Jura Stublic and Film Return to Belgrade on December 5
Croatian new wave band Film returns to Belgrade after almost seven years: the concert is set for December 5 at Hangar at the Port of Belgrade, with tickets going on sale tomorrow.
Jura Stublic and the band Film are returning to Belgrade after almost seven years away, with a concert set for December 5 at Hangar at the Port of Belgrade. The show is organized by the promotion company Long Play, and tickets go on sale tomorrow, September 23, at ticket outlets and through Tickets.rs. Ticket prices have not been announced yet.
The band belongs to that rare group of acts who need no introduction. Jura Stublic and Film are among the most recognizable names of the Yugoslav new wave, and their concerts still draw audiences across generations decades after the band’s founding, from listeners who first heard the songs on vinyl to those who discovered them on streaming platforms. That relationship with the Belgrade audience, built over several decades, is a major part of the band’s concert history, and judging by the announcement, it’s exactly what is bringing them back.
Stublic himself talks about it, recalling the first time the band connected with the city where it is now set to play again:
“I’m really looking forward to meeting the Belgrade audience again, just like we did when we first connected so well. It was during ‘Greetings from Zagreb,’ with a lot of bands playing, but the Belgrade crowd welcomed us instantly. It was a kind of love that has lasted to this day.”
There will be no experiments in the setlist. The audience will hear songs that have marked several generations, among them “Dobre vibracije,” “Pjevajmo do zore,” “Zamisli zivot u ritmu muzike za ples,” “Srce na cesti,” “Mi nismo sami” and “Doci cu ti u snovima.” Stublic says the principle is simple:
“We have twenty to thirty songs that everyone knows. We only play the biggest hits, and if you want to sing at the top of your lungs, dance and jump around, you’re welcome to join us.”
On stage, alongside Jura on vocals, will be:
- Borna Cop, guitar
- Hrvoje Ivancic, keyboards
- Filip Gorupec, bass guitar
- Mario Jagarinec, drums
The concert schedule has not been announced yet, nor has the exact ticket price, so for now those planning to attend can only pencil in the date and watch for ticket outlets starting tomorrow. For a band that last played Belgrade almost seven years ago, the December date at Hangar will also test how well that old love, as Stublic calls it, has held up over time. Judging by the announced setlist, the math is simple: there is no room for experiments when the audience comes for hits they know by heart, and the band, it seems, understands that well.
