Arsenal Fest () is a summer music festival held in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2011 and occurs for three days every late June.

History When it started in 2011, the festival had only a single stage. The next year, 2012. the festival got its second stage – "Zastavina bašta", later renamed as "Garden Stage". The third one, "Red Bull Stage" was put in use in 2013, but renamed next year as "Explosive DJ Stage".

In 2011, the festival had 14,000 visitors. In 2012, it was visited by 15,000 people. In 2013 and 2014 it was visited by approximately 25,000 people.

The visitors of Arsenal Fest with tickets also have a possibility of having accommodation in the festival camp named "Arsenal Rock Camp" which is situated near the main city stadium “Čika Dača”.

Location It is held in the historical place where the Serbian industry revolution has started in the mid-19th century by opening a gun factory which later led to opening automotive facility Zastava Automobiles. The festival is famous for offering extraordinary mixture of modern sound and light systems and specific 19th century industrial architecture. The location of Arsenal Fest is a huge advantage of the festival, because it is situated just a few hundred meters from the downtown Kragujevac, but is, at the same time, completely isolated from the tumult of the city that has 175,000 residents.

Festival by year

# Year Dates AttendanceHeadliners Notable acts Ticket price in RSD1201116–18 June14,000Jinx, S.A.R.S., Čovek Bez Sluha, Orthodox Celts, Hladno Pivo, Del Arno Band, Partibrejkers, Dubioza Kolektiv, The Dibidus, Rambo Amadeus.10002201214–16 June15,000Stereo MCs, Therapy?, Psihomodo Pop, Eyesburn, Block Out, LUR, Disciplin A Kitschme, Pips, Chips & Videoclips, Dubioza Kolektiv, Marčelo, Darko Rundek, Darkwood Dub, Zemlja Gruva.19003201327–29 June"Arsenal Fest 3: Poznati satnica i program", balkanrock.com 24,000 Smak, Babe, KBO!, Partibrejkers, Bajaga i Instruktori, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, E-Play, Pero Defformero, Ritam Nereda, Goblini, Hladno Pivo, Repetitor, Popečitelji, Eva Braun, Zaa.18004201426–28 June25,000 Čovek Bez Sluha, Dubioza Kolektiv, Ničim Izazvan, Vlatko Stefanovski, Gibonni, Brainwashed, Atheist Rap, Bad Copy, Goblini, Sajsi MC & B.K.O, Marčelo & Iskaz, Violet.18005201525–27 June21,000 Debela Nensi, Babe, Elemental, Hladno Pivo, Orthodox Celts, Ritam Nereda, Brkovi, S.A.R.S., Zabranjeno Pušenje, Forever Storm, Van Gogh, Goran Bregović & Weddings and Funerals Orchestra, Let 3.18006201624–26 June23,000 Bajaga i Instruktori, Skunk Anansie, DJ David Lesse, Obojeni Program, Ničim Izazvan, Massimo Savić, KBO!, Eyesburn, Neno Belan, E-Play, Siddharta, Partibrejkers, Atheist Rap, Asian Dub Foundation, Beogradski Sindikat, Irish Stew of Sindidun.19007201722–24 June30,000 Anthrax, Buzzcocks, Dub FX, Skindred, Thievery Corporation, Ana Popović, Rambo Amadeus, Damir Urban, Darko Rundek, Forever Storm, Goblini, Kerber, Orthodox Celts, Repetitor, Ritam Nereda, Brkovi, Elvis Jackson.23008201821–23 June22,000 YU Grupa, The Kills, Editors, Marky Ramone, Dub Inc, Viva Vox, Jinx, Bad Copy, Kultur Shock, Plavi Orkestar, Enter Shikari, Morcheeba, Disciplin A Kitschme, Čovek Bez Sluha, Kolja, Let 3, Mortal Kombat, E-Play, Letu štuke, Nikola Vranjković, Nipplepeople.300012202230 June–2 July 2022N/AGogol Bordello (cancelled) · Buč Kesidi · Negative · Rock El Clasico (Stefan Milenković & Dr Nele Karajlić) · Placebo · Roni Size · Ana Popović · Senidah · Van Gogh · Thievery Corporation · Goblini · KonstraktaElektrični Orgazam, Deca Loših Muzičara, Pips, Chips & Videoclips, Ritam Nereda, Sunshine, Zvoncekova Bilježnica, E-Play, Eyesburn (cancelled), Goran Bare & Majke, Tam, Inner Circle (cancelled), Six Pack, Popečitelji, Punkreas, Rundek & Ekipa400013202328 June–1 July 202340,000The 1975 (cancelled) · Parni Valjak feat. Igor Drvenkar · Buč Kesidi · Joker Out · The Cult · Clutch · Dubioza Kolektiv · Beogradski Sindikat · Smak+ · Gibonni · Parov Stelar · Pendulum DJ setSajsi MC, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Let 3, Vlatko Stefanovski, Shortparis, Elemental, Nemanja Radulović & Orkestar Double Sens, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Bojana Vunturišević, Atheist Rap, Built to Spill, Kolja i Grobovlasnici, Zoster, Irish Stew, KBO!500014202427–29 June10,000 (day 3 only)Dogstar · Lil Pump · Zdravko Čolić & Simfonijski OrkestarAsian Dub Foundation, Partibrejkers, Bijelo Dugme, Coby, Nouvelle Vague, Palaye Royale, Circa Waves, Sivert Høyem, Jarboli, Ritam Nereda, Goblini, Letu Štuke, E-Play, Mimi Mercedez, Ian Pooley, Iva Lorens550015202525–28 June35,000Massive Attack · Faithless · Michael Kiwanuka · The HuRambo Amadeus, Sajsi MC, Bad Copy, Orthodox Celts, Ida Prester & Lollobrigida, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Valentino Kanzyani, La Femme, Joker Out, Buč Kesidi, Zoster, Senidah, Bajaga i Instruktori, Rundek i Ekipa, Osvajači, Bjesovi, KBO!, Six Pack, Lavina750016202625–27 June25,000The Cardigans · Underworld · Paradise LostPartibrejkers, Jakov Jozinović, Lavina, Sonata Arctica, Napalm Death, Cockney Rejects, Negative, Matija Cvek, Concrete Sun, Aril Brikha, Konstrakta (cancelled), Destruction, Magnifico, The Hellfreaks, Obojeni Program, Tom Novy, S.A.R.S., Goran Bare & Majke, Babe, Silente, Repetitor, Timo Maas8500

Notes and references

See also List of electronic music festivals

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