Apr. 29 – The Italian rapper Caparezza will perform at the Sziget Festival, which, August 11-18, will animate the Hungarian capital. Sziget one of the major European music festivals that every year attracts about 400.000 spectators, will also feature other Italian artists: Aucan, il Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Salmo, and Diodato e i Rumatera, who will perform on the Europe Stage, promoted by L’Alternativa, Puglia Sounds, and the Sziget Festival. Europe Stage was born from the Puglia Sounds Mambo Stage, which previously hosted Erica Mou, LnRiplay, Mama Marjas, I Ministri, Fabryka, Bud Spencer Blues Explotions, Punkreas, iori’s eyes and many others. The stage is dedicated to international music and occupies an area of over 1000 square meters: a stage, the Puglia Village for workshops and activities related to the cultural traditions of Puglia, and a large camping area. Europe Stage is organizes by L’Alternativa in collaboration with Puglia Sounds, the program for the support and development of regional musical production in Puglia. The Region supports the project through its Department for the Mediterranean and the Department of Tourism within the ERDF Operational Program of the EU for regional development.
