Ticket sales for Marko Perković Thompson’s concert, scheduled for August 4 at the Sinj Hippodrome, began on June 17 at noon via the Entrio system. Due to high demand, a virtual waiting room system was activated. Ticket prices range from 30 to 60 euros, with a limit of 15 tickets per user. The mayor of Sinj, Miro Bulj, announced the concert as an evening of unity, pride, and love for the homeland, taking place the day after the Sinj Alka, making Sinj a center of Croatian culture and tradition.
Political Perspectives:
Left: Left-leaning sources tend to focus on the cultural and social aspects of the concert, emphasizing the event as a moment of community gathering and national pride, while sometimes critically noting the controversial nature of Thompson’s music and its political connotations.
Center: Center-leaning sources report the facts about the concert and ticket sales straightforwardly, highlighting the organizational details, ticket prices, and the significance of the event in the local cultural calendar without much political commentary.
Right: Right-leaning sources emphasize the patriotic and traditional values associated with Thompson’s concert, portraying it as a celebration of Croatian heritage, faith, and national pride, often highlighting the support from local authorities and the concert’s timing after the Sinj Alka as symbolic.