Refresh Festival

Refresh is an annual music festival held in Maximus discotheque in Kotor, Montenegro. It started in 2007 and is hosted in July / August. It usually has 2 stages (a DJ and a Hip Hop stage), but the 2008 edition included a 3rd, open-air stage for live performances by Ex-Yu bands. Among the most world-popular artists that performed at this festival are Bob Sinclar, Hernan Cattaneo, Sharam, Darren Emerson, Ian Pooley... In 3 years, 35.000 people visited the festival, and it was followed by both regional and international media.

Contents 1 Refresh 2007 1.1 DJ stage 1.2 Hip Hop stage 2 Refresh 2008 2.1 DJ stage 2.2 Hip Hop stage 2.3 Live stage 3 Refresh 2009 3.1 DJ stage 3.2 Hip Hop stage 4 Refresh 2010 5 Refresh 2011

Refresh 2007

Refresh 2007 was the first edition and it was held from August 9 to August 12. The DJ stage featured both world-famous and local artists, while the Hip Hop stage was reserved for local rappers.

DJ stage

August 9	August 10	August 11	August 12
Umek Vladimir Acic Dee Face Cule	Lottie Ryan Shaw Flo Sagor Mash	Robert Owens Alen Bajd Big R N.M.E.	Ian Pooley Jonty Skruff Iva A.P.

Hip Hop stage

August 9	August 10	August 11	August 12
Playa Dejan Matić	Munja Dejan Matić	Prema Dejan Matić	Ike Dejan Matić

Refresh 2008

Refresh 2008 lasted from August 7 to August 10 and featured performances from globally famous DJs as well as popular Ex-Yugoslavian hip-hop, rock and folk stars. This was the only edition to feature a Live, open-air stage.

DJ stage

August 7	August 8	August 9	August 10
Darren Emerson Gordan Paunović Vlada Janjić Solution	Hernan Cattaneo Dee Face Cule	Dave Clarke Vladimir Aćić Vlado Marković	Sharam Sultan Aćim Gillerz

Hip Hop stage

August 7	August 8	August 9	August 10
Marčelo Who See Playa	Wikluh Sky Munja	Ajs Nigrutin Prema	Edo Maajka Ike

Live stage

August 7	August 8	August 9	August 10
Van Gogh E-Play	Massimo Savić Sila	Boban Marković orchestra Gyass	Cubismo Smoke n Soul

Refresh 2009

The 2009 edition was held on July 30 - August 2. James Zabiela was originally supposed to perform on the first night at the DJ stage, but had to cancel his gig due to personal reasons, so he was replaced by Steve Lawler. The Hip Hop stage's hosts were Serbian rappers Ajs Nigrutin and Sky Wikluh.

DJ stage

July 30	July 31	August 1	August 2
P.S. Novak Steve Lawler Goran Ivanović	Subotic Marko Milosavljević Adam Beyer Serchi	Phill Dirty Nessuno Fakir Darren Emerson Vegim	Mr Jools Nigel Bob Sinclar Big R & Flo

Hip Hop stage

July 30	July 31	August 1	August 2
Ajs Nigrutin Timbe Bvana Who See Bauk Squad DJ Kobazz	Wikluh Sky DJ Rahmanee Dada Borsc	Ajs Nigrutin Timbe DJ Kobazz	Wikluh Sky DJ Rahmanee Iskaz & Svedoci Niggor

Refresh 2010

Refresh Festival 2010 was held in Top Hill discotheque in Budva and featured world-famous DJs such as Steve Angello, Martijn Ten Velden and Kevin Saunderson.

July 29	July 30	July 31
DJ Aćim Steve Angello Dave Spoon AN21 DJ Cule	Jan de R Vlado Marković Detroit 25 showcase Carl Craig Kenny Larkin Dejan Milićević	Dee Face Nick Warren Martijn Ten Velden Henry Saiz A.P. & P.S.

Refresh 2011

After the 2010 edition being held in Top Hill, Budva, in 2011 Refresh festival returned to Kotor. The 2011 edition was held between August 4. and August 6. The headliners were Felix da Housecat, Funk D'Void and Sébastien Léger.

August 4	August 5	August 6
Ljubo Freaky Funk Felix da Housecat Serhi	SMT#NG Marko Milosavljević Funk D'Void Marko Nastić Dejan Milićević	X Twins Millok Sébastien Léger Vladimir Aćić