Lucie celebrated her 40th birthday in Pilsen

On Friday, before the last Sunday of Advent, December 19, the legendary band Lucie came to the Pilsen Logspeed Arena to celebrate their 4th anniversary. Originally, the celebration was supposed to take place in September, but due to technical and time constraints, the event was postponed until before Christmas. However, a good event is worth the wait.

The gates opened for the first eager fans at half past six. Right around seven o'clock, the evening began with a mini-set by the band Bonnie. This is a Pilsen student band that claims to play so-called beach-punk. They only managed a few original songs that their less than half hour playing time allowed them. They ended their performance with the song 4:20, which (as it ended at 7:20 p.m.) was not entirely timely. The band is also supported by the local West Bohemian University, which they did not forget to thank.

Then, around half past seven, Doctor Viktor took their place, warming up the prepared fans. This three-piece band has had many significant collaborations of world-class stature, and has attracted fans not only in Europe but also in the USA. Here, they presented us with the album 2.nd Prescription, which Doctor Viktor (real name Vojtěch Bureš) recorded at Abbey Road Studio in London, where albums by The Beatles, for example, were recorded. He also invited the audience to their solo concert in Prague at Lucerna Music Bar on September 18, 2026, the anniversary of Jimmy Hendrix's death.

Then it was the turn of the Lucie band. First, Michal Dvořák arrived on stage so that he could invite representatives of the Autocentrum Šmucler company - sponsors of not only tonight, to the stage and thank them. Then the band ran onto the stage in full energy.

As many have probably noticed, the Lucie band changed its members last year. David Koller left the Lucie band by mutual agreement - apparently to devote himself to his family and his solo career. At the same time, his son Adam also left with him. After a long selection, Koller was replaced behind the microphone by Viktor Dyk, who had previously worked in other bands (e.g. Gaia Mesiah), and Štěpán Smetáček, who we know from Robert Kodym's side project - Wanastowi Vjecy, joined the new line-up on drums. The rest of the line-up, consisting of Robert Kodym, Michal Dvořák and P.B.CH., remains unchanged.

They started the whole set with the song Černí Andělé, when drummer Štěpán Smetáček took up the guitar (which was repeated during the evening for some other songs), and then sat down behind the drums for the song Šťastnej chlap, when he was immediately lifted up on the platform with his drum kit. It is true that he spent more time in the air during the performance behind the drums, but this contributed to the majesty of the whole performance.

During the evening, a considerable number of guests took turns on stage, whether it was Michael Kocáb in the song Šrouby do hlavy, Michal Pavlíček in the song Krev a r´n´r, Lenny with the song Chteli jsme lítat, actress and singer Ines Ben Ahmed as Laura, or Vojtěch Bureš (alias Doctor Viktor) as Lovec, strřelec, doktor a védec. For the songs Marie, Sen and then the encore Medvídek at the very end, the children of the performing musicians came on stage.

The stage had many technical features, such as large "tongues" - platforms that pushed the musicians up and forward during some songs so that they could be seen from the entire arena. From the classic stage, a pier led forward to another smaller round one. There was a rotating system that rotated the band so that everyone could see it. So-called "robotic arms" were attached to the sides of this stage, which were pulled out and arranged perfect light and its reflections. It was on the round stage in front that they played the songs Tereza or Sen.

For the following Lucie, the band invited the original band members - Michal Penk came to sing, Petr Franc joined on keyboards and Tomáš Waschinger sat on drums. At the same time, a ballerina occupied the small round stage, who performed to the rhythm of the song and attracted most of the attention.

For the final America, they invited all the guests who had already appeared on stage. As an encore, they cut Dotknu se Ohně, when the fires appeared for the first and last time tonight, and the aforementioned Bear. 

What can I say in conclusion? We are grateful that the band Lucie celebrated its 40th anniversary and we could be a part of it. The performance had a very nice dynamic and concert vibe. Yes, the concert cannot be compared to David Koller, it is simply different. And that is also due to the energy of the band as such, it is simply another band stage. As far as grandeur is concerned, it was a birthday celebration in pompous style.

We thank the band and the organizers that the band also performed here in Pilsen and that we could participate in this great celebration. 

Here is a small selection of photos ↓. More on our ZONERAMA.