Lovefest

Not to be confused with Lovefeast, Live Fest, San Francisco LovEvolution, or Love Parade.

Lovefest
Genre	Techno, Electronic dance music, House music
Dates	Second weekend in August
Location(s)	Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Coordinates	43.6137917°N 20.8910744°E / 43.6137917; 20.8910744
Years active	2007–present
Founders	Marko Vukomanović
Attendance	50,000 (2021)[1]
Website	lovefest.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 five more stages:

Ultra Energy Stage - the second most popular stage after the Fire Stage. Surrounded by trees, famous for house and afro house tunes, and also by special after-hours because Energy Stage is the only stage that works until 9 AM.

Raw Stage - a stage reserved for hard techno DJs. It was introduced in 2024.

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

H2O Stage - a stage with a pool. Famous for daily parties and creative water activations.

Rizla Chill - a stage featuring a "chill zone", reserved for genres such as hip-hop, house, drum'n'bass etc.

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

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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, 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 · Mathame · Pan-Pot · Dennis Cruz b2b Seth Troxler b2b William Djoko	Eelke Kleijn[25]
2024	8–10 August	Adam Beyer · Chris Stussy · Danilo Plessow (M.C.D.E.) · Honey Dijon (cancelled) · Jamie Jones · Laurent Garnier · Len Faki (cancelled) · Pan-Pot · Ron Trent (cancelled)	N/A[26]
2025	August	Honey Dijon · Len Faki · Ron Trent	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.
3. 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.
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.
15. nbgteam. "Lovefest 2015: Rekordan broj posetilaca prvog dana festivala ljubavi! | Vrnjačka Banja". urbanbug.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-15.
16. nbgteam. "Lovefest: Sven Vath otvorio festival ljubavi sa više od 25.000 ljudi | Heineken Lovefest 2016 | Vrnjačka Banja". urbanbug.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-12.
17. nbgteam. "Maceo Plex, Loco Dice, Chris Liebing i mnogi drugi podižu Lovefest na #NextLevel | Lineup | Lovefest 2017 | Vrnjačka Banja". urbanbug.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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.
26. tekst, P. R. (2024-05-30). "Tuborg Lovefest objavio kompletan line up za ovo leto!". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-05-31.

External links

• Official website
• Lovefest at flightnetwork.com