Balaton Sound reveals massive cast in Phase Two reveal, with Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Alesso, Oliver Heldens, Craig David, Martin Solveig, Ella Eyre, and more, also set to play the beach festival.
Balaton Sound, the 5-day non-stop beach themed music festival situated on the stunning Lake Balaton, has revealed the stunning Phase Two line-up set to play at the Hungarian festival between 4th – 8th July 2018, with former Swedish House Mafia juggernauts Axwell Λ Ingrosso set for the main stage on 8th July.
Following on from the success of their 2017 summer anthem ‘More Than You Know’ (approaching 400 million Spotify streams), the Swedish duo will be joined at Balaton by their fellow countryman Alesso, who will kick things off at the main stage on 4th July.
The 5-day crazy beach party, and sister of Sziget festival in Hungary, will also welcome the likes of Oliver Heldens, Martin Solveig, Disciples, and UK garage pioneer Craig David, with the latter bringing his TS5 show to the Jager Arena on 7th July, following the release of his latest album ‘The Time Is Now.’
Best known for her breakthrough Rudimental collab ‘Waiting All Night’, Ella Eyre will also join proceedings in Phase Two, along with Vini Vici, Carnage, Night Lovell, Nghtmre, and female artist of the moment, New York glam star Princess Nokia. The announcement follows an eclectic Phase One announcement which included the likes of Martin Garrix, Jonas Blue, DJ Snake, and The Chainsmokers.
The 5-Day Balaton Ticket Pass gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton, whilst the 3-day option gives fans a chance to enjoy a split of three of the main days of the festival (4-5-6 July) or (6-7-8 July). For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty, the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grandstand facing the Main Stage.
Line-Up (in alphabetical order):
AXWELL INGROSSO
ALESSO
CARNAGE
CHAINSMOKERS
CRAIG DAVID
DAVID GUETTA
DISCIPLES
DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE
DJ SNAKE
ELLA EYRE
JONAS BLUE
MARTIN GARRIX
MARTIN SOLVEIG
NIGHT LOVELL
NERVO
NGHTMRE
OLIVER HELDENS
PRINCESS NOKIA
TIMMY TRUMPET
TY DOLLA SIGN
W&W
VINI VICI
More names to be announced in the upcoming weeks!
Where: Zamárdi, Lake Balaton, Hungary
When: 4-8 July 2018
If you google Hungary or Budapest, you will find numerous travel journals, videos, articles written by foreigners, telling you why Hungary and the capital city is worth a trip. Buzzfeed did as well, highlighting festivals, different towns and traditions, hungaricums, also providing the reader with useful tips related to each item.
1 – Buda Castle
It is no wonder the Buda Castle is featured on the UNESCO World Heritage list, as it is possibly the most beautiful combination in the world, consisting of the hillside, architecture and the Danube.
Tip: try and visit the castle district after sundown, the lights are magical at those hours.
2 – Hortobágy
Hortobágy is the most plain-like plain not only in the Hungarian Great Plain but whole Europe. It is worth visiting because of the beautiful sunsets, the traditional Hungarian wells, and because of the trick shows of the Hungarian cowboys (‘csikós’).
Tip: Check out the Nine-holed Bridge, the symbol of Hortobágy.
photo: gotohungary.com
3 – Pécs
A pleasant Mediterranean climate, Europe’s most northern-located mosque, lively night-life and vast crowds of university students is why Pécs is the second best city in Hungary, according to Buzzfeed.
Tip: there’s a small village nearby, Villány, where you will find the best red wine in the country.
4 – Hollókő
Traditions are cultivated and protected everywhere in Hungary, but Hollókő stands out from the rest of the villages. The romantic sights, the old houses and the colourful traditional costumes are why you should not skip Hollókő if you’re interested in old Hungarian values.
Tip: if you can visit during Easter when the local men grab buckets full of water and honour the women by pouring a bucket onto each one of them.
photo: www.facebook.com/Hollókő, az élő falu
5 – Siófok
Just like Ibiza! Siófok is located on the southern bank of Lake Balaton, which is Central Europe’s largest lake. Siófok is practically a party town during the summer days. Beautiful Hungarian women, sunshine, clubs, where the party never ends, what else needs to be said?
Tip (for party lovers): a few kilometres away Hungary’s biggest electronic music festival, Balaton Sound, is organised yearly at Zamárdi.
Balaton Sound
6 – Esztergom
Esztergom is a charming town, which serves as Hungary’s spiritual home. At its heart lies the architectural and artistic wonder that the basilica is. Here the Danube serves as the border between Slovakia and Hungary. Esztergom is one of the oldest Hungarian cities, where you can literally breathe in history.
Photo: Wikicommons by Gábor Bejó
7 – Jewish traditions in Budapest
Do you remember that the Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest one on the European continent? Jewish traditions are thriving in Budapest and the 7th district, in the traditional Jewish district, you will find numerous memorials next to popular cafés and pubs.
Tip: make sure to take a walk along Kazinczy street.
The Dohány Street Synagogue Photo by Guavin Pictures
8 – Balaton Uplands
The Balaton Uplands on the northern bank of Lake Balaton often slip people’s attention, even though there is an abundance of things to be seen here. For example, tiny volcanoes, vineyards where you can get a taste of the local grape, cultural festivals, bicycle roads and a beautiful view of the lake.
Tip: you can get a view of the whole lake from the hill of the Tihany Abbey. The abbey is actually one of the most astonishing churches in Hungary.
photo: www.facebook.com/TihanyHivatalosOldala
9 – Aggtelek
Central Europe’s biggest and most intricate cave system is between an enchanted forest and the castle of a queen from a fairy tale. We’re not surprised that the Aggtelek Caves are also one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Tip: half of the cave belongs to Slovakia, thus on particular days you can cross the border underground.
Photo: Wiki commons by Fenyessanyi
10 – Sziget Festival
There’s an island on the Danube that goes crazy every August. One of Europe’s biggest and most popular music festivals is organised here for more than 20 years now. The festival’s success is so great abroad that the Dutch, French and Italian visitors outnumber the Hungarians.
Tip: if you’re already at Sziget, take a look around Budapest if you have some free time. All festival-goers do this.
photo: https://szigetfestival.com/en/
11 – Debrecen
Debrecen is Hungary’s second biggest city, also dubbed as the ‘Calvinist Rome’. The busy and devoted locals built a church on the main square, and you will hardly find another such well-kept city in Hungary. If you’re visiting in August, you might be able to catch the Flower Carnival.
Tip: the local football team is said to be the best in the country, and the football stadium is a pretty cool sight.
Photo: www.facebook.com/DebreceniVirágkarnevál
12 – Szentendre
Although Szentendre is extremely close to Budapest, it is an entirely different world. Szentendre is the beloved place of Hungarian artists and bohemians, and the cobbled streets and unusual cafés work like magnets when it comes to tourists.
Tip: the old royal Hungarian inhabitancy, the Visegrád castle, is located close-by, which if you visit Szentendre too, won’t even take up a day.
13 – The baths in Budapest
Be it roofed or outdoors, modern or medieval, steam bath or sauna, the Budapest baths will surely satisfy all your water-related cravings. There is a handful of baths to choose from in the city of waters.
Tip: be careful, some baths can be visited only by men.
The local aszú (muscatel) is rightfully crowned as the king of wines: Buzzfeed argues that an old Burgundy red wine will be just a quality grape juice compared to the wines that are produced at the hillsides of northern Hungary. Plus, the prices are reasonable.
Tip: the best hotels and restaurants in the area are in Mád.
photo: www.facebook.com/furmintfebruar
15 – Ecseri Flea Market
As we’ve said previously, it is indeed mind-blowing how many treasures and collection items you can find at this flea market near Budapest. All eras and all functions are represented here.
Tip: observe the sellers too, they are quite impressive people.
Ever since I found out about my Hungarian ancestry as a kid, I’ve been inspired to learn more and eager to visit Hungary. In the recent years, I’ve been exploring the country quite a lot, and last summer, especially when Christine and I did a road trip by train from Budapest to Eger, Miskolc, Tokaji, Debrecen and back to Budapest!
This article is a tribute to my Hungarian heritage and my grandfather Géza Waltner, who lives in the small but charming town of Sajószentpéter.
If you haven’t yet been, I urge you to go and experience all that Hungary has to offer. Here are 55 reasons why I think everyone should visit Hungary at least once in their life!
1. FOOD
One of the first things that come to mind when I think about Hungary is the food. There are so many delicious and flavorful dishes to try. Below are some notable dishes that are traditional in the Hungarian kitchen: Pörkölt, Gulyás, Halászlé, Meggyleves, Rakott Krumpli, Húsleves, Töltött Paprika, Lecsó, Paprikás Csirke, Töltött káposzta.
2. ESZTERGOM
An old city that already existed during Roman times and the former capital of Hungary between the 900’s and 1200’s, before King Bela IV moved the capital to Buda. The famous basilica is also the largest church in all of the country.
Esztergom is surely another good reason to visit Hungary beyond Budapest!
Photo: Wikicommons by Gábor Bejó
3. FISHERMAN’S BASTION
Few attractions have caught my eyes like the Fisherman’s Bastion and Mathias Church next to it. This place is like taken out of a fairytale, but it’s very real, and you can walk here yourself. If you come here early in the morning, you can almost imagine walking around in a scene from the Lord of the Rings!
fisherman’s bastion
4. TOKAJI ASZU
Probably the best sweet wine in the world. It’s so delicious. The first time you try it, make sure to select a good quality Tokaji Aszu with at least 5 puttonyos. Read more HERE.
Photo: Furmint Photo
5. ARCHITECTURE
Everywhere you go in Hungary, you will see old and beautiful architecture. In Budapest, you can walk around a whole day, just looking at old buildings and still haven’t seen them all. But also in other cities you will see some impressive architecture!
St Stephen’s Basilika
6. LILLAFÜRED
Famous for the natural caves and the Palace hotel in neo-Renaissance style as well as being home to the highest waterfall in Hungary.
lillafûred
7. INTERESTING AND UNIQUE FOLK TRADITION
Hungarian culture and traditions are some of the best-preserved ones in Europe. They go back to the old days, and as a tourist, it will be very interesting to attend events and festivals.
Photo: MTI
8. AGGTELEK
A world heritage site and also the longest stalactite cave system in Europe. If you like to explore underground, then you shouldn’t miss Aggtelek in Northeastern Hungary!
aggtelek – reasons to travel to hungary
9. IT’S STILL AFFORDABLE AS A TOURIST
While prices have increased in Budapest in recent years, it’s still very much affordable to visit Hungary as a tourist. You can see a lot of things, use public transportation, eat lots of food and have a good time without breaking the bank.
The same goes for hotel and spa experiences. You can stay at a luxury hotel here for at least half the price compared to cities like London or Paris.
10. BUDAPEST
One of my absolute favorite cities worldwide. There are just so many attractions, spa, neighborhoods, nature, cafés, bars and shopping that you could stay here forever and never get bored. As a tourist, you will probably only stay for a couple of days, but you’ll definitely want to come back!
While Opera originated in Italy, you will find plenty of extravaganza and quality for your money when attending the National State Opera House in Budapest. First of all, the opera house is one of the most beautiful in the whole world with fantastic acoustic. Secondly, it’s very cheap compared to La Scala, but you still get a high-class performance here!
If you haven’t been to an Opera before, then make sure to go in Budapest.
Hungarian State Opera House, photo: Wikimedia Commons
12. LÁNGOS
Probably the best snack/fast food in the whole world.
It seems like the world-conquering tour of lángos in unstoppable. More and more people hear about it, give it try and also hopefully send its word all around the world. It is not too complicated to make lángos and it is definitely worth to give it a try. (LÁNGOS RECIPE – Read more here and watch the video.)
13. HOLLÓKÖ
Another UNESCO world heritage site, and a place to visit if you want to get a cultural experience. Here you can also see the Hollokö castle.
14. BALATON SOUND AND SZIGET FESTIVAL
If you like to party with people from all over the world, you should visit Hungary when Balaton Sound or Sziget Festival is ongoing. I will let the videos talk for the festivals, and if you like it, then you know that you have to come!
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Balaton Sound – Zamárdi: Hungary’s beach themed music festival reveals headliners: The Chainsmokers, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake Plus even more!
Balaton Sound, the 5-day non-stop beach themed music festival situated on the stunning Lake Balaton, has revealed their first phase of acclaimed talent to perform at the major open-air festival between 4th – 8th July 2018, with Martin Garrix, The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake and Jonas Blue all confirmed for the stellar billing set to invade the main stage next summer.
What: Balaton Sound
When: 4-8 July, 2018
Where: Zamárdi, Lake Balaton, Hungary
The 5-day crazy beach party, and sister of Sziget festival in Hungary, will also welcome the likes of David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nervo, Ty Dolla Sign, W&W, and Timmy Trumpet all performing on the biggest stage of Balaton Sound, with several yet-to-be-announced acts performing across the Heineken Beach, and Arena stages.
The announcement marks an eagerly anticipated 2018 edition of Balaton with Dutch youngster Martin Garrix claiming DJ Mag’s Number #1 DJ in the World title for the second year running in 2017, and DJ Snake enjoying monumental success worldwide, headlining Ultra Music Festival in Miami, and performing a very special set on top of the Arc De Triomphe in Paris. They’ll be joined by Ty Dolla Sign, the LA rapper best known for his multi-award winning hit ‘Work From Home’, and Jonas Blue who recently surpassed 3 billion streams worldwide after his single, ‘Fast Car’ became 2016’s biggest-selling single globally.
Balaton Sound has multiple venues with a different focus in music, with tickets available from 7th December onwards. The best-priced tickets are only available for 72 hours, during the Early Bird ticket sales, from noon (CET) 7th December until noon (CET) 10th December. Similarly to last year, this year visitors can obtain various types of passes.
The 5-Day Pass, gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton,
whilst the 3-day option gives fans a chance to enjoy a split of three of the main days of the festival (4-5-6 July) or (6-7-8 July). For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty, the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grandstand facing the Main Stage.
Already announced names (in alphabetical order):
THE CHAINSMOKERS
DAVID GUETTA
DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE
JONAS BLUE
MARTIN GARRIX
NERVO
DJ SNAKE
TIMMY TRUMPET
TY DOLLA SIGN
W & W
The Hungarian Tourism Agency is offering visitors to the week-long Sziget Festival, in northern Budapest, a chance to participate in virtual tours of Hungary from the comfort of beanbags and backstage tours.
With the help of VR headsets, they can experience Budapest with a bird’s eye view, as well as visiting unique natural sites around Hungary, such as the volcanic basalt rocks of Hegyestű, in the northern Balaton region, the Megyer mountain lake, in the north-east, the salt hills of Egerszalók, in northern Hungary, and the cave lakes of Tapolca in the west. Additionally, they get virtual tours of Hungary’s VOLT and Balaton Sound summer international music festivals.
The Hungarian Tourism Agency in cooperation with public radio Petőfi also offers backstage tours to Sziget-goers who want to take selfies in front of a display of large white letters spelling HelloHungary and upload it to social media sites with the hashtags #fedezdfel and #hellohungary.
The agency said it wants to show international festival-goers that there is more to Hungary than its festivals and to help visitors at home explore some hidden gems around the country.
Five foreigners have been robbing and assaulting people with pepper spray at Balaton Sound. Hvg.hu reports that the court has ruled to put the men under preliminary arrest.
The Siófok local prosecution proposed the arrest of the four Belgian and one Italian man, which has been ruled by the court now. They are accused of stealing necklaces at Balaton Sound festival. Victims have made reports first after the Tiesto concert on Thursday, with 10 people being injured, but their criminal activities peaked on Friday, where they injured 30 people. This carried on until Sunday dawn when the local police caught them.
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The Belgians and the Italian have agreed between themselves and with other people to harmonise their efforts of robbing festival goers at Balaton Sound. They targeted people in the crowd and then tore off their gold necklaces, usually from behind, in some cases, they even implemented the use of pepper spray: the Italian man sprayed people, while the Belgians robbed them. They managed to steal necklaces worth 3,250 euros altogether.
The court has ruled to put the men (aged 23-26) under preliminary arrest, as to prevent them from escaping and hiding, and presenting further difficulties for the authorities to prove their guiltiness.
It is suspected that they had accomplices, whom the police have not yet managed to find.
Balaton Sound is an emphasized touristic event in Hungary, it is not just a music festival but an important “touristic magnet” which attracts more than 150 thousands of visitors, much of them from other European countries, this way it has an important role in the international popularization of Lake Balaton.
Balaton Sound, the 5-day beach festival, hosted the most wanted world-class DJs as well as the world’s most demanded party series Elrow, which made an impressive debut on the festival, becoming a popular new party venue.
On Saturday – with the anticipated shows of Robin Schulz and Kygo, among others – the party was sold out and the weather was gracious with Balaton Sound through all 5 days of the festival. The street theatre performances brought down the house, the giant jellyfishes, drummers and the real Rio atmosphere showed a new image of the exciting and spectacular festival.
The piers built on the lake were full and the daily running Party Boat was sold out, many of the visitors have tried Mingo Polo and water sports also were popular. One of the new elements of this – supported by Hungarian Tourist Agency – were the 360 VR tour, where visitors could participate in virtual country tours in the surrounding area of the festival and visit Badacsony, Tihany or the center of Veszprém.
With the festival season knocking at our door, lovers of water and concerts might wonder what to do during the summer. Index.hu has compiled a list of things you can do at Lake Balaton.
The MOL Nagyon Balaton festival starts soon, the aim of which is to promote Lake Balaton, to strengthen its popularity and prestige both in Hungary and abroad. Since its launch in 2013, various festivals can be associated with it, such as VeszprémFest, Valley of Arts (Művészetek Völgye), Balaton Sound, Jazz picnic at Paloznak, but new festivals were born as well: STRAND Festival and B.my.Lake. Another key programme of Nagyon Balaton are the ferryboat concerts.
According to Norbert Lobenwein, founder and organiser of MOL Nagyon Balaton, the festival brought over 1 million people to Balaton, and they are expecting even more guests this year. Zoltán Guller, Managing Director of the Hungarian National Tourism Agency, said that bringing together the different programmes and creating a new festival organisation has proved to be a great idea already in the first year, and since, the number of attendees is ever growing. For instance, in September 2016, the number of days spent by the attendants at the festival has grown by 19 percent, compared to the number in the first September.
Here you can find the list of MOL Nagyon Balaton programmes:
– Plázs Siófok opens in June
– Budapest Nyár opens the Balatoni Nyár programme series on June 17
– The National Regatta takes place on June 10 and 11
– Kultkikötő’s programmes are available from June 23 until the end of August
– there will be a Book-Wine-Jazz festival
– The fifth Anna festival in July
– the tenth Balaton Sound starts on July 5
– the Badacsony Bor7 (Badacsony wine week) kicks off on July 14, where all wineries from the region will be represented
– if you are less interested in concerts and parties, then the Valley of Arts is for you, as well as the VeszprémFest and the Street Music Festival of Veszprém
– the ferryboat concerts start on July 28 from the Tihany-Szántód port: two ferries are taking off, which will connect in the middle of Lake Balaton
– Wine weeks in Balatonfüred in August
– there will be an ART Placc near the Tihany port on every Saturday
– the Jazz Picnic at Paloznak returns in August
– Zamárdi will be the home of the last two big festivals of the season: the usual Strand and B.my.Lake
The program of Balaton Sound, the 5-day non-stop music festival right on the beach of Lake Balaton, is now ready. More than 20 venues will await the visitors who cannot only see the biggest DJs, but have a superb vacation time, right on the beach with parties non-stop. Kygo, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Axwell Ingrosso, Tiësto, Marshmello and more than 300 other programs. Discounted tickets are available until 14 June, 2017.
Balaton Sound hosts the biggest names of electronic music, so this year fans can once again see the top DJs. The massive Main Stage facing Lake Balaton will hosts such acts as Armin Van Buuren, Axwell Ingrosso, KSHMR, Kygo, Hardwell and on 6th July, there will be even an extra headliner: Tiësto. In addition, G-Eazy, Galantis, Jason Derulo, Robin Schulz, Marshmello, Don Diablo, Krewella, Headhunterz, Zedd will entertain as well as Cheat Codes, just announced now.
The Jäger Arena is a great venue, with many genres and many exciting acts, featuring Hungarian performers as well. Yellow Claw, Mija, Eptic, Sigma, The Bloody Beetroots, Carnage, Nod One’s Head, Dua Lipa, Netsky, Zeds Dead, Section Boyz, Example & Dj Wire, Troyboi and Hucci will be here as well.
The Party Arena is one of the core venues of Balaton Sound. In the giant tent, the party will start at 9 pm, where StadiumX, Nicky Romero, Corey James, Raiden, Florian Picasso, Observer x Flip Capella, Blasterjaxx, Timmy Trumpet, Shaun Frank, Juicy M, Showtek, R3HAB, Oxia, Nicole Moudaber, Dave Clarke, Amerigo Provenzano, Ravitez, D.O.D, Afrojack, Kidda will bring their music.
The Heineken Beach, decorated with a huge pyramid will host: Max Cooper, Flavio Folco, Dubfire, Joseph Capriati, Jan Blomqvist, John Digweed, Mark Reeve, Kungs, Jamie Jones, Art Department, Eelke Kleijn, Erick Morillo, Martin Kremser, Hot Since 82 and Sasha. The Sound & Bass Stage Powered by Bladerunnaz will feature – among many others – Hypoxia, Redpill, TC, Murdock, Dj Guv, Disaszt, Loadstar, Turno, Emperor and Noisia.
The whole Balaton Sound program will feature more than 300 programs during the 5-days at more than 20 program venues. Many of the venues are built on Lake Balaton itself on piers with an exciting decoration, with many cocktail bars, chill areas, etc.
As a new program module, small street theatres will also be present at Balaton Sound from this year on. Giant jellyfish, magical live music, spectacular installations and mysterious characters will further make Balaton Sound a great party destination. The Bloco de Budapest Brazil Show, the Compagnie Planete Vapeur, Oakleaf Stelzenkunst and Spark! will be this year’s guests.
The Elrow Stage will definitely become the party central of the festival with their impressive decorations that will be built on a pier in the Lake itself. Just on the opposite side of the Main Stage, the Psychedelic theme of the Elrow party will bring a crazy vibe to the beach party featuring great DJs as Henry Saiz, Edu Imbernon, CatzN’Dogs, Anja Schneider, Toni Varga, De La Swing, Eddy M, Mario Biani and Bastian Bux. The Elrow Stage will start the party already at noon and will build up the party right until the Main Stage takes over. The night series will start after the closing slot on the Main Stage and will last till sunrise. The venue will have a cocktail bar and comfy sunbeds, so visitors can enjoy the exclusive venue built on the water.
As an additional program element, visitors can party also on the Lake itself. The exclusive boat parties will leave every day in the afternoon, where prestigious DJs will play such as Sasha, Jan Blomqvist, Max Cooper, Art Department and Eelke Klejn. These tickets can be purchased on top of the 5-day pass to the festival on the festival website.
Travel & Accommodation
Getting to Balaton Sound has never been easier. Zamárdi, the host city of Balaton Sound, is one hour away from Budapest and Balaton Sound transfer buses leave from Budapest every day. Friends and groups can also book a private transfer bus to get to Zamárdi in the biggest comfort. Several other options are available as well, these are listed on the Balaton Sound website. Accommodation possibilities are also endless. Campers can stay in the camping area located 10 minutes from the festival site, or they can also book a spot at the Beach Camping, that is right next to the festival site. Hotels, apartments and glamping possibilities are also available. All listed here: http://sziget.hu/balatonsound_english/accommodation/
Tickets
Discounted tickets are available until 14th June, 2017. Similarly to last year, this year visitors can get two types of passes. The 5-Day Pass, including Day 0, gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton. The 4-Day Pass is valid for the so called regular festival days (6-9th July), also giving a great beach party experience for the fans of electronic and hip-hop music. Day tickets for Day 0 and for the regular festival days are also available. For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grand stand facing the Main Stage.
Elrow, known for their amazing parties worldwide, will come this year to Balaton Sound. The Elrow stage will kick off 5th July and will fully operate during the whole festival time. Henry Saiz, Edu Imbernon, CatzN’Dogs, Anja Schneider and many of the Elrow resident DJs will bring music to their spectacular venue built on Lake Balaton. Balaton Sound, the non-stop beach party takes place in Zamárdi between 5-9 July. Discounted tickets are available until 14th June, 2017.
The program of Balaton Sound is shaping up week by week. The 5-day beach party at the biggest lake in Central Europe, Lake Balaton, will host the globally well-known Elrow party series with a separate venue at the festival. Elrow has constant presence at the biggest festivals in the world and this year, for the first time, they will also have a venue in Hungary, at Balaton Sound.
The Elrow Stage will definitely become the party central of the festival with their impressive decorations that will be built on a pier in the Lake itself. Just on the opposite side of the Main Stage, the Psychedelic theme of the Elrow party will bring a crazy vibe to the beach party featuring great DJs as Henry Saiz, Edu Imbernon, CatzN’Dogs, Anja Schneider, Toni Varga, De La Swing, Eddy M, Mario Biani and Bastian Bux. The Elrow Stage will start the party already at noon and will build up the party right until the Main Stage takes over. The night series will start after the closing slot on the Main Stage and will last till sunrise. The venue will have a cocktail bar and comfy sunbeds, so visitors can enjoy the exclusive venue built on the water.
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The program of Balaton Sound is still expanding. This time names as Axwell /\ Ingrosso, Dua Lipa, ZEDD, Don Diablo and many more have been added. The more than 60 announced artists will make the non-stop beach party an unforgettable part of the 2017 summer. Passes and day tickets still available.
The program of Balaton Sound is shaping up week by week. This time more than 10 names were added to the program of the 5-day festival. This time Axwell /\ Ingrosso, Dua Lipa, ZEDD, Don Diablo, Noisia, Mija, Eptic and Section Boyz were added as well as some prominent bands from the Hungarian music scene as Punnany Massif, Wellhello, Halott Pénz and Brains.
General tickets for Balaton Sound
Similarly to last year, this year visitors can get two types of passes. The 5-Day Pass, including Day 0, gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton. The 4-Day Pass is valid for the so called regular festival days (6-9th July), also giving a great beach party experience for the fans of electronic and hip-hop music. Day tickets for Day 0 and for the regular festival days are also available. For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grand stand facing the Main Stage.
Already announced names (in alphabetical order)
Afrojack
Alison Wonderland
Armin van Buuren
Art Department
Axwell v Ingrosso
Blasterjaxx
Carnage
Corey James
D.O.D.
Dave Clarke
Don Diablo
Dua Lipa
Dubfire
Eelke Klejn
Emperor
Eptic
Erick Morillo
Example & Dj Wire
Florian Picasso
G-Eazy
Galantis
Hardwell
Headhunterz
Hucci
Jamie Jones
Jan Blomqvist live
Jason Derulo
John Digweed
Juicy M
KIIDA
Krewella
KSHMR
Kungs
Kygo
Loadstar
Mark Reeve
Marshmello
Max Cooper
Mija
Netsky live
Nicky Romero
Nicole Moudaber
Nod One’s Head
Noisia
R3HAB
Raiden
Ravitez
Robin Schulz
Sasha
Section Boyz
Shaun Frank
Showtek
Sigma live
Stadium X
TC
The Bloody Beetroots
Tiesto
Timmy Trumpet
TroyBoi
Yellow Claw
Zedd
ZEDS DEAD
Balaton Sound the 5-day party will once again bring an amazing line-up of electronic artists to the beach of Lake Balaton- the biggest freshwater lake in Central Europe. Armin Van Buuren, Galantis, G-Eazy, KSHMR and the 50 announced artists will make these 5-days a non-stop beach party! Discounted tickets are available until 15th March, 2017.
What: Balaton Sound
Where: Zamárdi, Lake Balaton, Hungary
When: 5-9 July, 2017
Website: www.balatonsound.com
Ticket link: http://sziget.hu/balatonsound_english/ticket/category/entry-ticket
Official Aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P16i-xGY99s
Media contact: Kata & Zsuzsi via pr***@sz****.hu
The program of Balaton Sound is shaping up week by week. This time 23 new names were added to the program of the 5-day festival, so visitors can party non-stop at more than 20 venues. This time Armin Van Buuren, KSHMR, G-Eazy, Galantis were added to the Main Stage program, while the huge tent of the Arena will host Showtek, Corey James, Raiden, StadiumX, Juicy M, Florian Picasso and Nicole Moudaber next to the already announced names. Several other venues at the festival will host an amazing program series, so expect Yellow Claw, Troyboi, Mark Reeve, Erick Morillo, Dubfire, Art Department, Max Cooper, Hucci, TC, Emperor, Loadstar and Ellke Klejn to entertain.
Tickets
Discounted tickets are available until 15th March, 2017. Similarly to last year, this year visitors can get two types of passes. The 5-Day Pass, including Day 0, gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton. The 4-Day Pass is valid for the so called regular festival days (6-9th July), also giving a great beach party experience for the fans of electronic and hip-hop music. Day tickets for Day 0 and for the regular festival days are also available. For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grand stand facing the Main Stage.
Already announced names (in alphabetical order):
Afrojack
Alison Wonderland
Armin van Buuren
Art Department
Blasterjaxx
Carnage
Corey James
D.O.D.
Dave Clarke
Dubfire
Eelke Klejn
Emperor
Erick Morillo
Example & Dj Wire
Florian Picasso
Galantis
G-Eazy
Hardwell
Headhunterz
Hucci
Jamie Jones
Jan Blomqvist live
Jason Derulo
John Digweed
Juicy M
KIIDA
Krewella
KSHMR
Kungs
Kygo
Loadstar
Mark Reeve
Marshmello
Max Cooper
Netsky live
Nicky Romero
Nicole Moudaber
Nod One’s Head
R3HAB
Raiden
Ravitez
Robin Schulz
Sasha
Shaun Frank
Showtek
Sigma live
Stadium X
TC
The Bloody Beetroots
Tiesto
Timmy Trumpet
TroyBoi
Yellow Claw
ZEDS DEAD
More names to be announced in the upcoming weeks!
photo: [ Sándor Csudai ] . www.facebook.com/csudaisandor
Balaton Sound, the 5-day non-stop music festival right on the beach of Lake Balaton, has revealed new names to perform at the major beach festival on 5-9 July, 2017 –in Zamárdi. Tiesto, Jason Derulo, Marshmello, Afrojack, R3HAB and many more are confirmed to the already announced names. Discounted tickets are available until 15 March, 2017.
The first names announced for Balaton Sound gave a great kick-off buzz for the 5-day crazy beach party. This time 17 more names were confirmed by organizers. Tiesto, Jason Derulo, Marshmello will perform on the biggest stage of Balaton Sound, while Afrojack, R3HAB, D.O.D., Kiida, Ravitez will be seen in the gigantic tent, called Arena. Balaton Sound has multiple venues with different focus in music, so while enjoying the atmosphere of the festival, one can discover Sigma live, Netsky live, Alison Wonderland, Example & DJ Wire, Carnage, Jamie Jones, Nod One’s Head, Sasha or Jan Blomqvist & Band playing on various stages.
Discounted tickets are available until 15th March, 2017. Similarly to last year, this year visitors can get two types of passes. The 5-Day Pass, including Day 0, gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton. The 4-Day Pass is valid for the so called regular festival days (6-9th July), also giving a great beach party experience for the fans of electronic and hip-hop music. Day tickets for Day 0 and for the regular festival days are also available. For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grand stand facing the Main Stage.
Already announced names:
AFROJACK
ALISON WONDERLAND
BLASTERJAXX
CARNAGE
D.O.D.
DAVE CLARK
EXAMPLE & DJ WIRE
HARDWELL
HEADHUNTERZ
JAMIE JONES
JAN BLOMQVIST & BAND
JASON DERULO
JOHN DIGWEED
KIIDA
KREWELLA
KUNGS
KYGO
MARSHMELLO
NETSKY live
NICKY ROMERO
NOD ONE’S HEAD
R3HAB
RAVITEZ
ROBIN SCHULZ
SASHA
SHAUN FRANK
SIGMA live
THE BLOODY BEETROOTS live
TIESTO
TIMMY TRUMPET
ZEDS DEAD
The perfect beach party, Balaton Sound is bringing the best acts of the electro and hip-hop scene next year again. Still more 6 months until the non-stop party festival opens its gates at the shore of Lake Balaton, but fantastic names has been revealed already. Kygo, Hardwell, Robin Schulz and many more are coming to perform at the 11th Balaton Sound in Zamárdi. Discounted tickets are available until 15th March, 2017.
The line-up of Balaton Sound is always focusing on diversity and on bringing the new talents and the all-time favorites too. This will not change this year either! The first names announced for next year’s edition are (in alphabetical order): Blasterjaxx, The Bloody Beetroots (live), Dave Clarke, Hardwell, Headhunterz, John Digweed, Krewella, Kungs, Kygo, Nicky Romero, Robin Schuz, Shaun Frank, Timmy Trumpet, and Zeds Dead. Many more to be expected in the upcoming six months!
Balaton Sound is planning on renewing in several ways in 2017. The whole image of the festival will be redesigned, and will be revealed early next year. Zoltan Fülöp, one of the main organizers of the festival says that they are having huge surprises for their audience next year: “On site we are planning a number of novelties of which the transformation of the Main Stage seems the most spectacular.”
Discounted tickets are available until 15th March, 2017. Similarly to last year, this year visitors can get two types of passes. The 5-Day Pass, including Day 0, gives the full crazy beach party experience at Lake Balaton. The 4-Day Pass is valid for the so called regular festival days (6-9th July), also giving a great beach party experience for the fans of electronic and hip-hop music. Day tickets for Day 0 and for the regular festival days are also available. For those who are looking for some extra comfort and specialty the VIP passes and VIP day tickets are available with a separate VIP entrance and entry to the VIP area with a grand stand facing the Main Stage.
Names announced in first phase (in alphabetical order):
Blasterjaxx
The Bloody Beetroots (live)
Dave Clarke
Hardwell
Headhunterz
John Digweed
Krewella
Kungs
Kygo
Nicky Romero
Robin Schulz
Shaun Frank
Timmy Trumpet
Zeds Dead
Have a great day, International Press Team of Balaton Sound
Tickets are now on sale for #sound2017, so book yourself into the best beach party of 2017 already! Early bird tickets are available only in the first 72 hours of ticket sales, so you should definitely get your 5-day or 4-day pass now! In the first 72 hours you also have the chance to win one of the 72+1 super exciting Balaton Sound packages! Let’s start #sound2017 together!
We hope you are ready to join us in the biggest beach party of 2017, right on the beach of Lake Balaton in Zamárdi! Save the date: 5-9 July, 2017 great parties, the beach and awesome people will be waiting for you!
Tickets sales is now on, so you should definitely get your tickets now!
Why should I get my ticket now?
Tickets for an early bird price, with the biggest discount compared to the gate price, are available only in the first 72 hours of ticket sales, so until 12 noon (CET), 11 November! If you buy your tickets now, you also have the chance to win one of the 72+1 exclusive Balaton Sound packages!
This time of the year, especially with the great early bird discount you should consider getting one of the full Balaton Sound experiences, so either the 5-day or 4-day pass! The 5-day pass is valid between 5 July-10 July, 2017, while the 4-day pass does not include the Day 0, so it is valid between 6 -10 July, 2017. You should decide according to how many days you can get off, but the 5-day pass is definitely worth it, especially with the great headliners coming every year 🙂
The 10th Balaton Sound, organized at Lake Balaton in Hungary, has closed with a total visitor number of 157 thousand, breaking all records of the event’s history so far. Saturday was completely sold out, while the other days of the 5-day beach party were also nearly full.
In 2016 Balaton Sound had 12.000 more visitors than last year in total, clearly stating that the world-class acts combined with sunshine and a long and directly accessible beach is continuously a great combination for festival fans. Visitors came from 63 countries, which is also a new record and shows the international potential of the event.
The 10th Balaton Sound was crowned with birthday parties every day. Visitors could take home T-shirts from the T-shirt cannon shot on the Main Stage, but there were also more than 10.000 birthday selfies made, as well as the “candles” blown in a framework of a huge confetti party on the last night. The boat parties introduced this year, taking place on Lake Balaton in the afternoons with great DJs and fantastic atmosphere were also a huge success.
Many festivals in the world are organized by water, but there are only a few that actually happen on the water. Balaton Sound had 2000 square meters of its venues built on the lake, constantly attracting the visitors to feel the Balaton atmosphere from the closest possible range. The Jana Pier covered with sand had a great beach vibe, as well as the new Akvárium Beach, while the new Heineken Beach with a gigantic pyramid built on the water was one of the eye-catchers of the event.
This year a ferris wheel also had its debut at Balaton Sound. The 35-meter high Balaton Eye opened up a whole new perspective of the Lake and the beautiful setting.
Next year Balaton Sound will be organized at the same location, in the pretty city of Zamárdi between 28 June – 2 July, 2017.
The 2016 season of the popular Hungarian festival came to an end with the 11th of July. The Balaton Sound was organized, as usual, at the biggest European freshwater lake, Balaton, at the beach of Zamárdi. It was the tenth time for the “Sound community” to rave the night away.
The Festival is known as the main event for club music in the country, and it definitely did not disappoint its fans in 2016. Performers, like Armin van Buuren, Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, Martin Solveig, Duke Dumont, Fritz Kalkbrenner or Hernan Cattaneo were all there to “make some noise”, as also a number of other DJs, at 19 locations of the Festival, from all over the world, to keep the lovers of dancing up, from the moment when the sun reaches its peak, sinks in the lake, and comes up again, from the specular surface of the Balaton.
Also, the festival successfully tried to attach the more ordinary festivalgoers as well, as Balaton Sound is quite famous for having an audience significantly different from other festivals. This is probably why, while having a few somewhat more instrumental performers, like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Chris Brown, Punany Massif, Halott Pénz or Brains, they also started to hide the open-air gyms otherwise so characteristic about this festival. Still, most of the people visiting Sound are quite stereo-typically bulk up guys and girls, who fell into Mica powder on the way to Zamárdi.
On the end of hospitality Balaton Sound seems to have a so-called European quality service. While the beer given at the bars is still not the best, it is, at least, still affordable, and the staff is nice enough to change your closed can of beer to a cold one, if it happens to warms up in the high temperatures.
While the whole festival seems to be mature and well organized, sadly, some foreign performers still made some scandals to happen. While Robin Schulz, for example, one of the most anticipated stars, canceled his show, another team, the Canadian DVBBS are rumored to have made quite some mass at their dressing room at the festival. But, at these times, there are always performers who help you smile again.
But these cases obviously seem to generate themselves without reflecting bad on the festival as a whole that – through hard work – obviously presented the best parties of the summer for the lovers of club music and slicing movements in the mirror of the sun. Now, a long week of recovery would be welcomed. Unfortunately for festival-travelers, EFOTT starts off in just a few days, so “az éjjel soha nem érhet véget” (“the night can never end” – sung by the fans of the Hungarian football team at Euro2016).
Photos: Rockstar Photographers (László Mudra, Sándor Csudai)
The opening day of Balaton Sound brought a huge surprise when the gig of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis began and the frontman welcomed the festival-goers, wearing the jersey of Balázs Dzsudzsák, captain of the Hungarian national football team, writes szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu.
The main attraction of the first day (July 6) of Balaton Sound was undoubtedly the American duo, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Their performance sounded already promising, bringing lots of people to the festival, unsurprisingly, as two years ago the crowd went crazy for them at Sziget Festival.
Yet, this time not only their amazing hits made sure everyone was having a fantastic time, but a piece of clothing heightened the atmosphere: during their whole show, Macklemore was wearing the jersey of Balázs Dzsudzsák.
The incredibly crowded audience, and especially the Hungarians were absolutely flattered by it, though, it remained unknown whether the musician was watching the Hungarian team at the Euros, or he was simply acquainted by the huge rooting phenomenon in the country.
Anyway, it was truly an awesome thing to do and the people loved it! Thus, see a small collection of Instagram photos about the event showing Macklemore on the main stage of Balaton Sound, wearing the red jersey; and a short video of his adventures in Budapest.
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