Irish-Balkan party on the Večer stage

During the weekend the Lent Festival always shines in all its vigour and last Friday was no different. The party-hungry visitors could satisfy their cravings at numerous festival venues. The most noticeable one was the Večer stage where positive energy was billowing until midnight attracting groups of visitors to party under the spotlights. 

The Croatian rock band L’Kok created an fitting overture to the long night. They gladly returned to Lent after their last year’s concert on the Mladina stage. "It seems we proved our potential last year. When we received the invitation we didn’t hesitate because we grew very fond of Maribor during our first visit,” the four members told us after the concert, clearly thrilled with the audience feedback. “We are lucky to be performing before the local band which is, apparently, very popular because many rock souls gathered in front of the stage. We hope we could offer them an unforgettable concert.”

Later on, the cult band Happy Ol' McWeasel from Maribor was heating up the atmosphere. With their reinterpretations of traditional Irish-Celtic melodies and instruments together with a lot of punk rock they prepared an unforgettable party which made all generations get up and move. The girls in the front rows very screaming, while the boys on stage were wildly shouting, singing and making music that goes well with a glass of whiskey.