Punk rock in Yugoslavia

Punk rock in Yugoslavia was the punk subculture of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The most developed punk scenes across the federation existed in Slovenia, the Croatian coastal towns, Vojvodina, and Belgrade. Notable acts include: Pankrti, Paraf, Pekinška patka, KUD Idijoti, Niet, Patareni and KBO!.

The Non-Aligned Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was never part of the Eastern Bloc, and it was open to western influences. The Yugoslav pop and rock scene was socially accepted, well developed and covered in the media. The former Yugoslav punk scene emerged in the late 1970s, influenced by the first wave of punk rock bands from the United Kingdom and United States, such as Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, Ramones, Generation X, The Ruts, Buzzcocks and The Jam, as well as the proto-punk acts such as The Stooges and New York Dolls. The DIY punkzine scene also started to develop in Yugoslavia.