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The dazzling Amsterdam-based shamanic modern voodoo blues trio My Baby finally returns to the boat. The shaman trio is like if Screaming Jay Hawkins' I Put The Spell on You was made into a whole evening opera and party. Support act will be by the great Hungarian Dope Calypso band.

Great rock ballads and driving passionate songs by a young but already mature pop rock band Esti Kornél in double-night bill on a special occasion.

One of the indispensable figures of the dubstep/riddim styled, one of the most extraordinary producers of Never Say Die, Oddprophet for the first time in Hungary, besides the young talents of Circus Records and NSD, one of the greatest favourites of the Hungarian audience, Franky Nuts, on A38!

Swiss talents on the sidelines of an international career will fill the A38 Ship's exhibition room in November with a Hungarian support: the new-wave and electronica pop musician YES IM VERY TIRED NOW, and his compatriot WASSILY mixing floating synthesizers with sexy singing patterns supported by the hilarrious singer of numerous indie-pop songs OHNODY.

Great rock ballads and driving passionate songs by a young but already mature pop rock band Esti Kornél in double-night bill on a special occasion.

The most wanted selector of illegal raves has once already smashed Budapest and burnt it into flames of joy. Now he returns for an even bigger kick.

Great rock ballads and driving passionate songs by a young but already mature pop rock band Esti Kornél in double-night bill on a special occasion.

A great young illusionist will make you feel weird, full of magic, fun and entertainment with his spectacular show at the beautiful gallery of the Ship.

Ella Fitzgerald 100 by Erika Náray - gig and TV-Recording in the Renewed Acoustics Serie at the A38 Ship Concert Hall! You can take part in a limited-capacity TV recording in order of registration which is free. All you have to do is to indicate your will to participate. We ask you to arrive half an hour before the start, so everyone can take their seats in time.

Majsai Gábor Swing Star gig and TV-Recording in the Renewed Acoustics Serie at the A38 Ship Concert Hall! You can take part in a limited-capacity TV recording in order of registration which is free. All you have to do is to indicate your will to participate. We ask you to arrive half an hour before the start, so everyone can take their seats in time.

After a stunning full house gig at the A38 Ship the Iranian-born singer-songwriter from the Netherlands, who gave her own definition to modern pop music returns for another night of joy.

Barkóczi Noémi

20 years ago, one of the most famous songs of Ladánybene 27 band and its legendary Kell egy ház was released. It has been 10 years since the release of one of the most important albums of the band's "big publishers" era. This was the Babylon Circus material, which included the two well-known and renowned riddim albums in the country. (Judge Day, Judah Riddim). From these albums and of course, this their current program the LB27,will make a fabulous program with which to enter the "Christ Age"!

Tsar B is the alias of Justine Bourgeus – operating from her homestudio in Belgium, she produces an eclectic mix of progressive r'n'b. Her inspiration comes from baroque music, ‘90s female-fronted R&B and artists like Björk, Grimes and Rihanna. With over 15 million organic streams to her name thanks to early tastemaker support (The Fader, Billboard, Dazed & Confused, i-D, NME, BBC Radio 1, etc) and a worldwide dance community embracing her songs (Escalate was featured on SYTYCD, over 1000 choreographies to her music), she is awaiting her coronation as alt pop’s next dominatrix.

Drum and bass, dubstep, hip-hop elements and rock and roll riffs: what it all ends up melted together is rockstep! If you really want to party, come to the gig of this great young band!

A huge festivity of joy featuring the greatest hits from the eigthies up to now with lots of rap, r'n'b, hip-hop and more and beyond!

This year is the 50th anniversary of MC5's first album Kick Out the Jams' release, which has become since one of the basic influences for all garage rock and punk bands so it really deserves all the celebration that Wayne Kramer guitarist-vocalist organises on this occasion. Support will be by the powerful Hungarian band The Trousers.

One of the greatest acts on the scene of bombastic rockstar eletronica Glitch Mob returns after three years to Budapest. The producer trio from Los Angeles will perform and present its new album at the Akvárium Klub organised by the A38 Ship.

Zoltán Cséry's new solo piano project, "Songs For Your Soul", represents the genre of minimal music. The melodies composed by the author serve the purpose of allowing the listener to release himself, to stop and experience the musical journey that he understands in this particular world. The special guest of the album show will be Zoohacker, who comes with a unique, mystic-style reed instrument the Futujara in addition to his synthesizers.

A huge, merry, loud and kicking multi-coloured rumble party featuring the best and craziest producers and djs on the Budapest scene.

Ocho Macho gig and TV-Recording in the Renewed Acoustics Serie at the A38 Ship Concert Hall! You can take part in a limited-capacity TV recording in order of registration which is free. All you have to do is to indicate your will to participate. We ask you to arrive half an hour before the start, so everyone can take their seats in time.

This exhibition presenting the latest paintings by drMáriás - portrait artist of the Great Unorthodox Fight - will be opened by Gábor Gulyás esthete where Entartete Kunst will give a concert.

Sólveig Matthildu, keyboard player and composer of the Icelandic electro-girl trio Kælan Mikla that played at the A38 Ship recentlyy will introduce in solo this time at the spectacular exhibition hall of the A38 Ship. A delightful, electronically-inspired ethereal sound-carpet: this is what will Sólveig bring to the A38 Ship on November 28th.

The best about Budapest Bar concerts it is that you always have a different experience. The band chooses a number of songs for a concert, depending on the singing performers, the repertoire is different - in fact, the orchestra is usually surprised by the audience. It is also good at Budapest Bár, for every generation, everyone can excite their own favorite. Concerts show a variety of colors: they travel in time, lurk in a wide range of emotions, recall memories and people as well as provide a great musical experience. This is how it will be on the A38 Ship. This time with the amazing band led by Robert Farkas will be Behumi Dori, Rutkai Bori, Keleti András, László Kollár-Klemencz, Tibor Kiss, Krisztian Szűcs and Misi Mező.

Special Providence has becone one of the most important bands on the progressive music scene, their concerts arund the world made them a highly respected actor on the European scene. They will give a high-fly concert this time above the waves. Support will come by the Angertea.

With their first full-length album We Bless This Mess led by Portuguese guitarist-violinist Nelson Graf Reis return to A38 Ship. This great guy moving in punk rock and folk/americana genres is an inescapable artistic phenomenon: besides music he skates and tattoos - although the latter is clear from the amount of ink used at his forehead...

Historic moment: the first Tudósok vynil has beeen released and it already a golden album. On this night the band will present this edition which is a compilation from their albums released between 2001 and 2016 which comes with a booklet featuring paintings and lyrics. Their support will be by their old great friend, the excellent Ricsárdgír orchestra, who will be playing a mini concert, and also Tövisházi Ambrus will play with Tudósok, good old Erik Sumo, who mastered the album released by the Trottel Records! Long live the Total Science!

The greatest, craziest, best and most wanted hits of the eighties and much more on an oldies the goldies disco night at a huge party.

On December 1st at the A38, we will not only celebrate Óriás' debut album Jön, on its 10th birthday, but it will be the only Óriás concert for more than half a year.

A huge party featuring legendary Martin Reeves, a.k.a. Krafty Kuts in the lead, breakbeat pioneer, who has been instrumental in pushing the breakbeat sound to a world wide audience as king of the mash-up breakbeat sound.

Ted Milton, the cultic singer, saxophone player and bandleader and his outragous afro-punk band Blurt return to the A38!

Scottish rock legend, that wrote itself into the history of rock with their fantastic album titled Hair of the Dog recorded and released in 1975 now on a great tour celebrating their 50th anniversary arrives to the Ship to give a memorable concert.

Fearless címmel áprilisban jelent meg a Firewind és ex-Ozzy gitáros Gus G. új szólóalbuma, amelynek turnéjával decemberben hozzánk is eljön. A Fearless dalai Dennis Ward basszerrel (Pink Cream 69, Unisonic) készültek, aki énekel is a nótákban, a dobos pedig Will Hunt az Evanescence-ből. A 2018-as lemezre több instrumentális dal került fel, mint Gus előző anyagaira, továbbá a trió a Dire Straits sikernótáját, a Money For Nothing-ot is feldolgozta. A koncert az A38 Hajón lesz, december 6-án.

Ragyogjon fel teljes fényében az Élet! A Vágtázó Csodaszarvas szédítő erejével száguld a bennünk élő kozmikus varázserők felszabadítására! A Zene a Mindenség örök érzéseinek törvényerejű kibontakozása! Jössz Te is, hogy együtt szabadítsuk fel belső erőinket a teljesebb életért?

For the first time we present 3 gigantic chill aczs on one evening without stop. A truly unmissable event for all chill fans! Another interesting thing is that in Budapest both sync24 and Takkra will present their new albums!

Harcsa Veronika and Gyémánt Bálint will extend their duo on their upcoming third album with a Belgian rhythm section to be released in 2019. The new quartet will perform on this concert their new material and also older compositions in a new arramgement. Support act will be by the Viennese Schmied Puls.

Swiss magician will finally move the A38!

Lugosi Dani and Takács Vilkó started the Nirvana Acoustic duo a couple of years ago, where, besides the legendary songs, they also brought them to the stage of the orchestral repertoire, which, in their mood, fully fit the unplugged concept.

After taking the world of rock music by storm with last year's surprise hit »Amber Galactic«,which also got nominated for a Swedish Grammy in the process, and leaving people speechless after a breath-taking first European tour in November/December, Swedish classic/progressive rock supergroup The Night Flight Orchestra have completed the works on their impatiently awaited next album and will present it in Budapest at the A38 Ship.

Balkan Madness with a bit of electronic support, it is Shantel’s legendary Frankfurt-based Bucovina Club that returns to hit Budapest and present Kusturica's craziest disco partizans on a hilarious party.

One of our favourites, the fantastic Icelandic chamber pop to indie band returns to the A38 Ship with their great and unique music.

Bea Palya and her band present the songs of her new album titled Hazatalálok (Finding My Way Home) at the A38 Ship.

Bea Palya and her band present the songs of her new album titled Hazatalálok (Finding My Way Home) at the A38 Ship.

On this night featuring the freshest and coolest music from Britain the best djs will present the true essence of the British Mood for great music.

The powerful ambassadors of Bosnian hiphop-reggae-rock-folk that was blended during the seege of the city and has matured into one of the best and most powerful, peace-oriented and social-critical acts of East Europe since return as funky pirates to the ship! The night will be supported by the reggae-ska-Balkan groove masters the Sin Seekas!

Year after year, we gather to celebrate together in Christmas mood, one of our common denominators: our love of deep music. This will be no different this year, but this time a conductor arrives to us from the south to arrange our audiovisual gatherings. The Spanish music ambassador last year achieved the insightful merit of Hungarian party history in the amazing selection of the 7-hour production at the Creative Camp. Anyone who was there to this day remembered not only the most beautiful set of the camp, but as the deephouse-minimal tech than ever, has been one of the top 10 DJs ever. That magical, enchanting mood can not be repeated, but we can assure you that we will have another unforgettable musical experience. From the visual side, the Burning Bulbs will make our trip more intimate. Welcome Pablo Bolivar on board!

Two bands that determined an epoch: Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Which one is the greatest? And which one do you prefer? These are the questions to answer on a night dedicated to the very best of these two giants played by The Blackbirds.

After 11 years one of the greatest European legends on the metalcore-scene Caliban returns to the A38 ship. This great band from Essen does not stay calm but refreshes its material from album to album and brings on tour their best and freshest musicians. They will be support by the excellent and powerful Lionheart.

The Kráken will besiege the boat again at Christmas when no one counts on it. Decorate the pearls and shake the old clowns because the beautiful music of Platon Karataev and the Csaknekedkislány will warm up all the frozen hearts.

Lunatic, funny, kicking and frantic ballads to rock'n'roll by the great dreamer of the immortal figure: the Little Cow.

One of Budapest's most popular indie electro djs, Kecske will make you dance until dawn on our airy roof terrace.

Children Of Distance will celebrate this year and make its farewell with a huge concert as it does every year. Besides their greatest hits their very new and unreleased songs will be also featured at the great gig of theirs.

Have you ever wondered where the pulsing rhythm of the '90s has gonem? How did that inexplicably sexy, pink-mood melt away? The time of resurrection has come: we will bring you the night when the past rushes when the rhythm is swirling when you fall away from the tune of melancholy. Pop, music and freedom. A new earbuds romance for the memory of old love.

One of the greatest and most popular underground bands presents their new album featuring 15 brand new songs.

On this night featuring the freshest and coolest music from Britain the best djs will present the true essence of the British Mood for great music.

Szédületes pörgés, szilveszter előtti villámlás és boldog levitáció!

Mirror, Phrenia

The cream of the cream of the cream of the Hungarian classic underground dj-s with their miraculous vinyls and music you can't even imagine how good and stunning. Be there on the last great night of the old year!

A great young illusionist will make you feel weird, full of magic, fun and entertainment with his spectacular show at the beautiful gallery of the Ship.

The fathers of the Hungarian underground who will kick again with their free and powerful songs.

A huge festivity of joy featuring the greatest hits from the eigthies up to now with lots of rap, r'n'b, hip-hop and more and beyond!

One of the celebrated drummers of contemporary jazz, who won Grammy as a composer of music for Birdman and also with Pat Metheny as musician: Antonio Sánchez again in Budapest! This time, with his acoustic quintet called Migration he presents Lines in the Sand in November. The concert of the fantastic and socially committed, drummer, will be a quite strong start of the season.

The great indie/rock/folk band from Transylvania will give a year-opening double gig. First night's support by Teddy Queen.

The great indie/rock/folk band from Transylvania will give a year-opening double gig. Second night's support by 4S Street.

A fantastic night with lunatic, powerful and happy music featuring Firkin's new album with their Irish pubsong explosion. Let's dance!

Yes, No Fun At All has been reunited and will first appear in Budapest! One of the key bands of the 1960s skatepunk-punkrock world, after ten years of despair, released its new album in April, and has a tour for the album. The Grit is like the Swedish brigade would never stopped. Swift, spinning, and best of all: not stall or nostalgic. So it is not worth making nostalgic preparations on January 26 at A38, since No Fun At All is as fresh and alive as ever! Their support will be Poison Alley.

One of the most fundamental, unpredictable, ever-renewing orchestras of modern metal is Therapy? from Northern Ireland, which has released a true load of records for the last thirty years with the lead singer Andy Cairns. The latest one has just been launched a few days ago and so Therapy? will hit with its show again Hungary - on 30th January, after three years, again performing at the A38 Ship. Support act will be by the kicking Hungarian Uzipov band.

A Dorothy zenekar 2011-ben alakult csajbanda. A heves megyei lányok 7 éve változatlan felállásban járják az ország fesztiváljait és klubjait, a rockzene képviseletében. A zenekar 2018.09.28-án megjelent negyedik albumának, a Tessék!-nek fővárosi lemezbemutató koncertjére az A38 Hajón kerül sor, 2019.02.01-jén. A lányok a Tessék! Tour kiemelt állomásaként tartják számon a budapesti bulit, ennek megfelelően mindent beleadnak és extra látvánnyal is készülnek.

Probably the most important stoner club gig this winter will be at the A38 Ship again, since John Garcia will finally bring his solo program abroard too. The voice of Kyuss, Unida, Vista Chino and the Hermano accompanied by The Band of Gold will present his latest album to his fans.

One of the classical representatives of the spectacular-monumental groove metal, the Swedish Avatar, was the first to announce its Avatar Country concept album at the beginning of the year. Quoting the world of Alice Cooper this band melting togethe the worlds of melodic metal with virtuoso thrash, costume goth metal with crushing stadium rock has been the best the Swedish quintet by many. They will hit Budapest within their long and very spectacular album-promotion tour Avatar is coming to Hungary for the first time as headliner and palying on February 4th at A38 Ship!

An achingly lovely exercise in vintage, chrome-plated, wood-paneled Americana - Daniel Knox live!

Electro Guzzi is one of the most exciting formations of contemporary techno who gained attention with their analogue instrument panel at the beginning of their career. This time the'll present their most intimate and darkest album ever. In addition to the usual line up of the trio Polybrass songs feature guests on reeds from The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Zeitraktzer and Sand, who will also be in Budapest with the band. Support will be by the Budapest based psychojazz quartet Freakin' Disco.

Discovered by Peter Gabriel Charlie Winston the great songwriter arrives with his new album to the A38 after two years! A loose hobo, who is a real multi-instrumentalist talent Charlie Winston can play drums, piano, guitar and more. He'll present his fifth album titled Square 1 at the A38 Ship on February 10th.

One of the most important columns of the Hungarian underground Müller Péter Sziámi and his orchestra are going to play besdides great hits the songs of the famous Sziámi album titled From Body to Body at this special concert.

After his last year's sold out debute the excellent German pianist will return to Budapest with his new album. At this special concert Martin will be placed in the center of the hall surrounded by his audience while the Kiégő Izzók will provide unusual visuals on special surfaces around in the space.

"The band is running on all cylinders and has never sounded better," says Palmer. "Fans can expect the biggest hits of ELP along with some of its epic pieces, all presented with a full visual element of special films created for the tour."

The former hip-hop girl who built a stunning career and has become an iconic Grammy-nominated singer since, Neneh Cherry will perform for the first time in Hungary! She will present her new album titled Broken Politics at the A38 Ship.

An old dream came true last year when we could see Haken live in Budapest, which we can again in 2019: one of the most innovative bands of the metal-scene will arrive on A38 again with its new album to be released in autumn! So we'll get thoroughly tuned on for new favorite songs live on February 28, 2019. What we can already know about the new album is that the band continues the capitalization of progressive traditions - Haken promises this time a smoother, more riffent album than ever before.

The largest success ever of Norway indie was the appearance of Madrugada in 1999. Their Joy Division-like dark boxing mood with a completely authentic Scandinavian ambient featured on their first album titled Industrial Silence was a shocking success. On the twentieth anniversary of the release of the album, Madrugada is launching a European tour after two full-length concerts in Oslo they will also play in Hungary. On March 2, A38 they'll launch a powerful rock-engraved show, featuring the backbone of their twenty-year core: Industrial Silence.

After their huge success last year Dance With The Dead will return with their new album to the A38 Ship! The Californian synthwave duo's new album titled Loving To Death features a wonderful mix,of influences by retro horror films, B-series movies and metal guitars. But there is no question that besides the new songs they will also smash with their classic Metallica, Mötley Crüe and Queen remixes. True synthwave fans have a very limited number of discounted tickets for the A38 Ship which is also valid for the Perturbator gig on March 7,at the Akvárium.

Folowing his sold out clubgig at the A38 and second huge gig at the Sziget Festival in March 2019 one of the most influential and successful producers on the synthwave scene Perturbator returns. With its completely new stage set and visuals this production is going to make its greatest performance so far in Budapest at the Akvárium NagyHall organised by the A38 Ship.

An absolute Pitchfork-favorite garage-rock trio: the Screaming Females released their seventh album this year and All At Once was loudly celebrated by both the fans and the critics. New Jersey's angry, noisy, indie-punk rock band with their astonishing leader will kick the Dürer Garden organised by the A38 Ship.

A contemporary composer-pianist, who has on Spotify more than 30 millions of listenings and whose songs are featured on 44000 playlists: James Heather is one of the most popular authors-performers of the online world of music. The latest discovery by Coldcut and Ninja Tune had his debut at Glastonbury festival where he accompanied Laura Marling and his conpositions brought him an enormous number of new fans. The first solo gig by James Heather in Hungary will be at the Ship.

We are sorry to inform you that due to the new album's works and the great number of concert calls the band had to rearrange their tour dates, so they will be able to perform at the A38 at a later date: December 5th. Purchased tickets are valid for the new date or can be redeemed at our ticket office.

Darkest Hour (US), Unearth (US), Misery Signals (US), Malovelence (US), Left Behind US

One of the most important formations in the field of industrial electronica Swiss The Young Gods will return to Hungary after many years. The more than thirty-year-old band will release its new album in February, and they'll arrive presemting it at the A38 Ship on April 3.

Happy, melodic hardcore melted together with dub and explosive rock by great English and American gentlemen who will return and evoke again the Big Bang's bursting energies and incrazed joys in their powerful performance. Their support will be the powerful, melodic and pretty crazy As It Is band from Manchester.

Singer-songwriter Anja Plaschg - whose name is known as Soap & Skin - known for her special electronic music with a unique artistic blend has released her fantastic new album in late October with the use of classic chamber instruments. The album will be premiered at the A38 Ship.

Have you played Max Payne 2? There you have probably heard the Poets of the Fall, whose hit Late Goodbye started their success story in 2005. The multiple top-listed Finnish poets will be premiering in Hungary in the spring of 2019, after having gained international success. Their Nickelback-like pop-rock hit melted together with heavy riffs here and a sensible heart there, will be presented on 25th April at A38 Ship's Concert Hall.

The massive Hungarian fan club of Bars and Melody will not miss them on their: upcoming tour, so we will be able to see the British pop duo again in Budapest. Leondre and Charlie appeared in Britain's Got Talent Talent 2014 and have conquered in just over a year Budapest: first appearing at the Barba Negra in January 2018, then at the Akvárium in August, and this time in May at the A38 on their Choke Tour.

Sweden's most kicking rock'n'roll/power pop band, the Royal Republic returns! Cutting riffs, drifting power, lunatic energy and tough precise ingenious attitude makes them brothers of The Hives or The Eagles Of Death Metal. Experience a perfect club-gig at the A38 Ship and let the good times roll!