September 8, 2026

In 1997, buses of fans travelled from Zagreb in Croatia and from Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina to a landmark rock show held in the Bosnian capital just two years after the Yugoslav wars ended. Which concert event drew crowds from across the former Yugoslavia that September?

A U2 360° Tour
B U2 concert in Sarajevo
C Viva Las Vengeance Tour
D Ultra Music Festival

U2's 23 September 1997 show at Sarajevo's Koševo Stadium, part of the PopMart Tour, drew about 45,000 fans from across the former Yugoslavia. Frontman Bono had promised the city a concert during the siege years, and the event became a symbol of postwar reconciliation.

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