Metronome Prague festival to end after ten years

The Metronome Prague music festival, which has previously featured Sting, Alanis Morissette and Iggy Pop, is to end after ten years, the organisers told the Czech News Agency.

The main reasons for the decision include insufficient attendance and a lack of long-term strategic partners for the festival’s future.

The 10th edition of Metronome Prague took place in June at Letňany Airport, where the festival had moved from Prague’s Exhibition Grounds. It was headlined by British singer and songwriter Sting and featured dozens of performers across three stages, with one of its highlights being Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Attendance, however, did not reach the tens of thousands of people that is usual for concerts by international stars at the Letňany venue.