international news _ 24th July, 2006
Zimmerfrei in Croatia: ‘Don’t Call It A Festival’
Text by Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)
Zagreb promoter DJ Sergej chatted to Skrufff this week about his DJ
and live music event in Vodice on the Dalmatian Coast and stressed the brand
new week-long party is strictly not a festival.
“The event is about artists, DJs and clubbers meeting and having fun, at a
series of events that will be taking place on the beach and in clubs
throughout the town,” said Sergej, “It’s more like a real life Myspace where
people can connect and enjoy great music, while also having a great holiday.
Festivals are almost always about sponsors, high priced tickets and hordes
of people there because everyone else is; our party is free and is aimed at
like-minded types.”
The new event is centred around the Vodice Beach Bar, with 30 plus DJs and
performers including Dan Solo, CB Funk, Daniel Rajkovic, Popnevo and Jonty
Skrufff playing at the bar every day from 2pm-9pm. The action will then
switch to Vodice’s numerous bars and clubs including giant waterside
superclub Porat.
“Porat is probably the most beautiful club in Europe where nothing is
artificial and it’s just 5 meters from the sea, with a capacity up to 5,000
people, but where with only 50 people you can create a super atmosphere,”
Sergej continued. “The owner is calling his program for this year Last
Minute, and in a way our philosophy fits perfectly with his.”
Zimmerfrei is free to all and takes place every day and night from Sunday
July 23-Sunday July 30.
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