Years active 2012 - present | Locations Zrće, Novalja, Croatia | |
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Dates Mid-July
2017: 11-13 July Genres Hip hop music, Rhythm and blues, Grime Similar Outlook festival, The Garden Festival, Wireless Festival, Dimensions Festival, Electrobeach Music Festival | ||
Fresh Island Festival is a hip hop music festival held at Zrće beach near the city of Novalja in Croatia. Founded in 2012 and usually held in mid-July the festival focuses primarily on hip hop culture along with r&b and grime. The festival takes place in 3 different venues on Zrće beach: Aquarius, Papaya and Kalypso. It also offers daily boat parties and pool parties, excursions and extreme and water sports. Since 2012 Fresh Island became the biggest hip-hop & urban beach festival in Europe featuring musicians, DJs and MCs from all over the world.
In 2017 the festival will be held between 11–13 July.
The list of the previous performers include:
2012: Nas, Eve, DJ Muggs, DJ Revolution, DJ Statik Selektah, DJ Shortee Blitz
2013: Snoop Dogg, Iggy Azalea, A$AP Rocky, KRS-One DJ Tony Touch, Statik Selektah
2014: Rick Ross, Method Man & Redman, Mobb Deep
2015: Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, Pusha T, Danny Brown, Migos, Statik Selektah, JME, Stormzy, Tropkillaz
2016: Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla Sign, DJ Premier, Tim Westwood, Chris Brown, Kehlani, Shakka, Logan Sama