Hradec went as much as double. 50 thousand individuals got here to see Ed Sheeran – Seznam Zpravy

Town, along with the police and transport consultants, has been getting ready for this 12 months’s occasion, which, in keeping with the mayor Pavlína Springerová (HDK), needs to completely get on the “map of concert events with performers the world’s elite” for greater than half a 12 months.

Within the night, it was solely doable to acknowledge that such a giant occasion was happening on the airport outdoors the town from the orange indicators with directions for drivers. The road of automobiles began forming simply earlier than the airport space, the place you need to cease and proceed after studying the QR code.

“It wasn’t that unhealthy. At each huge occasion, you progress when you park,” agreed the youthful couple, who arrived on the web site shortly earlier than three o’clock. On the time, the police estimated that there have been already six thousand followers within the space, ie simply over 10 % of the estimated attendance on Saturday. “The climax is but to return. And we’ll see how many individuals will arrive on the primary emergency trains,” Iva Kormošová, spokesperson for the Hradec Kralove police, advised Seznam Zprávám.

Her phrases about rush hour have been confirmed in actual fact two hours later, when the police reported that the site visitors was getting thicker and queues have been forming in all instructions. The worst scenario was on the method from the D11 freeway.

This was additionally confirmed by some drivers who have been driving from this course. “We drove in keeping with the tackle, however the police despatched us off in a very completely different course. This made us unsure, some drivers have been anxious, however ultimately it led us to a very completely different arrival and we parked even nearer to the doorway to the constructing,” mentioned Jaroslav from Central Bohemia, who went to Hradec along with his spouse.

“Site visitors has calmed down, virtually all guests are already within the live performance space. The assault went with out issues. After a brief break, site visitors management will look forward to the police when the individuals go away,” the police mentioned on the X social community.

After maintaining a light-weight column within the automotive, they needed to put together for tens of minutes of standing in a queue to take meals. Queuing for food and drinks, in addition to an everyday tank with ingesting water, followers stood within the space all night. The lengthy queues for meals did not cease even when Ewa Farna began singing.

Those that wished to benefit from the Czech Nightingale live performance had to purchase meals within the space. “We’ll put it up and go to a quick meals restaurant by the freeway on the way in which again,” shrugged Barbora, a fan who, along with Sheeran, additionally wished to see Farna.

Particularly these from Hradečac, but additionally those that arrived on one of many specifically organized trains, went to the airport both by shuttle service, which ran all afternoon till seven o’clock within the afternoon. Some even walked, the town made one of many driveways a technique for automobiles and reserved the opposite lane for pedestrians.

Round two o’clock within the afternoon, the town buses began lining up in entrance of the Aldis convention heart, the place one of many departure factors was, ready for the followers.

Amongst them, Anička and Katka, each from Hradec, have been ready for the bus. “We go early as a result of we need to hear some actors from the accompanying program,” says Katka, who’s trying ahead to Ben Cristova. The principle star, Ed Sheeran, is alleged to be probably the greatest musicians and purchased the tickets instantly after the organizers introduced the live performance. “The truth that it’s going to happen in Hradec was bonus,” laughs the feminine fan round 30 years previous.

However Hradečac shall be in a heavy minority within the area. The organizers anticipated that followers would arrive from everywhere in the nation, but additionally from neighboring nations. Heard Polish, English or German within the afternoon within the followers space. Even within the parking tons, there have been a lot of automobiles of overseas followers from neighboring nations.

Followers on foot have been heading to the realm even when the Farna lead was already full.

The arrival of followers from everywhere in the nation was a stress take a look at for Hradec Králové. Round 100,000 followers of the 90,000 British musician are anticipated to show up within the provincial city over the weekend. That is about 4 instances greater than the quantity of people that arrive annually to the most important music occasion there -⁠⁠ the Rock for Folks pageant.

The Saturday live performance was already offered out for a very long time, and there have been even fewer tickets left for the extra Sunday date.

Those that wished to return by automotive had to purchase a parking ticket within the space prematurely. The organizers have already introduced previously weeks that it’ll now not be doable on the spot. The organizers divided the entries into intervals.

The sooner it comes, the cheaper the parking. “We wished to encourage individuals to not come on the final minute. This might trigger issues,” mentioned a spokesperson for the organizing group Ameba to Seznam Zprávám.

Martin, who got here along with his household from Pilsen, additionally made preparations for this. “We did not actually take into consideration the value, however since we’re going right here, we wished to benefit from the ambiance, one thing to eat and drink,” he mentioned. They do not spend the evening in Hradec, whoever is newer to drive at evening.

Metropolis corridor administration anticipated as much as 10,000 automobiles to park on the airport in someday. “He can do his finest,” promised Hradec Hradec Deputy Mayor Lukáš Řádek (TOP 09).

The city corridor and the organizers wished to keep away from the scenario from June this 12 months, when one other organizer organized the Majáles pageant on the airport, and site visitors on this a part of Hradec Králové dropped because of unruly entrants and never many individuals made it to the pageant. hour.

Czech Railways has additionally ready a number of particular direct connections for followers from Prague, Brno, Olomouc and Ostrava.