We find ourselves at a poetic convergence of time and place: exactly half way through our European journey and at the Eastern most point of our travels; Budapest, Hungary. We have loved following our trusted guide, the Donau river, over the last month, but are also eager to meet the ocean and begin our path westward.
SZIGET
8/14 – Pleasant Revolution played at one of Europe’s largest and most celebrated festivals here in Budapest, The Sziget, with over 400,000 visitors. As guests of the US Embassy, we were grateful for the opportunity to represent a different side of the US than many people of the world get to see. You can read some of the press of the event at :
Media clip: Sziget Festival – US ambassador pedals power for San Francisco band
The US Embassy sponsored the band’s concert at the large-scale festival on the Danube island, as “promoting the use of alternative energy and sustainable development are issues of priority for the Obama Administration,” the ambassador said.
"American power at its finest...." quoted by Eleni Kounalakis, Ambassador of Hungary.
"Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis instructs the crew to pedal harder as the sound system's energy supply dips."
For more media coverage of the event:
http://kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=911&ctag=articlelist&iid=1&articleID=304718
http://www.stop.hu/articles/article.php?id=721966
http://www.fn.hu//kultura/20100814/csendes_okoforradalom_szigeten/
http://www.nepszava.hu/articles/article.php?id=335954
http://www.kulturpart.hu/zene/21299/okoszinpaddal_nyomulnak_a_szigeten
http://www.hirextra.hu/2010/08/14/csendes-forradalom/
NEW TOUR DATES
We have finalized our route and added new dates for the next three months. We have dropped some dates in favor of slower travel, and have added some new events, like an exciting collaboration with the 1010 campaign in Spain and 350 BarcelO2na. The dates below are our main Bicycle Music Festivals, but we will be playing at parks, parties, and local events all along our route, so be sure to be in touch if you live on route and would like to connect with us!
BICYCLE MUSIC FESTIVAL DATES:
Ljubjana, Slovenia – August 24th and 25th
Marseille, France – September 4th & 5th
Toulouse, France – September 18th
Barcelona, Spain – October 10th
Lisbon, Portugal – October 16th and 17th
Porto, Portugal – HALLOWEEN, October 31