Month: September 2009

Chris Rea Budapest 2010

Chris Rea Budapest 2010

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Chris Rea
Chris Rea

Chris Rea is coming to Budapest in February 2010 during his Europe and UK tour. Chris Rea was born in 1951 in Middlesbrough, he has sold more than 30 million albums and he is known for his rusty and crispy voice. In Budapest he will perform in the Budapest Sportarena February 4th, and the concert starts at 19.30.

Chris Rea Budapest
Papp Laszló Budapest Sportarena
February 4, 2010 – 19:30

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Chris Rea Press Release:
The brand new single from Chris Rea Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go will be released as a physical 7” and digital single on September 28th 2009 and the ballad Valentino will be released early December 2009.

The greatest hits collection Still So Far To Go – The Best Of Chris Rea will be released on October 5th 2009.

This double CD set will be launched with a special, invitation only, London show at Bush Hall on September 29th where Chris will play a greatest hits set as well as previewing new material including Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go and Valentino.

2010 will see Chris return to both touring and recording as he records a new studio album for Warner Music and embarks on a full European & UK tour.

Fool (If You Think It’s Over), On The Beach, Let’s Dance, Josephine, Stainsby Girls and I Can Hear Your Heartbeat will be included in brand new remastered versions alongside seminal Rea tracks including Working On It, The Road To Hell (Part 2), Auberge, God’s Great Banana Skin and Julia on the 2-CD greatest hits package.

Revisit the musical journey of one of the UK’s foremost singers and songwriters as Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go – The Best Of Chris Rea definitively chronicles the incredible career of Middlesbrough’s greatest export and finest son.

Completely remastered, the album will also feature an exclusive selection of Chris’s new paintings and all the original 7” single and album cover images.

Chris’s career spans thirty years and he has sold over 30 million albums: both The Road To Hell in 1989 and Auberge in 1991 debuted at No.1 in the UK cementing his position as arguably one of the country’s finest musicians and songwriters.

Concerts and events in Budapest

Concerts in Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Zagreb and more

Concerts in Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Zagreb and more

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We already have a page made to inform our visitors about events taking place in cities near Budapest. Now we have updated it, made it easier to use and it has a new design. It even has a search motor so you are able to search for your favorite artist to see if he is performing nearby Budapest while you are in town.Concerts in Vienna

Why have we made this page? Because it is so easy to travel from Budapest to Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, Zagreb, Munich etc… that it is easy to take a day trip even to some of this place (I admit, Munich is quite far away), but except from that all the other cities can quite easily be reached if you want to go to a concert in one of the cities.

For example Prague, the capital of Czech Republic can be reached within six hours. If I would first go there to a concert, I would probably look around as well (considering the fact that the city is beautiful), but it can quite easily be reached using the highways.

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and only 2 hours from Budapest. Not so much of a tourist attraction city, but some hours can easily be spent in this, and maybe you could even grab some food in the “UFO” above the bridge?

Vienna is 2 1/2 hour from Budapest, and the capital of Austria. Known for its classical concerts, nice cakes and good coffee this is absolutely a great place for a day trip from Budapest, and a nice concert. This autumn you can for example enjoy both Green Day and Bryan Adams in Vienna (and they are not coming to Budapest).

Zagreb is only 3 1/2 hour away from Budapest, and you have nice highway taking you all the way there. U2 were performing there earlier this summer, and though no hotshots are expected to perform there this autumn, it should still be taken into consideration if you want to go for a day trip away from Budapest.

Depeche Mode is always a hotshot wherever they go, and if you are not planning to go to their Budapest concert, you might concert going to one of their concerts in Prague, Vienna, Munich or Zagreb. Backstreet Boys is also out touring this fall, so check it all out on our list of concerts near Budapest.

Gary Moore in Budapest

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Gary Moore, known for his nice guitar solos and delightful music, is coming to Budapest this autumn. He will perform in the SYMA Hall November 13, Friday, 2009. The SYMA Hall is located just next to the Budapest Sportarena and the Puskas Ferenc Stadium. The Gary Moore concert starts at 20.00.

Gary Moore Budapest
November 13, 2009
SYMA Hall (SYMA Csarnok)

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Before the Gary Moore concert you can also meet with Jamie Winchester and Geniusz, famous artists in Hungary… you could also call them small Gary Moore’s.

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Black Boys of Alabama concert in Budapest

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Blind Boys of Alabama in BudapestIt is not the Black Boys of Obama but the Black Boys of Alabama coming to Budapest this fall. And they are not performing in the typical concerts arenas, but in the beautiful Ferenc Liszt Academy, so you will hear great music in a gorgeous environment. They will perform there November 16, concert starting at 19,30.

Blind Boys of Alabama Budapest
November 16, 19:30
Academy of Music Budapest

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

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Kirk Franklin Budapest

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The Christian gospel artist Kirk Franklin is in town, or at least soon in town. He is known for his tough style and Wikipedia writes that “Kirk Dwayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970(1970-01-26) in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American Gospel music singer and author and is most notably known as the leader of urban contemporary gospel choirs such as the Family, God’s Property and 1NC (One Nation Crew).”

Kirk Franklin will perform November 17 in Sportmax on the Budaside of Budapest.

Kirk Franklin Budapest
November 17, 2009
Sportmax (1123 Budapest, Csörsz u. 14-16.)
Tickets: Eventim

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Diana Krall concert – Budapest

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Diana Krall BoedapestDiana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her contralto vocals and now she is coming to Budapest. She will start singing at around 20.00 as she enters the stage in Budapest Sportarena on November 18, 2009.

Diana Krall Budapest
November 18, 20.00
Budapest Sportarena

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

More about Diana Krall (source: Wikipedia)
Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Her father Jim Krall’s large record collection helped to expose the young Krall to jazz legends. She began learning the piano at the age of four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. When she was 15 she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants. At age seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In Nanaimo, her playing attracted the attention of famed bass player Ray Brown and drummer Jeff Hamilton. After hearing her play, Brown and Hamilton persuaded Krall to move to Los Angeles, and study with pianist Jimmy Rowles, with whom she began to sing. This also brought her into contact with influential teachers and producers. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York.

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The Spirit of Pink Floyd – Budapest

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Pink Floyd BudapestIf you are a fan of Pink Floyd it is good to know that “The Spirit of Pink Floyd” is coming to Budapest. The tour has received very good feedback, and now it can bee seen in Budapest, as a matter of fact September 28, starting at 20:00 in the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena.

The Spirit of Pink Floyd
September 28, 20:00
Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena
Tickets: WorldTicketShop

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DVSC (Debrecen) in the Champions League

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For the first time in more than 10 years a Hungarian team qualified for the Champions League. DVSC (or Debrecen as most people know the team) managed to qualify with a great result in Sofia and some super goals in Budapest last week.

Now they will face more difficult opponents; Lyon, Fiorentina and Liverpool. All three teams will come to Budapest this fall to face Debrecen, and tickets are also available. Visit our Champions League page for more information about the matches, tickets and so on.

Hungarian soccer is on a good wave, and people are also really curious how the national team will do as they face both Sweden and Portugal in Hungary in the next ten days. If they win both matches, or grab at least 3-4 points they might be in danger of qualifying for the World Championship in 2010 (or at least reach the second place in the group and give them the chance to face another second place team in another group where the winner qualifies for the World Championship).

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Day excursions from Budapest

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We are happy to introduce something brand new on our page; day excursions from Budapest. As many tourists come for 5-7 days they often would like to use some time outside Budapest as well. One of their favorite activities as they travel outside Budapest is wine tasting, and that is why we have created to wine trips; wine trip to Lake Balaton and a wine trip to Tokaj & Eger. We are also proud to say that these trips are escorted by one of Hungary’s best sommeliers, making it something to remember for a long time.

We have also introduced a Danube Bend trip which hopefully will be a popular excursion as well!

Some people have already tried to Lake Balaton wine trip and they liked it a lot, not only the trip, but also the wine (making them buy several bottles with them home).

Day Excursions from Budapest