Apparently, Prince will be performing on day 0 of the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary.

Link: Prince is the headliner of Sziget Day 0

vili said:

Apparently, Prince will be performing on day 0 of the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary.

Link: Prince is the headliner of Sziget Day 0

Can't believe this!!! I am going to Cologne next week, and then come home and go to another Prince concert??? Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!! PRINCE: WELCOME TO HUNGARY!!!!

See you there.

From what I hear, tickets might come on sale today around noon local time. But I'm not 100% sure about that.

I guess my wallet says no.

2012 is approaching.

That's great for Hungary!

Has he ever been there before?

That's fantastic! He's taking steps to eastern europe step by step. First Poland and now Hungary.
Evene better to start off from festivals to gain more attraction from different people.

Tickets are on sale now.

I encountered some issues with their "Verified by Visa" system, so if your Visa card uses that and you have the option of not using it, paying with some other card may end up being more straightforward. (Mastercard seemed to work without any problems.)

xLiberiangirl -- to the best of my knowledge, he hasn't been to Hungary before. There have been a few announcements in the past few years, but this is the first time that an actual date has been set and tickets have come on sale. Now we just have to hope that he won't cancel!

funk4finns -- it's fantastic indeed. And speaking of Eastern European gigs, I assume you'll be seeing him in Helsinki today, so have fun! (You guys are, after all, geographically further east than either Poland or Hungary. )

vili said:

Tickets are on sale now.

I encountered some issues with their "Verified by Visa" system, so if your Visa card uses that and you have the option of not using it, paying with some other card may end up being more straightforward. (Mastercard seemed to work without any problems.)

xLiberiangirl -- to the best of my knowledge, he hasn't been to Hungary before. There have been a few announcements in the past few years, but this is the first time that an actual date has been set and tickets have come on sale. Now we just have to hope that he won't cancel!

funk4finns -- it's fantastic indeed. And speaking of Eastern European gigs, I assume you'll be seeing him in Helsinki today, so have fun! (You guys are, after all, geographically further east than either Poland or Hungary. )

Are you a fan of TTD too? If so I may know you from the yahoo group and the Sananda concert in 2002 in Budapest .

Do I need to buy only a ticket for day 0 or also an additional festival pass?

Serious -- yes, I think that's me.

I only bought a "Day 0 (Prince)" ticket. I assumed that that's enough. It's even slightly more expensive than the other one day tickets, and I can't find anywhere where it would say that I would need an additional festival pass.

Edit: As far I can see from the ticket itself, it allows me to enter the grounds at 10am and stay until next morning. It will be exchanged to a wristband upon entry. They don't seem to sell any separate festival passes. It's either day tickets, or you buy the whole week's shebang (with or without camping and Budapest travel card).

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Serious said:

Do I need to buy only a ticket for day 0 or also an additional festival pass?

If you only want to come to the concert, then the daily ticket for day 0 is enough. It costs: 13900 HUF, which is around 55Euros.

xLiberiangirl said:

That's great for Hungary!

Has he ever been there before?

NO!!! He's never been to Hungary before. It'll be his first trip.

And I can assure you, there are a looot of people here who have been waiting for this moment for a very very long time. So I expect a huge audience here in Budapest!

I've been waiting for this for 25 years...

vili said:

Serious -- yes, I think that's me.

I only bought a "Day 0 (Prince)" ticket. I assumed that that's enough. It's even slightly more expensive than the other one day tickets, and I can't find anywhere where it would say that I would need an additional festival pass.

Edit: As far I can see from the ticket itself, it allows me to enter the grounds at 10am and stay until next morning. It will be exchanged to a wristband upon entry. They don't seem to sell any separate festival passes. It's either day tickets, or you buy the whole week's shebang (with or without camping and Budapest travel card).

[Edited 7/21/11 4:23am]

Hehe, nice to "meet" you again .

I might go there ! It's kinda difficult to organise though .

Serious said:

Hehe, nice to "meet" you again .

It's a small world. I hope to see you at Sziget, if you manage to come.

vili said:

Serious said:

Hehe, nice to "meet" you again .

It's a small world. I hope to see you at Sziget, if you manage to come.

I hope so too !

Serious said:

vili said:

Serious -- yes, I think that's me.

I only bought a "Day 0 (Prince)" ticket. I assumed that that's enough. It's even slightly more expensive than the other one day tickets, and I can't find anywhere where it would say that I would need an additional festival pass.

Edit: As far I can see from the ticket itself, it allows me to enter the grounds at 10am and stay until next morning. It will be exchanged to a wristband upon entry. They don't seem to sell any separate festival passes. It's either day tickets, or you buy the whole week's shebang (with or without camping and Budapest travel card).

[Edited 7/21/11 4:23am]

Hehe, nice to "meet" you again .

I might go there ! It's kinda difficult to organise though .

don't worry, it's not that difficult at all, alles wird gut

funkadelic11 said:

Serious said:

Hehe, nice to "meet" you again .

I might go there ! It's kinda difficult to organise though .

don't worry, it's not that difficult at all, alles wird gut

Solange du mich sicher mitnimmst wenn sonst niemand kann bin ich eh beruhigt .

vili said:

Tickets are on sale now.

I encountered some issues with their "Verified by Visa" system, so if your Visa card uses that and you have the option of not using it, paying with some other card may end up being more straightforward. (Mastercard seemed to work without any problems.)

Oh God I might have read your post too quickly. I just verified my visa card because of it, but I guess I should have not done that ?

I think it's great that Prince is per4ming in countries he hasn't per4med b4. Like Poland, Luxembourg, Finland and now Hungary as well...very cool news!

Yay!!! It's gonna be epic!

serpan99 said:

I think it's great that Prince is per4ming in countries he hasn't per4med b4. Like Poland, Luxembourg, Finland and now Hungary as well...very cool news!

Yes, I agree, it is really great he is doing that on this tour!! Lots of people getting to see him live for the first time .. and they are in for a huge treat, as we know!!! I am happy for everyone who finally gets this experience!!! And ... I think I have to go to Budapest as well ...

I went to that festival 1998, was a crazy weekend (had a gun pulled on us in some bar we were in), Budapest is an amazing city, especially the architecture and food, would love to go there again...

serpan99 said:

I think it's great that Prince is per4ming in countries he hasn't per4med b4. Like Poland, Luxembourg, Finland and now Hungary as well...very cool news!

Now all he has to do it include a trip to Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska, which he cancelled in 2001.

Still, I am speechless that Prince and the Band will be playing in Magyarország. I never thought this day would come, but after years on the road in familiar locations, over the past few years he is playing in locations he has not played or played in some time - like Moscow, Rio, etc.

Here's to a return trip sometime to Australia, Japan and Hawaii.

Too bad my passport is in processing, I would drop everything and travel to Hungary in a purple minute.

Hi Hungarian orgers,

have got my ticket and looking forward to Prince's surprising premier in the homeland of one of my grand-mothers

I have not yet decided how to travell to Budapest -train or by car- and would like to ask you:

-how is the parking situation round he Sziget festival, what would you advise ?

- will there be a curfew/is ther a certain time, the concerts have to end?

-what is the maximum capacity for spectators at this particular event?

Peace and b funky

famosA said:

Hi Hungarian orgers,

have got my ticket and looking forward to Prince's surprising premier in the homeland of one of my grand-mothers

I have not yet decided how to travell to Budapest -train or by car- and would like to ask you:

-how is the parking situation round he Sziget festival, what would you advise ?

- will there be a curfew/is ther a certain time, the concerts have to end?

-what is the maximum capacity for spectators at this particular event?

Peace and b funky

Hi there!

- Parking: you can park outside the Island, however I highly doubt you'll find an empty place, so I'd suggest you park your car in the city at BATTHYÁNY SQUARE and go out with the railway (HEV), which stops right next to the entrance 1 minute walk. The stop's name where you have to get off the railway is called: FILATORIGÁT!!

- To my understanding no, parties last till the atmophere is good enough. There have been some complaints couple of years ago, by ppl that live nearby, but I haven't heard of any restrictions.

- That's a good question I don't know. 2 years ago, I have been to a concert at the main stage, and the place was pretty huge... Could've been around 15.000-20.000 people there... but again, I am not entirely sure

Any questions, let me know... And of course, welcome... I bought my tickets as well. Looking forward to this...

vili said:

funk4finns -- it's fantastic indeed. And speaking of Eastern European gigs, I assume you'll be seeing him in Helsinki today, so have fun! (You guys are, after all, geographically further east than either Poland or Hungary. )

Never say that to Finns. Finland was the only Soviet Union neighbour, which kept their independence and political system after the WWII. Costs were huge. It took a couple of wars. So don't even start But I'm really glad, he's finally going to places, which didn't have any chance to see him during the 80's and early 90's.

Prince supposed to come here in 1988(2 gigs), 1990(2 gigs) and 2010, but he didn't. Well, I guess he now realizes, what he missed. The concert was a huge success. I'm sure it will be in Sziget, as well.

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- That's a good question I don't know. 2 years ago, I have been to a concert at the main stage, and the place was pretty huge... Could've been around 15.000-20.000 people there... but again, I am not entirely sure

Any questions, let me know... And of course, welcome... I bought my tickets as well. Looking forward to this...

been there twice and i guess it's big enough for 50.000 people or more because it's really pretty huge

and yes, i got tickets as well

funkadelic11 said:

- That's a good question I don't know. 2 years ago, I have been to a concert at the main stage, and the place was pretty huge... Could've been around 15.000-20.000 people there... but again, I am not entirely sure

Any questions, let me know... And of course, welcome... I bought my tickets as well. Looking forward to this...

been there twice and i guess it's big enough for 50.000 people or more because it's really pretty huge

and yes, i got tickets as well

See you there hopefully !

Does any of the Hungarian orgers know if there are still many tickets left or if I need to hurry to buy mine? Or where I could find out about that?

[Edited 7/26/11 3:18am]

funkadelic11 said:

- That's a good question I don't know. 2 years ago, I have been to a concert at the main stage, and the place was pretty huge... Could've been around 15.000-20.000 people there... but again, I am not entirely sure

Any questions, let me know... And of course, welcome... I bought my tickets as well. Looking forward to this...

been there twice and i guess it's big enough for 50.000 people or more because it's really pretty huge

and yes, i got tickets as well

I wonder if now that you have your ticket he might announce a Vienna show ?