Forhistorien
The prehistory
Die Vorgeschichte
The prehistory
La preistoria
De prehistorie
Предыстория
Musikfestivaler var noget nyt og stort for mange unge i slutningen af 1960'erne.
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Music festivals were a new and big thing for many young people in the late 1960s.
Woodstock Music & Art Fair i USA i 1969 var den største.
Woodstock|Music|Art|Festival||the USA||||largest
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair in the USA in 1969 was the largest.
Den blev holdt i staten New York og havde et publikum på over 500.000.
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It was held in New York State and had an audience of over 500,000.
Der var to unge gymnasieelever i Roskilde som fik den idé at lave en festival inspireret af Woodstock.
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Two young high school students in Roskilde had the idea to create a festival inspired by Woodstock.
I 1971 arrangerede de en musikfestival som varede to dage.
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In 1971, they organized a two-day music festival.
Det blev starten på Roskilde Festivalens lange historie.
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De holdt festivalen på en græsmark lige uden for deres egen by, og det er stadig her man holder Roskilde Festival.
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Sie veranstalteten das Festival auf einer Wiese vor den Toren ihrer Stadt, und dort findet auch heute noch das Roskilde Festival statt.
They held the festival in a grassy field just outside their own town, and this is still where Roskilde Festival is held.
Den første festival i Roskilde hed Sound Festival, og den blev både en stor succes og en fiasko.
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The first festival in Roskilde was called Sound Festival, and it was both a huge success and a failure.
Der var 20 bands til én scene og over 10.000 gæster.
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There were 20 bands for one stage and over 10,000 guests.
Der var ingen ulykker, musikken var god, og alle var glade.
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There were no accidents, the music was good and everyone was happy.
Men økonomisk gik det rigtig dårligt.
but|economically||||badly
But financially, things went really badly.
Der var næsten ingen kontrol, så mange gæster gik ind uden at betale for billetten.
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There was almost no control, so many guests entered without paying for the ticket.
Den kostede 30 kr.
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It cost 30 kr.
Og der var slet ikke penge til oprydning og heller ikke til at betale musikerne.
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And there was no money for cleanup or to pay the musicians.
Roskilde Festival 1972.