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Flashnews … Nearly 200 image calling to the Budapest Park – 2015.

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The Budapest Park is sending a message with the well-known faces of musicians and artists!

Anybody crossing, passing by on their way to-and-from work or just sightseeing, getting on at the Deák Square’s underground station can see these posters and also at the busy roads of Budapest, Nearly 200  image of posters, prints is to bring the attention to Europe’s largest open-air disco event to be held at the Budapest Park. On these posters image of Magdi Rúzsa, András Lovasi, Sena, Irie Maffia, Máté (Matthew) and Wolfie from the Punanny, Robi Bérczesi from the Hiperkarma, Fluor and Diaz from the WellHello greets  and welcome the walking by folks with a line from their songs lyrics. Not only these artists will show up and perform at the Budapest Park,  many other Hungarian well-known artist and musicians will fill the Budapest Park this summer.

The five months programs start off from Thursday, April, 23. This year it will be the fourth season to enjoy the music life at the open-air Budapest Park. At this year’s lineup will be not only on stage the cream of the Hungarian music life,  but promising to roll up a bunch of  international stars as well. Budapest Park will be bringing a variety of genres to  the “multi-cultural great festival”.

On the event days the programs start from 5 p.m. till dawn.  Venue: District IX., 60 Soroksári Road. Budapest.

Entry age limit is 18!

Minors entry will be allowed with their parent into the Budapest Park.

Ticket are already on sale on the spot from 1 p.m.- 8 p.m. Soon to be available on net ticket office.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Budapest Park 2015!

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Budapest Park celebrate its 4th year in 2015 and  will be bringing  an awesome choice of programs. During the bunch of superb concerts … as the saying goes „All things must past” will be the goodbye concert after two decades of the active band H57. Worthwhile to be celebrating the seventh decade of blues musicians in a concert in. Also performs almost the entire leading edge of active legendary Hungarian pop-rock musicians entertaining for more than five decades and also expecting a number of well-known international stars.

This morning, Wednesday’s press gathering was held at the Bordó Bisztró on the  Nagymező  Street in Budapest, topics all about  Music …Music … Music to be at the open-air  Budapest Park.  It was said from the coming April to September  will be the city of entertainments bringing  each day over five months celebrity performers, the best DJs in the town at the largest open-air theater at four venues. Visitors will find their own taste in music because endless styles will pop on stage. The organizers ensure promotions and lots-and-lots of superb surprise programs each day. Beside the sights-and-sounds, inviting scent of food floating in the air and of course having intoxication drinks will be available. This year’s programs starts off on April, 23. 2015.

“In 2014 we held 93 concerts. This year having planned to have 80 to 90 concerts.  Negotiations is still ongoing with the artists, bands and groups. During the evening time there will be several productions to be seen and heard..” said Károly Gerendai – main organizer.

In 2014, 300 thousand people visited the Budapest Park on a venue of 10 thousand square meters Approximately, 200 bands and 60 DJ stepped  on stage. At the venue available to 11 thousand people  were  welcomed at three festivals. Károly Gerendai also said that the number of visitors in recent years, the programs were highly  accepted  by the audience at the Budapest Park.

For those who were born yesterday will be most probably new in listening to the Omega band’s old songs entitled a Mass on Beat, but will be a pure nostalgia for those born a day before yesterday when in ’69 after coming back from the UK gave their first concert at the time being so-called Youth Park, the one and only huge open-air venue where thousands of youngsters grew up on modern music in Budapest.

The list would be far too  long to mention all the artists, groups and bands, but worthwhile to mention here a couple .. Scooter, Omega band, Magdi Rúzsa,  TNT, Little Stars (Kis Csillag), Hobo … celebration his 70 years anniversary, Bon – Bon and Heaven Street Seven will hold their farewell party. Arista, Groups, Bands  date – timing who will be on stage  can be followed in English language at:  http://budapestpark.hu/english/

Also has been said… this year will be smaller reconstruction changes, especially in-and-around the visual world and in spaces,  as:  in addition to the main stage at 900 square meters at the „Park Dance Arena”. For those who wish to be at the atmosphere of the house party can hoover over to the „Retro Garden”. The „Bunker” ensuring for young contemporary artists showcase opportunity!  Even though in Hungary school’s out in July and start in September, the children will not be forgotten to have their time by visiting the  programs at the Pöttöm Kert (Midge Garden).

Update and snaps: Aggie Reiter

EUROVISION 2015 – TIE VOTES ARE EXPECTED IN HUNGARY IN THE COMING WEEKS

 

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The countdown is on in selecting the best song for Hungary to enter the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

The Eurovision 2015 contest will take place in Vienna, Austria, but until then a lot of water will flow down the River Danube to pick the right song for all the countries involved. Here in Hungary the countdown has already started and this evening the organizers held a press gathering to hear the song and the names behind them. But first things first … the jury of 5 … I mean present were 4 of them, namely Philip Rákay,  Jenő Csiszár , Magdi Rúzsa and Pierrot stepped on stage to implement the representatives of the press and the 10 applicants so far receiving the needed green light to be in the following next selection. At the pre-election taking two days,  Philip Rákay, Jenő Csiszár and other musicians had a tough time listening to 351 entries and by the end 94 entries were selected for the following running selection and by the final  audition remained 30 competitors. The fifth member of the jury will be „the audience”. A free download of the audience vote for Mobile Application 1-10 during the song. At the end of each song, the scores a will be averaged and added to the jury’s number of points.

Tonight was presented only for the time being the 10 shortlisted competitors and their songs. These  were … title of the songs … performers: The Night – Chances , Walls for Nothing – „Bogi” Csemer Buttercup, World of Violence  – He Dal-inch Bogi, Liar – Balázs Farkas Jenser, The Time is Now – Karmapolis, Maniac – MDC,  Listen to the Universe – Father Barbara “Barbie”,  Keep Marching On – Spoon,  Our time – Saci & Böbe, Diamond –  Vera Tóth.

The following 10-10 songs (10 on Tuesday and the other 10 on Thursday) will be broadcasted on the Hungarian Petőfi Radio from 7 a.m. – noontime, so the audience will have time to learn and hear the songs.

Tie votes are expected, but that is what the Eurovision song contest is all about, choosing

the best-of-the-best!

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter