Oxford Times: The Carbonfools are ‘Hungary’ for success

The Hungarian top band, The Carbonfools can’t walk down the road without being mobbed in Hungary. So they already made it in Central Europe, now they want to do the same in UK, Oxford Times reports.

According to Oxford Times, among Budapest’s biggest bands, they effortlessly pack the city’s coolest venues and have played to tens of thousands of adoring fans at festivals and open air gigs.

Oxford Times’s reporter, Tim Hughes asked a question from drummer Kelo: “So what are one of central Europe’s biggest bands doing playing to a handful of people in an intimate London venue?”

“We have already made it in Hungary and are one of the top bands. Now we want to do the same in London,” says drummer Kelo in perfect English. To take things to the next level we have to play London. Fortunately things are going well with word spreading fast!.”

One of the first English-singing bands in Budapest, The Carbonfools set a trend followed by many new Hungarian bands. They have a string of Top 10 hits with four number ones, a back catalogue of more than 80 recorded songs, have almost 40,000 friends on Facebook, Oxford Times english news portal said.