Rock Otočec first occurred in 1976, the second one in 1983, and since 1997 it has become a regular event. About 1,500 artists from twenty countries have already occurred on the festival. One of the characteristic features of the festival is dancing in the mud. Performers at the 2003 festival included Living Color, the Fun Lovin' Criminals, Asian Dub Foundation and many more (over 40 bands).
Novo mesto is located 70 kilometres from the Slovene capital Ljubljana and also 70 kilometres from the Croatian capital Zagreb. The festival area can accommodate up to 30,000 visitors. It is famous for its games in the mud and is thus claimed to be a kind of Slovene Woodstock.
External links
- Otočec website (in English, Slovenian, German and Italian)
- Rock Otočec on Wikipedia (in Slovenian)