Tašmajdan Sports and Recreation Center (Tašmajdan SRC; Serbian: Спортско-рекреациони центар Ташмајдан (СРЦ Ташмајдан) / Sportsko-rekreacioni centar Tašmajdan (SRC Tašmajdan)), commonly known simply as Taš (Serbian Cyrillic: Таш; Taš literally: Tash), is a sporting and recreational center located in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, which was founded by the Assembly of the City of Belgrade in 1958. At within the center located of the outdoor Tašmajdan Stadium, the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, the Pionir Ice Hall and a complex of outdoor and indoor swimming pools.
Built in 1954 with white stone from Brač island, by mid 2000s the stadium began showing signs of structural deterioration. This led to many public personalities in Belgrade urging the municipal government to do something about it. In mid-April 2009, the initiative called "Taš je naš" (Serbian Cyrillic: Таш је наш; "Taš is ours") was held to draw public attention to the sad state of the crumbling facility. An extensive RSD550 million renovation began in September 2011 and was completed in 2016.
Tašmajdan hosted the first FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1973.
The outdoor swimming pool was opened on 25 June 1961, the event capacity is 2,500 and swimming beaches hold around 4,000 people.
The indoor swimming pool was opened on 13 December 1968. The pool has dimensions 50 × 20 m. The capacity for spectators is 2,000 seats. Within the same building there is a recreation center, a gym, a small swimming pool and a hotel named Taš.
Over the decades, the open air stadium has hosted a variety of acts in late spring and summer from May to September:
June 1955 - Big Bill Ramsay Orchestra
1955 - Berioska
1967 - Rita Pavone (opening act: Elipse)
June 20, 1970 - Blood, Sweat & Tears (guest: Casey Anderson)
1970 - The Platters
1971 - Golden Gate Quartet
1972 - Juliette Gréco
September 1, 1979 – Riblja Čorba ("Riblja Čorba neće da vam otima lovu – ulaz dva soma" | opening acts: Bulevar and Formula 4)
June 10, 1982 – Zdravko Čolić (Malo pojačaj radio Tour)
June 10, 1983 – Galija (opening acts: Potop, Kerber)
June 8, 1985 – Bajaga i Instruktori (Sa druge strane jastuka Tour)
June 9, 1985 – Bajaga i Instruktori
September 14, 1985 – Plavi Orkestar (guest: Nada Obrić | Soldatski bal Tour)
September 15, 1990 – Riblja Čorba (Koza nostra Tour)
September 17, 1993 – Ceca Veličković (guests: Viki Miljković, Dara Bubamara)
June 13, 1994 – Lepa Brena
September 23, 1995 - Charity concert for the fallen soldiers' families (Riblja Čorba, Babe, Dejan Cukić & Spori Ritam Band, Minđušari | guests: Momčilo Bajagić)
June 20, 1996 – Sinan Sakić (guests: Zlata Petrović and Suzana Jovanović)
June 29, 1996 – Partibrejkers (Najbolje od najgoreg, opening act: Love Hunters)
September 13, 1996 – Zabranjeno Pušenje
May 31, 1997 – Riblja Čorba (Po slobodnim gradovima Srbije Tour | opening acts: Rambo Amadeus, Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi, Direktori, Indijanci, Aleluja, and Kraljevski Apartman)
June 1, 1997 – Riblja Čorba
May 18, 2002 – Lee Scratch Perry
May 25, 2002 – Bajaga i Instruktori (guest: Vlatko Stefanovski | opening acts: Rade Rapido, Havana Whisper, Taboo, Flare)
June 1, 2002 – Manu Chao (Próxima Estación: Esperanza Tour)
June 28, 2002 – Femi Kuti
July 26, 2002 – Motörhead (opening act: Ritam Nereda)
June 5, 2003 – OK Band
June 12, 2003 – Magazin
June 20, 2003 – Van Gogh (DrUnder Tour)
June 26, 2004 – Vlado Georgiev
June 27, 2004 – Earth, Wind & Fire
June 13, 2005 – Kraftwerk
July 2005 – Zvezde Granda 2005 Final
June 13, 2006 – Sisters of Mercy
July 30, 2006 – Whitesnake (opening acts: AlogiA, Kraljevski Apartman)
August 16, 2006 – Toto (opening act: Neverne Bebe)
September 15, 2006 – Sinan Sakić (guest: Šemsa Suljaković)
September 16, 2006 – Rock 'n' Roll škola (Partibrejkers, Obojeni Program, Veliki Prezir, Jarboli, Neno Belan & Fiumens, Elektrobuda, Repetitor)
June 21, 2007 – The Cult
September 15, 2007 – Zvezde Granda 2007 Final (Dušan Svilar, Rada Manojlović, Milan Stanković, Slobodan Batjarević, Silvija Nedeljković, Nemanja Stevanović, Milan Dinčić)
August 29, 2008 – Sinan Sakić (guests: Vanesa Šokčić, B3, Rule)
September 5, 2008 – Jelen Pivo Live 2008 (Iggy & The Stooges, Električni orgazam, Dinosaur Jr.)
September 6, 2008 – Jelen Pivo Live 2008 (Strip, Shiroko, Majke, Disciplina kičme, The Lemonheads, Partibrejkers)
April 22, 2016 – Opening of the renovated stadium (Riblja Čorba, Van Gogh, Piloti, Galija, and Električni Orgazam)
June 11, 2016 – Prljavo Kazalište
June 18, 2016 – Partibrejkers
June 22, 2016 – John Newman (Belgrade Calling Festival, others: Artan Lili)
June 23, 2016 – Simply Red (Belgrade Calling Festival, others: Jinx, Natali Dizdar)
June 25, 2016 – Vlado Georgiev
June 15, 2017 – Darko Rundek
June 27, 2017 – Lexington Band
It was also the venue for the final programme in the 1981 series of:
September 8, 1981 – Jeux Sans Frontières (Inter-European game show), International Final
