Refresh Festival
Refresh is an annual music festival held in Maximus discotheque in Kotor, Montenegro. It started in 2007 and is hosted in July / August. It usually has 2 stages (a DJ and a Hip Hop stage), but the 2008 EDition included a 3rd, open-air stage for live performances by Ex-Yu bands. Among the most world-popular artists that performed at this festival are Bob Sinclar, Hernan Cattaneo, Sharam, Darren Emerson, Ian Pooley... In 3 years, 35.000 people visited the festival, and it was followed by both regional and international media.
Refresh 2007
Refresh 2007 was the first edition and it was held from August 9 to August 12. The DJ stage featured both world-famous and local artists, while the Hip Hop stage was reserved for local rappers.
DJ stage
August 9 |
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August 12 |
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Hip Hop stage
August 9 |
August 10 |
August 11 |
August 12 |
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Refresh 2008
Refresh 2008 lasted from August 7 to August 10 and featured performances from globally famous DJs as well as popular Ex-Yugoslavian hip-hop, rock and folk stars. This was the only edition to feature a Live, open-air stage.
DJ stage
August 7 |
August 8 |
August 9 |
August 10 |
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Hip Hop stage
August 7 |
August 8 |
August 9 |
August 10 |
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Live stage
August 7 |
August 8 |
August 9 |
August 10 |
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Refresh 2009
The 2009 edition was held on July 30 - August 2. James Zabiela was originally supposed to perform on the first night at the DJ stage, but had to cancel his gig due to personal reasons, so he was replaced by Steve Lawler. The Hip Hop stage's hosts were Serbian rappers Ajs Nigrutin and Sky Wikluh.
DJ stage
July 30 |
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August 1 |
August 2 |
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Hip Hop stage
July 30 |
July 31 |
August 1 |
August 2 |
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