The most eminent figure of our jazz scene – Peter Lipa – will perform at Pohoda 2019. Just four months after the premiere of the album Slovenské evergreeny, he released the new album Dobré meno at the end of March. It is a "standard Lipa-like" album with singer’s own songs on the border of jazz, soul, blues and pop. Peter Lipa Band will perform at Pohoda in a line-up consisting of Peter Lipa Jr. (keyboards), Miroslav Fedor (drums), Radovan Tariška (saxophone) and Michal Šimko (bass). → read more

In cooperation with our environmental partner, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (Slovak Railways), we’ll dispatch a special festival express from Košice and Bratislava this year, too. Both tickets and seat reservations for the return journey can be purchased quickly and easily at their festival stand as well. Besides, ZSSK will come to Pohoda with the popular festival train that’ll help you to get anywhere on festival site without any problem. Throughout the duration of the festival, there will be ZSSK relaxation zones available to the festival goers. → read more

We just got great news from the agent of the band Little Big: they agreed with having dancers on stage during the Skibidi song. After the memorable dances with Fatboy Slim and Two Door Cinema Club, our visitors will once again dance on the big stage during this concert. The choreography (clip dance) will be practiced with Laco Cmorej at the NAY Dance House on Saturday. We will choose a few dozens of the best dancers at the end of the workshop and invite them on the stage with the Russian sensation Little Big at midnight. We are looking forward to you. → read more

Pohoda 2019 will also have the avant-garde artist Maria Forqué who performs as DJ-Virgen María. With her new music project, she leaves behind the previous experimental performance project “Beta_0 <3” and focuses on finding the future of EDM. Her work indicates how she imagines this future: combining Latin rhythms, techno, experimental production, and dance structures into a meditative trance. During her Asian tour, she started working on an EP that she is currently recording in London; she will introduce it at Pohoda before it is released. → read more

Pohoda 2019 will also host the music events organizer, commentator and DJ Stephen Budd. He is one of the people behind Damon Albarn's Africa Express project and also stands behind festivals around the world. He is also part of charity projects Give a Home (Amnesty International and Sofar Sound) and Passport: Back To The Bars (War Child).  → read more

We’ve teamed up with Rock for People festival to launch a sale of combo tickets. During your festival vacation incl. Pohoda (11th till 13th July), and Rock for People (4th till 6th of July) you have the chance to see Liam Gallagher, Lykke Li, The 1975, The Roots, Skepta, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mac DeMarco, Lianne La Havas all at Pohoda & Bring me the horizon, Manic Street Preachers, Rudimental Live, Franz Ferdinand, In Flames, Kodaline, Flogging Molly, The Subways and many more for just 159 € (15% discount for both festivals). → read more

Pohoda 2019 will host also Džumelec, a visual artist who devotes himself to jabbering and succulence in art. He is currently nominated for the Oskár Čepan Award as a young artist. Having four kids and being a songwriter, he documents their experiences, ideas, and games. You will learn, for example, what treasures children hide in their backpacks, whether a bear is going to miss “bear paws” (delicious cookies) at Christmas, or hear a story of how the grandma took care of pain. Džumelecʼs lyrics are full of authentic childrenʼs language that contains no embellishment, all that in the pursuit of sincere documentation of the world of kids and parents. → read more

Also this year, we will have the representation of Bratislava Region Tourism, the regional tourism organization, which will promote the possibilities of tourism in the region through an interactive quiz and games. Visitors to the Pohoda festival will receive, in addition to information about the region, also practical gifts that will make more enjoyable the festival days and also a possible visit to the Bratislava region. Bratislava Region Tourism, in cooperation with the Bratislava Self-Governing Region, will also install a giant photo-rotunda on the festival grounds, where visitors will be able to take a picture in front of beautiful panoramas of the region. → read more

The Vojdi trio, originating in Prešov, had a great introduction already at Pohoda 2018. In January this year, they made dance De Drie Gezusters, one of the biggest clubs in the centre of Groningen, at the Pinguin Radio Showcase. Their work is characterized by varied compositions with frequent motif changes and unconventional rhythmics. Approaching the music with ease, they resemble the local legendary band Chiki Liki Tu-a, but in terms of sound, they are particularly influenced by the French new wave of eclectic bands such as Aquaserge and Moodoid. They are currently working on videos and a new album, which is to be released this autumn; however, they agreed to play some of the songs in the premiere at Pohoda 2019 in only one month. → read more

Pohoda 2019 will also feature the drum'n'bass DJ, producer and co-owner of several labels John B. This British musician is known for his eccentric and sharp sound, hairstyle and wardrobe. DJ Mag put him twice in the list of the 100 most influential DJs (ranking highest from among all the drum'n'bass producers). Fans describe his work as trance and bass due to distinctive female vocals and characteristic trance synths he uses. As a sought-after beatmaker, he collaborated with Nicki Minaj on her single "Here I Am", for example. The author of the hits "Up All Night", "Midnight Air" or "Mr. Freud” will make the Trenčín Airport dance in little over a month. → read more