Mighty Sounds

Genre| Ska, punk rock, reggae, hardcore punk, rock and roll, EDM
Dates| 3 days, 3rd week in July
2015: 24–26 July
Location(s)| Airport Capuv dvur, Tábor
Years active| 2005–present
Founders| HPK Production
Website| www.mightysounds.cz

Mighty Sounds is a ska and punk rock festival in the Czech Republic. The festival first took place in 2005, in the village of Olší near Opařany, remaining at that location for its first five years,[1] before moving to a disused airport in Tábor in 2010. In 2007 the festival attracted around 10,000 people,[2] and in 2010 its attendance exceeded 12,000 people, making it one of the biggest festivals of its kind in Europe.[3]

## Festival

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The festival is held over three days. Originally the festival featured one large stage and a second smaller one, plus a theatre tent. Another smaller tent known as the "Sado maso stage" featured techno and drum'n'bass DJs. After heavy rain in 2009 festival site and a nearby campsite for visitors was damaged by mud, and the owner of the site did not renew the contract for next event. Mighty Sounds moved to an unused grass-covered airfield in Tábor for the 2010 event. The festival subsequently featured two large stages, called the Jan Hus and Jan Zizka stages. Other stages include: a Theater tent, where less-known bands perform; the Radio 1 stage, which features electronic music DJs; and the Rudeboy Rhythm stage, which features DJs playing older ska, reggae, rocksteady and punk music. The festival also features a u-ramp for skateboarders and BMX riders, workshops, and special events, alongside normal festival amenities.

## Lineups

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Year  | Date  | Visitors  | Notable artists

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2005 | 8–10 July  | 4,500  |

* Persiana Jones
* Skarface

2006 | 14–16 July  | 6,000  |

* The Hotknives
* Panteón Rococó
* Desorden Público
* The Toasters
* Mark Foggo's Skasters

2007 | 13–15 July  | 10,000  |

* Derrick Morgan
* Skalariak
* Mad Sin
* The Slackers
* Dr. Ring-Ding
* The Peacocks
* Karamelo Santo

2008 | 18–20 July  | 12,000  |

* The Real McKenzies
* Obrint Pas
* Mad Caddies
* Demented Are Go
* Sonic Boom Six
* Vice Squad
* Subhumans
* The Turbo A.C.'s
* The Toasters

2009 | 18–20 July  | 9,000  |

* Buzzcocks
* Backyard Babies
* Pat Kelly
* Dave Barker
* Chris Ellis
* NoMeansNo
* Dub Inc.
* The Aggrolites
* The World/Inferno Friendship Society
* The Peacocks
* Talco
* Liberator

2010 | 16–18 July  | 9,000  |

* Pauline Black
* The Busters
* Civet
* Donots
* H2O
* Mad Sin
* Russkaja
* Ska-P
* Skarface
* Sworn Enemy
* Third World

2011 | 15–17 July  | 12,000  |

* Anti-Flag
* Anthony B
* The Casualties
* The Creepshow
* Demented Are Go!
* Dub Pistols
* Karamelo Santo
* Madball
* Obrint Pas
* Pennywise
* Ska2tonics
* The Skatalites
* The Toasters

2012 | 13–15 July  | over 10,000  |

* Adolescents
* Alborosie
* Biohazard
* The Carburetors
* Discharge
* Distemper
* Frank Turner
* Gallows
* Inner Circle
* Irie Révoltés
* The Locos
* Los de Abajo
* The Meteors
* The Peacocks
* Pipes and Pints
* Poison Idea
* The Real McKenzies
* The Skints
* Sonic Boom Six
* Street Dogs
* The Varukers

2015 | 24–26 July  |  |

* Architects
* Batmobile
* Bombshell Rocks
* Cockney Rejects
* Conflict
* Defeater
* Dub Incorporation
* Dubioza kolektiv
* Enter Shikari
* Expire
* Funeral for a Friend
* Ignite
* Jaya the Cat
* King Kurt
* Los de Abajo
* Off!
* Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra
* Passafire
* Pipes and Pints
* Protoje & the Indiggnation
* Random Hand
* Rattus
* Red Fang
* Sick of It All
* Strung Out
* Terror
* The Carburetors
* The Creepshow
* The World/Inferno Friendship Society
* Versus the World

## See also

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* List of punk rock festivals
* List of reggae festivals

## References

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1. ^ "Festival Mighty Sounds dostal pokutu 360 000. Byl prý moc hlučný". Deník (in Czech). 19 January 2013.
2. ^ "Out of the mainstream". The Prague Post. 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
3. ^ "Pokuty pro hlučný Mighty Sounds rostou, 420 tisíc může festival položit". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 2 April 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* Official last.fm

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