Lovefest

Lovefest
Official logo
Genre Electronic dance music, rock, hip hop
Dates 3 days, starting on first Friday of August
2–5 August 2018
Location(s) Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Coordinates 43°36′50″N 20°53′28″E / 43.6137917°N 20.8910744°E / 43.6137917; 20.8910744Coordinates: 43°36′50″N 20°53′28″E / 43.6137917°N 20.8910744°E / 43.6137917; 20.8910744
Years active 2007–present
Founded by Marko Vukomanović
Attendance 100,000 (2017)
Website lovefest.rs

Lovefest (or Heineken Lovefest for sponsorship reasons) is a summer music festival which is held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.

History

The festival was founded in 2007 as the electronic music festival, and was ever since organized by group of local youth.[1] Over the last few years, festival had many globally popular performers, including Maceo Plex, Loco Dice, Green Velvet and others.[2][3]

In 2017, Lovefest attracted 100,000 visitors.[4] For 2017, it was nominated for the "Best Medium-Sized Festival" by European Festivals Awards (EFA).[5]

Festival by year

Year Dates Attendance Main artists
2012 3–5 August 8,000 Darkwood Dub, S.A.R.S. and others
2013 1–3 August 16,000 Carl Craig and others
2014 7–9 August 62,000 Eric Prydz, Robert Hood, Kenny Larkin, Jeff Mills, Tom Trago, Tiefschwarz, Partibrejkers, Bad Copy
2015 7–9 August 70,000 Fedde Le Grand, Booka Shade, Blake Baxter, Juan Atkins, Wankelmut, Who See, Marčelo
2016 5–7 August 80,000 Sven Väth, Ben Klock, Pan-Pot, Ellen Allien, Partibrejkers, Marčelo
2017 3–5 August 100,000 Loco Dice, Chris Liebing, Carl Craig, Valentino Kanzyani, Luciano, Maceo Plex, Marcel Dettmann, Jay Clarke, Alton Miller
2018 2–5 August Blawan, Davide Squillace, Derrick May, Dubfire, George Fitzgerald, Glenn Underground, Jackmaster, Jamie Jones, Kenny Larkin, Len Faki, Loco Dice, Matrixxman, Nicole Moudaber, Optimo, Pan-Pot, Seth Troxler, Stephan Bodzin, Sven Vath, Valentino Kanzyani

References

  1. ↑ "Lovefest - festival ljubavi koji promoviše Vrnjačku Banju". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. ↑ V., I. (8 August 2017). "PUTI UTISAKA ODLAZE IZ SRBIJE Evo šta su svetske zvezde rekle o ovogodišnjem Lovefestu". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Heineken Lovefest Fire rasprodat! Green Velvet 14. aprila okuplja klabere iz celog regiona". blic.rs (in Serbian). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Festival ljubavi za pamćenje!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Pandurević, Dragana. "Lovefest nominovan za najbolji festival regiona i Evrope". noizz.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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