Festival Pre-Game is for the week where the photos are half the point. You’re 8-16 mates in a Pag / Tisno / Split villa, you’ve come for Hideout or Defected Croatia or Love International or just a milestone weekend with the group, and the goal is:
- Pre-game music that actually sounds like a party, not a Bluetooth speaker
- The smoke-bomb photo before you leave for the venue
- The sparkler moment when the cake / bottles come out
- The confetti-gun drop when the song hits
This package is all four, bundled.
What’s in it
1× JBL PartyBox 710 — the lad-week default speaker. 800W, built-in synced light show (strobes / sweeps / color washes that move with the music), wheels, battery + mains. Covers a 30-50 person villa party indoors or outdoors. The single most-rented speaker in our Pag / Zrće zone for good reason.
1× Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 — entry-level Pioneer controller, USB-powered (no separate plug), works from a phone via djay or from a laptop via Rekordbox / Serato. Two-channel mixing, beat-sync, FX strip. The “anyone in the group who’s ever opened djay can DJ tonight” controller.
1× EG18 colored smoke grenade pack (4×) — pull-pin, 90-second wall of color, cool-burning. Pick four colors when you reserve (pink + red + blue + purple are the most-photographed combo). Use one for the daytime rooftop pre-game shot, save the rest for the festival entrance video. Cool-burning means no fire risk + safe to throw into saltwater after.
1× Indoor sparkler bundle (50×) — German champagne-grade sparklers, 35-second burn, smokeless, no falling debris. The cake-cutting moment, the bottle-service moment, the “everyone hold one for the photo” moment. 50 sparklers = enough for the cake + a group photo + a few backup spares.
1× MAGIC FX DJ Shotgun — handheld confetti cannon, battery-powered, reloadable. Fires multi-color streamers + confetti on demand. Trigger it on the bass drop, get the slow-motion photo, the group loses minds. Comes with one cartridge included; refill packs (6×) available separately at €55 for 6 shots.
What it costs
| Component | À la carte | In this kit |
|---|---|---|
| JBL PartyBox 710 | €110/day | included |
| Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 | €65/day | included |
| EG18 smoke pack (4×) | €80/day | included |
| Indoor sparkler bundle (50×) | €55/day | included |
| MAGIC FX confetti shotgun | €50/day | included |
| Component sum | €360/day | |
| Festival Pre-Game Kit | €260/day | |
| You save | €100/day |
For a 5-day Hideout/Pag-villa week: €1,300 base + €220 doorstep delivery to Pag + €400 damage hold (refundable).
When to skip this and rent something else
- Group under 8 people — overkill. Get the Zrće Pre-Drinks package (€100/day, just PartyBox + FLX4 + no props) and add à la carte smoke or sparklers if you specifically want them.
- Older / quieter crowd — JBL PartyBox 710 with its built-in light show is wrong for a 50th birthday. Get Birthday with the Lights instead (€225/day, Bose stereo + LED PARs + smoke — premium not party-box energy).
- Indoor-only, mains available — skip PartyBox, get the Full Villa Rig (€280/day) for the proper PA experience.
Notes on the props
- Smoke flares are outdoor-only. Ask the villa host before lighting one on the terrace. Most are fine; some villa contracts specifically forbid (rare). Pool deck / rooftop / driveway are the usual locations.
- Sparklers are indoor-safe because they’re smokeless (German champagne-grade, not the kids’-birthday-cake variety). Still: don’t light next to drapes / paper decorations / open flames.
- Confetti shotgun ammo is finite. One cartridge ≈ 4 grams of streamers, covers about 6 metres of “the drop.” Order refill packs (€55 for 6 cartridges) if you want multiple drops across the night.
Reserve
Reserve here with villa address + dates + smoke-flare colors (4 choices). We come back during business hours with a firm quote and a payment link.
Delivered doorstep across the Croatian coast — Pag €220, Split €50, Hvar €220, Dubrovnik €260, Zadar €130, Istria €180. Free pickup from our Split base if anyone in the group has a car.
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