When the weather takes a turn for the chilly, we here at inthemix can’t resist keeping a jealous eye on what’s happening in the summery Northern Hemisphere. Among the many flagship festivals happening around Europe in July – several of which we covered in our recent ‘Wish We Were There’ feature – coming in somewhat under the radar is the Balaton Sound weekender in Hungary. Well, we say under the radar, but when you’re pulling a line-up this illustrious and an attendance of 100,000, it’s not exactly niche.

With Heineken as its backer, the fifth edition of Balaton Sound stretched from 7 to 10 July at the picturesque beach, Zamárdi, along the shore of Lake Balaton. As such, the festivities seem to be somewhere between a vast all-night festival and a sun-soaked beach holiday.

Certainly no expense was spared on the line-up. On night one, Snoop Dogg took the stage before Tiesto, while elsewhere Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell went back-to-back, and techno fans were treated to their own top-shelf line-up.

The rest of the weekend was equally star-studded: Portishead, Ricardo Villalobos, Underworld, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Jeff Mills and Magnetic Man all enjoying top billing. As you can see from the gallery below, this might be the festival you think about adding to a 2012 European adventure.

The 2011 Balaton Sound line-up included:

Tiësto
Snoop Dogg
David Guetta
Armin van Buuren
Axwell vs Sebastian Ingrosso
Ricardo Villalobos
Magnetic Man
Portishead
Underworld
The Orb
Mark Knight
Jeff Mills
Luciano
John Digweed
Thievery Corporation
Simian Mobile Disco
Gui Boratto
Josh Wink
Heidi
Steve Bug
Dillinja
Bill Patrick
DJ Krush
Seth Troxler
20/20 Soundsystem
Aeroplane
DJ Die
Fedde Le Grand
Big Boi of Outkast
Mika
Fake Blood
Tim Anderson
Mendo
Marc Antona
Paul Ritch
Karl Bartos
Len Faki
Parov Stelar Band
Hercules and Love Affair
Stereo MCs
Guy J
Rusko
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour