Back to the main stage, Bloc Party is making a blast performance. They absolutely killed it. Frontman Kele Okereke was so animated, so personable, so chatty, and so smiley. Constantly engaging and rousing the crowd, at one point he even got into the crowd to sing. He shouted, “Come on you fuckers, jump!” and jump we did. Drummer Matt Tong, was so much fun to watch. He stripped off his shirt at one point, came out front, did sit-ups and even faked a death onstage. Koszonom (‘thank you’ in Hungarian), Bloc Party!

Then Fatboy Slim closed the day; the crowed was packed like everybody on the island was cramp together in a spot. Altho I’m not fancied a Dj sets performance but loved the insane animations on the big screens during his songs. It’s madness. I. He played “Right Here, Right Now” with an evolution video moving from fish to ape to caveman to obese man (you might remember the video). Iggy Pop and Christopher Walken also made video appearances, singing along to two of his songs. He left us to John Paul Young’s “Love is in the Air” as we walked out. Fantastic.

Friday, August 14. After it poured rain all morning, the sun finally came out in time for Jet, an Aussie rock ‘n’ roll band that brought us the catchy hit “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?” back in 2003.

The band, around since 2001, consists of brothers Nic Cester (vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Chris Cester (drums, percussion, guitar), Cameron Muncey (lead

Speaking of dancing and energy, Pendulum is another Aussie band (now calling the U.K. home) but of a completely different genre. A drum and bass/electronic rock group formed by producers Rob Swire, Paul Harding and Gareth McGrillen, the guys came out and absolutely brought the crowd to delirious. I had never heard of Pendulum before this set but I instantly drove to buy their cd. Try “Propane Nightmares” or “Slam” to get a feel for the sound. The beats were driving and hard, the synths perfectly overlaid, and the lyrics easy to sing-along to. They are definitely a “jump up and down and scream” type band. At one point, they had us

all sit down (which amazingly all of us did) and then, at their command, jump into the air and start “losing control.” What a show. It was so much fun to be in the crowd. Their peak moment came when they mixed a really dirty heavy metal song into a rock/electronic song. The mesh of genres was really interesting and the crowd loved it. The energy was off the charts and thank God because next up was The Prodigy.

“We’re not here to fuck around” was how Howlett greeted us, feisty. The Prodigy – Liam Howlett (keyboards/composer), Keith Flint (vocals) and Maxim Reality (vocals/MC) – are promoting a new album called Invaders Must Die, and it was fantastic – dirty, loud, grinding and pulsating, everything we loved about them before. Their live performances are insane. Everybody gone mad, dammit! The outdoor space was completely packed. It’s the loudest, most high-octane show of Sziget yet. “Breathe,” “Firestarter,” “Smack My Bitch Up,” “Invaders Must Die,” “Warriors Dance” and “Spitfire” were clear highlights to a stellar set. Well, the hardcore, electronic, rave boys are back and making more noise than ever.

Saturday, August 14. The Subways, an alt rock high-energy band from the U.K., started off the day. To be honest, I didn’t particularly like their music (just really few). However, they are not really entertaining to watch. So yeah let’s skip to the next performers.