Sziget’s Island Of Sculptures

It’s handing out euro 80,000 of its budget in the shape of grants to artists and artistic groups keen to build “spectacular outdoor installations.”

“Design and create the symbol of the dream state.

This guaranteed tourist attraction can be anything from a lighthouse or anything that comes to mind, but it should be gigantic and stand out,” the Sziget statement advises.

Apparently the finished work has to occupy a ground area of 5 metres by 5 metres and should be at least 10 metres high.

On a sustainable level, the work needs to be constructed so it can be installed “multiple times” in the future for at least three years.

It may be that these huge creations get shipped to other Sziget-organised festivals such as Volt, Balaton Sound and B.my.Lake.

B.my.Lake was recently voted Europe’s best small festival at the European Festival Awards, while Sziget, Balaton Sound and Volt were all nominated in their various categories.

This year’s Sziget comes a week later in the calendar.

“It’s so we can announce better names compared to this time last year,” Sziget founder Károly Gerendai explained. “To put it simply, there is a better chance that bands are on a European tour at this part of the month.”

The acts lined up for this year’s Sziget include Queens of the Stone Age, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Die Fantastischen Vier, Skrillex, Jake Bugg, Calvin Harris, Placebo, Bastille, Imagine Dragons, Klaxons, and London Grammar.