Aca Lukas

The headliner on stage was of course Vucic, but, before that, musicians and Vucic's closest political allies came on to warm up the masses.

BELGRADE - Tens of thousands of people welcomed 2018 last night in city squares across Serbia.

In Belgrade, the arrival of the New Year was marked by a giant firework display outside the building of the national parliament after performances by world music act Balkanika, rock legends Riblja Corba and folk singer Aca Lukas.

2018 has been welcomed with outdoor concerts and fireworks in several Serbian towns.

According to police, 40,000 people gathered in Belgrade's Nikole Pasica Square, to ring in the new year without any major incidents.

The celebrations were peaceful elsewhere in the country as well.

New Year's Eve celebrations in Belgrade are set to be the biggest and best yet, the city's mayor has promised. From December 30 to 31 some of the region's most famous musicians will perform outside the parliament building in Serbia's capital to welcome in 2017.