Iggy Pop will return to Budapest this summer

Iggy Pop will perform as a solo artist in Hungary for the first time in 25 years, as reported by 24.hu.

The ‘God Father of Punk’, the title he earned after having such a great influence on the artists in the genre with his band the The Stooges, will perform in Budapest Park on the 24^th of July. Despite performing with The Stooges in Hungary at the Sziget Festival in 2006 and the 2012 Volt Festival, his last performance in the capital as a solo artist was back in 1994 at the now-demolished Petőfi Csarnok. He will join the list of rock and metal performers at Budapest Park this summer, which will include the likes of Sum 41, Disturbed and the Architects.

Before discovering the unstoppable and raw power within him and becoming one of the first artists to try the iconic stage dive, James Newell Osterberg Jr, which is Iggy Pop’s real name, started his career as a drummer for various high school bands in his native State of Michigan. In 1968 he became one of the founding members of The Stooges, which in the early 60s and late 70s released three albums (The Stooges, Fun House, Raw Power). They had an enormous impact on the punk music scene and have influenced the bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Ramones.

After the second breakup of the band, which occurred partly due Iggy’s persisting drug use problem, he decided to focus on his solo career, where he was helped by his good friend David Bowie. In 1977 Iggy released his first and second solo albums The Idiot and Lust for Life respectively, which kick-started decades of success. They include classics such as his most well-known song the ‘The Passenger’ in addition to ‘Lust For Life’ and ‘Nightclubbing’.