Balaton Sound
| MasterCard Balaton Sound | |
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| Genre | Electronic music, Pop, Hip Hop, World music, New wave music, Neo soul |
| Dates | Four days, usually starting on the second Thursday of July |
| Location(s) |
 / Zamárdi / Lake Balaton / Hungary
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| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Website | |
| http://www.sziget.hu/balatonsound/ | |
Coordinates: 46°53′2.55″N 17°55′31.43″E / 46.8840417°N 17.9253972°E
Balaton Sound (between 2007 and 2012 also known as Heineken Balaton Sound, since 2013 as MasterCard Balaton Sound for sponsorship reasons) is one of Europe's largest open air electronic music festivals. Held annually since 2007 on the southern bank of Lake Balaton, Hungary, it features live acts and DJ's from all around the world, from established artists to new names. The event was co-created by the organizers of Sziget Festival.
As the festival gets more famous and popular each year, tickets are usually sold out before they go on sale at the official ticket vendors; this event sets new attendance records yearly.
The first Balaton Sound festival was held between 12 July and 15 July 2007. The fact that the event was held on the shore of the largest lake in Central Europe in mid-summer, its twenty-hour music schedule, and the line-up gained it significant public interest.
The festival is located on the west part of Zamárdi at the crossing of Panoráma and Zöldfa utca (street).
Inside the festival area variable stages, , and tents are established for the performances.The sponsors of the festival create luxurious chill-out facilities with hammocks, bean bags, easy chairs. Visitors to Balaton Sound can stay at a special camp site with several pubs, cocktail bars and restaurants equipped with accoutrements absent from Hungary's other summer music festivals. The Main Stage area has a capacity of about 50,000.
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