Learn more about MetalDays and Punk Rock Holiday with Nika
Please could you introduce yourself?
My name is Nika and I am working for a company that organises music festivals in Slovenia.In a few years, MetalDays and Punk Rock Holiday have become some of the most popular festivals in Europe thanks to a MASSIVE line-up. How do you explain such a success?
I believe it is a result of a hard work and dedication. It is surely not a coincidence.What make your festivals different from some other big metal, punk and hardcore festivals in Europe?
The major difference is our concept of metal/festival holidays. We like to say, festival is our headliner. Of course all our festivals are in essence still music festivals, but what we do offer is one week of holidays, where our visitors can enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the festival area, 2 rivers where they can swim, lots of additional program, amazing selection of food and drinks and much more. [caption id="attachment_67623" align="alignnone" width="900"]
Metal Days[/caption]
The music industry has changed a lot during the last 20 years and even big bands have to tour a lot to make a living. Are there any impacts on booking festivals?
The impact is surely visible, prices of the bands have risen rapidly to a greater amounts. This is also probably one of the reasons why some of the festivals sadly did not find a way to continue to exist.Having some many people in Tolmin, Slovenia is a great challenge, especially when it comes to ecology. How do you deal with this?
We are working at MetalDays very hard in the ecology and sustainability direction. From changing all the cutlery, cups, straws and everything else that is usually made from plastic is from biodegradable materials at our festival, to providing drinking water for freethroughout the festival area, to banning fossil fuel generators this year… We have also created a 5 year Green MetalDays plan, which will be available very soon, which will move us even further towards reaching our goal of becoming a really Green MetalDays.What are your best memories over the years from MetalDays and Punk Rock Holiday?
There are so many memories it is hard to count them; I believe the most amazing ones come year after year in a shape of all the satisfied and happy guestsOpposite question : have there been some tough moments or any bad experience with bands or promoters?
Bands are usually very easily to work with, so there were no significant issues I would remember right now. [caption id="attachment_67624" align="alignnone" width="800"]
Punk Rock Holiday[/caption]
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