Ok so the closing party was Fatboy Slim. I’m not sure what else I can say about this. It was one of the most amazing nights of my entire life. With a great show, really cute company and dancing till sunrise, I really could not have imagined a better night. That being said I’m just going to post these photos already below.
Well that is it for Croatia Rocks, time for the drive down to Dubrovnik!
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Wednesday started off with a little adventure we got sick of going to the same beach, which seems totally spoiled now that I’m sitting in Edinburgh freezing my butt off. We drove down the island, got lost in a tiny little town and ended up going down a dirt road to an amazing small beach. It had a bar, but seemed to only have a few tourists. So with bottles of water and a few snacks we were set for the day.
Then again the night shows were what we’ve been looking forward to for weeks. We got a little bit disappointed when I talked to the VJ who was announcing all of the acts and he told me Years & Years weren’t coming. But it followed with Clean Bandit giving the best performance that anyone could imagine. They were fantastic and even played through the rude guy that through a cup at the back up singer.
After Clean Bandit, Hannah Wants was a nice 180 from large band to her being all alone on stage. She was completely in control of a huge audience. She was fantastic.
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So Tuesday was a big day for us. Helen had bought us Boat Party tickets for my birthday and Rudimental was playing so we were really excited for it. But we showed up for the Boat at the Marina (after a long and super hot walk I might add) and Rudimental had missed their flights. They said that there was still going to be a boat party with Mella Dee and I do have to say it was really fun. Plus we met a really fun group of people on the boat. We were totally exhausted after the party but it was great.
If we were at all disappointed about the day, the shows at night definitely made up for any sadness. We showed up and just caught the end of Kate Tempest and were up front for Jungle. Which was amazing. One of the back up singers was literally the coolest person I have ever seen. The entire band is just so cool was just completely captured by the music and the guys (and lovely lady) themselves. That was followed by Rudimental which were captivating (*cough* would’ve been better on a boat *cough*). After a super long day we were exhausted and on our way out the door and we noticed Blonde was playing so we stuck around for a bit. Well we stayed as long as we could stand. Tuesday definitely lived up to expectations.
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Started the day by walking to the beach in Stara Novalja and relaxing in the Sun. It was different from most of the beaches that I used to go to because well the rocks. There was no sand, just rocks. It was surprisingly comfy to lay on, but when you walked into the water it really hurt. But the water was clear as can be so it all worked out. We decided to go explore Novalja after the beach and had one of the best slices of Pizzas I have ever had, right at the Marina.
Day 2 was when the festival really got going with us. Before I left I made sure to download the Bands I didn’t know. The festival was set up between two different clubs Papaya and Aquarius. Aquarius was mostly DJs while Papaya was mainly the bands, with instruments and all that :D. We managed to be in the front row for almost every show we went to, which was amazing I was excited because thanks to the festival I had recently gotten to know The Bulletproof Bomb and I thought they were really great. They were the first act we got to see. . Then followed The Vaccines, which I can say was one of the most amazing shows that I could have ever expected. The last show we went to was Bondax, which felt totally different because it was a DJ and not a band. But it was just as much fun.
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So day 1! We didn’t catch any of the acts on Sunday, mostly because we were way too exhausted but we managed to get our wristbands, groceries, into the apartment and to the beach. Well 2 beaches actually. We stopped by Zcre Beach and the beach near our apartment. For anyone thinking about going to Croatia Rocks, I have some point to remember:
Here’s some photos from driving and the evening:
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Just a little sKATterbrained. 