Flannel night. The concert in support of General Pavel filled the club near Lucerna
/VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY/ Supporters of the presidential candidate Petr Pavl decided to support him with a series of concerts and cultural events. The biggest one was the Concert for Pavla, which started on Sunday at 7 pm in the Lucerna Music bar. It was attended by 35 musicians and other personalities. After the televised debate, the candidate himself should have arrived among his supporters. However, he sent a message to those present that, unfortunately, he had contracted a bacillus and was going home after the debate in the Czech Republic.
Concert for Pavel in Prague’s Lucerna Music bar.
| Photo: Deník/Lucie Štrachová
More than three dozen personalities performed during the five-hour marathon. Among them, for example, Jitka Čvančarová, Xindl X, Janek Ledecký, Pavel Callta, Adam Mišík, Aleš Háma & spol., Bára Basiková, Tomáš Matonoha & friends, Už jme doma, Jan Čenský, Václav Marhoul or Jiří Hrdina.
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The organizers expected a lot of interest, and due to the capacity of the club in the center of Prague, it was expected that not all interested parties would be able to get inside. “For those who cannot get to Lucerna Music Bar due to the capacity being filled, we will broadcast the concert live via social networks,” said event promoter Robin Suchánek.
More than an hour before the start of the event, dozens of people were standing in the Lucerna passage in the direction of Vodičková street.
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The line flowed down Vodičková street. Passersby were surprised. One German-speaking couple commented to the crowd that “they seem to be giving something away here for free.”
The club was opened to the public approximately 25 minutes before the start of the event. After a stop in the dressing room, it was obvious that some of the visitors arrived symbolically in flannel shirts.
The event started at the stroke of seven and the presenter announced 35 performers in a long program of 4 and a half hours. Radek Banga and his band were the first to take the stage.
Not only the visitors arrived in flannel shirts, but practically all the performers as well. This also applied to world hockey champion and Stanley Cup holder Jiří Hrdin, who received a big round of applause.
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The most tumultuous welcome was given to Pavlo Pafko, the famous surgeon and physician of President Václav Havel. Those present also forgave him for his miscommunication when he identified the current candidate as General Havel.
The guide of the evening announced to the visitors of the event that a “second candidate” had also arrived in the candidates’ debate on Czech Television, as opposed to the previous announcement. There was a whistle from the publications.
The most touching moment of the evening. After the performance of the moderator Ester Janečková, her little daughter Sára sang. “I can’t vote yet, but at least I want to support a president I won’t be ashamed of by singing,” she said on stage, and her performance received frenetic applause.
Concert for Pavel in Prague’s Lucerna Music bar. Ester Janečková with her daughter Sára.In the end, General Petr Pavel did not attend the concert to show his support. He sent a message to the hundreds present. “Unfortunately, I was struck down by a bacillus. After the debate on Czech TV, I had to go home, where I will stay for the whole of Monday”, the evening’s moderator read the message.
The locals then loudly supported their favorites and the concert continued with other performances.