Moby at the Pula Arena: first solo concert in Croatia

Thursday, 23.07.2026. 21:00. h

Moby plays his first solo concert in Croatia at the Pula Arena, following the anniversary return to Play and as part of a new live tour.

Moby’s concert at the Pula Arena is one of the major electronic music events of summer 2026 in Istria. The American musician, producer and author arrives in Pula with a new live concept and a catalogue where electronic music meets ambient sound, gospel, blues samples and melancholic pop melody.

From Play to large-scale live shows

Moby, born Richard Melville Hall, is one of the names that changed how a wider audience heard electronic music at the end of the 1990s. His 1999 album Play combined downtempo, techno, ambient textures and samples from old gospel and blues recordings, while songs such as Porcelain, Natural Blues and Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? moved from club and alternative spaces into radio, film and television. That is the central point of Moby’s work: electronic sound is not only a beat for dancing, but also a place for voices, memory, silence and emotional contrast. His concert catalogue can therefore carry the energy of a large venue and a more intimate, almost cinematic atmosphere at the same time.

The Pula concert and the new tour

The Pula Arena performance matters because it is Moby’s first solo concert in Croatia. After marking 25 years of Play in 2024, the 2026 tour opens space for a new live production and a broader view of his career. For the audience in Pula, this means seeing an artist who moved electronic music beyond the club frame without separating it from rhythm, repetition and the physical force of sound in a large space.

Getting to the Pula Arena

The Pula Arena stands by Flavijevska Street, on the edge of the old town. For an evening concert, plan an earlier arrival because of traffic, parking and access to the area around the amphitheatre.

Accommodation in Bale

For Moby’s concert at the Pula Arena, the drive from Bale to Pula is about 21 kilometres, roughly 23 minutes. Bale is a quieter base for a major evening concert and a calmer return after the performance, away from the city crowd: accommodation in Bale.