Day 1 - Suicidal :

Hanging on by a thread : a Stunt Panorama : Sanyi, one of our photographers is also a stuntman. We have been shooting aerial panoramas of Sziget Festival for some years using kites and poles, but this is the first time one of us actually hung themselves upside down at twenty meters, in order to take a series of aerial phoographs with the precision required to assemble thos into a seemless panoramic image. Behold the result - a stunning overview of what constitutes pretty much the geographic center of Sziget Festival 2009.

Joga : Massage, Thai Chi and Joga are widely practiced throughout the island. While I refer my body solely to sleep and coffee to alter its degrees of rest and calm instead, I doubt not that it can work for you and certainly enjoy watching the process.

Sleeping : Considering that live act start as late as 2am and other programs do not stop until the wee hours, night time is not always the best time to rest if you live on the island for the duration of the festival.

Indonesian Tea House : From the looks of it, the water pipes were more popular than the tea, but hey, as long as there are belly dancers . . .

Metal Drums : In a somewhat hidden pocket between the Amphitheater and Octopus was this hands-on perucssion workshop inviting all to bang out their hearts for others to enjoy, but at least tolerate.

Splish-splash, taking a bath : This must have been one of the smarter performances I have seen on the festival yet; the temperature easily reaches 30°C, and these guys were "selling" photo-ops for beer. Simply brilliant.

Thai Massage :

The horny butcher and the voyeur cows : Snuff Puppets :

Belly Dance : Impromptu nelly dance performance. Can never go wrong with looking good and showing some skin, but shaking body parts along with it all is a sure winner in my book.