Echoes of Prague Music Week
What does it take to run a major music festival for nearly 30 years? From weather disasters to financial risks, festival organizer Michal Thomes, co-founder of Rock for People, shares his insights on the evolving landscape of large-scale events. We dive into:
- The biggest challenges festival organizers face today
- How regulations and local policies impact festivals
- Why some festivals thrive while others disappear
- Crisis management: Preparing for the unexpected
- The economics of booking big artists vs. emerging talent
Join us on this deep dive into the music festival industry, featuring behind-the-scenes stories and expert insights from one of the leading figures in Czech festival production. Listen now and get an insider’s perspective on the highs and lows of organizing world-class festivals!
The Echoes of Prague Music Week project is supported by the LIVE MX platform, co-financed by the European Union.
MICHAL THOMES
He graduated from the University of Technology and co-founded the Rock for People festival in 1995. He became the chairman of the FESTAS festival association, which brings together 23 Czech festivals, founded the first international music conference & showcase festival in the Czech Republic – Nouvelle Prague, and was at the birth of the Kefir bejbypunk festival. The Ameba Production agency, which Michal has been running since 1997, organizes dozens of concerts of foreign artists and other events every year. In 2024 he will bring Ed Sheeran to Park 360 in Hradec Králové.
