If there was ever a show made for a venue, this is it. Black Coffee — the South African Afro house pioneer who has spent a decade redefining what electronic music can mean — has announced he will headline the first BSH Amphitheatre Pula edition at the Pula Arena in Croatia on 31st July 2026.
The Pula Arena is one of the world’s six large surviving Roman amphitheatres, originally constructed during the reign of Augustus and Claudius between 27 BC and 68 AD. Located on the Adriatic coast in Istria, Croatia, it seats over 5,000 people, and what makes it extraordinary as a concert venue is how intact it remains — two millennia of stone, ocean air, and now, Afro house.
A Setting Like No Other
Presented by BSH as part of the Adria Summer Festival, the event transforms this ancient monument into a stage for contemporary music. The contrast is the point — something raw and modern meeting something ancient and permanent. Black Coffee, who has spent his career building bridges between African identity, electronic music and global audiences, is exactly the right artist for a moment like this.
We’ve been fans of his work for a while now — if you haven’t read our feature on Black Coffee bringing an orchestra to The O2 or our piece on his Thames show in Greenwich, those are worth revisiting for context on why he consistently delivers moments rather than just performances.
Tickets and Travel
The show takes place on 31st July 2026 at Pula Arena, Istria, Croatia. Pula is well-connected from the UK — Ryanair and easyJet both fly direct from multiple UK airports, making this a viable summer weekend trip. Tickets are available now via BSH. More names are expected to be announced.
Book early. Shows in settings like this don’t come around often.
