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Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

21 Aug 2017
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Goga Pavlek
Rollin'&Strollin'

Vinkovci is a city located in Slavonia, the eastern part of Croatia. This romantic little town definitely deserves a lot more attention, although it’s pretty far from Adriatic coast, where everyone’s headed these days :) Recently we found out that they have a small, but active rockabilly scene, led by vintage and rockabilly enthusiasts Ana and Matija Vukoja, who are also owners of the Hang Loose caffe bar. They came up with the idea of making a one day rockabilly festival in the center of Vinkovci, which is a great initiative. We wanted to support it as much as we can, especially because the festival was held for the first time, so we packed our people and headed towards Slavonian plains.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

The festival was held on the Vinkovci Gymnasium playground – I’m really fond of the festivals with this high school vibe, so I immediately liked it. It had everything it should have, but in a smaller scale, which was really charming – oldsmobiles, pin-up girls, a fair, a local cuisine food, and of course, the stage.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

One of the several VW Beetles. This one really has a character.

Dramatic interior shot.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Part of the crew.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

50% of the Beetle, still loading :)

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

We decided to simply call them James Dean no.01 and James Dean no.2.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Bronco Boobalooga was in charge for the warm-up :) and succeeded. Behind Bronco you can see the visual identity of the festival (author: Nenad Barinić) – as a designer I always like to see what others came up with, and I must say I was very pleased with this one.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Yeah, we brought them, too. It wasn’t safe to leave them in Zagreb, without any supervision.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

SentiMental Bikes – handmade vintage looking bikes from Zagreb – there was also a tombola, so you could actually win one of those.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Custom Culture official transportation vehicle.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

A few local shops with various vintage stuff.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

A pool party where everyone was invited.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Ford Taunus

Look, Craftomoto on the Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival poster!

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Back to Swing Zagreb dancers.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

The Hang Loose crew performing.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

There was also a place for barbers.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

As the sun came down, the temperature has slightly dropped, so people started gathering.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Soon it became really crowded, which was a very pleasant sight.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Moonshine Alligators from Novi Sad (Serbia) were the first band that played that night.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Mississippi Queen from Zagreb – you know those guys already :)

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

The Cat Paws – a band from Daruvar.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

The bassists never turn us down :) Exhibitions on the stage are always welcome.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Slavonian people definitely know how to rock, in case you didn’t know.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

This refreshment didn’t came from the sky, but from the stage – glad I captured this moment!

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

A tombola prize waiting for the new owner.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

The morning after – from our window we could see a gloomy day and happy people :) It was raining, so we had to cancel our plans that included strolling through the city, and visiting Vukovar nearby. Unfortunately, we didn’t had a chance to hang in the Hang Loose cafe bar, because it was closed at the time – waiters also had a wild night :) Hopefully, we’ll come next time. All in all – great organization, great lineup, great atmosphere. This is a small festival with a big punch! Big thanks to the organizers for having us!

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Vinkovci city center.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Ukulele time with Franjka.

Hang Loose Rockabilly Festival

Goodbye Vinkovci! Till the next time :) The rest of the photos you can see in our Facebook gallery, on this link.

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