Alice in Chains is a very popular band around the world, and though they are not in the highest category of stars, they still have thousands of fans around the world. In Budapest Alice in Chains will perform in Petőfi Csarnok, located in the City Park (close to Szechényi Fürdő, Gundel, Heroes Square etc…) Their tour in 2009 comes as a result of their first studio album in 14 years, Black Gives Way to Blue, which was released September 29.
Alice in Chains Budapest
November 27, 20:00
Petőfi Csarnok
Tickets: Eventim
About Alice in Chains (source: Wikipedia) Alice in Chains is an American rock band which was formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although associated with grunge music, the bands sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation the band has released 4 studio albums, 3 EPs, 2 live albums, 4 compilations, and 2 DVDs. The band is known for its distinct vocal style which often included the harmonized vocals of Staley and Cantrell.
Harlem Gospel Choir is just as regular in Budapest before Christmas as Santa Claus, and so also this year. November 27 Harlem Gospel Choir will sing happy gospel in the Academy of Music in Budapest. This is a great opportunity to hear some really nice black gospel, and maybe it will bring the christmas feeling and atmosphere closer to your heart as well.
Harlem Gospel Choir Budapest
November 27, 19:30
Academy of Music, Budapest
Tickets: TicketPro
About Harlem Gospel Choir (Source: Wikipedia)
The Harlem Gospel Choir is an American gospel choir based in Harlem, New York. It is one of the United States’s most prominent gospel choirs. The group comprises 65 members, ranging in age from 17 to 70. It has toured the world, logging two million travel miles
EDDA, a Hungarian metal band, will perform in Petőfi Csarnok October 10, 2009. They have released tons of albums and videos since then, but they have never fought their way into my heart, at least not yet! But, if you are interested, grab hold of some tickets and listen to EDDA as they will perform in Petőfi Csarnok in Budapest October 10. The concert starts at 19:00.
Hungarians like metal, call it black, heavy, power or death metal. Scandinavians are good at producing these kind of bands, so that is why it always turns out to be a popular event when such a band comes to Budapest. In January 2010 Stratovarius from Finland will come to Petőfi Csarnok to play. Stratovarius has sold more than 2,5 million records worldwide since they were formed in 1984.
Stratovarius Budapest
January 26, 20:00
Petőfi Csarnok
The french music duo Air is coming to Budapest and they will perform there 13. December 2009. The concert will be held in Petőfi Csarnok, and the concert starts at 20:00. It seems to be quite popular, but tickets can be bought from the address below.
Air Budapest
December 13, 2009
Petőfi Csarnok
Tickets: Eventim
Press release: More apt to cite stately rock paragons Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson as
their inspirations than Derrick May or Aphex Twin, the French duo Air gained inclusion into the late-’90s electronica surge due chiefly to the labels
their recordings appeared on, not the actual music they produced.
Their sound, a variant of the classic disco sound coaxed into a relaxing
Prozac vision of the late ’70s, looked back to a variety of phenomena from
the period synthesizer maestros Tomita, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Vangelis,
new wave music of the nonspiky variety, and obscure Italian film
soundtracks. Despite gaining quick entrance into the dance community
(through releases for Source and Mo’ Wax), Air’s 1998 debut album, Moon
Safari, charted a light well, airy course along soundscapes composed
with melody lines by Moog and Rhodes, not Roland and Yamaha. The presence of several female vocalists, an equipment list whose number of pieces stretched into the dozens, and a baroque tuba solo on one track all of this conspired to make Air more of a happening in the living room than the dancefloor.
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.
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.
It 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
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
Diana 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.
