SBM FFestival is the largest hip-hop music event in Poland, which attracts fans of this type of music. Last year's edition took place at the Bemowo airport. This year, the concerts are scheduled from 29 to 31 August at the AWF in Warsaw. The location of the music event did not appeal to the residents of Bielany, who drew attention not only to the noise. As they emphasized, they take into account the well-being of patients staying at the Bielański Hospital, as well as animals living in the surrounding forests – including the Bielański Forest, where you can meet deer and birds. Rafal Trzaskowski did not consent to the organization of the festival in the planned location. The festival organizers responded to his decision by issuing a statement. “The lack of permission at the current preparatory stage is not something exceptional,” it was reported, emphasizing that the festival is to take place in the planned location.
Trzaskowski did not give consent for a mass event in Warsaw. “Negative opinion of the guard”
The mayor of Bielany posted a post on social media in which he explained that at the end of July the city hall appealed to the AWF authorities to meet the expectations of local residents who had raised concerns about the noise.. As he pointed out the Capital Security Center was also contacted with requests not to issue a permit for organizing a musical event in the Bielański Forest area.
We are not against organizing cultural events, including mass events. However, not in this form and not with this approach of the organizer. The Bielański Forest buffer zone is a valuable ecosystem that will suffer from excessive noise and guests numbering in the tens of thousands.
– wrote Grzegorz Pietruczuk, the mayor of Warsaw's Bielany district, on Facebook.
By the way the politician also pointed out that if the concerts were to take place in the planned location, not only animals could suffer from the noise“Especially the patients of the Bielański Hospital located right next to the university. We all remember what the last editions of the festival at the Bemowo airport looked like,” he added.
On August 20, Rafał Trzaskowski refused to issue permission to organize three mass events to be held at the Academy of Physical Education. As the mayor of Bielany emphasized, “the president justifies the negative decision with the negative opinion of the Commander of the State Fire Service of the capital city of Warsaw and the discrepancies indicated by the State District Sanitary Inspector in the documentation submitted by the organizer. The services therefore confirm our position that a festival in this place is a terrible and dangerous idea” – we can read in a statement posted on social media. He added that the organizer may appeal the decision of the president of the capital.
Following the decision of the Mayor of Warsaw, the organizers of the SBM FFestiwal issued a statement.
A statement from the festival organizers appeared in the media, assuring that the event will take place as announced. “In connection with the media reports on the organization of SBM FFestiwal 2024, we want to reassure you that the standard procedure for completing the documentation necessary to issue a permit for a mass event is underway. The lack of a permit at the current preparatory stage is not something exceptionalsuch situations occur throughout the country. However, it is not natural for such information to be passed on to the public by the media without verifying the facts, especially before all administrative deadlines and appeal procedures available to the organizer have passed. So as always – we will see you at AWF between August 29 and 31.. See you. SBM FFestival” – we read. You can find the screenshot in our gallery at the top of the page.