This year’s Colours of Ostrava is coming to an end and organisers want to get you excited for the next one. The 22nd edition of the festival will take place on 16th – 19th July 2025 in the Dolní Vítkovice area and all indications are that it will once again be a showcase of the…

American rapper, musician and composer MACKLEMORE becomes the next star of the Colors of Ostrava 2023 festival! His melodically elaborate songs have reached billions of plays and topped the charts all over the world. Together with producer Ryan Lewis, he won four Grammy awards in 2014 for his debut album The Heist and the single…

The fragile Nordic goddess is the next sensation to be brought by Metronome Prague 2023. AURORA Aksnes was born on 15 June 1996 in Stavanger, Norway. She released her first song “Puppet” in 2012, followed by “Awakening” and “Under Stars”. Her first major acclaim came in 2015 with the song “Runaway”. The following year, 2016,…

BURY TOMORROW belongs to the modern metal top. This bunch from Hampshire, UK, has long been one of the UK’s most successful metal exports, performing on the stages of virtually every major European festival, amassing millions of YouTube views, twice topping the UK’s Top 40 albums chart and selling tens of thousands of tickets to…

MODERAT is the ultimate electronic supergroup from Berlin that has defined the sound of minimal techno over the last two decades and made it famous all over the world. The formation was founded by the merger of two icons of the German electronic scene – Modeselektor, which brought together Sebastian Szarya and Gernot Bronsert and…

Times like these require a band like SLEAFORD MODS. Except, of course, there are no other bands like SLEAFORD MODS! Polemical frontman Jason Williamson and dexterous producer Andrew Fearn kick against the pricks with unrivalled bite and wit, railing against hypocrisy, inequality and apathy with their inimitable, scabrous sense of humour. And ‘Spare Ribs’, their…

SIMPLE PLAN returns to the Czech Republic! The Canadian pop-punkers, holders of several music awards and dozens of nominations, certainly need no introduction. From their teenage years, their hits are etched under the skin of practically every music fan of any genre. Their roots go back to 1995 to the band Reset, where the later…

The third headliner of the 27th biggest-ever Rock for People and the star of Saturday night is THE 1975. This British guitar sensation, honoured with two 2019 Brit Awards, joins metal legends SLIPKNOT and British rock greats MUSE as the already-announced headliners for next summer. The indie-rock band, fronted by Matthew Healy, will bring their…

Among the stars of the sixth edition of Metronome Prague, which will take place on 22nd – 25th June 2023 at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, the famous British formations EDITORS and WHITE LIES will shine alongside the French artist M83. The first mentioned will play its first Prague open-air concert here. The list of announced performers…

A thunderous, massive thrash-metal attack is coming to PILSEN, Lochotín Amphitheater at the beginning of June 2023! METALFEST OPEN AIR 2023 welcomes another star to its line-up! American thrash-metal legend TESTAMENT! TESTAMENT unleashed with their 13. album “Titans OF Creation” (2020) a new mass attack on many metal fans. With this album TESTAMENT have taken…

TOM GRENNAN is stepping into an exhilarating new creative chapter with planet-sized ambitions. Looking ahead to his forthcoming new studio album, ‘What Ifs & Maybes’ and his first headline UK arena tour, beginning in March 2023! I’ve called my new album What Ifs & Maybes. It’s about going with your gut, not your head, because…

Sunday’s dark metal mass, which was performed in PRAGUE last night by the German metal band POWERWOLF, burned into the hearts of all present an unbreakable sign of loyalty to their true metal faith. The ranks of their “believers” are expanding every day and with every album they release. Word got around and POWERWOLF promised…

One of the most prominent figures in metal history and today, UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER returns to the scene of the crime! At the 1st edition of ROCK CASTLE festival in 2021, he supported, in a very difficult time, live performances and arrived in “Krumlov” with his band DIRKSCHNEIDER. This time, for the 3rd edition of this…

Metal maniacs! The 3rd edition of the international rock-metal festival ROCK CASTLE 2023, which will take place on August 17th -19th, 2023 in the beautiful castle park in MORAVSKÝ KRUMLOV, confirms another well-known, popular, and especially really legendary power-metal band – RAGE! Only few metal bands can look back at such a complex, multi-faceted and…

The American pop rock band ONEREPUBLIC, led by its charismatic singer, multi-instrumentalist and author of many compositions, Ryan Tedder, won the place of one of the most successful contemporary world bands not only thanks to the hits Secrets, Apologize, Feel Again, Love Runs Out, Counting Stars, Run or Rescue Me. The band will also come…

We start the new week with great news for all metal fans, and especially for fans of the Pilsen METALFEST! The sale of festival tickets for the 12th edition of this popular festival, which takes place from June 2nd to 4th, 2023 in the traditional Lochotín amphitheater in PILSEN, has started right now, at a…

2022 was a record-breaker for Rock For People Festival in many ways, but they are pushing the boundaries of the impossible higher and higher in 2023! Introducing two of the four HEADLINERS of Rock for People 2023, the renowned MUSE and the kings of metal SLIPKNOT! And yes, you see correctly, Rock for People 2023…

The Colors of Ostrava program strengthens another big name – Scottish indie rockers FRANZ FERDINAND, winners of the Brit Awards, Mercury Prize and several Grammy nominations, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, will bring a selection of their biggest hits from the planned new album Hits To The Head to Ostrava this summer….

Colours of Ostrava organisers are very pleased to reaffirm American indie rock singer PHOEBE BRIDGERS, who is one of the fastest growing names on the world stage today. Her impressive and lyrically stunning songs wash with tenderness with violence, dreaming with vigilance and romance with fear of what comes, but also a kind of ironic…

The irresistible melodic rock band TINDERSTICKS will come to Colors of Ostrava as part of a tour to celebrate 30 years of their existence. The anniversary will be celebrated by the TINDERSTICKS on March 25th with the release of Past Imperfect: The Best of Tindersticks ’92 -’21, which is accompanied by the as yet unreleased…

Danish pop star MØ has collaborated with artists such as Major Lazer, Charli XCX, Justin Bieber, and Diplo. Her solo career hasn’t been left behind either – in 2014 she released her debut album No Mythologies to Follow, which won Album of the Year at the Danish Critics’ Awards Årets Steppeulv and received four awards…

British rapper SLOWTHAI hails from Northampton, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a love of Britain in his tracks. In 2019, he released a Mercury Prize-nominated album Nothing Great About Britain, on which he vociferously criticised Brexit or then-Prime Minister Theresa May. He even performed with a fake severed head of Boris Johnson during the…

MODEST MOUSE – The cult icon of indie rock will perform for the first time in the Czech Republic at our festival. One of the most original and impressive bands in the American post-grunge scene, who has reached the peaks of mainstream fame in the past, impressed with Float On, received a Grammy nomination and…

YOU ME AT SIX returns to the Czech Republic in 2022! They have played several concerts in the country two of which took place at Rock for People festival, therefore the British rockers have already built up a large fanbase here and with each new release, their followers are expanding, and their concerts are traditionally…

As we move through the Rock For People advent release calendar, we can add 4 new bands to the 2022 line up! Starting with REIGNWOLF, who have toured with the Pixies, The Who and — the heaviest of the heavy — Black Sabbath, before releasing debut album Hear Me Out to critical acclaim. His guitar…

EVERYONE YOU KNOW are Rhys and Harvey, two brothers from satellite towns of London taking their influences from hip hop, punk and 90’s rave to generate their own sound & style. Musically they are influenced by everything from Frank Sinatra to Shy FX, The Prodigy to Arctic Monkeys. For these two music makers though it…

WOLF ALICE are Ellie Rowsell (vocals, guitar), Joff Oddie (guitar, vocals), Joel Amey (drums) and Theo Ellis (bass). Since forming, the band have seen their 2015 gold-selling debut album My Love Is Cool soar to #2 on the UK chart and, their sophomore album Visions Of A Life win the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize. They…

JOHN WOLFHOOKER is a four-piece rock band from Prague known for breaking all borders of musical genres, technical instrumental parts, catchy choruses and energetic live shows. The four shared love for The Beatles, Periphery, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon and Billy Talent and the bands sound rises from those influences. Their songs include…

The Californian hardcore band BEING AS AN OCEAN has already played both festivals and clubs in the Czech Republic, but in case you haven’t seen them live yet, don’t miss them at Rock For People in 2022! Since they first emerged from the mountainous regions of San Diego, BEING AS AN OCEAN have delivered a…

PRINCESS NOKIA hates injustice and is always on the lookout for women’s, minority and LGBT community rights. He is one of the Nuyorican, nicknamed the Puerto Rican-New York community, and the tradition of his ancestors, including the santerium religion, has never lost sight of him. That’s why she calls herself a ghetto and means underground…

By the opinion of many experts and fans, IDLES give back to rock and punk music it’s, sometimes lost on the way to business, the ability of direct social appeal. They climbed out of the dark holes of the slowly dying Bristol indie music scene to shout their fear, anger, and worries about the world…

WEEZER are an American classic, who have been on the scene since 1992, will make its Czech premiere at Rock for People 2022! 14 albums, over 35 million sold copies, 1 Grammy award and 3 Grammy nominations, that’s a decent portfolio, right? If you have not heard of this rock giant, go ahead and listen…

US rockers THE PRETTY RECKLESS have been faithful to studded leader jackets and metal horns since 2009, but their energetic music has secured them a huge following from all over the place. Taylor Momsen’s persuasive vocals draw instant attention; moreover fans also know her from her as an actress from the comedy series Gossip Girl…

Award-winning multiplatinum Los Angeles-based Canadian band THEORY (formally Theory of a Deadman) consistently deliver undeniable anthems rooted in scorching songcraft, experimental vision, rock ‘n’ roll attitude, and clever pop ambition. After nearly two decades, the musicians landed their biggest career hit in the form of “Rx(Medicate)” from 2017’s Wake Up Call. Not only did it…

In the late summer of 2018, SUM 41 frontman, Deryck Whibley, stepped off the tour bus after three solid years of worldwide touring, turned on the console in his home studio, picked up a guitar, and started pouring out song after song. Feeling incredibly inspired from 2016’s critically-acclaimed Europe Impala Gold certified, #9 Billboard Top…

SOPHIE AND THE GIANTS first songs, collected on their “Adolescence” EP from 2018, are a cast-iron mission statement that shows Sophie’s adeptness at pushing through feelings of uncertainty and doubt, and gaining clarity from getting it out in the open. It’s a mixture of self-analysation and a stretched out hand to others in a similar…

SAM RYDER is said to look like a Viking, but sings like an angel.  And next year organisers are looking forward to hearing it at Colors of Ostrava! All his life he longed to be a singer, but he placed such high demands on himself that he actually slowed himself down. During the lockdown, however,…

The four-member band from Memphis, SKILLET, is ranked among the most successful rock bands of the 21st century. They have over 11 million albums sold to their credit, they‘ve got platinum record for their Awake album, they‘re winners of the Billboard Music Awards, and they‘ve been nominated for Grammy Awards several times. Their videos have…

As well as going straight to #1 in the UK, ROYAL BLOOD’S current album ‘Typhoons’ has made a major impact across Europe. It topped the charts in Ireland while also achieving Top 10 positions in countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Having recently announced a 2022 UK arena tour which includes their biggest…

SLEAFORD MODS – The wild British electro-punk duo is another confirmed foreign name of the next year’s festival. Few bands consider themselves fucking shit. Maybe just SLEAFORD MODS, no matter what others think. The provocative lyrics spewed into monotonous electro-punk rhythms beyond the limits of acceptable vulgarity with the power of anger certainly do not…

Over the course of nearly a decade, OF MICE & MEN have steadily risen to the top of the genre’s ranks, hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock and Independent Charts and No. 4 on the genre-spanning Top 200. The band has also racked up close to 5 million social media followers, along with a following…

On the heels of the trio of records that turned them from underground heroes to breakout stars, All Distortions Are Intentional is the biggest and boldest step yet in the creative evolution of NECK DEEP. No mere collection of songs, All Distortions Are Intentional is conceptually rich, with themes of disconnection, existential confusion, and the…

18 years on the scene, 7 studio albums, countless hits… It is unbelievable that FALL OUT BOY has not performed in the Czech Republic yet! Panic! At The Disco, Taylor Swift, You Me At Six and many other artists consider them inspiring. They are not afraid to experiment with different artists as they did last…

DON BROCO are a vigorous rock band from the British Isles that will take your breath away. Sharp guitar riffs, sophisticated compositions, and energy rolling from all sides. At the beginning of 2018, they got a ton of recognition for their third album Technology, which is praised by critics. After all, they were supported by…

The festival is happening! You may look forward to the two-day Rock for People Hope festival, which will take place from 13th to 14th August 2021 at the Hradec Králové Festivalpark on three stages. Swedish rock legends THE HIVES return to Rock for People, next upcoming bands such as Italian discovery of the year and…

The American rock superstars will sing the Dolní Vítkovice complex next year – organisers are very happy to confirm THE KILLERS again! Today, THE KILLERS are one of the world’s biggest stadium rock bands, having sold over 28 million albums in their career and winning countless music nominations and awards (including the Q Awards, Brit…

The American singer LP has released several singles from the new album, which is to be released later this year – One Last Time in March, and The One That You Love and How Low Can You Go last year. Her motto remains an impressive voice, huge charisma, direct communication with fans and an unforgettable…

Festival organisers are very happy that they can once again confirm Dutch DJ and one of the greatest personalities of contemporary dance music, MARTIN GARRIX, for the next Colors of Ostrava in 2022! One of the best contemporary DJs and electronic music producers. Despite the fact that he practically became the eternal DJ number one…

Defying genre, subverting convention, smashing records, and redefining the sound of a generation, GRAMMY® Award-winning TWENTY ONE PILOTS quietly emerged as one of the most successful bands of the 21st century and a perennial game-changer. After billions of streams and dozens of multiplatinum and gold certifications around the world, the history-making Columbus, OH duo –…

Festival organisers are happy to announce that Rock for People 2021 festival will take place from 10th to 12th June 2021 in Hradec Králové Festival Park and they are confirming the first 20 bands! You can look forward to GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, THE 1975, WEEZER, SKILLET, BLACKVEIL BRIDES, DOPE D.O.D, NECK DEEP, NORTHLANE,…