Hungarian indie stars
If distortion is your middle name and you are in love with bands like Queens of the Stone Age or the Black Angels, this is what you were looking for. Longtime ruin pub Kuplung on Király Street hosts three of the best bands from the new generation of Hungarian psychedelic stoner/blues rock to catapult you through the stratosphere: Middlemist Red, Run Over Dogs, and Puma Danger. Effect pedals, fuzz, and spaced-out guitar riffs are only the beginning, as after the concerts the band members will stand behind the decks and spin their favorite songs to make sure that the party doesn’t stop.
If you are a fan of guitar-fueled British indie rock and/or poppy electronica, Tesco Disco’s New Year’s Eve Party is your night. Everything can happen there at Corvin Club, from MGMT to The Libertines, from Kasabian to Franz Ferdinand. Tesco Disco is Budapest’s longest-running party series when it comes to this types of style, so you can be sure that even if you don’t know what song is playing, the selection will rock and you will hear your favorite bands sooner or later. Icing on the cake: three outstanding Hungarian bands will rock out with you: Szabó Benedek és a Galaxisok, Esti Kornél, and Kalef.
The Hungarian torchbearers of the ongoing vintage rock revival, Ivan & The Parazol, released their third album – “The All Right Nows” – this year, and it’s packed with psychedelically sexy midtempo jams. If you don’t believe us, well, hear it for yourself on December 31st at G3 Club. Their partners in good-time crime will be the totally crazy Hungarian folk-punk party squad Bohemian Betyars and Lóci Játszik, led by rising singer-songwriter-guitarist Csorba Lóci. After the concerts: DJs until you collapse.
For electronic beasts
Are you ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve in a decadent world? If so, then spend the last night of the year at Tütü’s mysterious masked Eyes Wide Shut party, where the atmosphere will be sweetly sensual. After a nice welcome champagne you can listen to pop music, house, and vocal house, or even disappear to one of the separated zones to enjoy divine snacks and fruits served on ice.
2015 has been a great year for rap and trap music – even in Budapest. They will celebrate the last day of this year like they just released Gucci Mane – so Street Dreams and Onehundred will trap themselves into the New Year with a shared party at Toldi wtih a real all-megastar lineup: Cadik, Lil Sagittarius, DJ N1CE, High Love, UFFALO STEEZ, Passed, DJ Slanki, Myamo, Skrude, BA10.
On the last day of this unpredictable year, BadGirlz plans to unleash their sexy black panthers into the wild jungle. The club will be camouflaged and dressed up in ways you haven’t witnessed before whilst the jungle boogie will keep you on your toes. Wild animals, exquisite new tropical and exotic drinks, all mixed and accompanied by the sweet melodies of DJ Tigrans and a live act.
Over the years, the Bladerunnaz crew became a Budapest symbol of quality drum ’n’ bass parties, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they’ll throw one of the biggest New Year’s Eve gatherings for amen breakers. The ruthless sound design, the unashamed drive, and fiery tempered tempos: that’s what the duo behind June Miller love so much about the genre. They were discovered by Renegade Hardware’s legend Loxy and are signed to Andy C's Ram Records – and that means that they are one of the best in what they do. Retaining enough groove to console those of you who fear today’s epileptic generation, but adding just the right amount of chaos to inspire you to pay attention, Posij is spearheading a new generation of experimental bass-music producers. These two names should be already enough to make you drop down to Dürlin, but the organizers also added L Plus and Disaszt to the lineup, together with some Hungarian allstars.
Have a party with the best music from the ‘80s on the last day of the year at Polgári Mulató. Everyone remembers them: Alphaville, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Bonanza Banzai, Bronski Beat, Soft Cell, Modern Talking, Falco, Billy Idol, Divine, Fancy, Twins, the Cure, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Samantha Fox, Duran Duran, Rick Astley, and so on. The DJs will be the founders of the 101klub, the most well-known party series among fans of Depeche Mode, synthpop, industrial, and ‘80s music in general. So if you are one of them, this is what you shouldn‘t miss!
On New Year‘s Eve the cream of Budapestian nightlife will be at Akvárium – it doesn‘t matter if they are into techno, house, breakbeat, or nu disco. That also means that you will surely find something to your liking. The organizers are prominent figures in Budapest ‘s nightlife scene: 100% Budapest, 100% party.
The second stop at Tesla Budapest’s New Year’s Eve party series of the city – the eventful New Year’s Eve. Celebrate among the residents and count back loudly: 10, 9, 8, 7…
Hellobabybar will revive the marvelous world of Montmarte and the revue dancers in its stately interior, where lights are impudently playing, glasses of sparkling champagne will be clicking with each other in a jubilant mood at midnight, and everybody will join the new world together where the rhythm dictates and the temple is faithfully following the disciplined soldiers of bass. We live only once, but then, we live well.
Fogasház, Fogaskert, Lärm, Schatzi, and Liebling join forces to bring you the ultimate New Year‘s Eve party: a pounding and happy dance floor, an upside-down circus tent, a cigarette-flicking hip-hop funk-shouting contest in the garden, a smiley house party with rolled up pants in our little lobby, where you’ll see the organizing teams of the Madách Square-Toldi axis. Questions?
Party district
The biggest New Year‘s Eve party is coming soon, with five stages, five styles, and four kinds of unique decorations, and amazing scenery. Bands (Irie Maffia, Brains) and DJs (Adam Faz, Ludmilla, Dublic, Julia Carpenter, Naylo and so on) await you at Syma Event and Congress Center.
This is something that you surely haven’t seen before: a city within the city, in the middle of the city. A true specialty awaits guests on New Year’s Eve at KIOSK. Arriving to their “I love Budapest Party”, you will discover a small town within' the heart of the Magyar metropolis. In one corner you will find street food, while in the other there is great fine dining or seafood to taste. Keeping in mind the variety of the capital, the place offers four different tickets, so everybody can find the best one for them.
Tilos Selection Party, aka the official New Year’s Eve party of the oldest Hungarian pirate radio station. The well-known music selectors at this shindig will guide you through the last minutes of 2015 and into a louder 2016. Everything can blast from the speakers, from underground world music to drum ’n’ bass or rock ’n’ roll. Eclectic and quality are the two keywords. Where? At Mika Tivadar Mulató.
Groovin’ galas
Let InterContinental Budapest take you back to the ’50s and ’60s of America and experience the atmosphere of casino life! For New Year’s Eve their restaurant turns into a scene where the Rat Pack would feel right at home. Captivating dancers guarantee the hot atmosphere of Latin fiestas mixed with revue, jazz, and burlesque styles. Glittering costumes and bursts of spectacular choreography make for an unforgettable evening.
90.9 Jazzy Radio will celebrate New Year’s Eve at the heart of the city, within the five-star Kempinski Hotel Corvinus. They await guests in two rooms with two styles – the Jazzy Groove Ballroom is for those who like to dance, while the Piano Lounge Room has softer melodies that create a perfect score for friendly conversations. The entry includes a gourmet dinner by the Kempinski's star chef, Austria's Roland Holzer.
If you want to test your last bit of 2015 luck or just want to do something special on the last day of the year, go to Kincsem Park, the most well-known racetrack in Budapest. Stately race horses, gallop and trotting races, concerts and a lot more – don't miss the cake from 2pm!
After a quick look at the menu of Mazel Tov, one thing is sure: if you want to wave goodbye to the year after a memorable dinner, this is your spot. If you don't want to eat but dance all night long, that's okay too: DJ Jutasi will stand behind the decks around 10pm and will keep your legs busy until 2016 with the best swing and burlesque hits.
Boats that rock into 2016
A beautiful panorama, the lights of Budapest, and the Buda Castle in the background – who could resist that? Especially if we top that with a special New Year's Eve dinner on a boat. If you think this is the best way to spend the last night of 2015, Columbus Jazz Boat is your place!
Random Trip spans various music styles like funk, soul, disco, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, nu jazz, rock ’n’ roll, dub, and so on with local and sometimes international musicians joining constant members drummer Delov Jávor and DJ Q-Cee. It always takes place on the A38 Ship – where they’ll also celebrate New Year's Eve. How? With a lineup that includes Basement Jaxx vocalist Vula Malinga, famous Hungarian jazz singer Juli Fábián, Kiss Tibi from Quimby, trumpeter Lőrinc Barabás, Kasai and others and also special menus, that you can taste at the ship’s exclusive exhibition hall with a stunning Danube panorama.
