Jaz ( sr-Cyrl, Јаз, ) is a beach in the

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. It is located 2.5 km west of Budva. It consists of two parts, one 850 m long and the other, formerly a nudist beach, 450 m long. It is a pebble beach, with a campground along the greater part of the beach (capacity 2,000 lots). While it is among the longer beaches in Montenegro, and is a popular beach for sunbathing and camping, it has gained international prominence as a host of numerous concerts and happenings in recent years. The vast hinterlands of the Jaz beach are considered among the greatest potentials for tourism development on the Montenegrin coast, as there are few undeveloped areas left on the coast besides Jaz (notably

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Velika Plaža Velika Plaža ( sq, Plazhi i Madh; sr-cyrl, Велика Плажа, ;, lit. "Big Beach") is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro. It stretches from Port Milena in Ulcinj to the Bojana River, which separates it from Ada Bojana.

and

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Concert location

With the spring 2007 announcement of

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playing the beach in July 2007, Jaz Beach started to figure as open-air concert location for global acts. However, by summer 2009 the concerts ended. The annual summer events were seen as an attempt to boost Montenegro's international image, as well as to promote the country as a tourist destination. In largest part they've been financed by

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, influential Montenegrin politician, and a native of

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Summer 2007 and summer 2008

The Rolling Stones played a show on July 9, 2007, as a part of their

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. For the performance, a large field in the beach hinterland was leveled, fenced, and made accessible by refurbishing and extending the road to the venue. The show was attended by approximately 40,000 people and the city of Budva holds the distinction of being the smallest town ever to host a Rolling Stones gig. The next notable event on the beach was the 3-day ''Live Fest'' held in August 2008 that consisted of:

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and Armand Van Helden on August 5,

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and ''DJ Set Retro Groove '70'' on August 6, and finally

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together with

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on August 7. Later that summer

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performed one of her

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concerts at the venue on September 25 with 47,524 people in attendance. The pre and after parties consisted of performances by various other popular musicians, such as

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, Garik Sukachev,

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and DJ Ura.

Live Music Festival 2009 Controversy

From early 2009, the organizers began touting the Live Music Festival to be held during summer 2009 with acts such as

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, and

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being announced. Raka Marić has confirmed that none of those singers will attend it this year. For popular daily newspaper ''

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'', he has said: "Due to 2009 global financial crisis, there will be no attendance of some global superstar on this year's Live Music Festival." Although Tina Turner has finished her worldwide tour that marked her 50th year in the business and is now free for new concerts, Marić has said that "she gave up touring and will never tour again" which is, of course, not actually the truth. He has also said that "Britney Spears is finishing her European leg in July 26" so they couldn't "get her to come". Although it has been officially confirmed that 2009 guests will be

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and two famous DJs, second Live Music Festival has never been held.

Summer Fest 2012

After a three-year absence, the musical performances returned in summer 2012 with the three-day event called Summer Fest organized from 5–8 August. Instead of globally known acts, the festival featured local ones such as: Nagual, Night Shift,

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, The Beatshakers, Gomila Nesklada,

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, Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi, Kiki Lesendrić & Piloti,

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Sea Dance Festival 2014

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