Rock for People

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Rock for People (RfP) is a large open-air summer rock festival in the Czech Republic. The festival began in 1995 in the town of Český Brod. In 2007, it was moved to an unused airport in Hradec Králové. Headlining acts have included Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, the Offspring, the Killers, Paramore, and Massive Attack.

History

Český Brod

• In 1995, the festival was held on 19 August, and attracted 1100 visitors to watch 18 bands.
• In 1996, the festival was held on 29 June, and attracted 1600 visitors to watch 17 bands.
• In 1997, the festival was held over two days for the first time, from 4–5 July, and consisted of 44 bands, with 2300 attendees.
• In 1998, the festival expanded to three days, from 4–6 July, with 104 bands and 3800 visitors.
• In 1999, the festival took place from 3–5 July, with 5000 visitors watching 90 bands, including Guano Apes, Tagada Jones, Terry Lee Hale, Calico Soul, and Tribal Drift.
• In 2000, the festival took place from 4–6 July, with 7500 visitors watching 82 bands, including
  The Bloodhound Gang, In Extremo, Zion Train
  , and Burroughs Chris.
• In 2001 the festival took place from 5–7 July, with 9000 visitors watching 92 bands, including
  Ex Girl, Tanzwut, Tahiti 80, Defdaf, Terrorgruppe, Calico Soul, New Model Army
  , and Xaver Fischer Trio.
• In 2002 the festival took place from 4–6 July, with 12,000 visitors watching 120 bands, including Chumbawamba, Transglobal Underground, Biohazard, Dead Kennedys, and Die Happy.
• In 2003, the festival was held over four days for the first time, and the line-up included 130 bands, including
  Junkie XL, Modena City Ramblers, and 4Lyn
  .
• In 2004, the festival took place from 3–5 July, with 15,000 visitors watching 170 bands, including
  Ill Nino
  .
• In 2005, the festival took place from 3–6 July, and the line-up included 127 bands, including Garbage, Die Toten Hosen, and Leningrad Cowboys.
• In 2006, the festival took place from 4–6 July, with 20,000 visitors watching 112 bands, including Manu Chao, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Radio Bemba Sound System, Agnostic Front, Madball, Mattafix, The Frames, Los De Abajo, Gocoo, Mad Sin, Deadline, and Mad Heads XL.

Hradec Králové

2007

• 3–6 July (20,000 visitors, 127 bands)
  • Line Up:
    The Locos, The Bones, Disco Ensemble, Karamelo Santo, Deti Picasso, Extra Action Marching Band, Green Frog Feet, Zeroscape
    and others.

• 2–5 July (25,000 visitors, 150 bands)
  • Line Up: The Offspring, Kaiser Chiefs, Massive Attack, Helmet, Enter Shikari, Flogging Molly, The Locos, Madball, Dreadzone, H₂O, N.O.H.A., Los De Abajo, Black Mountain, Kissmet, iO, Watcha Clan, Panteón Rococó, Donots, Holy Fuck, VNV Nation, La Kinky Beat, Demented Are Go, Zulu 9:30, Outvile, Empyr, Invases, Seth Lakeman, Park Avenue, Skop [de], Montreal, Hopes Die Last, Karras, Tremore, Nomad Soundsystem, Dj Scratchy and others.

2009

• 3–6 July (27,000 visitors, 130 bands)
  • Line Up:
    7 Weeks, Expatriate, Gocoo, Keziah Jones, Defeater (band), Black President, Scratch Bandits Crew, Ra:IN
    and others.

• 3–6 July (28,500 visitors, 170 bands)
  • Line Up:
    Tricky, Alexisonfire, Suicidal Tendencies, Juliette Lewis, Archive, Gallows, Skindred, Coheed and Cambria, Death by Stereo, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Evergreen Terrace, Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Disco Ensemble, Wisdom in Chains, Dreadzone, Horse the Band, The Inspector Cluzo, Doping Panda, The Mahones
    and others.

• 2–5 July (28,000 visitors, 146 bands)
  • Line Up:
    Jenny and Johnny, Your Demise
    and others.

• 3–6 July (30,700 visitors, 277 bands)
  • Line Up:
    Molotov Jukebox, Anna Calvi, Scarred By Beauty, 3 Feet Smaller, The Inspector Cluzo, The Feud, Keko Yoma, Irie Révoltés, Grimus
    and others.

• 2–5 July (30,000 visitors, 200 bands)
  • Line up: Thirty Seconds to Mars, Queens of the Stone Age, Foals, Parov Stelar Band, Billy Talent, Bloc Party, Gogol Bordello, Charlie Straight, Klaxons, Kryštof, Modestep, Papa Roach, Pražský výběr, The Gaslight Anthem, Xindl X, A Day to Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, Aneta Langerová, Borgore, Filharmonie Hradec Králové, Pipes and Pints, Royal Republic, Heart in Hand, Boris Carloff, Ohm Square, Dubioza kolektiv, Friska Viljor, Goodfellas, Hacktivist, Jan Budař a Eliščin Band, Skyline, Sto zvířat, Sunshine, UDG, Deathgaze, Karel Gott and others

2014

• 3–5 July
  • Line Up:
    7 Weeks, Comact Disk Dummies, Groovy Shiva, Madame Pepper, Tricot
    , Paceshifters and others.

• 4–6 June
  • Line Up: Three Days Grace, Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, Faith No More, Yellowcard, Limp Bizkit, Bastille, We Are Harlot, Red Fang, Vypsaná fixa, David Koller and others.

External links

• Official website
• Official last.fm event
• Official YouTube channel