In August 2016, British post-punk band Editors—formed in Birmingham in 2002 and honing a brooding, danceable sound influenced by Joy Division on the album In Dream, released months earlier and marking a return to electronic roots after indie experiments—performed at Sziget Festival, one of Europe's largest music events founded in 1993 on Budapest's Óbuda Island as a hub for alternative and indie sounds, annually drawing over 400,000 attendees. Their hour-long set, rich with atmospheric guitar textures and Tom Smith's emotive delivery, capped their European tour, fusing melancholy with festival drive under summer skies. This performance underscored the band's evolution from underground origins to mature festival command, transforming the island stage into a realm of emotional trance.