By the time he was 23, Calvin Harris was already touring with bands like Groove Armada and Faithless. His second album, "Ready for the Weekend", went gold and topped the British album charts. NME named Harris's "Dance with me", recorded with Dizzee Rascall, the single of the year in 2009.
Nina Hagen
, though nearing 60, still puts on a stage show like no other alternative diva. Hagen "always gives her all to music, she expels her creative energies in provocative performances that disturb the peace," the Sziget organisers say.
Among other confirmed acts on the festival lineup is Major Lazer, who will appear at the Sziget for the first time. Major Lazer's "Hold the Line" music video was nominated for the MTV Video Awards last year.
The 32-year-old Charlie Winston, is a native of Great Britain, but his album "Hobo" took the top spot on the music charts in France, where he has relocated.
The L.A. band The Fear Factory has played more than 2,000 concerts. They are sure to bring material their new album "Mechanize" for Sziget-goers.
Brooklyn-based Yeasayer, a favourite of Pitchfork readers, are sure to impress with sound samples and visuals.
The Death Valley Screamers, a band with roots in Eastern European motorcycle culture, has drawn as many as a quarter of a million fans to a concert in Kiev. Another Ukrainian, Rada Romanovskaya, will perform at Sziget with her band Rada.
Young Punx from the UK will bring French house, 80's pop and hard-glam-disco-rock to Sziget.
Kamelot, the Norwegian black metal sensation, and Breakestra, the California funk collective are also on the programme.
Source: Est.hu
