Who is Marko Perkovic: his concert with the most paying ever

The world record of tickets sold for a single concert is by a Croatian singer, Marko Perkovic. On 5 July the musician performed atHippodrome of Zagreb in front of 485 thousand payingaccording to the data of its entourage, and 500 million overall presences (the 15 thousand differences of difference are journalists and accredited). Born in 1966, icon of the Croatian rock scene, Perkovic calls himself with the nickname of Thompson. Thompson is the name of A machine gun model: the one with which Perkovic fought during the Croatian war of independence, between 1991 and 1995, the armed conflict between Croatia and the Yugoslav popular army, the latter supported by Serbian paramilitary forces and on the one hand of the Serva Croatian minority, burst following the declaration of independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia.

His most popular song

Marko Perkovic’s most famous song is “Bojna Čavoglave“, In Italian” The Battalion of Cavoglave “, which has become a symbol of Croatian patriotism:«Listen to us well, Serbian cetnic bands: our hand will hit you to Serbia», Perkovic sang in the verses of the song, released in 1991 The song begins with the cry “za dom srsation!”, “For the homeland, ready!”, Interpretable as a firing firing. Like the same “Bojna Čavoglave”, most of the songs of Perkovic celebrate the wedding ringthe family and the homeland. Some of his texts recall the symbols of theUstašathe Croatian fascist regime allied of the Nazis during the Second World War. The singer -songwriter has always defended himself by stating that the recurring symbols that appear to his concerts are actually a sign of love for the homeland. In Umago and Pola, the municipal administrations opposed a ban on the granting of public spaces for its shows and the most critics spoke of his music as a “rehabilitation of fascist ideology”.

What does it represent for fans

Despite the criticisms, Perkovic has always gone straight on his way, making proselytes disk after disk – he has published nine all, from 1992 to today, more live records such as “Dugopolje” of 2024: the last is “Hodočasnik”, in Italian “Pellegrino”, released just last June 13 – and consecrating himself as an authentic rock star. For Perkovic fans substantially embodies a significant part of modern Croatian history: hopes, wounds left open by war and the desire for identity as a nation.

The triumph in Zagreb

When he announced the concert of 5 July at the Hippodrome of Zagreb, in Croatia there was a media clash among supporters, for whom he is a true patriot, and critics, who paint him as a dangerous revival of fascist ideology. Ticket prices were between 50 (for the area under the stage) and 30 euros (for the most distant places). Five days after the show, Perkovic’s entourage has published a long post on the official social channels to celebrate his epochal triumph: “The event not only beat the world records, but has also marked a significant moment of cultural unity and national pride. The record turnout eclipsed the previous figures of participation in paid concerts. In terms of paid events, Thompson now holds the primacy».