Fontaines DC has been announced as the first bout of 2027 headliners for the Sziget music festival in Hungary.
The festival, which hosted roughly 360,000 music lovers last year, is one of the biggest in Europe and has increasingly become beloved by Irish fans.
As one of the main headliners, Fontaines DC will be sharing the main stage with massive international acts like Lola Young and Katseye.
Taking to Instagram, Sziget Festival shared its first round of artists that will be performing across 5 days in August, 2027.
Fontaines DC took the top billing on the poster with Katseye and Lola Young following closely behind.
Massive names like IDLES, Royel Otis, Nothing But Thieves and Kelis were also announced to be performing next year.
With Jazzy being the only major Irish artist to perform at the festival on 2026, Sziget has clearly recognised Ireland’s talent this time round, also billing Belfast duo Bicep for next year.
However, with Fontaines DC continuing to make strong displays of support for Palestine, their headlining gig at Sziget may have some fans worried.
Festivalgoers were famously left devastated in 2025 when Kneecap were banned from Hungary ahead of their Sziget performance.
Minister of Communications in Hungary Zoltan Kovacs said that Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí were banned from the country for three years, claiming that they had made anti-semitic comments and glorified terrorist organisations.
The band would ultimately end up missing their performance at the festival, instead displaying a message to the crowd.
Displayed on screens between sets at the Buzz Stage, a message from the band read: ‘We wish we could be there with you at one of the best festivals in the world and the first European festival Kneecap ever played.
‘We can’t because of one hate-filled man. Viktor Orbán. We have been convicted of zero crimes in any country ever.
‘But we will call out oppression. For calling out Israel’s genocidal campaign, Viktor has banned us from your beautiful country for 3 years. Israel is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people. Viktor Orbán and his government support it. Viktor Orbán and his government tried to shut down Pride in Budapest. They failed. We must stand together. Oppose Orbán. Oppose Israel. Oppose genocide.’
While some fans may be concerned about Fontaines DC suffering a similar fate, Viktor Orbán was ousted from power following Hungary’s elections last year, and Sziget Festival has reiterated a number of times that it did not support his decision to ban Kneecap.
Fontaines DC will also be headlining Primavera Sound in Barcelona in June, making for a particularly busy summer, given the band will be playing two nights at Slane in the same month
