Festival Free For All

A primer for the dizzying amount of festivals in the Czech Republic

Summer is here. Peruse PTV's picks below to get pointed in the right direction. Did we leave something out? Let us know.

Rock For People

July 3-6

Ceský Brod

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Cypress Hill (USA), Therapy? (IRL), Junkie XL (NL), The Levellers (UK), Madball (USA), Modena City Ramblers (Italy), Donots (GER), 4lyn (GER), Oi-Va-Voi (UK), Yellow Umbrela (GER), Paprika Korps (POL), Hey, Kabát, Monkey Business, Mig 21, Chinaski, Tata Bojs, Kryštof, Tri sestry, Mnága a Ždorp, Anna K. Žlutý pes, Robert Krestan, Vladimír Mišík, Vypsaná fixa, Vlasta Redl, Divokej Bill, Znouzectnost, Ivan Hlas, Polemic, Iné Kafe, Visací zámek, Už jsme doma, Sunshine, Plastic People of the Universe, Traband, Ready Kirken, Lety mimo, more than 130 groups on 5 stages

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Litomerický Koren

July 4 – 5

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July 4 – Hogo Fogo Color Orchestra (pop underground), Rudovous, Ahmed má hlad, Traband, Chutir (POL, Ukrainian folklore), Tacheles – Klezmer Company (GER), Aktustic (UKR), Majerovy brzdové tabulky

July 5 – Markantní úbytek mechanických krtku, Vladimír Václavek, Draga Banda (world music/ ethno), Tshikuna (Kongo, Gambia, dance ethno), Radost, Budoár staré dámy, Cankišou (ethno), ty sycáci (bigbeat), Už jsme doma (new wave postpunk), Tornádo Lue, Retire des doigts (FR, Balkan, Irish, Gypsy music), Katarina Lilqvist & Kotivalo (FIN, dark ballads)

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Colours of Ostrava

July 11 – 12

Cerná Louka Fairgrounds

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Goran Bregovic, Wedding & Funeral Band (former YUG), Kosheen (UK), Geoffrey Oryema (UGA), Te Vaka (NZ), Oi-Va-Voi (UK, new wave klezmer), Drum Machina (POL), Hey (POL, rock, grunge), Tumbao (POL, vibrant reggae band), Korai Orom (HUNG), Kryštof, Ecstasy of St. Theresa, Ba Cissoco (GUI), Zva 12-28 (SLOV, blues), Sui Vesan (SLOV), Support Lesbiens, J.A.R., Ecstasy of St. Theresa, Zuzana Navarová & KOA, Monika Naceva, Hradištan, Feng-Jün Song & Horská karavana (China/CZ), Ahmed má hlad, Gothart and others + Djs

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Festival Slunce

July 11 – 12

Strážnice

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Folk Festival. Lineup:

Friday, July 11 – Irish Dew, Jaromír Nohavica, Zuzana Navarová & KOA, VKV, Kukulín, Lehká noha, Cankišou, Jirí Konvrzek, starts at 6
Saturday, July 12 – Fleret, Žlutý pes, Allan Mikušek, Hop Trop, Luba Dvorak & The Big Rig Sweeties (CAN), Jarda Samson Lenk + film screenings

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Svojsice Technofestival

July 12

Letní areál Svojšice u Pardubic

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Techno Main Stage Djs – Speedy J (NL), Henrik B (SWE), Hiroaki Iizuka (JAP), Rumenige feat. Loktibrada, AgentLuke Sun, Matrix, Džejár, Lucky House Stage Djs – Jeffy Jeff (USA), Ian Blond, Aiffel, Smithers, Tee Mike, Motka, Mr.Pupitz, Chill Out – Significant Brother Djs

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Boskovice

July 17 – 20.

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Annual festival for renovation of Jewish historical quarter. Music – Kormorany (POL), Michael Prokop & friends, Trottel (HUNG), Methylated Spirits (AUS/UK), Phil Schöenfelt & Southern Cross (UK/CZ) and others, theater – Continuo, Noriuki Sawa (JAP), Ryuzo Fukuhara & Tonton Macoutes (JAP/CZ), Naboso… , authorial readings – Jáchym Topol, exhibitions – Markéta Othová, + film projections, reggae Djs, juggling and more

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Cosmic Trip

July 18 - 19.

ATC Pudlák, Teplice

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Open air electronic music festival, Djs on 3stages - The Advent live (PORT), James Ruskin (UK, techno), Headroom Djs (SWE), Takaaki Itoh (JAP), The 65D Mavericks live (UK), Max Duley (UK), Bad Company (UK), Teebee (NOR), Lee (UK) feat. Mc Lin Dee (SK), Soapspierre (GER), Stephunk T (hip hop, breakbeat), D.Kay (Austria), Clark B (GER), Igor Pataky, Larry & Ficki Fitz (SK), Juanita Juarez feat. Charlie One, IM Cyber, Orbith, Mikail, Hoffee, Ash, Blue, Baby B, Stanzim, Kaplick, Dys-Martin…

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Stádlecký Most

July 18 – 19

Oparany at Tábor

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Music, film screenings, theater – Terrorgruppe (neopunk, GER), Toxic Guineapigs (neopunk, Switzerland), Polemic (SK), Elvis Jackson (ska/ punk show), Modena City Ramblers (IT)

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Creamfields

August 8th

Letište Roudnice nad labem

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The legendary English Festival comes to the Czech Republic for the second year.

Live Stage (open air stage)

Massive Attack live, Roni Size & MC Dynamite live, Dirty Vegas live, Ecstasy of Saint Theresa live, U.N.K.L.E. James Lavelle, Blow live, Loutka, and Sauthpaw live

Trance - wet&hard (open air djs stage)
Tiësto, Sonique, Michael Burian, Corvin Dalek, LayDee Jane, Klang, Tom Novy (tbc), Westbam (tbc), and more...

Techno Stage
Jeff Mills, Mauro Picotto, Richie Hawtin, Kaisersoze, Felipe, Orbith, Agent, Ladida, Lucca, Skipworker, Džejár, Pavel Krejdl

World Music- Alternative Stage
Ed Rush & Ryme Tyme, Babe Ln, IM Cyber, Kocani Orkestar, Anima Sound System, Stanley Beckford band Jamaica, Vera Bila + Kale, Al Yaman and more...

Progressive/Tech-house/House
Layo & Bushwacka, Stereophonic Experience, Femme 2 Fatale, Rai, Kris, Angelo Mike, Vectif, Beax, Milan Kroužil, Ian Blond, Samoil Radinski and more...

Chill out
Café del mar, Maradonna Jazz, Veneer, LiquidA, Tam Tam Orchestra, Baltazar and more

Guest Tent
Enrico, Lucas, DJ Neo, David Bowles, Big J, Michael Burian, Loutka

Ticket Price: 740.00 kc

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