Events

Three exciting projects in one evening with delicate, dreamlike, drifting electronics, caressing vocals, subtly experimental musicians, and a good atmosphere.

As the holidays approach, Quimby's homemade Santa Claus appears. He doubles the sweets for children, while the adults receive a kicking concert.

We bring you the biggest hits of the 2000s, everything you know from the golden age of MTV and VIVA TV! BUT we won't stop at POP hits, as the DJ setlist will also feature ROCK, POP-PUNK and EMO anthems!

As the holidays approach, Quimby's homemade Santa Claus appears. He doubles the sweets for children, while the adults receive a kicking concert.

Special Santa party in the Upside Down with Quixotic! A special retro party inspired by the Netflix hit series Stranger Things. A38 turns into Hawkins with the best songs from the 80s and nowadays hits in a retro flavoured dj set.

Balkan Madness with electronic support, it is Shantels legendary Frankfurt-based Bucovina Club that returns to hit Budapest.

After the crazy Fish! album launch concert, the audience continues the party with DJ Del Toro, no one has to leave the concert hall!

Дeva - who has released a new album this year - at her concerts mixes atmospheric softness with pulsating bass, all spiced up by the magical lyrics of Hungarian folk songs.

With the usual setup, after Isu’s opening, Pablo Bolivar’s euphoric all-night-long set until morning once again promises the best musical experience for our friends.

Máklikőr is the only emerging band playing post-Mesopotamian suvided Balkan rock. Their concerts are captivating: the guys love each other and everyone who listens to them.

Palya Bea's music is human, disturbing and healing at the same time. Her opening act is Here We Are (HWA): a modern rock band. A meeting of two energies, two worlds, takes place. Come and be a part of this unrepeatable musical encounter!

Ballroom & Drag Show Edition! The dance floor will be the domain of ballroom dancers and drag queens — a spectacular, energetic show you won't forget! Before and after the show, POPSHE residents will keep you dancing all night long.

"We decided that we would like to close this beautiful year with you in an intimate atmosphere. Starting this spring, Budapest has welcomed us for the season, and we can confidently say that we feel at home in the capital."

Get ready for a night where the Christmas spirit is not about jingles, but about hard kicks. Bring your friends and let's dance our way through the last big techno party of the year on the Danube!

One of the most well -known figures in Hungarian alternative pop Krisztián Szűcs singer-guitar-songwriter-lyricist celebrates the anniversary of the birth of the iconic song.

Only classic breakbeat and drum and bass all night long!

This year has come to an end. Come and let's close everything we've been through together, one last big roar into this endless foggy field.

Kiscsillag wraps up 2025 with an exclusive mini tour — and of course, one of the three special stops will be aboard the iconic A38 Ship in Budapest. It’s become a beloved tradition over the years: Kiscsillag’s festive Christmas show with their loyal audience.

The greatest hits of the eighties by the ultimately greatest stars!

"The Szédüles album, released in 2016, is one of the band's most exciting albums. We will play the tracks in the original song order of the album."

A joint end-of-year party in two rooms! As usual, the styles represented by the two teams will be on the menu: dubstep, drum & bass and other bass music.

Szabó Balázs Band will bid farewell to the year with a concert full of songs and joy on the A38 boat, on the waters of the Danube. Heartwarming music, a cheerful end to the year, don't miss it!

With two dance floors, sexy dancers, the coolest drag queens, and the unique Garçons vibe, we’re waiting for you at one of Budapest’s most iconic clubs, the A38 Ship.

This is how you do it 2026! Guest Sebő Ferenc and Magyar Bori! Love Me Tinder, Love Me True - Zuboly sings on their new album. Tangible Evidence (Take!) - the Trabant Blues (Vinyl!)

Pál Utcai Fiúk band grew from a garage in Szigetszentmiklós to a nationally known band. The band, which was once recruited from a gang of street kids who chose their instruments by tossing a coin, is back!

Now, as the last stop of the winter tour, we're throwing a huge party on the A38 boat in Budapest, where we'll finally start the new year!

Nessi Gomes a portugál fado zene és a kortárs brit zenei hatások egyedi keverékéről ismert. Zenéjét a befelé forduló, nyers és éteri dalszövegek jellemzik, amelyek a lélek mélységeit és az emberi tapasztalatokat kutatják.

The UK's biggest Reggaeton Party is coming back to Bupdapest this January! Come and celebrate all things Reggaeton with 500+ other Reggaeton lovers at the incredible A38 Boat in Budapest.

"I play what I like in my songs. I feel like I'm an old-school cat who makes this weird pop alternative music, and I just love it."

Nanana is a five -member postpunk band with etheric vocals, anger, love and search for intellect. Rooted in the essence of psych/dark folk of her debut, Kæry Ann’s artistic journey expands to doom and stoner worlds.

The concert will combine romantic ballads, soulful R&B melodies and the energy of modern pop — all in a unique, intimate, yet monumental atmosphere.

A huge joy-festivity in the name of the greatest reggae musician, philosopher, rebel, it is the king of reggae featuring the very best of Hungarian reggae acts.

Space prog stoner-rock from space! An amazing journey into the universe! Lausanne-based crazy people in the cockpit! Takeoff and fly-ride high!

After 5 solo albums, 4 Killakikitt albums, countless collaborations and videos with millions of views, Tirpa will attack the A38 stage with her live band. The guests of the evening are Barbárfivérek!

After Cooking started as a street drummer playing on pans and buckets in 2017. Since 2020 he added a lot of microphones, taught himself how to use live DJ tools and went from the streets to the stage: A live performance that sounds like electronic music, but is completely made out of (yes literally) garbage. After some sold out shows in 2024, After Cooking is ready for his first big Europe Tour.

One of the biggest Dutch star bands, which is very popular with its cheerful, relaxed indie and hit pop rock, and its song "War" is also topping the charts on domestic radio stations, is returning to the ship!

The premiere of the Tamás Pajor 3.0, or “Weisz” production, is tied to no less a date than the 40th anniversary of the writing of the first Hungarian rap poem, the song “Rock and roll is not a dance”.

ENTRÓPIA ARCHITEKTÚRA is making its twenty-fifth anniversary truly special with the release of its first album. "KAPU" using the aggressive tools of the gloomy present, it strives to display the ritual legacy of ancient primitive cultures.

Mike Gotthard invites his audience into his own musical universe, where the boundaries of jazz, blues, rock and funk dissolve, and the instruments speak the language of the deepest emotions.

The Horrors, now in their twentieth year, are no strangers to Hungarian audiences: they played at the Sziget Festival ten years ago. They released a new album entitled Night Life, and the songs will be performed in Budapest.

The world's funkiest trombone player, James Brown's former right-hand man arrives on the ship with his organist and drummer to bring the fire.

La Dispute, the Michigan post-hardcore band, will not be coming to Hajó alone: they will be accompanied by Californian screamo band Vs. Self and British post-rock band Pijn.

One of the most exciting formations in contemporary techno, Elektro Guzzi, who excelled with their analog instruments early in their career, return to the Ship with their dizzying trance music. Support act by their Viennese brothers: Hertzinger.

After a long absence KMFDM finally return to Europe. 42 years of the ULTRA-HEAVY BEAT right now, right here, IN YOUR FACE! KMFDM EUROPE 2026!

She interweaves dub, post-punk, and psychedelic, with shadows of dnb and a strong emphasis on the voice. Henderson operates as a writer, composer, musician, DJ, photographer, radio host and video-director.

Ingenious French Thylacine returns with his transportive, progressive electronic music that incorporates acoustic instruments, field recordings, classical melodies and driving electro beats.

One of the most important formations in the field of industrial electronica Swiss The Young Gods will return to the A38 Ship after many years.

A superstar Danish bass-piano duo, an exciting Iranian solo project and a great solo performance by Lőrinc Barabás in an evening where we travel around the world from multiple directions and step out of every dimension.

Over the past six years, the Maastricht-based quartet has toured the world, performing at renowned venues and festivals such as Paradiso, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Fuji Rock. From Europe to Asia and all the way to America, their travels and cultural encounters have directly inspired the making of this new album.

Villagers Of Ioannina City's new album, Venceremos, will be released in the spring of 2026, and will be presented during their headline European tour at A38, where they will conclude their month-long tou

One of the most prominent bands in the history of noise/psych rock, A Place to Bury Strangers, the band of guitar pedal brand founder and unbeatable in its messiness, Oliver Ackermann, is returning to the ship.

Valentino Vivace is one of the most distinctive voices in the new wave of Swiss pop music. He blends Italo disco, French touch and indie pop into a sound that feels both retro and futuristic.

Hailing from Switzerland, the trio has built a reputation for their mesmerising musical world and intense, unpredictable live performances. Hypnotic stagepresence, rock star charisma, instrumental mastery, poetic lyricism, and unrelenting energy!

Crippled Black Phoenix, which moves on the border of stoner prog, freak folk and psychedelic doom, returns to the A38 Ship, and in the company of the excellent Dutch Temple Fang!

Tricky returns with his newly created show, once again bringing us the dark, claustrophobic music of the nineties, Tricky's iconic sound.

A multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer celebrated for his authentic live sets and signature blend of Eastern and electronic sounds.

Sports have come full circle. Finding mammoth viral success, they’ve released three acclaimed albums, each one distilling their indie pop elixir.