Mighty Sounds
# Mighty Sounds

Mighty Sounds is a ska and punk rock festival in the Czech Republic. The festival first took place in 2005, in the village of Olší near Opařany, remaining at that location for its first five years, before moving to a disused airport in Tábor in 2010. In 2007 the festival attracted around 10,000 people, and in 2010 its attendance exceeded 12,000 people, making it one of the biggest festivals of its kind in Europe.

## Festival

The festival is held over three days. Originally the festival featured one large stage and a second smaller one, plus a theatre tent. Another smaller tent known as the "Sado maso stage" featured techno and drum'n'bass DJs. After heavy rain in 2009 festival site and a nearby campsite for visitors was damaged by mud, and the owner of the site did not renew the contract for next event. Mighty Sounds moved to an unused grass-covered airfield in Tábor for the 2010 event. The festival subsequently featured two large stages, called the Jan Hus and Jan Zizka stages. Other stages include: a Theater tent, where less-known bands perform; the Radio 1 stage, which features electronic music DJs; and the Rudeboy Rhythm stage, which features DJs playing older ska, reggae, rocksteady and punk music. The festival also features a u-ramp for skateboarders and BMX riders, workshops, and special events, alongside normal festival amenities.

## Lineups

| Year | Date | Visitors | Notable artists |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 8–10 July | 4,500 | Persiana Jones Skarface |
| 2006 | 14–16 July | 6,000 | The Hotknives Panteón Rococó Desorden Público The Toasters Mark Foggo's Skasters |
| 2007 | 13–15 July | 10,000 | Derrick Morgan Skalariak Mad Sin The Slackers Dr. Ring-Ding The Peacocks Karamelo Santo |
| 2008 | 18–20 July | 12,000 | The Real McKenzies Obrint Pas Mad Caddies Demented Are Go Sonic Boom Six Vice Squad Subhumans The Turbo A.C.'s The Toasters |
| 2009 | 18–20 July | 9,000 | Buzzcocks Backyard Babies Pat Kelly Dave Barker Chris Ellis NoMeansNo Dub Inc. The Aggrolites The World/Inferno Friendship Society The Peacocks Talco Liberator |
| 2010 | 16–18 July | 9,000 | Pauline Black The Busters Civet Donots $H_2O$ Mad Sin Russkaja Ska-P Skarface Sworn Enemy Third World |
| 2011 | 15–17 July | 12,000 | Anti-Flag Anthony B The Casualties The Creepshow Demented Are Go! Dub Pistols Karamelo Santo Madball Obrint Pas Pennywise Ska2tonics The Skatalites The Toasters |
| 2012 | 13–15 July | over 10,000 | Adolescents Alborosie Biohazard The Carburetors Discharge Distemper Frank Turner Gallows Inner Circle Irie Révoltés The Locos Los de Abajo The Meteors The Peacocks Pipes and Pints Poison Idea The Real McKenzies The Skints Sonic Boom Six Street Dogs The Varukers |
| 2015 | 24–26 July | | Architects Batmobile Bombshell Rocks Cockney Rejects Conflict Defeater Dub Incorporation Dubioza kolektiv Enter Shikari Expire Funeral for a Friend Ignite Jaya the Cat King Kurt Los de Abajo Off! Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra Passafire Pipes and Pints Protoje & the Indiggnation Random Hand Rattus Red Fang Sick of It All Strung Out Terror The Carburetors The Creepshow The World/Inferno Friendship Society Versus the World |
