Great! Ed Sheeran to headline Sziget Festival 2019!

Attended by over 565,000 people last year, Europe’s answer to Glastonbury welcomes the biggest male pop star on the planet as its first headliner

Date: 7th-13th August 2019
Venue: Óbudai-sziget, Budapest, Hungary

Sziget is Europe’s most diverse festival and the fifth biggest in the world.

So what better platform for the biggest selling artist on the planet to take the stage for a headlining performance than Budapest’s legendary Island of Freedom? Ed Sheeran’s infectious sing-along tunes and stories of love, loss and youth have earned him countless awards and the title of current king of pop, and are set to be the perfect soundtrack to Sziget’s Love Revolution in August 2019.

Szitizen Prime passes for Sziget 2019 are on sale from 1st October.

Ed Sheeran began his career busking on the streets of London and living on mates’ sofas. Fast forward ten years and Sheeran is selling out stadium tours, playing to hundreds of thousands of people with nothing but a guitar and loop pedal to protect him. With three UK No. 1 albums and five UK No. 1 singles, he’ll be bringing his tongue-in-cheek blend of pop, folk and hip-hop to the Sziget Main Stage.

Sziget turned 26 in August this year. The seven-day festival saw headline performances from the world’s biggest acts including Kendrick Lamar, Gorillaz, Lana Del Rey, Mumford & Sons, Dua Lipa, Kygo and Arctic Monkeys. Over 1000 artists and performers from the world over took to Óbuda Island including Stormzy, Shame, Shawn Mendes, Goo Goo Dolls, Slaves and many more.

More than just its headliners, Sziget brought together a programme of world music, theatre, cabaret, installations, performances and art, with Szitizens flocking from over 100 nations to experience the ‘Island of Freedom’. With preparations well underway for 2019, Sziget is preparing for its biggest and best year to date.

Exclusive Szitizen Prime passes will be on sale for 24 hours from 1st October. As well as a ticket 7 or 5-day ticket to next year’s festival the pass will include a beanie, gym bag, stainless steel straw, patches, pins, and stickers.

Sziget returns in 2019: between 7-13 August.

For more details on Sziget head to szigetfestival.com.

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