21st Edition of Colours of Ostrava Kicks Off

The 21st edition of Colours of Ostrava kicks off in the Moravian-Silesian capital on Wednesday.

Colours of Ostrava is a multi-genre international music festival that has been held in the Dolní Vítkovice area since 2012.

As every year, the former site of the steelworks, mines, and ironworks will come alive with a program of over 450 items on 24 open and indoor stages.

Visitors can expect concerts by foreign and domestic performers and bands, discussions, theatres, workshops, and much more.

The music program will welcome the opulent and extravagant show of Sam Smith, who will perform in the Czech Republic for the first time ever.

The lineup also features such names from the music world scene as Tom Morello, Lenny Kravitz, Sean Paul, Zara Larsson, Gary Clark Jr., James Blake, as well as more indie and other genre-diverse music.

As part of the accompanying program, visitors can look forward to theatre performances by Losers Cirque Company, Tribes, Bum Bum Comedy Club, and much more.

Since 2016, the event has taken place concurrently with the international discussion forum Meltingpot.

Among other awards, in 2005 and 2006, Colours won the Musical Event of the Year prize at the Anděl Awards. In 2016, The Guardian ranked it among the top ten music festivals in Europe.

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