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Masters of Rock. A festival that virtually every fan of heavy music has heard of. For more than two decades, Vizovice has transformed every summer into a destination for tens of thousands of rock and metal fans, not only from the Czech Republic but also from abroad. This small town of fewer than five thousand inhabitants becomes, for several...

The spa town of Poděbrady transformed over the weekend of July 10 and 11 into a stage for musical rebellion. The Barvy léta festival once again proved this year that it holds a firm place on the map of summer events. It offered a varied cross-section of the punk and rock scene, gave space to young bands and...

After a year, Brněnec once again turned into the capital of Czech punk. The jubilee 25th edition of Brněnecfest, also known as Punkovej klystýr, drew more than 3,000 fans from all over the country. And it was clear that nobody had come just to stand around under the stage. The musical marathon kicked off in the morning, and...

Forget sterile halls and city fairs. In a place where nobility once roamed, the ground shook on Sunday, July 5, 2026, under the weight of thousands of heavy boots. Dřevorockfest celebrated its twenty-first birthday in style, with a massive sonic assault that drew the rock and metal elite from across the country into the magical setting of the...

Tomáš Fröde is celebrating forty. He actually celebrated his birthday back in May, but now, on the day of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius, when we celebrate a national holiday, he planned a public celebration. He organized his very own music festival called Thom Alive Fest, where he performed with all of his bands. And that sounded...

A year has passed, and Holýšov Island was once again engulfed in the infernal flames of rock music. The first Friday and Saturday of July in Western Bohemia were filled with heavy riffs and fire (sometimes quite literally). This year marked the 13th edition of the festival, once again hosted by well-known Hitrádio presenter Jirka Pelnář from Plzeň....

The moment Yungblud fans had been waiting for since last autumn was finally here. When he last performed in the Czech Republic in October 2025, he announced that he had decided to make the next edition of his festival, Bludfest, international, with the following year's event taking place right here. Although no further details had been revealed at...

Although Slovácké Summer is a multi-genre festival, its very first evening belonged to fans of powerful guitar riffs, catchy choruses, and the unmistakable energy of a live rock show brought to the main stage in the heart of Uherské Hradiště. Our editorial team was there to capture the moments when the town square transformed into one massive crowd...

Organizing a music festival these days is something of a daredevil act. Bureaucracy keeps growing, the demands of both bands and fans are increasing, and above it all hangs the worst factor of them all – Mother Nature. The organizers of this year's Heřmaňák Fest, held on June 20 in Dolní Heřmanice, could write novels about it. The forecast...

Tropical temperatures that would tire even a camel, combined with an atmosphere charged with rock energy. That's probably the best way to describe this year's Rock-in festival in Pardubice. It seems that the era of festivals with pleasant partly cloudy skies is definitely over. Either we battle torrential rain, wind, and thunderstorms, or we...

On June 12, 2026, Třtěnice once again became a sanctuary of extreme metal. Over the past few years, Sadistic Fest has established itself as one of the most interesting underground festivals in the Czech Republic, and this year's edition only confirmed that status. Behind the entire event stands the enormous dedication of local bands Sadistic...

Saturday's programme at HARD Karpaty Fest kicked off on the MESIT Stage with Swept Into Decay and Vanguard, while Sacrastic and Demeted opened the day on the SCHS Stage. From the very first hours, it was clear that the audience was determined to warm up properly after Friday's cold night, something even the opening bands appreciated. The...