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Musikfestivaler var noget nyt og stort for mange unge i slutningen af 1960'erne. 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. 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. 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. 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. In 1971, they organized a two-day music festival. Det blev starten på Roskilde Festivalens lange historie. De holdt festivalen på en græsmark lige uden for deres egen by, og det er stadig her man holder Roskilde Festival. 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. 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. There were 20 bands for one stage and over 10,000 guests. Der var ingen ulykker, musikken var god, og alle var glade. There were no accidents, the music was good and everyone was happy. Men økonomisk gik det rigtig dårligt. But financially, things went really badly. Der var næsten ingen kontrol, så mange gæster gik ind uden at betale for billetten. There was almost no control, so many guests entered without paying for the ticket. Den kostede 30 kr. It cost 30 kr. Og der var slet ikke penge til oprydning og heller ikke til at betale musikerne. And there was no money for cleanup or to pay the musicians. Roskilde Festival 1972.