Get people to vote for your music and you could be playing at one of the biggest festivals in the world!
Sziget Festival 2015!

Voting from 12th of June to 30th of June.

Applications are closed. Thanks to everyone who participated!

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Get a chance to play Sziget Festical 2015

One artist will be paid €1000
+ one nights accomodation
+ a full festival pass.

We will be running an exclusive Facebook voting competition with Sziget Festival, one of the largest festivals in the world. This means that one artist will have the chance to play on the Europe Stage at Sziget festival. How so?

All you have to do is raise the most amount of Facebook votes through your community and you will have the chance to play at the festival. Your friends, family and fans can all get involved.

We want to make your dreams come true. Here you can pre-register for the competition and when we announce the commencement of the Facebook voting you will be notified. Welcome to the Sziget Facebook voting context page.

One artist will be paid €1000 + one nights accommodation + a full festival pass.

Recently crowned as the ‘Best European Major Festival’ for the second time in four years, Sziget Festival is one of the biggest open-air music and arts events in Europe. The multicultural gathering, also known as the Island of Freedom, lasts for a full week and hosts a huge program in all genres and art forms.Sziget is organized on a beautiful green island in the middle of Budapest from 10th to 17th August 2015, where just last year - 415,000 visitors (a.k.a. Szitizens) from more than 80 countries enjoyed their festival holiday here.

Our line-up this year includes Robbie Williams, Florence + The Machine, Alt-J, Foals, Martin Garrix, Marina and the Diamonds, Interpol, Alesso and hundreds more. This is a place where getting lost is a good thing. We have no doubt that you willl want to be a part of this incredible experience! Now you have the chance to become part of the Sziget vibe by playing on the Europe stage.

So apply and showcase your music to thousands of music lovers. We will offer one slot on our multicultural and vibrant stage between the 12th and 16th of August.We can’t wait to have you and make you part of the Island of Freedom!

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Hardfacts

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You have from 12th of June to 30th of June to get as many votes as possible for this competition.
2
When asked to submit a technical rider, please submit a stage plot or an equivalent word/PDF document.
3
Due to the high levels of applications we are unable to give direct feedback to any band or artist who have been unsuccessful. Please do not contact our booking team directly or anyone at gigmit, we will contact you.
4
Please do not contact us for any queries relating to this contest. We do not influence, judge, skew, tamper with any of the votes or anything to do with he contest! We provide the technical implementation for this so neither Sziget or us influence voting at all. We have nothing to do with the voting.
5
Selected artists are required to perform a minimum of 50, but maximum 60 minute set.
6
This Facebook competition is only open to artists who originally signed up for the Premium gig. You can still sign up for the Premium opportunity here. Now we are giving you two opportunities for you to play Sziget.
7
Chosen bands will receive:
– catering on the festival site on the day of performance for travelling parties (band members + max. 1 tech personnel)
– one night accommodation for travelling parties (band members + max. 1 tech personnel)
– Sziget Weekly Pass to enjoy the festival for the other days for travelling parties (band members + max. 1 tech personnel)
– € 1000 artist fee for the band chosen by jury 5. Backline will be supplied for every artist.

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