One of a kinder: Roskilde at 50
Having just celebrated (belatedly) its 50th anniversary with 130,000 fans, Roskilde remains one of the must-play festivals for any self-respecting act
Feature By | 27 July 2022
It’s a fair bet to assume that, back in 1971, when Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller – two high-school students – decided to put on a festival, they had no idea how momentous an event it would eventually become.
Sound Festival, as it was called, was a cultural success but a financial disaster – “10,000 people turned up, but less than half of them paid to get in,” remembers Leif Skov, the event’s former director and head of booking.
But…
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