Thompson sold out the concert in Zaprešić a few hours after ticket sales began
Marko Perković Thompson sold out the concert announced for July 4, 2026, at the stadium in Zaprešić, after tickets were put on sale on May 22 at 12 noon. According to reports by domestic media citing the singer's team and the ticketing system, the available tickets disappeared within a few hours, confirming great interest in another of his large open-air performances. The concert was announced as an event marking the first anniversary of the large concert held on July 5, 2025, at the Zagreb Hippodrome. Although not all operational details about the organization, entrances, traffic regulation and the special movement regime around the stadium have been published so far, the speed of sales itself indicates that Zaprešić will host one of the more notable musical events of the summer at the beginning of July 2026.
The news of the sell-out came on the same day ticket sales began, which further increased public interest in the concert and in the organizational circumstances of the event. According to an earlier announcement published on the singer's official channels, tickets were supposed to be available online through the Entrio system and at that system's sales points. The media reported that sales officially began on Friday, May 22, 2026, exactly at noon. A few hours later, it was announced that there were no more available seats, and the concert was marked as sold out. Such a development continues a series of great interest in Thompson's performances in recent years, especially after his return to large concerts and announcements of performances before a large audience.
The concert has been announced for the stadium in Zaprešić
The event has been announced for the Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium in Zaprešić, within the Zaprešić Sports and Recreation Center. According to NK Inter Zaprešić data on the stadium plan, the facility is located at Vladimira Novaka 23, and the stadium capacity for sports events is listed as 5,528 places. Concert capacity may differ from sports capacity because it depends on the stage setup, safety corridors, technical production, audience zones, evacuation plan and decisions by the competent services. According to available information, the organizers have so far not announced the final number of tickets that were on sale for the Zaprešić concert. That is precisely why the sell-out figure should not automatically be equated with the stadium's sports capacity, but rather viewed within the framework of the concert configuration of the venue.
Zaprešić is a town in the immediate vicinity of Zagreb, which gives the event additional logistical importance. It is expected that part of the audience will travel to the concert from Zagreb and other areas, so traffic, parking and public transport will be among the key issues ahead of the event itself. Part of the local public already raised questions about the capacity of the venue and parking possibilities after the concert was announced, the media reported. For now, no complete official traffic plan has been published for the day of the concert, so final information on access routes, road closures, parking lots and recommended arrival routes will be important for everyone planning to come. Visitors who will stay in Zaprešić or the surrounding area longer than the day of the concert can check accommodation near the event venue in time, especially because large open-air concerts often increase demand for capacities in nearby places.
Sales began at noon, the sell-out was confirmed the same day
According to announcements reported by Večernji list, Index and other portals, ticket sales for the concert in Zaprešić began on May 22, 2026, at 12 noon. The announcement stated that it was a concert by Marko Perković Thompson at the stadium in Zaprešić on July 4, 2026, and the event was presented as a commemoration of the first anniversary of the concert at the Zagreb Hippodrome. After sales began, high demand followed, and later that same day the media reported that all available tickets had been sold out. Dnevnik.hr and Index reported that the concert sold out in just a few hours, citing announcements by Thompson's team. This made Zaprešić a new point in a series of events confirming strong interest in the singer's concerts.
Official details about a possible subsequent release of additional tickets, capacity changes or possible technical corrections to sales have not currently been confirmed. In similar situations, organizers sometimes publish additional information later after technical and safety assessments are completed, but for the Zaprešić concert such a possibility has not been officially announced. Buyers are therefore advised to follow exclusively the official channels of the organizer and the ticketing system, especially because of possible attempts to resell tickets at increased prices. At large events where tickets sell out quickly, the secondary market is often activated almost immediately, but buying from unofficial sources carries the risk of invalid or already used tickets. Publicly available announcements did not state that tickets can be safely bought outside the officially announced channels.
Anniversary of the large performance at the Hippodrome
The concert in Zaprešić was announced as a commemoration of the first anniversary of Thompson's large performance at the Zagreb Hippodrome, held on July 5, 2025. That event was described in announcements by the singer's team and by some media as a historic concert and one of the largest commercial concert gatherings. The Index portal reported an earlier announcement by Entrio according to which the concert at the Hippodrome had been sold out and more than half a million people were expected. Such figures and record claims generally depend on methodology, tickets sold, safety assessments and official records, so in a journalistic text they need to be clearly attributed to the sources that published them. For the Zaprešić concert, there is so far no publicly confirmed comparable visitor figure.
The announcement of the concert in Zaprešić was published after Thompson's team also presented a mini-documentary from the concert at Arena Zagreb, continuing the communication sequence related to the large Zagreb performances. The announcement reported by the media stated that the new open-air concert is being held on the occasion of the anniversary of the Hippodrome performance. Thus, in public communication, Zaprešić has been positioned not only as a new concert location, but also as a symbolic continuation of last year's large event. The very fact that tickets sold out immediately after sales began shows that audience interest remained high even after previous mass concerts. From an organizational point of view, however, a concert at a stadium in a smaller urban area raises different questions than an event on a large open area such as the Hippodrome.
Great interest, but also organizational questions
A sell-out within a few hours is confirmation of strong demand for the organizers, but for the host town and competent services it also means the need for detailed preparation. Open-air concerts require coordination between the organizers, police, emergency services, firefighters, security staff, municipal services and local administration. Entry corridors, evacuation routes, ticket control, waste management, sanitary capacities, traffic regulation and communication with the local population are especially important. Since the event is being held during the summer period, the organizers will also have to take into account outdoor conditions, the availability of water and health care for visitors. Such details are not only a technical issue, but directly affect the safety and experience of the audience.
According to the rules of conduct published on the NK Inter Zaprešić website, the Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium has highlighted bans for sports events on bringing in alcohol, drugs, pyrotechnic devices, weapons, cans and glass packaging. For the concert, the rules determined by the organizer and competent services will apply, but it is reasonable to expect that some of the safety restrictions will be similar to the rules for large public gatherings. Final instructions for visitors usually include information on permitted and prohibited items, entrance opening times, inspection procedures, access for people with disabilities and conduct inside the event area. According to available information, such instructions for the Zaprešić concert have not yet been published in full. Their timely publication will be important because the concert is sold out and the arrival of a large number of people in a relatively limited urban space is expected.
Zaprešić as a concert location in the public spotlight
The choice of Zaprešić as the location for a large open-air concert sparked interest beyond the music audience itself. In its announcement of the concert, Tportal reported that the event is being presented as a continuation of large performances after Arena Zagreb and the Hippodrome, while some media also recorded discussions about whether the stadium is suitable for this type of mass gathering. Such discussions are not unusual when a large event is placed in a venue that otherwise primarily serves sporting purposes. For host cities, concerts can mean increased spending in hospitality, transport and accommodation, but also pressure on municipal infrastructure and the everyday life of residents. The balance between economic effect, safety requirements and the quality of life of the local community will be an important part of preparations.
Zaprešić is located in the Zagreb ring and is connected by transport to the capital, but a large concert can temporarily change the usual movement patterns. If a significant part of the audience decides to arrive by private cars, the pressure on parking lots and access roads could be considerable. That is why official recommendations on public transport, organized bus arrivals or special parking zones will play an important role. For visitors coming from more distant places, it is useful to plan an earlier arrival and follow the organizer's instructions, and those considering an overnight stay can check accommodation offers in Zaprešić and the surrounding area. At this moment, however, the most important confirmed information remains that the concert is sold out and that additional operational instructions are expected later.
Thompson's concerts and public interest
Marko Perković Thompson is one of the performers whose concerts regularly attract great interest from the audience, but also broader public debate. His performances are often followed not only as musical events but also as a social phenomenon, especially because of the strong identification of part of the audience with the patriotic repertoire and symbolism of his concerts. At the same time, Thompson's name has for years also been present in discussions about public space, the organization of concerts and the way certain performances are perceived in public. In the announcement of the Zaprešić concert, the emphasis was placed on music, togetherness and marking the anniversary of last year's performance at the Hippodrome. The organizers and local services now face the practical part of preparing an event that, judging by ticket sales, has already attracted the maximum interest of the available audience.
According to information published so far, the concert in Zaprešić will be held on July 4, 2026, almost a year after the Hippodrome performance, which in the communication of the singer's team was marked as the central reference event. The sell-out of tickets a few hours after the start of sales confirms that the concert will be talked about for months to come, especially once details about organization, stadium access and safety rules become known. Ahead of the concert, additional information is expected about the schedule, entrances, traffic regulation and possible special notes for visitors. Until these data are published, the most reliable framework consists of the confirmed date, location and the fact that tickets are sold out. Zaprešić will thus be at the center of attention on July 4, 2026, as the host of a large open-air concert that, already in the ticket sales phase, showed a level of interest rarely recorded for individual concert events.
Sources:
- Dnevnik.hr / Showbuzz – report on the sell-out of Thompson's concert in Zaprešić a few hours after ticket sales began (link)
- Index – data on the concert date, the start of ticket sales and the announcement that there were no more available seats (link)
- Večernji list – announcement of the start of ticket sales for the concert on May 22, 2026, at 12 noon (link)
- Tportal – context of the announcement of the open-air concert in Zaprešić and the connection with the anniversary of the performance at the Hippodrome (link)
- NK Inter Zaprešić – data on the Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, address, capacity and rules of conduct at the stadium (link)