The Garden and The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club have announced a brand new festival in Croatia for 2017 – Beats, Beer and Boogaloo, which will take place from Thursday 13th – Monday 17th July.
Taking place in one of the region’s most beautiful locations – the coastal idyll of Tisno nestled along the stunning Adriatic coastline – the festival is a unique fusion of craft beers from around the world and a lineup of amazing funked-up live music and DJs curated by Craig himself. The festival will feature boat parties, club nights at the legendary Barbarella’s, street food, tutored drinks tasting, a carnival procession through the streets of Tisno and much more. The first round of artists will be revealed during the first week of March. Pre-registration early bird tickets are £80 for the festival and two club nights at Barbarella’s, and they will go on sale from Wednesday 1st March here.
Beats, Beer and Boogaloo is setting out to offer something truly different for not just Croatia but the entire region. It is The Garden Festival which originally catalysed the whole festival scene there, with the visionary founders including Nick and Charlotte Colgan instigating what has become one of the world’s most talked about dance music destinations. After their own festival finished on its 10th anniversary in 2015, they then launched their most ambitious project to date – building from scratch The Garden Brewery in Zagreb, which has produced 17 different beers shipping to 25 EU countries, and has further plans for expansion in 2017 and beyond as well as a dynamic programme of music too.
The idea for Beats, Beer and Boogaloo started when Nick and Charlotte invited Craig over to Zagreb for a DJ show when The Garden Brewery opened. Long chats followed as the beer flowed, and they came up with the idea of a brand new festival for the region. The combination of Craig wanting to do his own festival in the sun and Nick and Charlotte missing the buzz of producing The Garden Festival was too good for the guys to miss, and they set about planning Croatia’s newest festival for 2017.
Teaming up with Craig feels like a natural unity, bringing together The Garden guys’ many years of expertise, Craig’s encyclopaedic knowledge of music and the thriving brewery. The legendary actor, host and broadcaster is one of UK’s most beloved Funk and Soul DJs. From Robot Wars to Red Dwarf, Craig has now grounded himself as a Funk & Soul icon after 10 years of broadcasting on BBC 6 Music with their primetime Saturday night show. And adding a range of international beers from micro-breweries and producers to savour plus the sublime Croatian summer climate creates the inaugural Beats, Beer and Boogaloo.
Appealing to all ages, lovers of craft beer, the sun and the sea and of course the music, Croatia’s newest festival will bring a vibrant new dynamic to the scene.
