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Beats for Love

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Beats for Love
GenreElectronic dance music
DatesFirst weekend in July (4 days)
Location(s)Ostrava, Czechia
Years active2013–present
FoundersKamil Rudolf
Websiteb4l.cz

Beats for Love (abbreviated as B4L[1]) is an annual electronic dance music festival held every first weekend of July since 2013 in Lower Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic. The festival features multiple stages focused on different subgenres of electronic dance music, such as drum and bass, house, and techno.[2]

The festival is the largest festival of electronic music in Central Europe.[3] In 2024, the festival was ranked among the top 100 festivals by DJ Mag readers.[4]

History

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The festival was founded by Kamil Rudolf as a three-day festival and first took place in 2013.[5] In its first year, it featured 5 stages, hosted about 200 artists and attracted 25,000 people. The following year, in 2014, 35,000 people attended the festival. In 2015, the festival was extended to four days, featuring 11 stages and more than 350 artists.[6]

In 2016, the festival announced a complete sell-out, attracting about 42,000 people, and featured English drum and bass duo Sigma and Swiss DJ Mike Candys.[7]

In 2017, the festival introduced a new Love Stage measuring 50 × 26 meters (164 × 85.3 feet), which hosted the main headliners, English DJ Fatboy Slim, English music duo Chase & Status, and English DJ Sigala.[8] About 40,000 people attended the festival.

In 2018, the festival sold out once again, as in 2016, and attracted about 50,000 attendees. The lineup of over 400 artists included Norwegian DJ Alan Walker, Swedish electronic music duo Galantis, and American house DJ Roger Sanchez.[9]

In 2019, 150,000 people attended the festival, which was three times more than the previous year. The festival featured Dutch DJ Don Diablo and German DJ Robin Schulz.[10]

In 2020, the festival was organized in a reduced format due to the COVID-19 restrictions, featuring two separate stages, each for 1,000 people.[11] In 2021, a similar format was presented; however, the two stages were not separated and the attendance limit was increased to 5,000 people,[12] in accordance with Czech government regulations, which permitted up to 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 outdoors.[13]

In 2022, the festival returned as a full-scale festival without any restrictions.[14] As the pandemic restrictions in the Czech Republic were lifted[15], the festival attracted 160,000 people and featured Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies, Australian DJ Timmy Trumpet, Israeli DJ duo Vini Vici, and Alan Walker, who returned after his previous performance in 2018.[16] During the first day of the festival, a rainstorm damaged the drum and bass stage, leading to its closure for the remainder of the festival.[17]

In 2023, 150,000 people attended the festival. The main headliners were Canadian DJ Deadmau5, Dutch DJ Hardwell, and Dutch DJ Tiësto, who attracted 40,000 people on the last day.[18]

In 2024, the festival introduced a fully cashless payment system across the entire venue, debuted a new Captain Morgan stage, and featured 512 artists, including French DJ David Guetta, Swedish DJ Eric Prydz, Italian music group Meduza, and returning artists Lost Frequencies and Chase & Status.[19] A total of 162,000 people attended.[20]

In 2025, the festival area was divided into three zones – Love, Industrial and Space, each containing distinct stages. More than 500 artists performed on total of 18 stages[21], including Swedish DJ Axwell, English DJ Jax Jones, English DJ John Newman, and Armin van Buuren and Timmy Trumpet, both returning after previously performing there in 2022.[22] The budget for this year was 320 million Kč.[23] 164,000 people attended the festival.[24]

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  • The Love Stage, main stage of the festival (2019)
    The Love Stage, main stage of the festival (2019)
  • The Love Stage at night (2019)
    The Love Stage at night (2019)
  • Festival visitors (2019)
    Festival visitors (2019)
  • House Cool stage (2019)
    House Cool stage (2019)
  • Reggae Jungle Beach stage (2019)
    Reggae Jungle Beach stage (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Jiříček, Petr (10 June 2024). "Ředitel B4L Kamil Rudolf: Díky festivalu se na Ostravsku protočí miliarda korun". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ^ Krajčo, Lukáš (13 March 2025). "Beats for Love 2025: Vše o tomto populárním festivalu". frews.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ CzechTourism (7 June 2023). "6 Excellent Summer Music Festivals in Czechia | VisitCzechia". www.visitczechia.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ "The Top 100 Festivals of 2024, as voted by DJ Mag readers". DJ Mag. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ Lysá, Tereza (2 July 2025). "Ředitel festivalu Beats for Love hlásí: Dom Perignon po bednách a miliarda Ostravě". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ Redakce (19 January 2015). "Tři dny už jsou jim málo: Největší taneční festival Beats For Love chce růst". ostravan.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Historie / Galerie". Beats for love (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ Porebská, Hana (9 July 2017). "OBRAZEM: Finále Beats For Love v Ostravě". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  9. ^ Redakce (4 July 2018). "Beats for Love letos přivítá držitele Grammy nebo duo Galantis". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ^ Redakce (30 May 2019). "Beats for Love letos slibuje nejsilnější line-up v historii". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. ^ Jiříček, Petr (5 July 2020). "PODÍVEJTE SE: Happening Beats for Love Ostrava. Pařilo se korona nekorona!". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  12. ^ externí, autor (3 July 2021). "OBRAZEM: V Ostravě odstartoval festival taneční hudby Beats for Love". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  13. ^ Redakce (14 June 2021). "Nová opatření v kultuře. Venku může být až 5000 lidí, uvnitř 2000". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  14. ^ Rec, Mikoláš (13 February 2022). "Návrat k normálu? Největší český festival Beats for Love připravuje hlasitý comeback". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Poslední opatření proti covidu skončila, respirátory už nejsou nikde povinné | Aktuálně.cz". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Beats for Love 2022 láká na to nejlepší z elektronické hudby - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Pořadatelé Beats for Love: Museli jsme přerušit program, šlo o bezpečnost všech". www.patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Skončil festival taneční hudby Beats for Love, na Tiësta přišlo přes 40 tisíc lidí | Aktuálně.cz". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  19. ^ Součková, Kateřina (5 June 2024). "Beats for Love v Ostravě uvede Davida Guettu a vrátí se zpátky ke kořenům". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  20. ^ ČTK, Josef Gabzdyl (7 July 2024). "Mimořádná návštěvnost. Beats for Love ohlásil jednodenní i celkový rekord". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Největší taneční party ve střední Evropě. V Ostravě vrcholí stavba areálu Beats for Love - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  22. ^ Součková, Kateřina (2 July 2025). "Festival Beats for Love startuje. První den rozezní Timmy Trumpet a Sub Focus". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  23. ^ Hrabinová, Tereza (26 June 2025). "Beats for Love se vrací silnější než kdy dřív. Jen rozpočet je stonásobný oproti prvnímu ročníku". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  24. ^ "Beats for Love navštívil rekordní počet posluchačů. John Newman řádil jako zběsilý - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in Czech). 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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