The number of visitors, based on preliminary figures, was about the same as last year, but the number of foreigners rose dramatically, Gerendai said late on Sunday. About 80 percent of week passes were bought by foreigners this year, he added.
Despite the steady number of visitors, the festival is expected to have a loss of several hundred million forints on revenue of 3.2 billion forints, he said.
The biggest loss, of about a hundred million forints, was on Tuesday, when American superstar Prince played, Gerendai said. Fans bought 10,000 day tickets to see the show, while holders of weekly passes were allowed free entry, he added.
Festival organiser Sziget has made enough money on its other festivals this year, such as Balaton Sound and Volt, to cover the Sziget Festival?s loss, Gerendai said. Unlike this year, ticket prices next year will probably have to be raised and the number of free tickets reduced, he added.
