KUD Idijoti

KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti performing at the KST club in Belgrade in 2009
Background information
Origin	Pula, Croatia
Genres	Punk rock, alternative rock
Years active	1981-2011
Website	www.kudidijoti.com
Members	Branko Črnac Tusta Saša Milovanović (Sale Veruda) Davor Zgrabljić (Bucolini) Dejo
Past members	Diego Bozusco (Ptica) Nenad Marijanović (Fritz) Egidio Rocco Marino Piuko Kristijan Bijažić (Picek)

KUD Idijoti was a punk rock band from Pula, Croatia. The name of the band translates to Cultural Artistic Society "Idiots" The word Idijoti is deliberately spelled wrong, the correct Croatian form of the word being idioti. The prefix 'KUD' meaning "cultural-artistic society" was widely used in SFR Yugoslavia as a designation for folklore groups.

The band was formed in 1981 and released its debut album in 1986. In 1987 they won the Youth Festival prize in Subotica in competition with over 300 bands and quickly gained recognition as one of the most popular bands on the punk scene of the former Yugoslavia. After winning the first prize they have gained international popularity, performing live in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary and Italy. Particularly in Italy in Reggio Calabria, the festival of Mediterranean countries almost turned into an international incident, after carabinieri stopped the performance of the famous communist song Bandiera Rossa.

Their compilation album, "Bolivia R'N'R", compilation of the first three singles and three previously unreleased songs, was published in January 1990 by the independent German record label "Incognito Records." In May of the same year they published the next album "Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para" (We are Only Here for the Money), which until now went on to become their biggest selling album. Due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, the release of their third album, "Glupost je neuništiva" (Stupidity is indestructible) was briefly delayed, and consequently released at the end of 1992. Next year they published the album "Tako je govorio Zaratusta" (Thus Spoke Zaratusta), which was also their first album was released on CD. This album contains on one of their most famous songs: "Za tebe" (For You), and the cover of the Italian partisan song Bella Ciao.

In 1994, the band went on tour in Germany, Switzerland and Macedonia, and they performed at Sziget Festival in Budapest. Another significant performance was held on 10 October of the same year in Ljubljana's Tivoli Hall, where KUD Idijoti played as the opening act for the American punk rock band Ramones.