Oh Lord! Not another talent show- well, it isn’t, it’s something a bit more
exciting than that: 15 already (mostly) popular bands fight it out to make it
to the main stage of this summer’s major Hungarian festivals, with the winner
getting to open for none else but the magnificent Arctic Monkeys at this year’s
VOLT. The TOP 5 will also headline the MR2-Petőfi stage on Sziget and the top 3
are planned to be exported to festivals abroad. To make everything even cooler,
the events (semifinals and final) take place in that beloved staple of Budapest
nightlife-Akvárium and the whole thing is beamed into outer space by Petőfi
Radio and m2. And it’s also sponsored by „my” bank’s Junior account, which I
was passionately sapping for money to spend on Sziget when I was younger and, I
would say more restless, but penniles is the better word. So a bit of nostalgia
there too.
And since the semifinals are taking place this week (May 20-22), here is the
photo coverage of the band I’ll give my vote for, because they’re amazing as a
live act- and I kind of think their style would be best matched to the Monkeys.
Which should be a criteria, though I assume it won’t.
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