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Before PF 2017 thanks for Pf 2016
Thank you to co-curators, artists, their agents, tour managers and the rest of their crews The art is the essence of our festival. The final version of our program is influenced by a number of magicians, including tips from our webparty, mails, FB, important discussions in bars or other meetups…
Charlie Winston
Charlie Winston gained some popularity in 2007, when Peter Gabriel invited him to tour with him around Europe. He also allowed him to use his own personal studio where Charlie recorded some tracks, and it was the combination of these records and ones he recorded at Londonʼs M17 that became the basis…
Beardyman’s Dream Team, Beak> and Ho99o9 at Pohoda 2017
Super group of the best freestylers in the world – Beardyman’s Dream Team Three-times UK DMC champion, JFB, one of the best drummers in the world, Emre Ramazanoglu (Sia, Noel Gallagher, Alex Clare), world beatbox champion, Bellatrix, violinist and saxophonist, Ben Sarfas, UK Slam Poetry…
Energetic punks Slaves at Pohoda 2017
“We saw Slaves at International Festival Forum Conference where agents introduce festival promoters to the hottest acts. Slaves played in the afternoon in front of “conference attendees” and transformed even this type of event into an impressive punk shindig. It was definitely the best…
Ylvis, Birdy, Slaves, Dillon, There Were Eleven of Us, Pohoda ’97 and more Pohoda 2017 news
Ylvis – The Expensive Jacket Tour Thursday night highlight will be Ylvis with their spectacular The Expensive Jacket Tour set. Brothers Ylvisåker made a name for themselves when their song “The Fox”, whose purpose was to promote the third series of their show I kveld med Ylvis…
Pohoda with record-breaking 4 nominations in European festival awards
The shortlist of ten finalists in the category of Best Line-Up was selected by 25 promoters and 10 additional professionals (journalists, conference promoters) from all around Europe. Besides Pohoda, the shortlist includes the likes of Glastonbury, Primavera, Roskilde or Paléo, Pohoda being the…
Večer pre všímavých (The Evening for the Attentive) – 17. 11. 2016
The band Hańba! was started by musicians with experience in folk, klezmer, punk, indie-rock, metal, and even electronic music formations. Last year, they performed at OFF, one of the largest Polish festivals. They caught the ear of KEXP, the well-known US radio station, which started shooting…
IQ magazine: Do festivals lose their connection to the young?
One of the topics was losing the connection with young festival-goers. Among other things, Michal pointed out that with their pricing policy, western European events are focusing on “middle-aged, middle-class” attendees. CEO of Kilimanjaro Live added that when too old for family entertainment…
Pohoda 2016 review at Drowned in Sound
From the very first note, Ivan Kozolka can’t help himself. He knows. What starts as a gentle bobbing becomes more and more demented; limbs flailing, jerking from side to side, he’s like a hyperactive child who’s overdosed on Haribo, a manic grin plastered across his face. Pretty soon,…
Pohoda 2016: Feedback of foreign media and music professionals
Vic Galloway – BBC Scotlandʼs journalist for CLASH Magazine Pohoda can celebrate as the sparkling jewel in the festival crown of Central European festivals. If you're looking for something unique and of real quality, I'd highly recommend it. Here are 10 of my highlights from this yearʼs…