Lovefest
GenreTechno, Electronic dance music, House music
DatesFirst weekend in August
Location(s)Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Coordinates43°36′50″N 20°53′28″E / 43.6137917°N 20.8910744°E / 43.6137917; 20.8910744
Years active2007–present
Founded byMarko Vukomanović
Attendance50,000 (2021)[1]
Websitelovefest.rs

Lovefest is a summer music festival which is held every first weekend in August in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.

The festival program is held on five different stages of which the main one is Fire Stage. That is the biggest stage in the festival where headliners perform. It is famous for its magnificent fireworks and cannons with fire.

There are four more stages:

H2O Stage – stage with the pool. Famous for daily parties and creative water activations.  

99 Stage - the smallest stage in the world with the capacity of 99 people only. Recognizable by clubbing atmosphere.  

Energy Stage - the second most popular stage after the Fire Stage. Surrounded by the trees, popular by tunes of house and afro house and also by special after-hours because Energy Stage is the only stage that works until late in the morning.

Lime Stage - a tent stage reserved for alternative local DJs. It replaced Live Stage, which was recognizable by live concerts of the most famous regional rock, pop, rap and hip hop performers.

History

The festival was founded in 2007 as the electronic music festival, and was ever since organized by group of local youth.[2] Over the last few years, festival had many globally popular performers, including Maceo Plex, Loco Dice, Green Velvet and others.[3][4]

In 2017, Lovefest attracted 100,000 visitors.[5] For 2017, it was nominated for the "Best Medium-Sized Festival" by European Festivals Awards (EFA).[6]

In 2018, Lovefest won the award for The best Regional Festival of the year, by the Ambassador.hr

Gallery

Festival by year

Year Dates Headliners Notable artists
2007 14–15 July Marshall Jefferson Gramophonedzie[7]
2008 18–19 July N/A Gramophonedzie[8]
2009 17–18 July Martijn ten Velden Gramophonedzie[9]
2010 5–7 August N/A N/A
2011 5–7 August Gramophonedzie · Silicone Soul · Darko Rundek & Cargo Trio[10] N/A
2012 3–5 August James Zabiela · Darkwood Dub · S.A.R.S.[11] N/A
2013 1–3 August Dubioza Kolektiv · Carl Craig · Kevin Saunderson Zaa[12]
2014 7–9 August Jeff Mills · Eric Prydz (cancelled)[13] · Mark Knight · James Zabiela · Robert Hood · Kenny Larkin · Tiefschwarz · Tama Sumo Bad Copy, Partibrejkers, Let 3, Rambo Amadeus, Who See, Ritam Nereda, S.A.R.S.[14]
2015 7–9 August Fedde Le Grand · Dubfire · James Zabiela · Booka Shade Âme, Juan Atkins, Wankelmut, Blake Baxter, Laibach, Hladno Pivo, Goblini, Eyesburn, Marčelo, Who See, Zaa, Atheist Rap[15]
2016 5–7 August Sven Väth · Ben Klock · Pan-Pot · Ellen Allien Rambo Amadeus, Partibrejkers, Ritam Nereda, Edo Maajka, Marčelo, Disciplin A Kitschme, Bjesovi, E-Play[16]
2017 3–5 August Loco Dice · Luciano · Maceo Plex · Carl Craig · Chris Liebing · Marcel Dettmann · DVS1 Valentino Kanzyani, Joe Claussell, Peggy Gou, Goblini, Del Arno Band, Obojeni Program, Hornsman Coyote, KBO!, Vatra, Pero Defformero, Lira Vega[17]
2018 2–5 August Blawan · Davide Squillace · Derrick May · Dubfire · George FitzGerald · Jackmaster · Jamie Jones · Kenny Larkin · Len Faki · Loco Dice · Marcel Dettmann · Matrixxman · Nicole Moudaber · Optimo · Pan-Pot · Seth Troxler · Stephan Bodzin · Sven Väth · Tama Sumo · Valentino Kanzyani[18] N/A
2019 1–3 August Guy Gerber · Jamie Jones · Joe Claussell · Joris Voorn · Joseph Capriati · Marco Carola b2b The Martinez Brothers · Richie Hawtin · Seth Troxler K-HAND, Kuniyuki Takahashi[19]
2020 (cancelled) 6–8 August (postponed)[20]

3–5 September (cancelled)[21]

Jamie Jones · Loco Dice · Patrick Topping · Seth Troxler Tama Sumo[22]
2021 5–7 August[23] Jamie Jones · Joseph Capriati b2b Seth Troxler · Loco Dice · Patrick Topping (cancelled) Tama Sumo, Timmy Regisford, Buč Kesidi, Kolja, Senidah, Who See[24]
2022 4–6 August Danny Tengalia · DVS1 · Jamie Jones · Joe Claussell · Joseph Capriati · Kolektiv Turmstrasse · Kölsch · The Martinez Brothers b2b Marco Carola Archie Hamilton
2023 3–5 August Adam Beyer · Charlotte de Witte · Chris Liebing · Louie Vega · Marco Carola · Pan-Pot · Dennis Cruz b2b Seth Troxler b2b William Djoko Eelke Kleijn[25]
2024 8–10 August TBA TBA

References

  1. ^ "Vrnjačka Banja: Otvoren Love Fest, očekuju 50.000 posetilaca". 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Lovefest - festival ljubavi koji promoviše Vrnjačku Banju". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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  4. ^ "Heineken Lovefest Fire rasprodat! Green Velvet 14. aprila okuplja klabere iz celog regiona". blic.rs (in Serbian). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Festival ljubavi za pamćenje!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ Pandurević, Dragana. "Lovefest nominovan za najbolji festival regiona i Evrope". noizz.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ "6. Lovefest u Vrnjačkoj Banji | SEEcult.org". www.seecult.org. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  8. ^ Tanasković, Ivan. "LOVE FESTIVAL – CLUBBING.RS". Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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  10. ^ Tanasković, Ivan. "Večeras počinje LoveFest 2011 – CLUBBING.RS". Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  11. ^ nbgteam. "Love fest 2012 - James Zabiela i Noir na glavnoj bini muzičke zone 03-05. avgust @ Vrnjačka Banja". urbanbug.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  12. ^ Tanasković, Ivan. "Love fest 2013: Vatromet i ovacije za Dubiozu Kolektiv prve festivalske večeri – CLUBBING.RS". Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  13. ^ "LOVEFEST: Eric Prydz otkazao evropsku turneju!". kurir.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  14. ^ "Jeff Mills "zapalio" Lovefest!". www.srbijadanas.com (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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  18. ^ "GUŽVA U VRNJAČKOJ BANJI: Lovefest rasprodat- traži se karta više". INFORMER (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  19. ^ "Lovefest objavio najjači line up do sada i nadmašio sva očekivanja". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  20. ^ "Kako će izgledati muzički festivali u Srbiji ovog leta". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  21. ^ "Miller Lovefest pomeren, organizatori poručuju - čuvajte kupljene ulaznice". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  22. ^ "Najavljene prve svetske zvezde koje dolaze u Vrnjačku Banju". espreso.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  23. ^ "Miller Lovefest pomeren, organizatori poručuju - čuvajte kupljene ulaznice". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  24. ^ "Jubilarno izdanje Lovefesta od 5. do 7. avgusta u Vrnjačkoj Banji". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  25. ^ "Charlotte de Witte, Marco Carola, Adam Beyer i više od 100 izvođača od 3. do 5. avgusta u Vrnjačkoj Banji". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.

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