Trutnoff Open Air festival gets underway

The Trutnoff Open Air music festival got underway on Thursday night in Trutnov, east Bohemia. The festival was established in 1985 and it is closely linked to the former underground. This years’ edition is dedicated to what would be the 80th birthday of the late president Václav Havel, who regularly attended the event. Some musicians, including Jaroslav Hutka or the band The Plastic People of the Universe have cancelled their appearance at the event this year over the fact that the organisers have invited one-time Communist Party general secretary Miloš Jakeš to attend. Jakeš, however, declined the invitation.