The central government of Kosovo and the authorities of the capital Pristina have joined forces to bring back an international music festival founded by the father of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, who moved after a dispute with the organizers.
A week ago, the Sunny Hill Festival is adjacent because a political dispute between the ruling party in Kosovo and the party in Pristina prevented the organizers from getting permission to hold a festival with a capacity of 15,000 people a day. Announced to move to Albania.
Dukagjin Lipa, the father and manager of a singer born in Kosovo, said he had made a “difficult but necessary” decision to stage an event from August 4th to 7th in Tirana, the capital of Albania.
Organizers have asked Kosovo authorities to allow the management of 17 hectares (42 acres) of green space for three years, building infrastructure suitable for the annual festival and making the rest freely available. I’ve been. Year.
According to a joint statement by the Ministry of Culture and the Pristina municipality on Monday, this year’s edition has agreed to be held in Pristina’s “where it belongs” and will continue to discuss holding the festival in the usual place. became. Year.
From August 26th to 28th, a special edition with a different lineup of artists will be held in Tirana, the capital of Albania.
According to the organizers, this year’s artists include Diplo, Skepta, DJ Regard, AJ Tracey, Mahmood, Albanian performers, as well as the “two great artists of the world” that have yet to be revealed. … apparently …
The Sunny Hill Festival debuted in Pristina in 2018 and reopened in 2019, attracting international artists, including British-born Dua Lipa.
This festival brought valuable publicity to Kosovo.
This event was withheld in 2020 and 2021 due to a coronavirus pandemic.
