Arsenal Fest

Arsenal Fest
Арсенал Фест
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GenreRock, electronica, electronic dance music, metal, hip hop, punk, drum and bass
Dates3 days, late June
LocationsKragujevac, Serbia
Years active2011–present
Websitewww.arsenalfest.rs

Arsenal Fest (Serbian Cyrillic: Арсенал Фест) 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

Main Stage, 2016
# Year Dates Attendance Headliners Notable acts Ticket price in RSD
1 2011 16–18 June 14,000 Jinx, S.A.R.S., Čovek Bez Sluha, Orthodox Celts, Hladno Pivo, Del Arno Band, Partibrejkers, Dubioza Kolektiv, The Dibidus, Rambo Amadeus. 1000
2 2012 14–16 June 15,000 Stereo MCs, Therapy?, Psihomodo Pop, Eyesburn, Block Out, LUR, Disciplin A Kitschme, Pips, Chips & Videoclips, Dubioza Kolektiv, Marčelo, Darko Rundek, Darkwood Dub, Zemlja Gruva. 1900
3 2013 27–29 June 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. 1800
4 2014 26–28 June 25,000 Čovek Bez Sluha, Dubioza Kolektiv, Ničim Izazvan, Vlatko Stefanovski, Gibonni, Brainwashed, Atheist Rap, Bad Copy, Goblini, Sajsi MC & B.K.O, Marčelo & Iskaz, Violet. 1800
5 2015 25–27 June 21,000 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. 1800
6 2016 24–26 June 23,000 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. 1900
7 2017 22–24 June 30,000 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. 2300
8 2018 21–23 June 22,000 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. 3000
11 2021 24–26 June 23,000 Yngwie Malmsteen · Dubioza Kolektiv · Dub FX Riblja Čorba, Bajaga & Instruktori, Hladno Pivo, Partibrejkers, Kolja, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Osvajači, Orthodox Celts, Obojeni Program, Repetitor, Texas Flood, KBO!, Bjesovi 3000
12 2022 30 June–2 July N/A Gogol Bordello (cancelled) · Buč Kesidi · Negative · Rock El Clasico (Stefan Milenković & Dr Nele Karajlić) · Placebo · Roni Size · Ana Popović · Senidah · Van Gogh · Thievery Corporation · Goblini · Konstrakta Električni 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 & Ekipa 4000
13 2023 28 June–1 July 40,000 The 1975 (cancelled) · Parni Valjak feat. Igor Drvenkar · Buč Kesidi · Joker Out · The Cult · Clutch · Dubioza Kolektiv · Beogradski Sindikat · Smak+ · Gibonni · Parov Stelar · Pendulum DJ set Sajsi 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! 5000
14 2024 27–29 June 10,000 (day 3 only) Dogstar · Lil Pump · Zdravko Čolić & Simfonijski Orkestar Asian 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 Lorens 5500
15 2025 25–28 June 35,000 Massive Attack · Faithless · Michael Kiwanuka · The Hu Rambo 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, Lavina 7500
16 2026 25–27 June 25,000 The Cardigans · Underworld · Paradise Lost Partibrejkers, 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 Maas 8500

Notes and references

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  3. ↑ ":: Arsenal Fest ::". Archived from the original on 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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  6. ↑ ":: Arsenal Fest ::". Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ↑ "Bajaga, BG sindikat, Obojeni, Ateisti…kompletirali najjači Arsenal do sada!". www.facebook.com.
  8. ↑ "Buzzcocks, Urban, Rambo and Elvis at Arsenal 07!". www.facebook.com.
  9. 1 2 "Arsenal Fest 08 finale: "Muzika je moćan alat, koji povezuje ljude!" / FOTO".
  10. 1 2 "Završen Arsenal fest, 50 učesnika i 23 hiljade posetilaca | Muzika". Direktno (in Serbian). Retrieved 2026-10-29.
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  22. ↑ "Na Arsenal Fest 2024 stižu Brkovi, Iva Lorens, Vuk Vukajlović... - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  23. ↑ "Arsenal Fest 2025 završen – Više od 35 000 posetilaca, sjajna organizacija i nezaboravni nastupi". ČASOPIS KUŠ!. 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
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  26. ↑ "Više od 25.000 posetilaca na Arsenal Festu". N1 Info RS (in Serbian). 2026-06-29. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  27. ↑ Headliner (2026-06-23). "Konstrakta zbog povrede otkazala nastup na Arsenal Festu... Umesto nje Artan Lili, kao zagrevanje za Underworld". Headliner. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
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  29. ↑ "Danas počinje trodnevni Arsenal Fest u Kragujevcu". Balkanrock.com. 2026-06-25. Retrieved 2026-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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