If you like your music packed with character, energy and excitement, you’ve just found yourself another reason to fall in love with Šibenik in the spring.
May is particularly vibrant in the city, and the calendar is packed with alternative, rock, and jazz gigs that add another layer of excitement to one of the coast’s most underrated cities. Does that make spring the best time to visit the seaside in Croatia? You can be the judge of that, but there’s something about the combination of quieter streets, warm weather, and fabulous riffs that truly appeals. Throw in May 1 as a national non-working holiday, and yeah, we might have a winner.
So, what gigs do we have to look forward to in Šibenik this May? The cheer of May 1 blends directly into a special event on May 2 and 3, as many of the region’s finest rock bands descend on Trg Ivana Gorana Kovačića to celebrate 15 years of excitement, combining the annual Kulturaljka and Regius festivals into one super extravaganza. Never has the word “extravaganza” been so apt.
And that’s just the start. The line-up at Azimut Club is all sorts of exciting, with Japanese icons Acid Mothers Temple (that’s Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso UFO, to be exact) heading to the venue on May 22. Fans along the coast have been waiting for this for decades, and it promises to be an unforgettable night. Elsewhere, two shows from the Invisible Scene will take place on May 16 and 30, as Belgrade post-punkers Gazorpazorp will wow attendees on the former before Zagreb-based pop-shape-shifters Ki Klop bring the tunes on the latter. Azimut will also host a three-day vinyl fair to round out the month, with lectures, promotions, exhibitions, concerts, showcases and a whole lot of records filling the club from May 29 to 31.
And yes, there’s more. Jazz lovers should get comfortable with the Arsen House of Art, as the venue hosts a couple of fabulous jazz shows in May. Šibenik’s own Ivana Prgin will lead her jazz combo through a night of magic on May 2, playing everything from blues to gypsy swing with plenty between the two. Fast forward to May 17, and the Ivan Kapec Quintet will take to the house, presenting their new album Interlocari to the audience. If you’ve ever wondered what Kepler’s work on planetary orbits would sound like if soundtracked by virtuoso jazz, you’re in luck.
All that in a place as beautiful as Šibenik? Dreams really do come true. Head to Šibenik this May, and you might never leave.
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