Location: Beton Cinema, Multimedia Cultural Center (Ulica slobode 28)

Date: June 5 & 6, 2026

The second season of the concert program at Beton Cinema is starting.

This year’s edition once again brings a genre-diverse program that includes ambient and modular sound structures, improvised live sets, dub, reggae and bass music, as well as forms with industrial and ethno influences, experimental pop, and hybrid projects at the intersection of club sound and avant-garde practice.

This year the program is opening further toward the international scene, with guest performers from France, Serbia, and Spain. In addition to the concert program, Novi šum also includes open, free workshops led by the performers themselves.

CONCEET// Friday, June 5 // 9 PMThe closing concert of this year’s Novi Šum festival brings one of the most important and critically acclaimed bands of the contemporary European underground scene — Dame Area. The Catalan-Italian duo has performed nearly 300 concerts across Europe and the Americas, appearing at festivals such as Atonal, CTM Festival, Nuits Sonores, and Dour Festival, as well as at iconic clubs such as Berghain and Tresor. Their latest album, Toda la verdad sobre Dame Area, released by Mannequin Records, ranked among the top releases of the year according to Pitchfork and The Quietus.

Dame Area fuse industrial, EBM, post-punk, and experimental rock into a sound that owes as much to bands such as Suicide, Coil, and Einstürzende Neubauten as it does to contemporary club electronics. Their live performances are renowned for their intensity, powerful percussion, and sheer unpredictability, which is why audiences and critics alike have long singled them out as one of the most exciting acts on today’s scene.

WORKSHOP // Saturday, June 6 // BETON CINEMA / 11:00 AM. Dame Area will also host a workshop open to all interested participants. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain insight into the duo’s creative process and approach to improvisation, as well as experience working directly with the band. Participation is free of charge, and no prior registration is required.

Tickets for the concert are available in advance through Adriatic Ticket at a price of €7, and at the venue starting 30 minutes before the concert. Tickets purchased on the day of the concert cost €10. Seating is limited.

Note: The entrance to Beton Cinema is located on the south side of the Dom mladih building, next to the Faculty of Economics.