The festival gates will open this year on July 1. Some 200 foreign and Hungarian artists will perform on ten stages. Though the festival organisers have announced the names of just six acts so far, there cold be big surprises in the future.
It has been almost a decade since Limp Bizkit burst onto the scene to become one of the most successful nu-metal acts ever. The band, with front man Fred Durst, has sold more than 67 million records around the world, and it will show its latest effort, soon to be released, with a world tour.
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Marilyn Manson, the provocative and scandalous metal icon, will also soon release a new album, his seventh.
After a three-year hiatus, the guitarpop sensations Franz Ferdinand released a new album, calle Tonight, in January. The band has been a headliner at Europe's biggest festivals, such as the Glastonbury Festival, and been presented many prizes, including the Mercury Music Prize, the Ivor Novello and two Brit Awards.
Laurent Garnier is a man of many talents. He is a DJ, producer, record label owner and a legend of French techno. Lately, he has teamed up with Norwegian jazz keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft.
LTJ Bukem, a.k.a. Danny Williamson, will bring his jazzy, atmospheric approach to drum and bass to VOLT.
