27 Feb Texas, Kultur Shock and Marky Ramone are the first names of Arsenal 08!

Scottish hitmaker band Texas, the Balkan gipsy-punk metal band Kultur Shock and the former drummer of the legendary Ramones – Marky Ramone, are the first known performers of Arsenal Fest 08 – that will be held on June 21st,22nd and 23rd in Kragujevac.

Famous for their hits “I Don’t Want a Lover”, “Say What You Want”, “Black Eyed Boy” and “Summer Son”, the band Texas will come to Serbia for the first time in their career, on June 22nd as Arsenal’s headliner.

The band, recognizable by Sharleen Spiteri’s voice, has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, in more than 30 years, and they will come to Kragujevac with ninth album “Jump on Board”, which was announced with the video “Lets Work It Out Together” featuring famous footballer Their Anri.

“Standing on stage and singing your heart out. It’s amazing! It’s the best thing in the world! I love it! When thousands of people are standing in front of you, and you’re all sharing a moment” says Spiteri.

On June 22nd at the Main Stage, a sound-strike from Seattle, named Kultur Shock, with frontman Srdjan Djin Jevdjic, who has been cruising around the world for 20 years as a festival attraction and star, with a musical collision of engaged attitudes and Balkan’s sounds with punk, metal and rock.

Kultur Shock released a new song “Refugee Song” a few days ago, stopping a year-long “mental examination and exploration – how to navigate further in a world that makes no sense at all.”

Djino was self-examining: “What should I say? Did I tell you? We used to speak with you? So, we do have a lot to say. Through music and poetry.” Says Kulture Shock.

On the first night, June 21st, at Arsenal’s Garden Stage Marky Ramone, the former drummer of the legendary American punk band Ramones, will perform. Marky joined Ramones 40 years ago on the cult album “Road to Ruin” (1978), and now, on the anniversary of the album, he will remind us about the cult band’s songs by staging an unforgettable punk party in Kragujevac.

During the following weeks we will announce the names of other performers on the Main Stage, which will be located in a unique, fantastic open space within the 19th century ammunition factory. Garden Stage will be situated in the beautiful greenery of “Zastava Garden” and Explosive DJ stage will be located in the rustic house “Čaurnice”.

The tickets set for three evenings costs only 2000 dinars until March 14th, and you can buy them in Dom Omladine Kragujevac and via Eventim network. Starting from March 14th, individual tickets will be also available and the sets will be more expensive.