BOOM Festival

BOOM Festival
GenreRock
Location(s)Maribor (1971)
Ljubljana (1972-1974)
Zagreb (1975)
Belgrade (1976)
Novi Sad (1977-1978)
Years active1971 – 1978
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BOOM Festival was a rock music festival held annually throughout SFR Yugoslavia between 1971 and 1978. The festival was held for the first time in 1971 in Maribor[1][2] and for the last time in 1978 in Novi Sad.[3] The festival featured numerous prominent acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and five various artists live albums were recorded on various editions of the festival. Most of the editions of the festival were sponsored by the League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia.[4]

  1. ^ "Rockovnik, Strana XI, 'U tami disko-kluba' Rock scena 1971-72", YouTube
  2. ^ "Rockovnik, Strana XVII, 'Dodjite na show' Rock scena 1976-78", YouTube
  3. ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 301.
  4. ^ "BOOM '76 1/2: VI festival jugoslovenske progresivne muzike počeo je uz himnu mladih 'Ivo Lola'", Yugopapir.com