Budapest Music Festivals
December 16, 2009 | No Comments
Dates de concerts pour les groupes estampillés GSR Music pour le début de l'année 2010. quelques dates sont prévues en France (en gras).ALL FOR NOTHING
JANUARY 2010
06 - GERMANY - Gladbeck - Maxus
15 - GERMANY - Osnabrück - Bastard Club
23 - HOLLAND - Almere - De Meester
MARCH 2010
25 - HOLLAND - Iduna - Drachten
27 - GERMANY - Köln - Underground
JULY 2010
02 - GERMANY - Roitzschjora - With Full Force
ARKANGEL
JANUARY 2010
29 - JAPAN - Tokio - Hatsudai Wall
30 - JAPAN - Tokio - Kawasaki Club
31 - JAPAN - Tokio - Yokohama Club 24 West
FEBRUARY 2010
05 - BELGIUM - Bruxelles - DNA
06 - BELGIUM - La Louviere - Taverne du Theatre
JULY 2010
2/4 - GERMANY - Roitschjora - With Full Force
Born From Pain
DECEMBER 2009
19 - GERMANY - Bad Freienwalde - Metal Gegen Rechts
26 - GERMANY - Roßwein - Juha
27 - GERMANY - Erfurt - Unikum
28 - GERMANY - Hamburg - Hafenklang
29 - GERMANY - Osnabrück - Bastard Club
JANUARY 2010
08 - GERMANY - Konstanz - Kulturladen
09 - GERMANY - Ulm - Roxy
10 - AUSTRIA - Röthis - K-Shake
22 - GERMANY - Karlsruhe - Alte Kackerei
23 - BELGIUM - Izel - NightFestMetal
FEBRUARY 2010
04 - GERMANY - Berlin - Cassiopeia
05 - GERMANY - Zwickau - Alter Gasometer
06 - POLAND - Wroclaw - Liverpool
19 - GERMANY - Siegen - Vortex
20 - GERMANY - Losheim - Dead Train Festival 2010
MARCH 2010
06 - BELGIUM - Mons - Maximum HxC & Metal Fest
APRIL 2010
09 - FRANCE - Algemont - Rock Sur Elmont Festival
MAY 2010
22 - FRANCE - Henin Beaumount - Larsen Metal Fest
JUNE 2010
19 - FRANCE - Clisson - Hellfest
Bridge to Solace
DECEMBER 2009
19 - HUNGARY - Eger - Urania Mozi
27 – HUNGARY – Budapest – A38
28 – HUNGARY – Veszprém - Expresszo
29 - HUNGARY - Gyor - Red Rocket
Crushing Caspars
DECEMBER 2009
19 - GERMANY - Rostock - Mau Club
26 - GERMANY - Salzwedel - Hanseat
27 - GERMANY - Halle - Rockstation
29 - GERMANY - Berlin - Cassiopeia
FEBRUARY 2010
19 - GERMANY - Paderborn – Kulte
MAY 2010
14 - GERMANY - Audigast - Open Air
21 - HUNGARY - Budapest - Pogo Loco Rock Pub
22 - HUNGARY - Gyor - Mowarmetal Festival
JUNE 2010
11 - GERMANY - Dragensdorf – Open Air
12- GERMANY - Krawinkel – Skoi-Fest
JULY 2010
30/01 - GERMANY - Klingendorf - Force Attack
FINAL PRAYER
DECEMBER 2009
19 - GERMANY - Berlin - Cassiopeia
JANUARY 2010
16 - GERMANY - Liechtenstein - Daggers Drawn
22 - GERMANY - Wuzburg - Cafe Cairo
APRIL 2010
23 - GERMANY - Braunschweig - B58
AUGUST 2010
14 - DENMARK - Aalborg - Day Of Decay
Forgettoforgive
JANUARY 2010
08 - HOLLAND - Heerlen - Nieve Nor
15 - HOLLAND - Breda - Boulevard
FEBRUARY 2010
19 - HOLLAND - Heerlen - Nieve Nor
27 - BELGIUM - St Niklaas - JH Den Eglantier
MARCH 2010
03 - HOLLAND - Eindhoven - Dynamo
06 - BELGIUM - As - JH De Balanas
13 - HOLLAND - Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Kickback
JANUARY 2010
15 - FRANCE - St. Brieuc - La Citrounelle
16 – BELGIQUE – Bruxelles – Nouveau Magasin 4
17 - HOLLAND - Tilburg - Hall of Fame
FEBRUARY 2010
27 - BULGARIA - Sofia - tba
MAY 2010
01 - HOLLAND - Tilburg - 013 @ Neurotic Death Fest
AUGUST 2010
06 - DENMARK - Fredericia - Fredericia Hardcore Festival
Knuckledust
MARCH 2010
12 - GERMANY - Schleiz - Woody's
13 - GERMANY - Essen - JUZ Papestr.
26 - BELGIUM - Zwijndrecht - JH den Trechter
27 - FRANCE - Paris - Elysee Monmatre
JUNE 2010
19 - FRANCE - Clisson - Hellfest
Liar
JANUARY 2010
08 - HOLLAND - Rotterdam - Baroeg
April 2010
02 - BELGIUM - Brugges - Comma
Madball
FEBRUARY 2010
26 - HOLLAND - Rotterdam - De Baroeg
27 - GERMANY - Lindau - Club Vaudeville
28 - AUSTRIA - Kufstein - Kulturfabrik
MARCH 2010
01 - AUSTRIA - Wien - Szene
02 - GERMANY - Munchen - Backstage/Werk
03 - GERMANY - Saarbrücken - Garage
04 - ITALY - Bruneck - Ufo
05 - FRANCE - Mulhouse - Le Noumatrouff
06 - BELGIUM - Mons - Maximum HxC & Metal Fest Mon
07 - HOLLAND - Sneek - Het bolwerk
08 - GERMANY - Keulen - Essigfabrik
09 - GERMANY - Hamburg - Markthalle
10 - GERMANY - Berlin - SO36
11 - HOLLAND - Lodz - Dekompresja
12 - GERMANY - Magdeburg - Froximun Arena
13 - GERMANY - Leipzig - Conne Island
Strength Approach
JANUARY 2010
09 - ITALY - Ferrara - Suono Club
The Setup
DECEMBER 2009
26 - GERMANY - Roßwein - Juha
27 - GERMANY - Erfurt - Unikum
28 - GERMANY - Hamburg - Hafenklang
29 - GERMANY - Osnabrück - Bastard Club
FEBRUARY 2010
12 - BELGIUM - Antwerp - De Roots
13 - BELGIUM - Assebroek - Assebroek
TOUR WITH MADBALL AND TERROR
26 - HOLLAND - Rotterdam - De Baroeg
27 - GERMANY - Lindau - Club Vaudeville
28 - AUSTRIA - Kufstein - Kulturfabrik
MARCH 2010
01 - AUSTRIA - Wien - Szene
02 - GERMANY - Munchen - Backstage/Werk
03 - GERMANY - Saarbrücken - Garage
04 - ITALY - Bruneck - Ufo
05 - FRANCE - Mulhouse - Le Noumatrouff
06 - BELGIUM - Mons - Maximum HxC & Metal Fest Mon
07 - HOLLAND - Sneek - Het bolwerk
08 - GERMANY - Keulen - Essigfabrik
09 - GERMANY - Hamburg - Markthalle
10 - GERMANY - Berlin - SO36
11 - HOLLAND - Lodz - Dekompresja
12 - GERMANY - Magdeburg - Froximun Arena
13 - GERMANY - Leipzig - Conne Island
To Kill
JANUARY 2010
08 - ITALY - Modugno (BA) - New demode club
09 - ITALY - Squinzano(LE) - Istanbul Cafe
FEBRUARY 2010
TOUR WITH Shai hulud and Endwell
26 - ITALY - Mezzago (MI) - Bloom
27 - GERMANY - Stuttgart - Juha West
MARCH 2010
01 - GERMANY - Munich - Feierwerk
03 - POLAND - Katowice - Cogitatur
04 - GERMANY - Berlin - Cassiopeia
06 - HOLLAND - Goes - T'Beest
07 - UK - High Wycomb - The Nags Head
08 - UK - Bristol - The Croft
09 - UK - Leeds - The Well
10 - UK - Manchester - Moho
11 - UK - London - Purple Turtle
12 - GERMANY - Trier - Ex-Haus
13 - SWITZERLAND - Will - Gare De Lion
14 - FRANCE - Dijion - Les Tanneries
15 - GERMANY - Frankfurt - 025
16 - BELGIUM - Mechelen - JC Metteko
18 - GERMANY - Hamburg - Hafenklang
18 - GERMANY - Erfurt - Unikum
21 - ITALY - Roma - tba
26 - ITALY - Villasor(CA) - Mabba
27 - ITALY - Olbia(OT) - Devil's Kiss
28 - ITALY - Thiesi(SS) - Carrubbi
The visitor to this, the most beautiful city in Central Europe, will be enchanted by the many faces of the capital: the changing light on the Danube, the majestic river that runs through the city; the fragrance of the large flowering paulownia trees in the public gardens; the delicious pleasure of slipping out to enjoy a morning dip in one of Budapest’s many outdoor thermal pools. May is without doubt the best month to see Budapest for the first time.
You won’t ever see Budapest in the same light twice, depending on what season of the year you visit it It enjoys nearly 2,500 hours of sunshine a year a similar amount to that of more southerly countries. Winter may offer the unusual sight of the Danube frozen over—something that happens every three years or so—when ponds in the city and nearby suburbs are transformed into skating rinks frequented by young winter-sports aficionados. Spring is the season of music festivals and folkloric events, when the entire city is in full celebration. It’s a perfect time to discover the narrow Baroque streets around Empress Maria Theresa’s former palace on the hills of Buda or to admire the urban planning and virtuosity of nineteenth-century architectural styles in the Pest neighbourhood, on the left bank of the river built over a large plain that marks the start of the Carpathian Basin.
The history of this capital city (in reality three cities joined in one) is linked to its geographical site. It’s an ancient settlement; Roman legions guarding the limes (the frontier of the Roman empire) set up a fortified camp here in the early first century cc., which was later expanded by the Emperor Hadrian. There are well-preserved remains of the Roman city in Obuda, the northern part of the modern city. The city has suffered a turbulent history since then.The Mongols conquered it in the thirteenth century. Buda enjoyed a brilliant renaissance during the reign of King Matihias Corvinus (Matyás) in the second half of the fifteenth century. The Ottoman Turks occupied the city from I 526 to I 686, and in I 698 Prince Eugene of Savoy, at the head the imperial army, incorporated it into the Austrian Habsburg empire.
Buda, with neighbouring Pest and buda, flourished under the Habsburgs.The urban, economic, and cultural developments that took place during the nineteenth century were some of the most remarkable on the entire European continent. However, it was not until 1873 that the three cities of Buda, Pest, and Obuda came together as Budapest. The Hungarian capital thus created was a dynamic Counter balance to the proud city of Vienna during the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy, established in 1867 by Emperor Francis Joseph. The Parliament building constructed on the Pest side of the river between 1884 and 1904 became the symbol of a determined urban and national ambition, combining as it did a neo-Gothic facade that imitated London's Houses of Parliament with an interior decorative plan designed to glorify Hungarian history and traditions.
Budapest has retained a dual outlook derived from its composite heritage and contrasting geography. Long regarded as the last Western bulwark against the Ottoman Empire, the city is easier to comprehend when it is also seen as the gateway to the distant Middle East. This confrontation between Western and Eastern traditions, and the city's central location in the heart of Europe, have created a unique lifestyle, a blend of hedonism and determination, abandonment and rigor; in which everyone finds something to identify with Visitors from all over the world succumb to the powerful charm of this city that has contrived to absorb and assimilate into a single melting pot the elements of various waves of conquest.
Budapest lifestyle
The best way to get an overall sense of the urban development of the last three centuries is from the Citadel on top of Gellert Hill (Gellert hegy). From here, the view stretches out across buildings and bridges to the majestic landscape fashioned by the curve of the river.
In the foreground rises Castle Hill (Var hegy) , where Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, built Buda Palace (Budavari Palota) in the eighteenth century; it has been remodelled many times since and was largely rebuilt after the devastating bombing during the siege of Budapest during the winter of 1944--45. Hungarians often visit the castle, as it houses the vast collection of the Hungarian National Gallery, several other museums, and the National Szechenyi Library. Slightly farther away on the same hill is the Matthias (Matyas) Church, transformed many times during its proud one-thousand-year history and in its present form representing the dynamic architectural syncretism of late-nineteenth-century Budapest. Its glazed-tile roofs and other features borrowed from diverse stylistic traditions were integrated into the building at the request of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth-the famous Sissi, beloved by all Hungarians during the restoration of I 873. Around the church, the facades of medieval and Baroque houses offer a human backdrop to a neighbourhood otherwise dominated by church and royal architecture. They shelter behind ramparts and bastions built during the Turkish occupation, as well as turn-of-the-century revival buildings, like the Fisherman's Bastion, an astonishing contemporary neo-Romanesque reconstruction of the Matthias Church.
In the distance, still on the right bank of the river; you can see the hills of Buda. The slopes are initially fairly clear of vegetation, but the trees grow Denser toward the top. This lovely stretch of greenery is a select neighborhood for the city's wealthiest residents. The many villas, mostly built between 1850 and 1930 (or in the I 990s as part of a recent surge in real estate and home construction), reflect the quality of life in this section of Budapest. Breezes disperse the clouds of pollution that hang over the lower town and cool the air during the often blisteringly hot summers. Large homes with rough-cast fa~ades in shades ranging from ocher and pistachio to brick red are representative of the colors to be found all over Central Europe. A few writers and intellectuals also have homes here, although they tend to be more modest. Among them is a remarkable couple who have created an outstanding private collection of traditional art, housed in a lovely apartment in the Hill of Roses (Rozsa damb). It contains masterpieces of Hungarian, Romanian, Austrian, Serbian, and Croatian art.
Buda's charms extend farther than its intellectual and moneyed neighborhoods. Just a few steps from the art collection on the Hill of Roses is an octagonal mausoleum constructed four centuries ago by a Muslim holy man as his final resting place; the view of the river from here is spectacular. The Tomb of Gul Baba remains a pilgrimage and religious site for Muslims. Thanks to Saudi funding, it has undergone a recent but excessive restoration.
After this initial excursion into Buda, let’s cross the river, taking one of the five bridges visible from the promontory of the Citadel. The most famous is the Chain Bridge (Szechenyi lanchid), a favorite landmark among Budapest residents, as it was the first stone bridge to span the 1,310 feet (400 meters) across the Danube prior to the Revolution of I 848. It was built on the initiative of Count Istvan Szechenyi, a major urban planner of the Hungarian national revival. It was destroyed during World World II, but rebuilt in its exact original form.
If you're looking for a culinary break, the Gundel restaurant is the place to stop. Opened over one hundred years ago, this national monument to Hungary's gastronomic tradition is worth a visit, if only to enjoy the unique decor: the bar, dining room, small private rooms, and the terrace (where the sound of the big cats from the nearby zoo can be heard during summer months) are all worth a look. The wine cellar deserves mention, as George Lang, the restaurant's owner and author of a classic book on Hungarian cooking, is also a wine connoisseur who will share his knowledge with you, along with a certain number of specially selected vintages.
The nearly one-and-a-half-mile-Long thorough fare of Andrassy Avenue, with its banks, luxury boutiques, trendy restaurants, traditional cafes, influential cultural institutions, and Bohemian-chic apartments, perfectly symbolizes this section of the city It was designed in the I 870s by the major Hungarian architect Miklos Ybl to link Erzsebet Square near the river to Heroes Square, and is a model of urban street design, featuring well-designed intermediary squares and side lanes. Hungarians love to stroll along its tree-lined sidewalks. Inside some of the numerous distinguished private mansions and elegant old-fashioned bourgeois apartments of Andrassy Avenue you may catch glimpses of staircases decorated with frescoes (unfortunately often in bad condition, but restoration work has picked up considerably in recent years), and inner courtyards. Many have balconies enclosed with finely worked wrought-iron railings. These are an important feature of apartment life in Pest. There is scarcely a novel or short story by such assiduous observers of the capital's intimate life as Gyula Krudy, Dezsu Kosztolanyi and Gyorgy Konrad that does not describe these open-air theatres of the human comedy, where emotional crises and passions are acted out in public view.
As you stroll up Andrassy Avenue from Heroes Square along one of the old riding paths beside the lovely, although somewhat dilapidated, Italianate villas, do not fail to notice circular Kodaly korond, one of the most beautiful squares in Pest, surrounded by four large residences that reflect the neighborhood's aristocratic tradition. Past Oktogon, a major intersection of Andrassy Avenue and the Great Boulevard, you'll enter the heart of the capital's artistic life, symbolized by the Academy of Fine Arts, a neo-Renaissance building built in I 875. An Oriental-style gallery runs around a pale-yellow atrium on the upper floor, accessed by a beautiful stone staircase and marble balustrade. Enclosing it is an ornate wrought iron grille topped by a pulpit, a rather unexpected element. Geometric stained-glass windows provide a subdued light that plunges the bronze busts into mysterious shadow. These busts stand out against the colour marble, the domed ceiling decorated with allegorical figures, and the medallion portraits of women in the gallery.
