The sensation of the German folk scene, Bukahara, was one of two bands that couldn’t play a concert at last year's Pohoda due to injury of a band member. And it was a particularly anticipated concert. Their contagious joy of playing music and mixing genres combined with the instrumental maturity of musicians with academic education made the attenders of the last year's Pohoda Dňa_FM dance. The portal Quantara aptly wrote in an article titled Global Buskers: "Bukahara concert? That means, quite simply, an evening of pure pleasure." We believe that this time nothing will stop the band from bringing their musical joys to Pohoda 2019. → read more

The 1975 became the most successful band of yesterday’s Brit Awards 2019 when they won in the main categories – the British Group of the Year and the Album of the Year. Their album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships left behind recordings by Florence + The Machine and George Ezra. As for the bands, they dominated in the competition of Arctic Monkeys and Gorillaz. The band also performed on stage during the gala with "Sincerity Is Scary" from their latest album. Shortly after releasing the extraordinarily successful A Brief Inquiry, Into Online Relations, the 1975 are preparing the release of another album – Notes on a Conditional Form is planned for the end of May and the Pohoda 2019 attenders will probably be among the first ones to hear it live. → read more

Pohoda will also feature London’s D'n'B producer Dimension. According to Resident Advisor, he is one of the most sought-after electronic producers who offers the perfect balance between music for both clubs and radios. Andy C, Sub Focus and Chase & Status have worked with him. BBC moderators’ Annie Mac and Zane Lowe favourite got at the forefront of Beatport D'n'B all-year sales with his song "Whip Slap". His joint track with Sub Focus, "Desire", won the prestigious Drum and Bass Arena Awards for the Best Song of the Year. After festivals such as Glastonbury, Parklife, Creamfields, Tomorrowland and Snowbombing, the Amnesia club resident will make the Pohoda 2019 attenders dance, too. → read more

The date of the bandʼs concert at the Refinery Gallery changed from February 20 to May 28, 2019. The bandʼs representatives said: “We must reschedule the Bratislava concert due to unforeseen circumstances.” The concert will take place on the nearest possible date, at the end of May. The opening act will be the Scottish singer ONR., however, the other announced artist, Lewis Cappaldi, will not perform. If you have already purchased tickets and the new concert date does not fit you, you can request a refund (and the ticket will be made void) by e-mail at shop@pohodafestival.sk. The first concerts of the “Still Avoiding Tomorrow Tour” have been praised in reviews by NME and The National Student. On behalf of the band, we apologize for any inconvenience. We already look forward to seeing you at the Bastille concert on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. → read more

The Trenčín airport will also host BaBa ZuLa and their Istanbul psychedelic rock'n'roll. They create unusual combination of psychedelia, reggae, electronica and dub combining traditional (and non-traditional) Turkish instruments. Their show is a breath taking display of different kinds of art, when on stage, apart from original music, you can see a belly dancer, poetry, theatre or live drawing. The audience thus experience an eccentric audio-visual celebration. Culture Trip has ranked them among the top 10 artists from Turkey that you should know and The Guardian gave their Do Not Obey album (2016) four stars out of five. After festivals such as Roskilde, Printemps de Bourge or Venice Biennale, Pohoda 2019 attenders will also get a chance to see BaBa ZuLa. → read more

The Moscow electronic duo IC3PEAK will also perform at Pohoda 2019. In 2017, they won an award in the electronic music category at the independent music awards, Jager Music Awards, and the best experimental project of the year award at the Golden Gargoyle Awards. They've toured the whole world and their videos have tens of millions of views on YouTube. However, one of them (video for the song "Death No More") caused that the hitherto exceptionally successful band caught the attention of the Russian security services. Several concerts were cancelled and the band members themselves were detained by the police. The story of the band linked to an alleged "blacklist of unwanted music" was reported by media such as The Guardian, The Independet, BBC, NPR, and Arte. Their combination of the genres witch house, trap and glitch pop will be also presented at the airport of Trenčín. → read more

Pohoda 2019 will also feature the French electronic music producer Pascal Arbez Nicolas known as Vitalic. Pitchfork compared the quality of his debut, OK Cowboy, to Daft Punk’s Homework or Discovery. In addition to creative music, he won his fans over with live performances which are always enhanced by a great visual aspect, as in the case of the impressive "V Mirror" live show (he’s surrounded by huge electronic mirror panels). In 20 weeks, the author of the catchy tracks "Poison Lips", "Poney Pt. 1 "or" La Rock 01" will present himself in the LIVE version to Slovak fans. → read more

Pohoda 2019 will also see an eccentric UK artist Natalie Sharp (Lone Taxidermist) with her new project BodyVice. According to Noisey, Natalie creates “skewed glam electro pop with a disconcerting and psychedelic edge” and The Quietus describes her approach as “(a)n unholy amalgamation of Grace Jones, Ari Up and John Cooper Clarke with diva-esque wails and jarring harmonies”.  Natalie is an accomplished sound & stage designer, performance artist and make-up artist, or rather, a high-end body painter whose design practices converge around sound and the body in the new project. She describes BodyVice as follows: “Your body is a sensory device, each sense can be manipulated / modulated and played like an instrument. You are both superhuman and human-synthesis. The layers of your anatomy come to represent a process or modulation of how you can be played.” → read more

A musical love at first sound: that’s how we could describe the relationship between Pohoda, its visitors and the band from Israel, Lola Marsh. As an unknown band, they played our main stage during their Slovak premiere in 2014. The chemistry worked right away. A tour, several solo concerts as well as other gigs at Pohoda followed. A year ago, they played their biggest show in the Refinery Gallery with a special addition to their setlist: an unforgettable cover version of “Čerešne” that 1,500 deeply moved people sang along with Yael. Since their premiere, Lola Marsh played Slovakia every single year and, this time, it won’t be otherwise. On Thursday evening, they will open the program on Pohoda 2019’s main stage. → read more

During his premiere in Slovakia, he performed solo. During his fall tour, he was accompanied by his brother Dan playing saxophone and the next Pohoda will see him with his band as part of the European premiere of The Donny Benét Show Band. The discovery of Pohoda 2018, Donny Benét, ended his fourth tour on the old continent just yesterday and now returns home with a plan to work on his new album. During his shows, security guys, photographers, stage managers as well as bartenders were dancing. People put on glittery garments their parents used to wear and many items ended up on stage under Donny Benét’s feet. His Slovak fan club currently has more than 500 members. The majority attended one of his four amazing fall shows and the outcome is this cool after movie. Apart from the brilliant moments captured during his tour in Slovakia, you will also learn how a jazzman became the Donny Benét phenomenon. → read more