Haven't been to this region since it was called Yugoslavia long before the war. I went in by car with a friend and turned around pretty much the day after as it was very sort of Soviet back then. For some reason I've never been booked there before so I didn't know what to expect at all, but I know a lot of people go there so I was excited to finally see it. First day I arrived in Split, Croatia from where we drove to to the first show in Makarska. Beautiful scenery all the way down, but the guys kept saying it will be better further down. Show was really good, loads of Scandinavians that came up and cheered through the gig. The only problem was that it's outdoor and the police have started to inspect all clubs in this country as well, just like in Ibiza.

Petar Pan, Makarska July 22, 2009

Jordan Rivera – Praise The One (Groovenatics)
Izzy Stardust & Dumb Dan – Big Love
Tristan Garner vs Chrystal Waters – Gypsy Woman
Wawa – El Fuego (SB)
Jeremiah – Birthday Sex (Chris Kaeser)
Michael Jackson – Billy Jean (Chris Kaeser Memorial)
The Face – Needin' U (DJ Wady)
Hardrive – Deep Inside (Geoff M)
Max Vangeli – Fender Bender (SB Re-FX)  
Thomas Gold – Shake It
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (The Camel Rider)
Treasure Finger – Cross The Dancefloor (LBL)
The Twang – Barney Rubble
DJ Joe K – Born Slippy
Tatyana vs StoneBridge – Put 'Em High
Tori Amos – Professional Widow (AvH vs Stefano Azati)
David Guetta – When Love Takes Over (LBL)
Supafly – Get Down (Deniz Koyu)
Rustler – Around The World (Mark Simmons)
Pilotpriest – Zipper (SB)
Dirty Funker – Flat Beat (Tube & Berger)
Basement Jaxx – Raindrops (Robbie Rivera)
Lily Allen – The Fear (SB)
Sia – The Girl You Lost (SB)
Planet Funk – Chase The Sun (The House Moguls)
Richard Vission – I Can't Help Myself (SB)
Pussycat Dolls – Bottle Pop (Richard Vission)
Empire of The Sun – We Are The People (Shapeshifters Vocal Dub)
James Talk – West End Girls
Sono – Keep Control Plus (Fedde Le Grand)

The next day we continued through Croatia and that little bit of Bosnia you have to pass on the way down so passports had to be out every 30 minutes for a while there. We finally arrived at 11 PM and it wasn't the ideal vibe for a party, but what can you do, just get on with it. As I came into the club, I got inspired again as it was amazing with the biggest light rig I've seen in a club. Well, not Privilege Ibiza big, but very close with 6 lazers and 40 moving heads. Crowd was a bit late, but I got it totally rocking all the way to the end. These guys give you nice long sets too so you can try new stuff and build the night better.

Maximus, Kotor July 23, 2009

Jazmin Sullivan – Dream Big (SB)
Tristan Garner vs Chrystal Waters – Gypsy Woman
Max Vangeli – Fender Bender (SB Re-FX)  
Thomas Gold – Shake It
Armand Van Helden – You Don't Know Me (Norm & Pash)
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (The Camel Rider)
Hardrive – Deep Inside (Geoff M)
Wawa – El Fuego (SB)
Jeremiah – Birthday Sex (Chris Kaeser)
Sgt Slick – Behind The Sun (Dub)
The Face – Needin' U (DJ Wady)
Pitto – Feelin'
Adele – Hometown Glory (Axwell Remode)
Supafly – Get Down (Deniz Koyu)
Marlo – Ula (SB)
The Cube Guys – Be Free
Eddie Thoneick – Don't Let Me Down (Joachim Garraud)
Pussycat Dolls – Bottle Pop (Richard Vission)
Sia – The Girl You Lost (SB)
David Guetta – Just a Little Bit More (Whelan & Di Scala)
James Talk – West End Girls
Tatyana vs StoneBridge – Put 'Em High
Wawa – El Fuego (SB)
Michael Jackson – Billy Jean (Chris Kaeser Memorial)
Rustler – Around The World (Mark Simmons)
David Guetta – When Love Takes Over (LBL)
Izzy Stardust & Dumb Dan – Big Love

I sort of hoped the day before would be the end of massive drives, but it was 3 hours more so we got away earlier and took the inland route to Vodice, which is north of Split and still Croatia. This show had been promoted for a month and you could tell as the place was littered with posters and radio stations blasted an advert every other minute. Very cool and Fedde Le Grand had been there before with a good crowd so everybody was psyched. And boy did this thing rock!!! Probably the best show this year when it comes to tune damage, sound and crowd reception. Not even the resident dropping a drink in one of the CDJs could stop me, but when the headphone jack on the mixer died towards the end, it got a bit weird mixing without headphones so I let the resident take over. I'm a fan of this country and the food is fantastic too so if you are thinking about going here, do go. I can totally recommend it. And big props to my man Dejan & his crew who looked after me like a king.

Hacienda, Vodice July 24, 2009

Jordan Rivera – Praise The One (Groovenatics)
Dumb Dan – Lights Are Low (SB Re-Edit)
Izzy Stardust & Dumb Dan – Big Love
Jeremiah – Birthday Sex (Chris Kaeser)
Real El Canario – El Campeon
Hardrive – Deep Inside (Geoff M)
Max Vangeli – Fender Bender (SB Re-FX)  
Diplo & LBL – Hey
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (The Camel Rider)
Dirty Funker – Flat Beat (Tube & Berger)
The Face – Needin' U (DJ Wady)
Armand Van Helden – You Don't Know Me (Norm & Pash)
Michael Jackson – Billy Jean (Chris Kaeser Memorial)
Marlo – Ula (SB)
The Cube Guys – Be Free
Pussycat Dolls – Bottle Pop (Richard Vission)
Eddie Thoneick – Don't Let Me Down (Joachim Garraud)
Sia – The Girl You Lost (SB)
Gaz James – City of God
David Guetta – When Love Takes Over (LBL)
Tristan Garner vs Chrystal Waters – Gypsy Woman
Thomas Gold – Shake It
James Talk – West End Girls
Tatyana vs StoneBridge – Put 'Em High
Rustler – Around The World (Mark Simmons)
Pilotpriest – Zipper (SB)
Planet Funk – Chase The Sun (The House Moguls)
The Twang – Barney Rubble
68 Beats – Destination Eivissa (SB)
Ministers de la Funk – Believe (Antoine Clamaran & Sandy Vee)
Wawa – El Fuego (SB)
Roman Salzger – Voices Inside My Head