Haris Dzinovic Marks 40 Years With Concert in Pula Arena

Haris Dzinovic performed in Pula Arena on Friday, August 14, marking four decades of his career. The show began at 9 p.m. and ran for more than two and a half hours. The amphitheater was full.

He was backed by 19 musicians and an eight piece string ensemble. That ensemble opened his portion of the evening with an instrumental rendition of “Rano je za tugu.” The first song Dzinovic sang was “Ostaricu,” and the audience joined in immediately.

At the start of his set, he addressed the crowd.

This is the pinnacle of my long career because singing in Pula Arena is a great privilege

He added that there is no better place in the world for a singer to perform, and that he was happy to be on stage for the Pula audience.

What was on the setlist

The show moved through a cross section of his entire catalog. Songs the audience knows by heart followed one another:

• “Pariske kapije”
• “Trazi, trazi”
• “Laze mesec”
• “I tebe sam sit kafano”
• “Mustuluk”
• “Kako mi nedostajes”

There was also a segment dedicated to other artists from the region. Dzinovic sang “Miljacke” by the late Halid Beslic, “Dal’ je moguce” by Tomo Zdravkovic, and “Oj jarane, jarane” by Halid Muslimovic. Before “Nocturno” he recalled Oliver Dragojevic and said he had respected him both as a person and as an artist. The evening closed out with the sevdalinka “Zvezda tera meseca” and Bijelo Dugme’s “A i ti me izneveri.”

Who sang with Haris Dzinovic?

The night’s guest was Zeljko Vasic. He and Dzinovic performed one duet together, “Rano je za tugu.” Vasic performed two more songs on his own: “Lozinku za raj,” which he recorded with Nina Badric, and “Jedna ljubav manje vise.”

That was the full guest list for Dzinovic’s part of the program. No surprises from the wings, no surprise names showing up at the end.

Istrian musician opened the night

The concert opened with Ivan Licul, a young Istrian musician, and his band. His lineup that night:

• Massimo Lazaric, drums
• Luka Brgic and Karlo Perusko, keyboards
• Toni Selakovic, electric guitar
• Diego Krizanac, bass

Backing vocals came from Anamarija Radman and Eleonora Dobrovic. For Licul, the Arena show was the biggest stage of his career so far, after years of playing local festivals and clubs across Istria.

His set produced the only unannounced appearance of the night. Alen Vitasovic joined him for “Jenu noc,” and the two performed it together. The audience answered with applause.

Audience from the region

That night the Arena was filled with visitors from the region rather than tourists, unlike the usual pattern at concerts by international acts in Pula. This season the amphitheater has hosted a wide range of genres, from Italian pop to domestic acts, and Pula Arena still has three more major concerts on its calendar before summer ends.

Ticket prices for Arena shows were not low for any of those concerts, but every act still filled the venue.

Next stop: Belgrade

The anniversary tour continues. Haris Dzinovic will play his next concert on December 24, 2026, at Belgrade’s Sava Centar, his first Belgrade show in two years.

For now, that is the only officially announced date for the rest of the tour.