15/01/10

On this day in 1559, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England. Elizabeth ruled for 45 years and was known particularly for her patronage of the arts and entertainment. Theatre, in particular flourished during her reign, with the rise to prominence of the great playwrights William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Elizabeth's great love for performance and entertainment will undoubtedly attract her ghost to float over to Budapest today to enjoy...

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Budapest Syndrome
First Birthday Party (Concert/Party)
Manga Cowboy, 15th January, 20:00, 1000 ft
1092 Budapest, Ráday utca. 33. [Map]

It's exactly one year since the team at Budapest's favourite English language radio show first went on the air and, to celebrate, the Budapest Syndrome have invited a collection of their musical friends to perform live acoustic sets and enjoy a party. There will be individual sets and a number of "jam sessions" combining bands and artists. Amongst the performers will be The Walrus, Gyuri Ligeti from The Puzzle, Istvan Jaszberenyi, who is probably the best guitarist of any genre in Hungary and Balasz Farkasz, the superb musician and singer who recently featured on the UK's X-Factor.

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Also worth a gander...

Péterfy Bori (Concert)
A38 21:00, 2400 ft
Péterfy Bori strikes again and this time under her own name. Well-known as an actress at the Krétakör Theatre and indeed, in the films of a certain Szőke András, Bori's become something of a darling of the arts world. Poppy but happily off the wall at times. The Blondie of the East, perhaps.

Alter In Demand Festival (Concert)
Dürer Kert, free

Multiple bands performing tonight in a rock extravaganza of dodgy tribute acts! Bands aiming to impress with their impressionist skills include tributes to Motorhead, Guns 'n Roses.

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