Ismerős Arcok are back on tour in 2026, with a packed calendar that blends big-stage rock shows and a powerful dance-theater production honoring the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Here’s every date you need, ticket details, and what to expect, all in one place.
Budapest Benefit: “Fegyverek tüzében” at Barba Negra
June 14, 2026, Budapest — The band opens summer with a charity show titled “Fegyverek tüzében” at Barba Negra, in the Csepel district (1211 Budapest, Szállító u. 3.). The beneficiary is the Verecke Foundation of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association, supporting people in Transcarpathia living with serious illnesses or disabilities. With the war worsening access to care, the foundation focuses on those heading into major surgeries, those who need post-op treatment or continuous therapy, and people living with disabilities who have been pushed into even tougher circumstances. Expect a charged night where anthems meet purpose, with all proceeds aimed squarely at care on the ground.
Thunder at Sirok: Bike Week Main Stage
July 23, 2026, Sirok — Ismerős Arcok roll into Bike Week Sirok, ready to take over the Main Stage. It’s the band in full festival flight, guitars roaring over the valley at 3332 Sirok, Kútvölgy, II. Rákóczi Ferenc Street 26 (II. Rákóczi Ferenc utca 26.). Bring earplugs, boots, and a dose of stamina: this one’s built for the open-road crowd, with singalongs guaranteed.
“Otthont! Házat! Hazát!”: Dancing Through 1956
From October into December, Ismerős Arcok soundtrack a riveting dance-theater work titled “Otthont! Házat! Hazát!” (Home! House! Homeland!) marking 70 years since 1956. The piece traces the memories of Nyerges Attila, vaulting back to October ’56 when, as a young boy, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the “pesti srácok” (“boys of Pest”), fighting in the front ranks of the uprising and war of independence. Amid the chaos he falls in love with a revolutionary girl, but his actions put him in grave danger. Forced to flee the country, he leaves his love behind and starts a new life abroad. Carrying the weight and pain of that decision, he later risks his freedom to return to Hungary, hoping to find his old friends and his love — by then victims of the revolution. The core questions thunder through: Did he choose life over death for the right reasons? Can he ever be happy again — and forgive himself?
The story is told through five dancers, with bursts of spoken word and Ismerős Arcok playing live. It’s history as muscle and heartbeat: a physical narrative that wrestles with loyalty, loss, guilt, and the stubborn pull of home.
Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely): First Curtain Up
October 30, 2026, Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely) — The tour of the dance-theater work opens at the Benedek Csaplár Municipal Cultural Center (Csaplár Benedek Városi Művelődési Központ). Doors at 18:30. Tickets: 17–20 euros. Postal code: 90042 Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely). Expect a near-cinematic staging where choreography cuts across the band’s live currents, pulling the audience straight into ’56’s barricades and quiet aftermath.
Paks: The Gagarin Street Stop
November 8, 2026, Paks — The production lands at the Dénes Csengey Cultural Center (Csengey Dénes Kulturális Központ) (7030 Paks, Gagarin u. 2.). Doors at 18:30. Tickets: 8,000 HUF (about 21.99 USD). It’s an intimate venue for a show that thrives on proximity — the kind where the scrape of a boot or the catch in a voice hits you in the chest.
Szeged: Riverfront Emotions
November 20, 2026, Szeged — IH Event Center (IH Rendezvényközpont) (6721 Szeged, Felső Tisza-part 2.) hosts the next performance. Doors at 18:30. Tickets tiered at 7,000 HUF, 7,500 HUF, and 8,000 HUF (about 19.24 USD, 20.61 USD, and 21.99 USD). The Tisza-side setting suits a narrative that keeps circling back to return, homecoming, and the price of memory.
Sopron: Borderlines and Belonging
November 22, 2026, Sopron — The piece arrives at 9400 Sopron, Ady Endre Road 10 (Ady Endre út 10.). In a city long defined by crossings and thresholds, the story’s questions feel especially sharp. Love versus survival, exile versus return — the dancers carve them into the stage while the band’s live score keeps the pulse steady.
Kaposvár: K-Center Resonance
November 27, 2026, Kaposvár — K-Center (K-Központ), Kossuth Lajos u. 1–9., becomes the canvas. Think of it as a moving archive: five performers stitching personal memory to collective history, every lift and fall haunted by the missing faces of friends and lovers lost to revolution.
Tatabánya: Closing with Steel
December 5, 2026, Tatabánya — Szent Borbála Square 1 (Szent Borbála tér 1.) hosts the tour stop that caps an intense autumn. With Ismerős Arcok fueling each scene live, the finale lands like a vow: that the questions from 1956 — about courage, love, and the gamble of coming home — still matter in the body, not just in the books.
How to Follow and Get Tickets
Dates span June to December and touch multiple cities and stages. The schedule is live and updating, with ticket info available per venue. Whether you want the fire and roar of the summer rock sets or the stripped-nerve storytelling of “Otthont! Házat! Hazát!”, the band is easy to catch this year — just pick your city, grab your seat, and let the music lead you back through time.
