Gitarijada ( sr-Cyrl, Гитаријада, lit=Guitar Fest) is a music festival held in
Zaječar,
Serbia
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.
Held since 1966, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in
South Eastern Europe
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and the largest festival of young and unaffirmed bands in South Eastern Europe. Apart from the competition of unaffirmed bands from the region of
former Yugoslavia
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, the festival program includes performances of established acts.
History
Gitarijada was founded in 1966 by
Zlatni Prsti
Zlatni Prsti (Serbian Cyrillic: Златни Прсти, trans. ''The Golden Fingers'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Zaječar in 1970.
Formed and led by guitarist and vocalist Momčilo Radenković, Zlatni Prsti were a prominent act of th ...
guitarist and vocalist Momčilo Radenković.
First Gitarijada was held in Dom JNA in Zaječar.
During the following years, Kosta Kostadinović "Čauš" became the festival's main organizer.
Because there were no official records of winners until 1974, not all the winners before this year are officially documented.
See also
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List of historic rock festivals
A rock festival is an open-air rock concert featuring many different performers, typically spread over two or three days and having a campsite and other amenities and forms of entertainment provided at the venue. Some festivals are singular eve ...
References
External links
Official page*''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar;
{{Rock festival
Rock festivals in Serbia
Music festivals in Serbia
Serbian rock music
Yugoslav rock music
Zaječar
Music festivals established in 1966
Recurring events established in 1966