Kim Deal, the singer of the Pixies. photo: TASR |
Part of the construction fell on the 21-year-old David from Prague and caused him serious injuries of which he later died in the hospital at Trenčín. Police are currently investigating the circumstances connected with the tragedy.
"We organise the festival so people can enjoy two nice days together. We do everything so they can return home in good health. David's death therefore, caused great feelings of grief among the staff. We extend our
Pohoda organiser Kaščák (right) sings with his Bez ladu a skladu band. photo: ČTK |
This sadness was one of the strongest emotions that characterized this year's Pohoda. Other emotions were enthusiasm and happiness.
"Both festival days created the special atmosphere that is so typical of this event. The performances of the artists were marked with passion," the organisers stated in a press release.
Two days of absolute pohoda (well-being) attracted thousands of people from Slovakia and abroad. photo: SITA |
The legendary Pixies from America delighted the crowd by presenting a nearly two-hour long concert; but it
photo: ČTK |
The newspaper noted, on the other hand, that the evening performance of London's grime-style artist Dizzee Rascal was one of the best of this year's festival.
Babylon Circus, Chicks on speed, Coldcut and Gogol Bordello also made the crowd move as did the British band Stereo MCS. The MCS performance was again very successful, the TASR newswire reported. The group returned to Pohoda after being the main headliner of the festival in 2002.
For the first time in a decade, theatre opened the festival. Marián Labuda, who played the controversial war-time
photo: TASR |
Along with theatre, literature, cinema, graffiti artists and dance workshops, the festival also offered space to 21 non-governmental organisations. The NGO's promoted everything from solar-energy showers, motor-less transport and nature protection to name but a few.
Pohoda was the first festival in the country that began to separate waste. Around one hundred volunteers from Friends of Earth managed to recycle almost 4.7 tonnes of waste, which was around 15 percent of the overall waste generated by the festival.
"Such a clean festival is a rarity not only in Slovakia but also in the world. I believe that we will manage to perfect the system next year and separate more waste," said the organiser Kaščák.
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