{"id":41175,"date":"2026-08-12T16:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41175"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:29:33","slug":"zara-larsson-helps-sombr-kick-off-first-european-festival-headline-set-at-sziget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41175","title":{"rendered":"Zara Larsson helps Sombr kick off first European festival headline set at Sziget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><em>In partnership with Sziget Festival<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/zara-larsson\">Zara Larsson<\/a> helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sombr\">Sombr<\/a> kick off his first-ever European festival headline set at Sziget 2026 last night (August 11), with both artists appearing on the event\u2019s main stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish pop star had delivered her own performance at the Budapest festival earlier in the evening, drawing a huge crowd as she sang renditions of \u2018Midnight Sun\u2019, \u2018Lush Life\u2019 and more.<\/p>\n<p>An hour after Larsson\u2019s set concluded, Sombr took to the stage, with cameras first joining him in the back of a people carrier in the backstage area. Larsson and some of the dancers from her show joined him in the car, exiting the vehicle one by one until the two pop stars left together carrying red cocktails and headed towards the stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db6xv9GPOPN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sombr\u2019s set featured songs from his debut album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/sombr-i-barely-know-her-review-3888251\">\u2018I Barely Know Her\u2019<\/a>, which was released last year. \u2018We Never Dated\u2019 and \u2018I Wish I Knew How To Quit You\u2019 served as early crowd-pleasers, before \u2018Homewrecker\u2019 united the audience in the first big sing-along of the night. Following the track, the musician reflected on the reception he\u2019d received in the country so far. \u201cThis is my first time ever in Hungary,\u201d he shared. \u201cCan I just say, ever since I first got here, your people have been so welcoming. My heart is in Budapest. I love Budapest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued to acknowledge the milestone in his career that headlining Sziget represents, saying: \u201cThis is my first time ever playing a festival in Europe \u2013 and I\u2019m headlining. What is going on?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the set, Sombr aired his recent single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sombr-tackles-self-worth-struggles-and-insecurities-on-soaring-new-anthem-my-body-isnt-ready-3953431\">\u2018My Body Isn\u2019t Ready\u2019<\/a>, which tackles the \u201cbody image issues I\u2019ve had with my body my whole life\u201d. Ahead of the song, he told the crowd that if they were struggling with similar issues, they were \u201cnot alone\u201d and are \u201cbeautiful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3962119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3962119\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3962119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus.jpg\" alt=\"Sombr\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus-696x442.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus-1392x884.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sombr-credit-marton-monus-1068x678.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3962119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sombr credit: Marton Monus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>He closed out his set with his two biggest hits to date, \u2018Back To Friends\u2019 and \u201812 To 12\u2019. He played the latter song twice.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2018Back To Friends\u2019, he sprayed the words \u201cSombr &lt;3 Budapest\u201d on a black flag and paraded it along the front of the barriers and down the gangway separating the two sides of the crowd. \u201cWhat time is it?\u201d he asked afterwards. \u201cIt\u2019s after your fucking bedtime. It\u2019s nearly 12.\u201d He finished the set by wrapping himself in a Hungarian flag and posing for his photographer in front of the huge audience.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sombr played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u2018We Never Dated\u2019<br \/>\u2018I Wish I Knew How To Quit You\u2019<br \/>\u2018Under The Mat\u2019<br \/>\u2018Come Closer\u2019<br \/>\u2018Homewrecker\u2019<br \/>\u2018My Body Isn\u2019t Ready\u2019<br \/>\u2018She Looks So Perfect\u2019<br \/>\u2018Undressed\u2019<br \/>\u2018Potential\u2019<br \/>\u2018Crushing\u2019<br \/>\u2018Back To Friends\u2019<br \/>\u201812 To 12\u2019<br \/>\u201812 To 12\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sziget continues today (August 12) with a headline performance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/twenty-one-pilots\">Twenty One Pilots<\/a>, plus sets from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/biffy-clyro\">Biffy Clyro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ashnikko\">Ashnikko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tomora\">Tomora<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Budapest festival marks the latest in a series of festival performances this summer for Sombr. Earlier this month, he appeared at Chicago\u2019s Lollapalooza festival, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-sombr-bring-out-5-seconds-of-summer-at-lollapalooza-set-3960182\">he brought out 5 Seconds Of Summer<\/a> for a version of the band\u2019s \u2018She Looks So Perfect\u2019. 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