# Lovefest

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. Over the last few years, festival had many globally popular performers, including Maceo Plex, Loco Dice, Green Velvet and others.
In 2017, Lovefest attracted 100,000 visitors. For 2017, it was nominated for the "Best Medium-Sized Festival" by European Festivals Awards (EFA).
In 2018, Lovefest won the award for The best Regional Festival of the year, by the Ambassador.hr

## Gallery

* Lovefest 2005-07-29T20:13
* Lovefest 2006-08-06T15:41:51

## Festival by year

| Year | Dates | Headliners | Notable artists |
| 2007 | 14–15 July | Marshall Jefferson | Gramophonedzie |
| 2008 | 18–19 July | N/A | Gramophonedzie |
| 2009 | 17–18 July | Martijn ten Velden | Gramophonedzie |
| 2010 | 5–7 August | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 5–7 August | Gramophonedzie · Silicone Soul · Darko Rundek & Cargo Trio | N/A |
| 2012 | 3–5 August | James Zabiela · Darkwood Dub · S.A.R.S. | N/A |
| 2013 | 1–3 August | Dubioza Kolektiv · Carl Craig · Kevin Saunderson | Zaa |
| 2014 | 7–9 August | Jeff Mills · Eric Prydz (cancelled) · 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2020 (cancelled) | 6–8 August (postponed) 3–5 September (cancelled) | Jamie Jones · Loco Dice · Patrick Topping · Seth Troxler | Tama Sumo |
| 2021 | 5–7 August | Jamie Jones · Joseph Capriati b2b Seth Troxler · Loco Dice · Patrick Topping (cancelled) | Tama Sumo, Timmy Regisford, Buč Kesidi, Kolja, Senidah, Who See |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | August | Honey Dijon · Len Faki · Ron Trent | TBA |