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Festivals in Hungary

The next ones on the calendar. Dates change; check the organiser before you plan.

  1. Roughly April - October 2027Budapest Park seasonBudapest (Soroksari ut) · Concert venue - rock / pop / electronicUsual timing
  2. Late June 2027Fishing on OrfuOrfu (near Pecs) · Hungarian rock / pop / alternativeUsual timing
  3. Mid-July 2027EFOTTSukoro (Lake Velence) · Pop / electronic / HungarianUsual timing
  4. 10-14 August 2027Sziget FestivalBudapest (Obudai-sziget) · Mixed / pop / rock / electronicDates set
  5. 19-21 August 2027Strand FesztivalZamardi (Lake Balaton) · Pop / electronic / HungarianDates set
  6. 25-28 August 2027SZIN (Szegedi Ifjusagi Napok)Szeged · Pop / rock / HungarianUsual timing

All 10 festivals in Hungary → 4 more on the full index.

Brunch Electronik BerlinKeinemusikLollapalooza BerlinOffdaysRoskilde FestivalSziget FestivalUntold FestivalAll festivals →

Heard · Time-sensitive, then it's gone

All of Heard

  1. This week

    Cardi B's Tiny Desk: eight songs, two rewritten lines and a nine-piece band

    Cardi B's NPR debut drew a crowd so big that people were turned away. She rewrote two lyrics, traded her records for a live band and stopped once for water.

    Heard · 20 October · Photo · NPR Tiny Desk

  2. Heard

    Emei at the Danforth Music Hall 2026: opera masks, a sit-down "Dear Emily" and a song for Nai Nai

    The Toronto stop of the Night at the Opera tour opened with masked dancers and ended in chants. In between, Emei asked the whole room to sit down and sang to her late grandmother.

    Heard · 15 October · Photo · @zachaureliano

  3. Heard

    Chlapecka at Modus Berlin 2026: a drag opener, rhinestoned CDs and "Brain"

    The "Girl on the Moon" tour stopped at Modus in Berlin: a drag persona as opening act, two backup dancers and CDs rhinestoned by hand at the merch stand.

    Heard · 13 October · Photo · Katie Ramsay

The Wire · In brief

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  1. 20 OctKings of Leon head back to Australia and New Zealand in 2027
  2. 16 OctJustice are scoring GTA VI, and their new track features Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard
  3. 12 OctDoechii's Swamp Sessions are back with "BOMBS". The last run ended in a Grammy.
  4. 29 SeptApple built a 600-capacity venue in London. Its first season is booked with people who sell out arenas.
  5. 28 SeptThe 2026 VMAs: Madonna won seven, Taylor Swift passed Beyoncé and Yung Lean smashed a Moon Person
  6. 26 SeptEsDeeKid heads to Berlin and Cologne
  7. 24 SeptGenesis Owusu has won Album of the Year twice. Now his third album is nominated.

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