11:36 AM, nathanh said:

Does anyone know of any wheelchair accessible hotels or apartments in the area?

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Try writing an email to the festival. They also help in questions like this and they also have a "little stage" where people with wheelchair can look at the main stage and watch the performances. 

And ask chatgpt which hotels are wheelchair friendly and chatgpt will send you 3-5 links. Of course they might advertise themselves this way and there might be difficulties, after getting the link and the details of the hotel, you can message them or call them to get appropriate information. 

[nathanh]

  On 2/3/2025 at 2:28 PM, krisz1456 said:

Try writing an email to the festival. They also help in questions like this and they also have a "little stage" where people with wheelchair can look at the main stage and watch the performances. 

And ask chatgpt which hotels are wheelchair friendly and chatgpt will send you 3-5 links. Of course they might advertise themselves this way and there might be difficulties, after getting the link and the details of the hotel, you can message them or call them to get appropriate information. 

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Thank you!