{"id":812301,"date":"2026-08-13T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/812301\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:32:09","slug":"twenty-one-pilots-rock-sziget-2026-with-the-white-stripes-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/812301\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty One Pilots rock Sziget 2026 with The White Stripes cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with Sziget Festival<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/twenty-one-pilots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twenty One Pilots<\/a> covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-white-stripes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The White Stripes<\/a> as they headlined the second day of Sziget 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The band \u2013 comprised of singer\/guitarist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun \u2013 brought their current festival run to Budapest, following stops across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of their performance, a video played on the big screens, showing a pre-recorded message from The White Stripes frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jack-white\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack White<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m Jack White, and I give Tyler and Josh permission to do this,\u201d he told the camera. As the screens cut back to the action on stage, the pair tore into a version of \u2018Seven Nation Army\u2019, uniting the audience in a huge sing-along of the riff.<\/p>\n<p>As the last notes of the cover reverberated around the Island of Freedom, Joseph addressed the crowd, thanking them for their reception. \u201cIf you would have us back, we\u2019d love to come back,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3962351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/twenty-one-pilots-credit-horvath-andras.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty One Pilots\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Twenty One Pilots at Sziget 2026 credit: Horvath Andras<\/p>\n<p>Twenty One Pilots\u2019 set was packed with hits and fan favourites from across their back catalogue. After kicking things off with \u2018Overcompensate\u2019, they segued into \u2018The Contract\u2019, which saw Joseph swinging his microphone in the air. \u2018Heathens\u2019 and \u2018Next Semester\u2019 were followed by the singer asking: \u201cWill you be OK with just us today? Just me, Josh and you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The set was littered with pyrotechnics and blasts of smoke, while \u2018Drum Show\u2019 saw Dun undertake his usual journey offstage and onto a tower with a secondary drum kit, looming over the audience. Later, Joseph joined in the antics, clambering up a structure in the middle of the field for \u2018Ride\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The pair closed out their set with \u2018Stressed Out\u2019 and \u2018Trees\u2019, dropping more fireworks and smoke before they headed off.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty One Pilots played:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Overcompensate\u2019<br \/>\u2018The Contract\u2019<br \/>\u2018Center Mass\u2019<br \/>\u2018Shy Away\u2019<br \/>\u2018Heathens\u2019<br \/>\u2018Next Semester\u2019<br \/>\u2018One Way\u2019<br \/>\u2018Tear In My Heart\u2019<br \/>\u2018Jumpsuit\u2019<br \/>\u2018Nico And The Niners\u2019<br \/>\u2018Heavydirtysoul\u2019<br \/>\u2018Drum Show\u2019<br \/>\u2018Rawfear\u2019<br \/>\u2018Drag Path\u2019<br \/>\u2018Doubt\u2019<br \/>\u2018Ride\u2019<br \/>\u2018Tally\u2019<br \/>\u2018Seven Nation Army\u2019<br \/>\u2018Stressed Out\u2019<br \/>\u2018Trees\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Day two of Sziget 2026 also saw performances from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/biffy-clyro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Biffy Clyro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ashnikko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ashnikko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tomora\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TOMORA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/natasha-bedingfield\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Natasha Bedingfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/health\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HEALTH<\/a>, and more. The festival will continue today (August 13) with a headline set from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/florence-and-the-machine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florence + The Machine<\/a>, plus appearances from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lewis-capaldi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Capaldi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/fcukers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fcukers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/parcels\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parcels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/loyle-carner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Loyle Carner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/richie-hawtin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richie Hawtin<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/twenty-one-pilots-new-concert-film-preview-clip-watch-video-more-than-we-ever-imagined-3931412\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twenty One Pilots released a concert film, More Than We Ever Imagined<\/a>, capturing a Mexico City gig on their \u2018The Clancy World Tour\u2019, which saw them perform to 65,000 people. Joseph and Dun provided commentary throughout the film, reflecting on their journey to the career milestone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In partnership with Sziget Festival Twenty One Pilots covered The White Stripes as they headlined the second day&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":812302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216,1740],"class_list":["post-812301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/812302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}