After the public competition ended and all the submitted songs were listened to, the editors of the Radio-television of Serbia and the collaborators of the Bunt show chose 20 bands and performers who will compete at the jubilee, 10th Bunt rock festival this fall.
The contestants who will have the opportunity to present themselves to the audience of the RTS media system and fight for a place in the finals of the BUNT Rock Festival 2026 are: Sila, Mei, Something Went Wrong, Drugi dan, Polsky, Ita Rina, Monolit, Jungle Leez & The Roll Pickers, Cross Atlantic, Anika, Ena, BroFetin, Xant, TriNulaPet, Jelene, Trnje i kamenje, Najdan, Vilis, Opproprium and Draga Sonder.
The BRF10 revue program will also feature the winners of the BARF Velikogradistanska Guitarriade - Jolly Little Bunch and the band Diminutiv.
The author of Bunt Rock Festival, Branka Glavonjić, pointed out that this year's edition of the festival has a special significance because it marks ten years of its existence, but also because of the beginning of a new chapter of a unique national platform for the affirmation of new rock authors and bands.
"The BUNT Rock Festival has a special significance this year, primarily because we are celebrating ten years of existence. This jubilee also represents the beginning of a new chapter of the only televised competition of new authors and bands. The festival will be held in the fall, instead of in the summer term, which changes the current rhythm and structure of not only the festival, but also all the activities that follow it."
The author of the BUNT Rok 2026 Festival, Branka Glavonjić, photo: Gordan Jović
However, the novelty is not only reflected in the organization and concept of the festival. The applications received this year are also different. A significant number of songs have arrived that follow the contemporary moment in every sense, and it is particularly impressive that among the authors and performers, women are leading the way - both as authors and as vocalists.
It was a real pleasure to listen to the songs of the new generations, many of which represent mature original musical achievements, which is also confirmed by the majority of the music editors of the Radio and Television of Serbia, who also participated responsibly in the selection this time," said Branka. Glavonjic.
Bunt Rock Festival is the only television festival of a competitive nature in Serbia whose goal is the affirmation of domestic pop and rock music, as well as the formation of a new domestic pop and rock scene. During the festival so far, about 2,000 bands from all over Serbia have gone through the selection process, while more than 160 performers have had the opportunity to perform on the stage of the RTS television studio and present themselves to the widest audience.
According to tradition, the best participants of the 10th Bunt Rock Festival will win lightning statuettes — gold, silver and bronze — as well as cash prizes from RTS and prizes from partners and friends of the festival.
This year's winners will be able to count on a new prize - the publication of a studio album, published by PGP RTS.
Also, the tradition continues, according to which the most successful bands and performers of the BUNT Rock Festival get the opportunity to perform at the most important music festivals in Serbia and the region, as part of the Riot Rock Tour project.
Watch the video with the winners of last year's BUNT ROCK FESTIVAL, the group PAKS and the song Cvet:
