"Kapcsolat" concert (; ) was an annual open-air free concert event between 1997 and 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. It was organized by the T-Mobile branch of Magyar Telekom on . The open-air concert was considered to be one of the largest in Europe.
The name of the concert was borrowed from the motto of the mobile network operator Westel: "" (), while its approximate date from the telephone prefix of the operator (06-30, also dubbed "", ). The concert was free and paid for from sponsorships. It attracted hundreds of thousand concert-goers. Tickets were only given to VIP guests and employees of Magyar Telekom to VIP sectors.
The first concert was organized in 1996, however, the name "Kapcsolat" was used only from 1997. It was held annually until 2011. In 2012, new telecommunication taxes were introduced, and the concert was called off due to budgetary reasons.
Events Date Featured act(s) Tour Opening act(s) Sponsors 0 Santana 1 No Mercy rowspan=2 2 Modern Talking Back for Good Tour 3 Locomotiv GT 4 Pet Shop Boys Summer Tour 5 6 Joe Cocker 7 Elton John 2003 Tour Charlie 8 Sting Sacred Love tour 9 Lionel Richie 10 Pink I'm Not Dead Tour 11 Bryan Adams Magdolna Rúzsa 12 Santana 2008 Live Your LightEuropean Tour Back II Black 13 Simply Red Farewell Tour Viktor Király 14 Rod Stewart Soulbook Tour 15 Kesha Get Sleazy Tour
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