Sziget Festival is very excited to host P!NK once again at the Island of Freedom. She will open the headline slot of the 7-day party, 9 August, 2017.
Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has released seven records, sold over 60 million albums, over 130 million singles, over 2.4 million DVDs worldwide and has had 14 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (four at #1). In addition, she is the recipient of three GRAMMY(r) Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards, two MTV Europe Awards, two People’s Choice Awards and was named Billboard’s “Woman of the Year” in 2013. Her The Truth About Love World Tour played 142 shows in 13 countries. P!nk’s August 9th show at Sziget marks a big return to the concert stage!
Sziget Festival takes place on the ‘Island of Freedom’ a beautiful green island in the middle of Budapest, where more than 500,000 Szitizens unite from more than 100 countries to celebrate. Sziget has received the award for ‘Best Major European Festival’ twice, while last year it was awarded for the festival with the ‘Best Line-Up’. The program of Sziget breaks down to more than 50 venues, where one can not only plan to see top headline acts on the Main Stage, but can experience arts, circus, theatre, dance, yoga and much more with a 24/7 program. Hundreds of acts and programs will take place at the event, representing different genres, keeping the music line-up as colorful as always. Among the line-up one can already find Kasabian, Major Lazer, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Flume, PJ Harvey, Alt-J and many more. This time Wiz Khalifa was announced for the Dan Panaitescu Main Stage as well as Rita Ora. To the endless program of the huge A38 Tent Alex Clare, Dimension, The Courteeners, The Vaccines and Her were confirmed. The gigantic tent of the Arena will welcome Paul Van Dyk and Bassjackers among the already announced other names.
Tickets
Passes are still available for Sziget Festival, both 7-day and 5-day passes. The first 2 days, 9-10 August are not included in the 5-day passes. Day tickets are available for all 7 days. Tickets for a discounted price are available until 31 May. Ticket link: www.szigetfestival.com/tickets
All names announced so far in alphabetical order:
Alex Clare, Alt-J, Andy C, Anne-Marie, Bad Religion, Bassjackers, Bear’s Den, Billy Talent, Cashmere Cat, Charli XCX, Chef’Special, Clean Bandit, Crystal Fighters, Danny Brown, De Staat, Dimension, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DJ Shadow, Dubioza Kolektiv, Flume, Fritz Kalkbrenner, George Ezra, GTA, GusGus, Her, Interpol, Jagwar Ma, Jamie Cullum, Kasabian, Kensington, Leningrad, León, Mac Demarco, Major Lazer, Mando Diao, Maurice West, Metronomy, Nervo, Nothing but Thieves, OH Wonder, Oliver Heldens, Paul van Dyk, P!NK, PJ Harvey, Rita Ora, Rone, Rudimental live, Steve Aoki, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, The Couteeners, The Kills, The Naked and Famous, The Pretty Reckless, The Strypes, The Vaccines, Tom Odell, Two Door Cinema Club, Valentino Khan, Vince Staples, W&W, Watsky, Weval, White Lies, Wiz Khalifa
What: Sziget Festival
Where: Óbuda Island, Budapest, Hungary
When: 9-16 August, 2017
Website: www.szigetfestival.com
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk