Sziget Festival announces new artists: ASAP Rocky, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes – full line up here

This year’s Sziget festival held from August 6 to 11 will feature American rapper ASAP Rocky, the uncrowned king of rap, trap and R and B, Post Malone, Grammy-nominated Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, Caribou and K-pop girl band Kiss of Life, as well as a new wave Hungarian hip-hop, Co Lee, and the defining band of the alternative scene, Elefant, the organisers said on Tuesday.

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Among the local acts, Co Lee, one of the most prominent artists of new wave Hungarian hip-hop, and Elefánt, a leading band on the alternative scene, are already confirmed to perform, the organisers said.

Among the newly announced international stars, American rapper ASAP Rocky (born Rakim Mayers) has been a huge success and has dominated the music industry for a decade and a half. To date, he has amassed more than 17.5 billion streams and his music videos have surpassed 3.9 billion views on YouTube. His latest singles, Highjack and Ruby Rosary, will be featured on his forthcoming fourth studio album, Don’t Be Dumb. A few months ago, he released his Grammy-nominated music video for Tailor Swift.

Also from overseas, singer-songwriter Post Malone is the uncrowned king of rap, trap and R&B. He is known for hits such as Rockstar, Circles, I Had Some Help and White Iverson.

Malone burst onto the scene in 2015 and, in his upwardly mobile career, has sold 60 million records and released six studio albums (the most recent in 2024) in various genres, including pop, country, rap, and hip-hop.

Seven years ago, Grammy-nominated Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, a global star, performed a sold-out concert on the Sziget. The singer recently released his fifth album, Shawn, which draws on his travels and experiences over the past few years following the cancellation of his 2022 tour.

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Canadian composer and performer Caribou (Dan Snaith) is coming to this year’s Sziget with his new album Honey, and K-pop will debut on the Sziget this year with Korean girl group Kiss of Life. The latter was formed in 2023 and filmed the music video of its first mini-album in Budapest. Also performing on Sziget will be Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, formed in 1991, who last year re-released their 1998 hit album The Shape of Punk to Come. The band reportedly goes on a farewell tour this year, including the Sziget concert.