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4 Nov

BPBW 2020 – Budapest – Hungary

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Special Early Bird offer ENDS on the 5th Tuesday, November, 5. 2019. at 10 a.m.

Click on the images, check the remaining 3 ticket types (Imperial tickets have been SOLD OUT a long ago, and we’re not planning to release further of any of the tickets types, once they are gone, they are gone for good), save some money before all the tickets get sold out or the more expensive pre-sale prices go online and go full craft – with us, the breweres by person from all around the world and the Budapest beer scene – in next May again!

Oud Beersel (BE), KCBC (USA), Wylam (UK), Finback (USA), Dry & Bitter (DK), Zagovor (RUS), Dugges (SWE), Black Project (USA), Warpigs (DK),  By The River (UK), Dealbreaker (HUN)

Hang-up to rollinginbudapest.com for further information of breweries to be coming up.

In the meantime get your tickets: https://bpbw.hu/tickets/?mc_cid=f1998de15f&mc_eid=22b2f60e18

This year at the Budapest Beer Week there were 44 breweries from 17 countries and hosted 60 breweries from 22 countries.

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31 Oct

MITTELCINEMAFEST – Central European Italian Film Festival @ Budapest 2019.

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Here comes the 17th. ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL

November 6-16. 
Eleven Days … Dolce vita!

The MITTELCINEMAFEST, jointly organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest and Istituto Luce-Cinecittà.

During the festival, not only the Hungarian, but foreigner audience staying, working in Budapest will have 14 brand new contemporary Italian works to see. All the Italian films in their original language with Hungarian subtitles. Many of these films already been awarded at different film festivals … such as:  the Italy’s Oscar nominee for multiple award-winning director Marco Bellocchio – The first traitor (Il traditore). Also Laura Bispuri, featured in last year’s Berlinale Tournament, will be featured and has won at several festivals – Festa do Cinema Italiano, Denver, Haifa, Hong Kong , Italian-German-Swiss movie –  My daughter (Figlia Mia)

Pushkin movie theater – Budapest
Wednesday, November, 6. – 7:30 p.m. – The first traitor (Il traditore) – Distribution of Mozinet

Thursday, November, 7. – 7.30 p.m – Law of the White Commons (La legge degli spazi bianchi)

Friday, November, 8.  – 7:30 pm – Timeless Love (Un’avventura) Guest / Ospite: Marco Danieli (director),

Saturday, November, 9. –  5.30 p.m. – Sunbeam  (SoleGuest) / Ospite: Carlo Sironi (director),

8p.m. – Bangla (Bangla) – Guest / Ospite: Phaim Bhuyan (Director)

Sunday, November, 10. –  5:30 p.m. – Maternity (MaternaL) . Guest / Ospite: Lidiya Liberman (Actress)

8 p.m. – The Champion –  (Il campione)

Monday, November, 11. – 7.30 p.m – How good would it be! (Magari)

Tuesday, November, 12. – 7:30 p.m. – Predators (La paranza dei bambini)

Wednesday, November, 13. – 7.30 p.m – Bear World in Sicily (La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia)

Thursday, November, 14. – 7:30 p.m. – Mayor of Sanità Quarter (Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità)

Friday, November, 15. – 6 p.m. – Dafne (Dafne)

8 p.m. – My daughter (Figlia mia)

Saturday, November, 16. – 7:30 pm – 5 is a perfect number (5 è il numero perfetto)

Taban Art Cinema –  Budapest
Thursday, November, 14. – 7 p.m. – Sunlight (Sole)

Friday, November, 15. – 7 p.m. – Mayor of the Sanità Quarter (Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità)

Saturday, November, 16. – 7 p.m.- Bangla  (Bangla)

During the Italian Film Week some of the films will be screened in Szeged and Debrecen as well.  Szeged at the Downtown Cinema and at the Apollo Cinema – Debrecen.

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29 Oct

Herald News: Moscow Ballet again @ Budapest 2019.

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The Moscow Ballet announced an extra performance for the Advent period in Budapest

District, VIII., 30 János Pál Pope Square

In view of the great interest of The Royal Ballet Moscow after posting a three sold-out performances, will be here on stage at the Erkel Theater  3 p.m. on December, 2.  again as well!

Given last year’s tremendous success, this year’s reestablishment of the most beautiful gem of classic dance traditions has so far been available only to a closed elite. Swan Lake will visit our country again before Christmas this year.

The program will undoubtedly be the most beautiful festive program of the Advent season. 2019 Budapest Erkel Theater visiting the Moscow Ballet will impress the audience in Budapest on December 2 and 3 on the Swan Lake performance. Tchaikovsky’s world-famous play Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and Anatoly Emelianov brought it on stage.

The company was founded by Anatoly Emelianov and premiered on August 12, 2002; Elite columnists from Moscow also attended the show. By the tenth anniversary of the dance group, he had already set the stage for 20 modern and 15 classical ballets, choreographed by Anatoly Emelianov. Since the band’s existence, they have toured in special venues such as Tanzania, Zambia and Kenya – the dancers have been staged in the immediate vicinity of Victoria Falls and the audience has received a huge ovation for the performance of Don Quixote.

The ballet troupe held for at least 50 performances a year of classical and contemporary repertoire. Permanent participants of the Russian, French, Swiss, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Austrian, Irish and Germany‘s theater, but also performed in Israel, in the Canary Islands, China, Korea, Japan, Malta and Sri Lanka.

Performance presented by JVS Group

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28 Oct

Ella Fitzgerald – Died in 1996 she would have been 100 years old this week – doc. movie – Hungary

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Ella’s  “Just One of Those Things” – Musical portrait of Leslie Woodhead.

 English-American music documentary, 90 minutes, 2019. – Subtitles in Hungarian  language

Ella Fitzgerald was a 15 year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Within months she was a star. “Ella: Just One of Those Things” follows her extraordinary journey over six decades as her sublime voice transforms the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy.

The film uses never-before-seen images and unheard interviews … Ella Fitzgerald to life and to tell the story of her music. – a black woman who makes her career in the face of horrifying racism.

Here is an Ella the world never knew – tough, thoughtful, funny, a dazzling musical innovator. The film uncovers Ella’s commitment to the battle for Civil Rights.  It also explores the conflicts that always haunted this intensely private woman. the struggle to reconcile her hunger for adoring audiences with her longing for a domestic life with her husband and son. At a time when she was the biggest singing star in the world, her pianist and friend Oscar Peterson said Ella was “the loneliest woman in the world”. But as Jamie Cullum says “her music is one of the reasons it’s worth being on this planet”.

No one could scat like Ella did … This was a completely new language at that time. Ella Fitzgerald might not have invented the style of wordless singing — by the time she recorded „Oh Lady Be Good” in 1947, jazz singers had been scatting for more than two decades. In 1945 was the first year bebop exploded on the New York scene, and Ella, who had been a swing singer up until that time, had bigger ears than anyone had understood.

Featuring interviews within the movie: Tony Bennett, Jamie Cullum, Laura Mvula, Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Cleo Laine, Andre Previn, Norma Miller, Patti Austin, Izsak Perlman, Margo Jefferson, Will Friedwald and a rare interview with Ella’s son, Ray Brown Jr.

Perhaps it is easy to forget that Ella, who died 21 years ago, was first and last a jazz singer, but for the Jazz lovers will never be forgotten and now their day has come to sit back, relax, enjoy through the screen listening to Ella Fitzgerald who was one of the most celebrated singers of her generation.

Local and foreigner staying in Budapest or in another city in Hungary may have a little jazz stream into their hearts.

The documentary shooting throughout Hungary from November, 7. 2019.

Distributor: Pannónia Entertainment Ltd.

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24 Oct

Country’s Game Play Day – Groupama Arena @ Budapest

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Sunday, October, 27. – 9 a.m. – Daily Event

District, IX. 129. Üllői Road – Budapest

Not sure … haven’t decided yet where to go this weekend with the family and children?

The Groupama Arena turns into a 1500 square meters of playground!

Everyone have memories of their childhood has memories of their childhood skill games and toys, they can relive their childhood mood and now as an adult have fun left in play.

Of course, families arriving with children can get to know for example for baby and toddlers age from 0-3 years old, kindergarten and students the various craft activities, construction board games, Lego, development and skill games and many more to get acquainted with.

Trying out nearly 150 games in one huge venue with over 70 new features for the first time awaiting the visitors.

Animators on the spot helping to enjoy the game. Various face painting will be to get behind other popular fairy tale characters. There will be the Little Chestnut Club, Ink Rabbit Concert, the Kedd Studio to bring alive, enjoy the mood for entertainment The parents and the young adults will not remain with empty hands, the drones, the models and craft will take their time.

Local and foreigners are welcome to have a fine day and it may be  perfect day in having clues about Xmas gifts as it is getting closer, so may also hit list-winning kids toys.

Ticket on the spot price 1800HUF

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23 Oct

Celts of Csepel Island – Aquincum Museum @ Budapest

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People of Dragons and Birds – Celts of Csepel Island

Temporary exhibition – Until October, 31.2019.

9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 Budapest History Museum’s Aquincum Museum

District, III. 139 Szentendrei Road – Budapest

The Ancient and Folk Migration Department of the Budapest History Museum conducted excavations on the northern tip of Csepel Island in the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant of Budapest, between 2004 and 2008, where alongside important prehistoric and early medieval (8th-13th century) finds, and a cemetery was discovered.

Of the 900 archaeological sites, more than a hundred belonged to the Celtic cemetery, whose graves can be divided into skeletal and cremation burials, but within the two large groups there were very diverse burial practices.

However, not only diversity but also chronological differences can be discovered in the diversity of the graves and graves.

According to Celtic beliefs, these burnt, deformed, often purposefully ruined remains would be revived in the afterlife, along with the ashes of the deceased.

What to see: the cemetery divided into three  locations,  finds of the early period, finds of the transition period and beside many items discovering the late period of the cemetery.

Local and foreigners are welcome to this journey to visit back in time the exhibition, to see the prehistoric and early medieval finds left for the visitors of today to stroll along at the archaeological sites.

It is the Season of Fall and not the usual weather that stands for it … still shares its pleasant warmth to visit the Aquincum Museum.

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22 Oct

Japanese Three Days – Daily Event – Grand Market @ Budapest 2019

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Interested in staying up to date with the “National Days” that is celebrated in Budapest? Then look no further because the Grand Market (District, IX. 1-3. Vámház Blvd.)  year around organize these daily national events. On a specific day of the year, the Grand Market presents certain types of foods, dishes,  draw  attention to  tourist attractions to be discovered, the life and gifts of countries from all over the word. This year having the 9th year and 15th time in organizing the Japanese Days with the support of the Hungarian-Japanese Friendship Society.

The Grand Market promotes a wonderful sense of community and is great for a slow wander through the ground-floor walkway coming soon to see a slice of Japan. Local and foreign visitors are welcome!

November, 12 -14. 2019.

Tuesday/Thursday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

During the Japanese National Days introducing the Japanese culture with workshops, lectures, Japanese recipes, handcrafted items, traditional drinks and fresh authentic cuisine, clothing, traditional kimonos and fans, sensational already cooked food and spices to buy for your lunch or even breakfast if you desire. The Japanese Tourist booth surely will satisfy some visitors in getting a hint about whereabouts in visiting Japan.  Even wish to see what your name looks like in Japanes and kanji symbols no problem, there will be a desk to find out.

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20 Oct

The 26th Titanic International Film Festival kicks off: Amazing Aretha – Amazing Grace @ Budapest 2019.

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This year showing at two venues will be presented for one week 12 new productions, at the Uránia National Film Theater and the French Institution – Budapest.

The Uránia Cinema is one, if not the only eye-catching place hall in Budapest where you can have a comfy seat and watch the variety of movies with international star parade each-and-every day of the week.

The 26th Titanic International Film Festival  begins highlighting the concert film with Aretha Franklin, which will be screened on the first day of the festival, October, 20. – sharp 6 p.m. For  many being fond of the Queen of Soul Ms Aretha Frankin  may watch the Amazing Aretha – Amazing Grace  – The Voice of Love – the american concert  from 2018,  It will be screened in English with Hungarian subtitles (age above 12). Made album in 1973 shows the concert footage from 1972 of Aretha Franklin performing songs from the best-selling gospel album at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Director: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack – Cast: Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland. Be aware to see well known faces in the audience… such as Mike Jagger, John Lennon, Marvin Gay all enjoying the lady of soul at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in L.A.

During the Titanic International Film Festival 12 new productions for cinema enthusiasts!  These screened  films have had already been proven on international screenings and have earned their reputation.

Dates – Screening of films at the Uránia National Film Theater – Budapest:

Monday, October, 21.

6 p.m. – Amazing Grace (above age 12) – american concert movie, 89 min, 2018 in English with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack

8 p.m. – The Dead Don’t Die – OPENING GALA – american horror comedy, 104 min, 2019 in English with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Jim Jarmusch

Tuesday, October, 22.

4.15 p.m. – And Your Bird Can Sing – japán feature film, 106 min, 2018 in Japanese language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Shó Miyake

6.15 p.m. – Ghost Master – Japanese romantic horror, 88 min, 2019 in Japanese language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Paul Young

8 p.m. – Deva – GALA SCREENING (Premier) – hungarian-italian drama, 80  – Director: Szőcs Petra

Wednesday, October, 23.

5 p.m. – A Dog Called Money – Irish-English documentary, 94 min, 2019 in English language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Seamus Murphy

7 p.m. – ECHO – Icelandic comedy, 79 min, 2019 in Icelandic language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson

8.30 p.m. – The Wind – feminist Gothic-horror western, 86 min, 2018 in English language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Emma Tammi

Thursday,  October,24.

4.30 p.m. – Becoming Animal – Swiss-English-Canadian documentary, 78 min, 2018 in English language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Emma Davie, Peter Mettler

6 p.m. – The Most Beautiful Couple – German drama, 97 min, 2018 in German language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Sven Taddicken

8 p.m. – Who You Think I Am? (16) – GALA SCREENING – French romantic drama, 101 min, 2019 in French with Hungarian subtitles Director: Safy Nebbou – Special Guest: the Director

Friday, October, 25.

5 p.m. School’s Out  – French drama, 104 min, 2018. in French language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Sébastien Marnier.

7 p.m. The Wind –  Feminist Gothic-horror western, 86 min, 2018 in English language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Emma Tammi.

9 p.m. Dogs Don’t Wear Pants – Finnish-Letvian feature film, 105 min, 2019 in Finnish language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: J.-P. Valkeapaa.

Saturday, October,  26.

4 p.m. Aurora –  Finnish feature film, 106 min, 2019 in Finnish language with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Mila Tervo.

October, Sunday, 27.

8 p.m. – Motherless Brooklyn (above age12) – CLOSING GALA – american crime, drama, 144 min, 2019 in English with Hungarian subtitles – Director: Edward Norton.

See the program screened at the French Institution Budapest –  https://www.franciaintezet.hu/

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18 Oct

Make your Day – Make Bolyhos your Pálinka Day

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But before jumping into world of the Bolyhos Pálinka here is a little knot to keep in mind …Y our going to be dealing with “WHOA” … „Fire Water” as Americans call it. The Hungarians like to say and believe that it is good to have a shot pálinka in small amounts cause it is medicine, in large amounts a remedy, but maybe after the first sip might think otherwise.

László Bolyhos owner of the distillery spoke about the past/present at this year’s OMÉK – Hungexpo Fair. By the following: Going back in time by saying, the first records of pálinka date back to the 14th century. It was referred to as “Aqua vitae reginae Hungaria” or in English as “the aqua vitae of  King Charles of Hungary”. This spirit was most likely a pálinka already, blended with rosemary, and was used as a medicine for the king and the queen, both of whom suffered from arthritis. For centuries it was a drink that peasants made in their backyard, however in the 17th century an official act put an end to all that.  In 2002 pálinka was recognized by the EU as a Hungaricum – an alcoholic drink, distilled from fruits, with an alcohol content a minimum of 37.5%.

Bolyhos Pálinka Distillery – Then after talked about the Bolyhos family run distillery, As he said, it was as to follow the ideas of the founder László Bolyhos, who has dealt with pálinka distillation since 1994 in their factory at Újszilvási.  Continued, thanks to the development, in accordance of the requirements of the European Union, they have conducted since 2003 commercial distillation as well. Their aim is, that pálinka should become once again an appreciated, regularly and responsibly consumed national drink. Beside the traditional small pot distillation, they also distill with aroma column equipment, later it is used mainly for their 40 and 50 proof bedded pálinka. Pálinka has a long time history, and the major of the Hungarians have at least once have had the experience to taste one or two of the fruity pálinka, but as for the growing up new generation, reaching the adult age to drink alcohol, it is their time to get to know the idea and taste the different kind of fruits in bottles of pálinka. Now a word or two about the Bolyhos Pálinka itself and the Distilling Pálinka and Bedded Pálinka.

Bolyhos Bedded Pálinka – The creation of the Bolyhos „Bedded Pálinka” took them years of experimenting, it is made of 100% culinary quality. Contains well grown, healthy fruits which have high sugar and aroma. What does the Bedded Pálinka stand for?  … The bedded pálinka is aged on a dried fruit bed with a fine fruit aroma, bedded pálinka’s alcohol content is 50% (V/V). The simple (not fruit infused) pálinka are made with 40% alcohol content. During the bottling process they put the home-made dried fruits into the bottle and pour on the pálinka … of the same fruit … on it to start the three-month aging procedure. Through this time the dried fruits regain their original size and give a nice natural color to the pálinka. The „fruit bed” makes the pálinka richer in taste and visibly appetizing. They believe that only the highest quality of the pálinka is worthy to be aged on fruits, that is why they put a lot of effort to provide the best materials for the constantly supervised distilling process.

As to promote the quality bedded (ágyas) pálinka, they created the Újszilvási Ágyaspálinka Festival and was a grand gathering visited by several ten thousands of people. Thanks to the continuous expansion they await the customers with a sample shop and a pálinka tasting house, which satisfy all demands. These days they produce 11 types of pálinka and lavender spirit on a commercial volume. These are Quince, Sour Cherry, Black Cherry, Golden and Jonathan Apples, Irsai Olivér and other fruits i.e.: grape, apricot, plum, mixed fruits and Williams pear pálinka.

The Bolyhos pálinka regularly receives awards, lately at the Quintessence Pálinka Competition organized by the Cultural Association of Onga. The Bolyhos Ágyas plum pálinka was named as the best pálinka with a distribution of more than 10,000 bottles and won the title for the most successful pálinka distillery. The committee also handed out lifetime achievement award to distiller László Bolyhos who have contributed to the emergence of the pálinka industry and received the following awards Bed Irsai Oliver Grape – Gold, Irsai Oliver Grape – Gold, Bed Quince – Bronze,  Bed Plum – Bronze,  Gypsy Cherry – Bronze, Bed Cherry – Silver, Bed Apricot- Silver, Quince – Silver.

Bolyhos Pálinka packages are everywhere recognizable not just in Budapest’s liquor stores and supermarkets and because of its unique package and bottle designs easy to spot it out. Having second thoughts to the forthcoming Xmas holidays, so if wish to take back home as a gift of your tasted and found delicious pálinka and share it with friends … as the song  says “don’t worry be happy”  still there is an option to buy at the Budapest Airport Duty Shop.

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17 Oct

Recalling – The First Beatles Weekend Festival @ Budapest – 2019.

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It is not typical to report here on a past event, cause what’s gone is gone, but this is an exceptional case and should note a few words about the splendid two-day’s connected to The 1st Beatles Weekend Festival held Budapest – Hungary.

October, 5. – DayOne … Analog Music Hall – Budapest – Who else than Hungary’s best interpreted Beatles songs, rolling on stage the Beatles Tribute band, namely The Blackbirds!

They are the first Hungarian band to ever have been invited to the famous Beatle Week festival in Liverpool. They became known as one of the 5 best Beatles cover bands in the world. They have returned to Liverpool 5 times since, once to take the Cavern Club’s main stage for a whole evening as a standalone act. They have performed at nearly all the European events related to The Beatles. With all that experience they believe it’s time to share it all with the audience of their home country and give them their own Beatles Festival The Beatles Weekend.
Their shows is not the “Beatles Imitators” kinda performances. They interpret the Beatles songs with an approach that puts the sound of rock in the center along with authenticity. They like to show how powerful and also dynamic The Beatle’s music is reproducing the original feel of the songs live as much as possible. It covers the whole body of work of The Beatles. They are official partners of VOX Amplification Hungary.

Ms. Helen Anderson shared many of her memories from those days and some of which has never been published before. She talked about John related unforgettable memories. By-the-way, Ms. Anderson is the creator of the iconic “Lennon cap.” She and John and Cynthia (Lennon’s first wife) went to the Liverpool College of Art. Helen became a successful fashion designer in the ’60s, and John Lennon began wearing genuine leather hats she designed in 1964,  and among others in the memorable appearances movie A Hard Day’s Night. Helen’s words were  translated by Gábor Peterdi– one of the creators at the Beatles Museum – Eger.

Mr. Radchenko – Ambassador of The Beatles Story Museum of Liverpool gave a special lecture focusing on John Lennon at the Analog Music Hall and is patron of the first Hungarian Beatles Festival. He is the writer of the book Touching The Universe Of The Beatles.He organize and holds lecturers at many Beatles related events all around the globe.

One of the favorit Beatles albums by the FAB4 is the Abbey Road,  a live concert for the first time by the Beatles Tribute band – The Blackbirds and the full Abbey Road album was on stage with Iván Vitáris. If there is anyone who knows and loves everything about rock music, it is him, who is able to bring all the values of the past into the present, adapt it all to today’s world and trends without losing the true meaning of it. He is basically, the singer and member of the popular Hungarian band Ivan & The Parazol. Ain’t no secret he is one of the craziest Beatle maniac of Hungary. The Beatles Weekend Festival was a superb opportunity for him to take the stage to perform his favorite Beatles album Abbey Road live together with his favorite Beatles Tribute Band.

The world’s No1. John Lennon cover act. Jay Goeppner is known and has been on tour around the world for decades as one of the most authentic sources of John Lennon’s music. For this special evening The Blackbirds band back him up and together performed breathtaking-heartbeating 2 hours selection of the best Lennon songs from the early Beatle years, to the end of Lennon’s career. The house was hot full of emotions with young adults and elder folks dancing, singing the Beatles tunes … unforgettable day and the Beatles lovers surely got the long awaited treat … nothing else mattered … love was in the air!

World know VOX Amplification has played a major role in the musical instruments industry for over 63 years. In the 60’s they actually developed their amplifiers according to The Beatles’ requirements. Their amps can be heard in nearly 160 Beatles songs and were used in more than 460 Beatles concerts. Paul McCartney still uses them on stage and in studio as well. Since 2016 The Blackbirds is the official partner of VOX Amplification Hungary. On October, 5.  the VOX and Vintage ’52 Music Store jointly held an exhibition of vintage and new musical instruments and amplifiers to Analog Music Hall. There was raffle tickets along with the purchased entry tickets. The main prize was a VOX electric guitar.

October, 6. DayTwo – Hard Rock Cafe Budapest.

István Mikó, Hungary’s famous actor and singer met the audience at the Hard Rock Cafe. As said, for ages has been a great fan of the Beatles and shared stories about his serious Beatles addiction. Among his countless other great work he created two plays that are based on The Beatles songs and his characters in them and the later together with The Blackbirds. He had a lot to share about his serious Beatles addiction with the local audience and many foreigners on the spot.

Closing Accord to the 1st. FAB4 Weekend Festival held an awesome unplugged  superb concert by Jay Goeppner together with The Blackbirds on stage, having all the Lennon songs fit in show at the Hard Rock Cafe –Budapest.

DayOne and DayTwo –  First Beatles Weekend Festival  was a “Magically Tour” and should be replayed in the future experiencing that the audience were hungry for living over sings from the Beatles era again!

Hopefully next year in 2020 the announcement will be made to the Second Beatles Weekend Festival in Budapest.

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