The Let It Roll festival danced the runways of Milovice airport – News

People came from all over the world to the festival, instead of the old Russian of the Soviet army, English was the most spoken word at the airport. “About 60% are foreigners, they come from 80 countries,” Zuzana Kántorová told Novinkám on behalf of the organizer.

There were far from just Europeans in Milovice, even a party from Australia came here. “We have such a summer tour through Europe, Let It Roll is probably the biggest drum and bass festival in the world, we couldn’t miss it,” said a Gill fan from Melbourne. People came from North America, Eastern or Southern Europe as well, there were not many Africans. “I couldn’t miss it, we don’t have anything so amazing in Slovakia yet,” said Matúš from Košice.

In the compound, people find themselves in a kind of fantasy space world. Several levels were built in unusual sanctuary shapes during more than three weeks of work. All kinds of trailers hinted at otherworldliness, including a life-sized, life-sized, highly colored image of Eve from the computer game League of Legends, but also the visitors’ clothing, whose age was usually no more than thirty. People went cashless, loading money onto a wristband card and paying in the local festival currency.

Music was used mainly at night, usually played until four in the morning, which was approved by the authorities in advance. During the day, dance battles were held, called battles between visitors. The jury will vote on the creativity of the individuals competing against each other, after the two best have reached the finals in an attractive way. Everyone could participate.

For those who are interested in permanent dancing, a smartly decorated bus with a DJ went around the airport in Milovice, and whoever got on, they danced. Others showed their skateboarding skills on the ramp, others played soccer, saucers flew around the space.

There seemed to be a uniform stand with everything, including power bank rentals for mobile phones. According to Kántorová, visitors could also rent prefabricated and equipped tents. The experience of organizers from Beatworks advises to think about everything in advance, including the weather.

The service at the camp worked with meteorologists, monitoring the situation, and when there was wind or a storm, they implemented a plan to prevent different things from flying through air. In the heat, on the other hand, it is possible to cool down with a powerful water spray.

About 20,000 tickets were sold, a three-day ticket cost 4,500 crowns. The estimates, according to which three times the number of visitors have been reached, have not been confirmed. According to Kántorová, most of them arrived after the covid pandemic, about 25 thousand.

The police were concerned about the large number of visitors. So he used the traffic service, law enforcement and immigration police, as well as criminal investigators. His presence had a protective effect, as did the alcohol and drug test on all incoming and outgoing drivers, which the editor’s correspondent also took part in. “To find these items in the arrival and departure of drivers, police officers have the necessary methods that detect misconduct on the spot,” said police spokesman Pavel Truxa.

Right at the airport, there was a mobile ambulance of the Samaritan Society of the Czech Republic, which provided first aid, and firefighters.

The old Milovic runways for MiGs have also become a haven for the Otvírák festival, a sign announcing that the airport is also a testing ground for autonomous, i.e. computer-controlled, cars.