BAND HISTORY OAMF "TRUTNOV 1987 – 2003"
Trutnov Openair Music Festival 1987-2004
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so the official name, is by now the oldest, biggest and possibly most
well-known Open Air in Czech Republic. It has been nickamed "East
Bohemian Woodstock". As you can see in the photographs under the link
mentioned below, the first stage back in 1987 was a homemade, seemingly
not very reliable wooden construction, but otherwise the only visible
reminder of Woodstock were the haircuts. Nevertheless, the organizers
got into very bad trouble with the police. The festival was stopped,
the audience sent home and the people responsible put into jail for
anti-communist activities. But, after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, everything changed. Nowadays, even Czech Republic's (ex-) president Václav Havel shows up, usually on the last day, to check out the main headliner. Quote Havel: "Here I always realize that rock music has from its very beginning been associated with the ideas of freedom, tolerance and solidarity." Then as now, the festival's main aims are to promote an alternative lifestyle, radically different to popular culture's tunnel vision and brainwash, to bring people together and to spread tolerance and openness. The overall atmosphere is a refreshingly non-commercial one. Apart from Krušovice-beer and several radio stations you won't find any sponsors' advertising. The festival supports various human rights, animal rights and environmental organizations whose info stalls you can visit on the site. (Link to old pictures: on the main page move the cursor to the button "festival", then click on history and on 1987) |
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Motörhead, Skalariak, Panteon Rococo, Blackfire, The Dhol Foundation... and many more Stage time is usually around midnight. But also among the smaller bands more or less unknown outside their own country you will surely find something or other to rouse your interest. Many of these "usual suspects" have played Trutnov before. Bands that play here have achieved something. Bands who don't aren't really being taken seriously as musicians. There are all kinds of different styles represented on three stages: Rock, Punk, Ska, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, HipHop... there are performers who dress up, there are serious singer-songwriters complete with acoustic guitar and bar stool, there are revival bands, you name it. |
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You can get yourself tatooed, painted with henna, you can buy clothes and jewellery, watch films, meet Hare Krishnas and buddhists, find out about human rights and environmental issues. There even is an open air worship service. And the Olympic Games will be transmitted live on extra-wide video screens. |
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Info about Trutnov and the Krkonose region: http://www.trutnov.cz/infocentrum/indexgb.php http://www.bohemianet.com/hradecky_kraj/trutnov/trutnov_en.htm http://guide.travel.cz/74 http://www.holiday-home.org http://tsjechie.expage.com/ferienhaus/id4.html The latter has very nice pictures of the area, even if the rest of the site isn't of much use. |
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Sunny Hill Pension & Bar Slunecni Stran 305 54224 Trutnov - from 24 EUR Hotel Patria Nachodske 358 54100 Trutnov - from 21 EUR Pension OK Fibichova 259 54101 Trutnov - from 10EUR Pension Voitechovi Dvorakova 248/1 54101 Trutnov - from 7 EUR More at http://www.trutnov.cz/area.asp?place=2&area=14, in Czech only, but names, adresses and prices are readable. |
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i.e. Schnitzel, vegetables, fries cca. 3 EUR Gulash with dumplings and other meat dishes cca. 4 EUR Salads cca. 2 EUR Pizza cca. 1,50 EUR Supermarkets: Hypernova, Kaufland and Delvita latter of which accepts Euros at a good exchange rate (1 EUR = cca. 30 Czech Crowns), as well as EC/Maestro cards. Most bigger shops and restaurants accept credit and/or EC/Maestro cards. bread: cca. 50 cents mineral water: cca. 50 cents beer: cca. 80 cents All other staple foods are about equally cheap. |
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from Eastern and Northern Germany/Poland: to Cottbus and/or Görlitz into Poland, to Jelenia Gora, then south, cross to Czech Republic. After the border it's only about 20 km to Trutnov from Southern Germany: to Czech Republic direction Pilzen, around Prague, direction Hradec Kralove, north to Trutnov from Austria: into Czech Republic, north to Hradec Kralove and Trutnov from Slovakia and Hungary: to Bratislava, to Czech Republic, to Hradec Kralove, to Trutnov By train/bus: Traveling by train is affordable in Czech Republic, taking the bus is dirt cheap. A one-way ticket from Prague is cca. 10 EUR by train, 4 by bus. The buses only take about 2 hours and 40 mins and some are non-stop direct, where as the train journey takes much longer with several changes. A great link to find out about train and bus departures is www.jizdnirady.cz. The website speaks English and German, too. Even good old Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) has a surprisingly good timetable service: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/dn. It gives German and European connections accurately and up-to-date. The Trutnov train and bus stations are almost in the town center. The festival area is about 20 mins. walking distance away. |
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beer - pivo water - voda food - jidlo vegetarian - vegetarianske, bez masa toilet - zachod hotel - hotels pension - pension train station - nadrazi bus station - autobusove nadrazi cigarettes - cigarety exchange office - smenarna how much is it? - kolik to stoji? Hello! - ahoj Hello! (formal) - Dobry den! Bye! - Cau! Good bye! (formal) - Na shledanou! car park - parkoviste petrol station - benzinka How do I get to the festival? - Jak se dostanu na festival? emergency/ambulance - zachranka security - ochranka/security Emergency numbers: 158 police, 155 ambulance, 150 fire brigade (free call from an public phone or mobile) |
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(+420) 257 113 111 oder 257 531 481) Notfalltelefon: (+420) 257 533 873 Poland: Valdstejnská 8, Prag 1, 118 01 Telefon: (+420) 257 530 388 Slovakia: Pod Hradbami 1, Prag 6, 160 00 Telefon: (+420) 233 113 051 Netherlands: Gotthardská 6/27, Prag 6, 160 00 Telefon: (+420) 224 312 190 Hungary: Českomalínská 20, Prag 6, 160 00 Telefon: (+420) 233 324 454, (+420)220 317 200 |
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Tickets (Saxticket, in German): +49351 8038744 Prices range from 20 to 25 EUR (cheaper in presale!) |
