Mighty Sounds

Mighty Sounds is a summer music festival in the Czech Republic focused on punk, ska, and related genres. The festival first took place in 2005, in the village of Olší near Opařany, remaining at that location for its first five years,^[1] before moving to a disused airport in Tábor in 2010.

Mighty Sounds
Genre	Ska, punk rock, reggae, hardcore punk, rock and roll, EDM
Dates	3 days, last weekend in June
Location(s)	Airport Capuv dvur, Tábor
Years active	2005–present
Founders	HPK Production
Website	www.mightysounds.cz

In 2007 the festival attracted around 10,000 people,^[2] and in 2010 its attendance exceeded 12,000 people, making it one of the biggest festivals of its kind in Europe.^[3] Since 2015, the festival has seen a steady attendance of between 8-12,000 visitors

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.

Since 2017, the festival includes an acoustic stage.

The 2020 and 2021 editions did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign entitled "Keep The Wind In Our Sails", the festival was able to continue.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2023, the festival has deployed cashless payments,^[4] and switched to ceramic toilets instead of mobile ones.^[5]

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 H2O 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
2016	22-24 July	14000	Irié Révoltés Lagwagon Perkele Julian Marley Asian Dub Foundation The Rumjacks The Locos Frankt Carter & The Rattlesnakes The Bones Silverstein Being as an ocean
2017	14-16 July	12000	Gogol Bordello Cock Sparrer Dubioza Kolektiv Agnostic Front The Adicts Ignite Big Mountain H2O Jaya The Cat The Beat Acidez
2018	13-15 July	12000	Anti-Flag Royal Republic Sick Of It All Dub FX Inner Circle Talco The Rumjacks Mad Sin Zebrahead
2019	12-14 July	10000	Turbonegro Dubioza Kolektiv While She Sleeps Deez Nuts H2O The Casualties The Original Wailers The Skatalites Donots Jaya The Cat
2022	8-10 July	10000	Dropkick Murphys Social Distortion Royal Republic The Rumjacks Agnostic Front Anti-Flag The Baboon Show Being As An Ocean Dub Pistols Acidez Che Sudaka
2023	23-25 Jun	10000	Rancid The Interrupters Enter Shikari Hatebreed Dub Fx Black Flag Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Ignite Moscow Death Brigade Dog Eat Dog Comeback Kid
2024	28-30 Jun	8000	Bad Religion The Hives Dubioza Kolektiv Cock Sparrer The Rumjacks Agnostic Front The Baboon Show Panteón Rococó The Casualties Silverstein Feine Sahne Fischfilet Counterparts

See also

• List of punk rock festivals
• List of reggae festivals