At the showcase part of the festival, 40 bands will perform, half of which will be Croatian bands, and the other half will be bands from other countries. In addition to the showcase festival itself, an important part of SHIP is the conference, where all participants will have the opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world. How the music industry works in their country, how to break into their market, and the advantages and disadvantages of their scenes - all of these questions will be answered directly by all SHIP visitors.

SHIP tickets are on sale from today through the Entrio system. Early bird ticket price for the opening concert on September 14. it's €25, and the ticket for the festival itself (September 15 and 16) is the same amount, while the ticket that allows you to enter the opening concert and the festival (September 14 - September 16) is €29. The Pro Pass ticket, which gives you access to the conference part of the program and the music program, is €55. Early bird tickets are on sale until Sunday, May 14 at 11:59 p.m. or until supplies last, after which regular tickets go on sale.

The SHIP conference is organized by the Croatian Music Export Office (HUZIP, HGU, HUIG, HUOKU) in cooperation with the Culture Public Institution Fortress of Culture Šibenik, and the conference is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Tourist Board.

In addition - The Croatian Music Export Office (We Move Music Croatia) became a proud European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE) member a few days ago. EMEE is an association of European music export offices and a non-profit association comprising 32 national and regional Music Export offices from 27 countries with headquarters in Brussels. Assistance provided by music export offices that are part of the EMEE network includes funding, capacity building and training, business advice, international networking, business support programs and more.

You can follow the work of the Croatian Music Export Office on the official website and social networks.