Bereits im Jahr 2019 mehrten sich Gerüchte, dass das Punk Rock Holiday wohl zukünftig nicht mehr an bekannter Stelle stattfinden kann. Anfangs lagen die Gründe im Bau einer neuen Schnellstraße, kehrten sich dann mehr in Richtung des Naturschutzes (was in meinen Augen ja mal so überhaupt nicht zusammen passt) und sind nun beim Schutz der ansässigen Gemeinden und Anwohnern angekommen.
Es gab zwischen Kommune und Veranstaltern (es betrifft neben dem PRH ja auch noch weitere Festivals, die auf dem Gelände ausgetragen werden), immer wieder Gespräche und zwischenzeitliche Einigungen. Nun scheint es aber leider Gewiss, dass das PRH 2027 das letzte Mal in der von uns so geliebten Kulisse stattfinden kann.
Die Veranstalter äußerten sich wie folgt:
Yesterday marked a significant moment regarding the festival’s location. After years of uncertainty and intense political battles, escalated right after the devastating pandemic, we can finally relax a little. Punk Rock Holiday will remain in its current location for the next four years without any changes, except for a substantial increase in the festival tax—alternatively known as the tourist tax—which has risen from 7,500 to a staggering 40,000 EUR starting this year.
In summary, we have a four-year reprieve, and 2027 appears to be the final year for Punk Rock Holiday in Tolmin.
“Mayor Alen Červ presented the proposal for the Decree on the conditions for the organization and implementation of festivals along the Sotočje River until 2027 in the introduction to point 3. As he pointed out, the municipality prepared it together with the representatives of all council lists, they devoted a lot of time and coordination to the work, and invited a wide range of stakeholders to participate. „After 2027, we will no longer see music festivals in the current scope and concept in the Sotočje area, as we want events that are consistent with the tourism development strategy, and in the interim period they are an acceptable alternative,“ Červ was clear. In the next four summer seasons, a maximum of three major music festivals with more than 800 visitors per day will be able to take place in the Sotočje area in 31 days (July-August). The maximum number of visitors per day will be 5,000. The music program of the open-air festival can last until 1:00 a.m. the following day at the latest, and the organizer will have to provide residents from the municipality with time-limited free access to the area by Sotočje during the festival, and provide free access to the German Ossuary for all visitors, free passage via the state remote bicycle connections on the section between the footbridge over the Tolminka River and Dijaška Street in the city of Tolmin, and a reverent departure from the cemetery in Tolmin at a distance of at least 50 meters. Depending on the number of visitors, the amount of the festival fee will be between EUR 500 per festival (smaller scale festivals) and EUR 8,000 per day (5,000 daily visitors). The municipality will distribute the tax collected among the local communities that are most affected during the festivals, the Sotočje area and the tourist infrastructure. The councilors first adopted the proposal of the decree without a vote against in the first, and then in the second reading.
Ein Grund mehr in diesem Jahr ordentlich auf die Pauke zu hauen.
LINE-UP PUNK ROCK HOLIDAY 2024
Rise Against, Flogging Molly, Descendents, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Mad Caddies, Comeback Kid, The Exploited, No Fun At All, H2O, Zebrahead, Strung Out, Terror, Feine Sahne Fischfilet, A Wilhelm Scream, The Toasters, Grade 2, Death By Stereo, Mustard Plug, Belvedere, Not On Tour
LINE-UP BEACH STAGE 2024
Bridge City Sinners, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Seized Up, Slaughterhouse, Charlie Bit My Finger, PickeVriste, Jet8, Strum101, Dankeschatz, Pink Panker, Stanis, Smacked, Kill The President!, Andy B And The World, PMX, Codename Colin, Bloodstrings, Mean Girls, F*cking ANgry, Public Enemy, Shooting Bambi, Amorfo, Bike Age, Dumb Bats, Drunk Tank, Half Price, Fair Do´s, Chasing For Glory, The Mustard, Rickee And Redicule
