28 years ago today in Sarajevo... Check out some of the original concert memorabilia on display at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar

See you tonight (Saturday, September 13th) for the promotion of BEZ's debut single "Ljetno Popodne" followed by a full concert of this up-and-coming band from Sarajevo!

from one of our great volunteers!!

Here’s a rare poster for the debut album of Sarajevo thrash/speed metal band “Bombarder”. "Speed Kill" was released on cassette (3000 copies) in '89 on Novi Sad label “Panonija Koncert”. The album was recorded at Studio Vogue in Sarajevo, produced by Mustafa Čengić (formerly of Zabranjeno pušenje)

Here are some photos from Monday's concert at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar with URAGAN and EHOTON. Thanks to the bands and all of the fans for a great evening.

Live Music at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar!
URAGAN & EHOTON
TONIGHT!!! ---- Monday, 11 August
Doors: 8pm
Music starts at 9pm
Entrance: KM 5

Here's a new addition at the EYRC thanks to a recent donation from Boro Kontić -- a key radio, television and cultural figure in Sarajevo.

The item includes the phone numbers for many of the biggest names from the Yugoslav rock scene at the time. The item is from the early 1980s.

Hear today's new sounds! Here's a live EP "Srušen san Live" from the Sarajevo group "Solis", recorded at the EYRC on 28 June 2025. Solis is Emin Ligata (guitar/vocals), Ajas Prnjavorac (bass) & Harun Lika (drums). Get the EP at:

solis71k.bandcamp.com/album/sru-en...

youtu.be/N6qmRFhMKN4?...

It was a great honor to host Željko Bebek last week at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar. Thank you to @zeljkobebek for the visit and for all of the great music for 60 years and counting. Hvala!

Here's an original concert poster and ticket from Dino Dvornik's concert at Dom mladih in Sarajevo on 13 March 1991. The concert was part of the 1990-1991 tour promoting the album "Kreativni Nered" which was released in 1990 on Jugoton.

Great to show Željko Bebek around the Ex-Yu Rock Centar yesterday! If you haven't been there yet, what are you waiting for? Skenderija Plato, Wed - Sunday, 11 - 16:00..... and more special events and concerts planned!

Pozdrav iz zemlje novog primitivizma! Here are some original promotional postcards from Zabranjeno Pušenje (Jugoton), Bombaj Štampa (Diskoton) & Elvis J. Kurtovich & His Meteors (RTVL).

Visit the Ex-Yu Rock Centar for more than 500 original items of Ex-Yu rock! Location: Sarajevo, Plato Skenderija

Više od 500 originalnih eksponata Ex-Yu rocka!

Here are some original buttons promoting Elvis J. Kurtovich & His Meteors. These are from around 1984 during the time of their first album "Mitovi i Legende o Kralju Elvisu".

Wed-Sun, 11:00-16:00; Skenderija Plato (south wing of Dom mladih) Sarajevo

Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša - one of the greatest rock bands from the region over the past 3 decades. Here's a signed copy of their album "Uskoro". The Belgrade-based band will be playing this Thursday (July 17) at the opening day of OK Fest in Tjentište. KKN is a phenomenal live band not to be missed!

A look back on opening night from November 2022 & the launch of our first exhibition "Šokiraš me, majke mi"! It's only gotten better since then.....The EYRC is located on the Skenderija plateau (south wing of Dom mladih) and is open Wednesdays to Sundays, 11:00-16:00. See you there!

The answer is Garabet Tavitjan. Ipe Ivandić was in jail and Điđi Jankelić was in the army at that time :-)

try again!

30 items from the Ex-Yu Rock Centar are on display in Opatija at the exhibition "INDEXI u svemu naj, naj, naj". The temporary expo on the legendary Sarajevo band is part of 'Retro Opatija" & is ongoing til July 27 at the Croatian Museum of Tourism on Vila Angiolina. If in Opatija, check it out!

Bulgaria National TV visited the Ex-Yu Rock Centar to talk to the EYRC team and Amir Misirlic about Bijelo Dugme's 1982 tour of Bulgaria. The historic tour included 41 concerts across Bulgaria in July and August 1982. Trivia question: who played drums for Bijelo Dugme during the '82 Bulgaria tour?

Monstrous Moonshine brought some great energy to the Ex-Yu Rock Centar Saturday night!

For anyone who could not make it Saturday night, here's a clip of what you missed when Solis was onstage:

Solis followed up with some heavy guitar and drum action:

Here's a clip of Monstrous Moonshine from last night at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar - great energy!

So Saturday night - basically 2 great bands that will have great energy! Come to the show, check out the exhibits and enjoy a summer night of rock in Sarajevo!

Monstrous Moonshine je bend nastao 2021. bend svira groove/stoner metal autorski materijal sa inspiracijama poput: Corrossion od conformity, kyuss, down, helmet i slicni bendovi iz 90ih godina. Bend je izdao EP pod imenom M-17 2024. godine i trenutno je u procesu pravljenja novog materijala.

Solis je psihodelični punk bend iz Sarajeva. Njihovu muziku odlikuju elementi različitih žanrova od klasičnog rokenrola do grunge-a i doom metala, kao i energija na visokom nivou. Javnosti su se prvi put predstavili 2024 godine sa svojim prvim EP izdanjem "Srušen San" i od tada su prisutni na sceni.

We are proud to announce the upcoming rock concert of Sarajevo bands Solis and Monstrous Moonshine at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar!

Vidimo se u subotu, 28 Juna/Saturday June 28 at the EYRC.

Ulaz/ticket - 10km.

Spread the word!

Some of the biggest names in rock and roll played in Yugoslavia. The region continues to attract top rock bands from across the world.

Looking for a great souvenir? Pick up some guitar pics when you visit the Ex-Yu Rock Centar!

The legendary Mustafa Čengić-MuČe (Zabranjeno pušenje) last summer at the Ex-Yu Rock Centar.