We are richer by yet another open-air festival! It’s called Sick As We Are, and it takes place in Županja. So Županja has got an underground festival of its own! It hasn’t, in fact “got” it, since festivals do not drop down out of a clear sky. They are a result of someone’s persistence and organizing enthusiasm. The crew of the Multicultural Centre of the Town of Županja are the usual suspects for the third edition of  festival Sick As We Are in Županja on July 15 and 16.

Sick As We Are Open Air Festival 2011

Sick As We Are Open Air Festival 2011

At first glance its name may not strike you as too appealing but the probable aim of the festival is not to draw large audiences but a selected HC/punk crowd.

As it happens, its name not only reflects the mood of the HC scene in Županja, which is black, just as it’s supposed to be, but it also alludes to the very spot it is held on – the bank of the River Sava. More precisely, the festival will take place at the town’s racecourse situated not very far from the public beach Poloji, away from the inhabitants and the town itself.

SAWA 2011 – 15. & 16.07.2011. @ Županja, Croatia

For the third year in a row, on July 15 and 16, punk / hardcore SAWA Open Air Festival will be held at Hippodrome in Županja, Croatia.

Fest guarantees great time and fun for all hardcore / punk people and it is considered to be one of the most prominent open air fests of this type in Croatia.

Line-up contains 12 bands – from the dark hardcore (Wake The Dead, Amok) and d-beat (Baka Yaro) all over to the oldschool hardcore (OSS!), energetic (Sentence, Through These eyes, XV. Čeh) to the melodic punk (Kriva Istina, Dosta, KDP) and good old school punk (Vox Populi, Passive Aggressive).

Entry? Free! It’s a Fest based on DIY ethics under the “From friends, to the friends” motto! – and you’re invited.

Besides good HC and punk music you can expect cheap food and drinks, great DJ’s and a lot of fun. Since this is DIY fest – badges, patches, t-shirts will be offered so feel free to spend some time and money to support this Fest and keep it running next year as well!

3rd Sick As We Are Open Air Festival - Poster

3rd Sick As We Are Open Air Festival - Poster

BANDS:

Line-UP – 15.07.2011. (Friday)

Line-UP – 16.07.2010. (Saturday)

Where?

The third edition of S.A.W.A. Open-Air Festival 2011 will be held at the town’s racecourse Županja at 110 Mladena Pozajića, 32270 Županja, not far from the public beach Poloji. For the exact map, see the web site.

When?

Friday, 15 July 2010 and Saturday, 16 July 2010 from 6:00 pm until late in the night…

How?

Follow the levee of the River Sava on foot or drive there following the signposts especially put up for this event (see also Google maps)

Admission?

Free of charge for everyone willing to come and support this musical event held in Županja for the second time …

Camping?

Free camping within the special camping site for all visitors of this year’s festival …

Food and drink?

We’ll try to provide some basic nourishment during both festival days. We maintain that there will also be enough booze – you’ll have to put in extra effort in order to make it scarce…

Toilet facilities?

Chemical toilets will be put up within the festival site, so we kindly ask all visitors to use them taking into consideration their hygiene and good working order…

Cleanliness?

We kindly ask all visitors to take care of the festival site but also of the environment and nature surrounding it. All trash, glasses, bottles and everything else should be disposed of by using bags intended for those purposes since in this way you contribute greatly to the quality, cleanliness and tidiness of the site. Besides, we are supposed to leave the site in its original condition in order to be able to organize this excellent event next year as well, which we believe you all wish for…

To sum it up…

Pack the place and support our third edition of S.A.W.A. Open Air Festival. See you in Županja!

For more details on the order of appearance of the bands on both festival days and the background programme and contents of this great and unique festival, please visit our official web site: www.sickasweare.com & www.myspace.com/sickasweare.

A little bit about history…

Sick As We Are

Sick As We Are - LINE UP 2009

Twelve fierce bands from Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Austria was appeared on the S.A.W.A. 2009 festival stage…

Sick As We Are - LINE UP 2010

Sick As We Are - LINE UP 2010

… and Twelve fierce bands from Croatia, USA, France, Serbia and Slovenia appeared on the S.A.W.A. 2010 festival stage

Apart from concerts, S.A.W.A. 2009 & 2010 also prepared an exhibition of photos taken during the student protest about free education in Zagreb and Osijek, a few DIY distributions where you was able to buy various T-shirts, CDs, badges, stickers, fanzines etc, and some theme showings and listenings as well.