Sziget adds Bastille, Bloc Party, Chvrches, Sum 41, and Nicky Romero

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 22nd Dec 2015

Sziget Festival 2016

Wednesday 10th to Wednesday 17th August 2016
Hajogyari island, an island in the Danube, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary MAP
7 day pass 249 euros - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 90,000

Hungary's Sziget which takes place on an island in the Danube, Budapest, Hungary from Wednesday 10th to Wednesday 17th August 2016 has added Bastille, Bloc Party, Chvrches, Sum 41, and Nicky Romero to their line-up.

They join Bring Me The Horizon, John Newman, Kodaline, M83, MØ, Naughty Boy, Parov Stelar, and Sigur Ros are the first 8 acts for 2016.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

Sziget Festival, (pronounced see'-get) takes place on Óbudai-sziget ("Old-Buda Island"), an island in the Danube, Budapest, Hungary. Taking place in August, the festival started as a local event in 1993 playing host to various Hungarian artists and has grown into a large European festival, showcasing over a thousand international artists, as well as the music, there is; theatre, dance, classical music, cabaret, performances, films, fine art, crafts, literary presentations, programmes for kids, sports and other free time activities.

Sziget hosts hundreds of acts and programs across more than 50 venues that will be announced in the forthcoming months. Early bird tickets are available until 31 December.

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A 7 day pass is priced at 235 euros, and a 5 day pass is 199 euros.

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