Arena Market: Croatia
Once a sleepy music backwater, Croatia has taken its place as the focal point of European music. yes
Its summer festival season attracts fans from around the continent to numerous events, like the long-running party festival Hideout at Zrce Beach and Love International at The Garden Tisno, featuring clubbing stalwarts Optimo and Horse Meat Disco.
The arena scene is healthy, too. Croatia’s largest arena, the 4,000-18,600 Arena Zagreb, has recently welcomed 50 Cent and Sting, plus Eurovision winner Marija Šerifović.
“The entire of 2024 is booked – or maybe it’s better to say, ‘sold out,’ while 2025 is on 80% already,” says Arena Zagreb project manager Miroslav Stanec,“and, I’m going to sound a bit cocky now, for 2026, we’ve managed to book up to 50%, which is amazing in these turbulent times for our industry,” he adds.
What of the acts that appear in Zagreb?…
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