Croatian Summer Music Festival Guide

Croatia’s summer music festival scene is growing from strength to strength with even some critics proclaiming Croatia as Europe’s number one festival destination. With some amazing beach venues along the glorious Dalmatian coast, sunshine in abundance, cheap beer, and an increasing number of top draw acts visiting, it is easy to see why. Here is your guide to this year’s Croatian summer music festival season.

Echo Festival 2013 – Kanegra,  June 6-10, 2013
Lineup: dBridge, Delano Smith, DjRUM,Donga, DoubtingThomas (Live), John Roberts (Live), Kasra, Kassem Mosse and more

FOR 2013 – Hvar, 21-23 June 2013
Lineup: James Blake, Solange, James Murphy, Tame Impala, Cecile, Pink Gin How Convinient, Yound Dreams Movement and more

INmusic Festival – Zagreb, 25-26 June 2013
Lineup:Arctic Monkeys, Iggy and the Stooges, Block Party, NOFX, Airbourne and more

Hideout Festival 2013 – Zrce beach, Pag 3-5 July 2013
Lineup: Adam Shelton, Chase and Status, Pendulum, Erol Alkan, Seth Troxler, DJ Hype, Andy C and more

The Garden Festival 2013 – Tisno, 3-10 July 2013
Lineup: Auntie Flo, Crazy P, Face and Heel,  Axel Boman, Baby G, Detroit Swindle, DJ Nature, DJ Sling, Galen, Huxley and more

Fresh Island Festival – Novalja, Pag, 10-13 July 2013
Lineup: Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, A$AP, Iggy Azela, DJ Tony Touch, DJ Phat Phillie, DJ Katch and more

Electric Elephant 2013 – Tisno, 11-17 July 2013
Lineup: Doc Martin, Frankie Knuckles, GranTurismo, High Soul Society,Horse Meat Disco, Ivan Smagghe, Lowlife and more

Ultra Music Festival Croatia 2013 – Split / Hvar, 12-14 July 2013
Lineup: Armin Van Buuren, AVICII, Carlcox & Friends, Hardwell, Adam Beyer, Fedde Legrand, Reboot and more

Seasplash Music Festival – Pula, 18-22 July 2013
Lineup: Adrian Sherwood, Zion Train, Ital Horns meets Bush Chemists, Inner Terrestrials, Warrior Charge Sound System and more

Soundwave Festival Croatia 2013 – Tisno, 18-22 July 2013
Lineup: Alice Russell, Catching Flies, Channel One Sound System, DJ Cheeba, Flako, Frameworks, Jonny Dub and more

Terraneo Music Festival – Sibenik, 7-9 August 2013
Lineup: The Prodigy, Wu-Tang Clan, My Bloody Valentine, Aloe Blacc, Azealia Banks, Cloud Nothings, My Buddy Moose and more

Outlook Festival 2013 – Pula, 29 August – 2 September 2013
Lineup: ARP 101, Artificial Intelligence, Break, Breakage, Broke’n’£nglish, DBX, Decibel, Digital Mystikz – Mala & Coki and more

Dimensions Festival – Pula,  5-9 September 2013
Lineup: Mala in Cuba, Mount Kimbie, Omar S, Tony Allen, Gilles Peterson, Dark Sky, Ben Klock, Mr Scruff and more

Unknown Festival 2013 – Rovinj, 10-14 September  2013
Lineup: Daniel Baldelli, Dixon, DJ Koze, Erol Alkan, Floating Points, Francesca Lombardo, Geddes, Giles Smith and more