The trio Mongooz and the Magnet bring their special brand of no-bullshit feel-good rhythms, with a characteristic dirty edge. Composed of three gentlemen from Hungary, Norway, and Ireland sporting electric guitar, double bass and drums, the band draw their roots from pop and soul music across the world, and with blues as their compass they’ve set a path that “flows from gritty guitar lead lines to catchy rhythms, and is sure to leave the audience tapping their feet”.

After a 2014 of Hungarian music festivals, including the mighty Sziget festival in Budapest, they released their debut EP ‘the mongooz juice’ in early 2015, marked by release shows in Dublin, Budapest and their home town Pécs. They have been tipped as one of the up and coming bands of Hungary, by blogs such as welovebudapest.com, nowmagazin.hu, phenomenon.hu and the online newspaper index.hu, and bring guts and energy to every show.

Vocals/Lead guitar – Magnus Måløy
Lead upright bass – Ian O’Sullivan
Lead drums – Gabor Imre