In August 1995, two friends, Michal Thomas and Petr Fořt, thought that they could have such a bigger party for their acquaintances at the athletic stadium in Český Brod, where a few bands would play, drink a lot of beer and raise some money for the institute for children with mental disabilities in nearby Bylany.
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And that also happened – 1,100 people bought tickets for a price between 75 and 90 crowns, seventy thousand were chosen.
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And one of the largest Czech festivals, Rock for People, was born, which culminated this weekend at the airport in Hradec Králové, where he moved in 2007.
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A lot of world stars played on it – for example Muse, Offspring, Faith No More, Amanda Palmer, Massive Attack or Lucie, and nine years ago Karel Gott himself.
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Watch the video above in the article on how a party for friends became a whole European music company.
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The 1990s are part of Happy Monday, which you will find every Monday at 8:00 on the News List, and the whole satirical show at 20:00 on the List TV. We will publish the individual sections separately in the following days on the SZ.cz website.
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You can watch other episodes of Happy Monday here.
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