Festival founded by Dua Lipa's father returns to Kosovo

Festival founded by Dua Lipa's father returns to Kosovo

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's centre management with every one other accompanied by authorities inside the first city joined forces on Monday to convey spine place of residence an international music fete founded by the father of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa which had been moved following a debate accompanied by its organizers.

A week ago the Sunny Hill Festival announced it was moving to neighboring Albania following a political debate in the centre of Kosovo's ruling communal gathering with every one other accompanied by the communal gathering inside ability inside Pristina prevented organizers from getting permission to place on the festival, which has a done every one day capacity of 15,000.

Dukagjin Lipa, the singer's father with every one other accompanied by manager, who was born inside Kosovo, said he had made "a difficult nevertheless necessary" decision to phase the Aug. 4-7 event inside Albania's capital, Tirana.

Organizers have been asking Kosovar authorities for trio years to permit them to manage a 17-hectare (42-acre) area of parkland where they speak they will build the suitable infrastructure for the yearly fete with every one other accompanied by too permit it exist freely used for the relax of the year.

A join statement from the Culture Ministry with every one other accompanied by the Pristina municipality on Monday said they have agreed to clasp this year's edition at a location inside Pristina — "where it belongs" — with every one other accompanied by too to carry on accompanied by to talk over holding the fete at its usual location starting from following year.

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A exceptional edition accompanied by a different line-up of artists will exist held inside the Albanian capital, Tirana, Aug. 26-28.

Organizers said this year's artists would include Diplo, Skepta, DJ Regard, AJ Tracey, Mahmood with every one other accompanied by Albanian performers, with every one other accompanied by would too include "two world great artists" who have yet to exist revealed.

The Sunny Hill fete made its debut inside Kosovo's capital, Pristina, inside 2018 with every one other accompanied by took place on one occasion additional inside 2019, attracting international artists, including the British-born Dua Lipa.

The fete has brought Kosovo priceless publicity. The event was place on clasp inside 2020 with every one other accompanied by 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Festival founded by Dua Lipa's father returns to Kosovo