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The biggest free non-commercial music and arts event in Europe will not take place in 2020. Jurek Owsiak, the promotor of Pol'and'Rock Festival, issued a statement to cancel the 26th edition of the Festival and to announce a new online initiative which will take place instead.
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Friends of the Most Beautiful Festival in the World,
The spread of the novel coronavirus has put the entire globe to a standstill. Invisible for the naked eye, quiet, and inconspicuous, it did away with life as we knew it. As the virus spreads, so does the fear. People fall ill, some of them lose their loved ones to the disease caused by the coronavirus. Now is not the time for pretending to be brave, for coming up with gimmicks to trick the virus. We know it very well, so we directed all of our activity towards helping medical staff fight with the disease. We believe that we will overcome the worst, yet we are realistic and, above all else, prioritising health and safety of our festival guests and performers. It is with heavy hearts that we have to cancel this year's edition of Pol'and'Rock.We will meet again next year, on July 29th to 31st 2021 for three days of music, friendship, and peace in Kostrzyn nad Odrą which will go down in history as the 27th edition of Pol'and'Rock Festival.
We want to extend an invitation for you to take part in an online festival experience which will take place on 30.07 - 1.08 2020. We are gearing up to create a one-of-a-kind adventure and to recreate that community we have lovingly tended for all these years. Let's listen to music, learn, explore new ideas and chat. You will get to experience the festival even though this year we are forced to be apart.
Our experience and community we will create this summer matters - so let's celebrate the online edition of 26th Pol'and'Rock Festival together.
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| The line-up of 2020 edition of Pol'and'Rock Festival, which is the biggest non-commercial event in Europe, included acts such as Dropkick Murphys, While She Sleeps, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Death Angel, Jinjer, Wednesday 13, Clutch, and Rise of the Northstar among many other international and Polish acts. The festival is organised by the biggest Polish NGO, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation, which is currently investing its resources into COVID-19 relief in Poland. |
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