Arsenal Festival 07 begins on 22nd June and lasts until 24th June, in the city of Kragujevac, the heart of Sumadija and a former capital of Serbia. In just a few years of its existence, Arsenal has proved itself and positioned itself high among open-air summer festivals in Serbia and this part of Europe. Interesting, relevant and perspective - this is how it is characterized by professional critics as well as by the audience that is larger and larger every year. Arsenal has built its unique status and respectability among other festivals as a must-see event, by bringing together carefully selected performers from Serbia, countries of former Yugoslavia and abroad and putting them to play in an original and a visually stunning setting. For decades, the festival grounds, by all means unique, was held inaccessible for public.
The audience will have the opportunity to enjoy live performances of numerous local and foreign bands. Epilog, hard rock band, will open the Main Stage and after its performance, Anthrax, Kerber and Orthodox Celts will follow. Punk legends Buzzcocks, Ritam nereda and Slovenian Elvis Jackson will open the Garden Stage. Instrumental rock band Fitnes, thrash metals Alitor and Forever Storm, and death metal Dead Joker are the names that will ignite "green stage" on the first night.
Darko Rundek performs at the Main Stage on 23rd June, within the tour with big band "Apocalypso Now" celebrating 20th anniversary of releasing iconic first release "Apocalypso". On the same night, the organizers announced great fun with guitarist Ana Popovic, band Thievery and Repetitor.
The Garden Stage brings folk punker band Brkovi, metal band Pero Defformero, iconic band Bjesovi, punkers Pankreas and Crveni karton and others on 23rd June, the second day of the festival.
The third night of the festival will mark punk legends Goblini and they will close Arsenal Fest 07. Iconik Kralj Cacka, alternative Damir Urban, Rambo Amadeus, bands Bolesna stenad, Spajz, Raskid 13 and Electro Vampires will perform before Goblini.
The Main Stage will be closed by performance of Skrtice, Skindred, Australian sensation Dub FX, and Kanda, Kodza i Nebojsa with Horsman Coyote.
This year, the Explosive DJ Stage brings famous DJs and some of the most famous ones who come to Kragujevac to make unforgettable atmosphere with their sets of electronic music are Alexander Kowalski, Jeremy Refson a.k.a. Jeremy Tsunami and MarkyZ.
Tickets for Arsenal Fest 07 are available via Eventim network and at the festival box office.
The Main Stage is set in space of "Knezev arsenal", a military factory dating from 19th century. The Main Stage is situated in an open space and is surrounded by some old buildings made of red bricks. The visitors will experience an extraordinary mixture of modern sound and light systems and specific industrial architecture.
The Explosive DJ Stage is the sole festival stage that is set indoors, not far from the Main Stage. It is situated in a building called Caurnica, another picturesque setting of historical importance. It was used as a shooting set for TV series "Titanic – Blood And Steel".
The Garden Stage is the second biggest stage of Arsenal Festival. It is located in "Zastavina basta" (Zastava’s Garden), surrounded with trees and greenery next to the festival grounds’ entrance.
The Demolition Stage is a stage dedicated to unrecognized performers. In fact, this is an ideal music platform for promotion of music bands and soloists that have not had the chance to present their work to the audience and media.
