
Number of bands: 127
Number of visitors: 15000
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Even the persistent rainfall didn’t bring Rock for People to its knees
The first sunny and warm day with an excellent program headed by the home stars of V. Mišík and ETC, Meky Žbirka, Chinaski, Marsyas, Vypsaná Fixa or Aneta Langerová and several foreign stars, the most interesting of which were Babylon Circus, Persiana Jones, Blasted Mechanism or JJ 72, predicted a very promising course of the festival and breaking last year’s attendance record (16,000 people). Unfortunately, the second day of the festival was already affected by heavy and persistent rain from the morning, which on the one hand completely soaked the ground on the festival meadows, and on the other hand, did not allow people to be anywhere other than under the roofs of the indoor stages or the many indoor bars in the area. However, there were also thousands of brave fans who managed to enjoy the performances of Anna K, Krystof, Plexis, Three Sisters, Wohnouts, Wild Bill, or the foreign stars Die Toten Hosen and The Beatstakes under the stage. Most of the audience gathered on the Filter Stage for the performance of the festival’s headliner Garbage, who got everyone fired up with their perfect performance. The last day was marked by our efforts to make the visitors’ stay as pleasant as possible during the last day – the day was again sunny and warm, but the ground was soaked and the mud baths were not far away… We gathered several truckloads of sawdust overnight, which we used to make the muddy paths, the areas under the stages and other spaces so that it was possible to enjoy this music-filled day. The main stars of the day were Mňága a Žďorp, Kollerband, Znouzecnost and Pražský Výběr from the local scene. From abroad it was impossible to miss Mad Heads XL, Zdob Si Zdub and rock’n’roll showmen Leningrad Cowboys. The Rock for People festival was attended by over 14,000 people. Except for the American band Sick of It All (they canceled their performance and the whole end of the European tour due to health reasons) all bands of the program performed. We would like to thank all the visitors for their bravery and perseverance and the bands for a job well done. We hope that next year there will be less water and the festival will once again be an enjoyable event in every way.