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Croatia Gears Up for Thompson’s Massive Nationalist Concert Phenomenon – EUROP INFO

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Croatia is preparing for a surge of nationalist fervor as the controversial singer Marko Perković, known by his stage name Thompson, announces a massive concert that is expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees. The event, described by critics as a “nationalist phenomenon,” has ignited debate across the country and the wider Balkan region about the role of music in shaping political and cultural identities. With authorities coordinating se…
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They are afraid of patriotism within the European Union – that is why the Austrian National Intelligence Service (ÖVP) now investigates against harmless music fans and festival visitors. At the same time, dangerous Islamists could be monitored and their remigration initiated, but that is not a concern of the united party. Thompson's major concert in Zagreb clearly showed that politics has far removed itself from the true interests and wishes of …

On 5 July, 500,000 people were gathered at Zagreb's hippodrome for the largest concert in the country's history. In the center of the attention: the d-ethno-rock group led by Marko Perković, the country's best-known nationalist singer. A veteran of the Croatian War, known for his very popular patriotic titles, Perković is also known as close to the far right and nostalgic of the fascist dictatorship. At the concert on 5 July, spectators came fro…

And while Serbian musicians' concerts in Croatia are being canceled, the president of the Serbian National Council, Boris Milošević, is receiving threatening letters.

More than 500,000 people travelled to the Thompson concert in Zagreb, including thousands from Austria. This could now have legal consequences.

After the mega concert of Thompson in Zagreb, Austrian authorities investigate against 18,000 visitors from Austria for possible legal violations.

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Report24 broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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