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The biggest showcase festival ESNS 2019 focused on Slovak music ended brilliantly
If Eurosonic was a turning point for Slovak music, it was equally essential for Pohoda festival. In addition to two awards at the European Festival Awards, Pohoda also won the A Greener Festival Award at the ESNS 2019. Along with other award-winning festivals, the members of our production crew accepted…
Pohoda Festival won The Take A Stand Award and The Award for Excellence and Passion for Michal Kaščák
Michal Kaščák took the Award for Excellence and Passion from the last year winner’s hands, Fruzsina Szép. In her long introductory speech, she highlighted the way Michal approaches the organization of the festival, hinting to the previous award: "When Michal sees any…
Charlotte Gainsbourg at Pohoda 2019
Charlott Gainsbourg started her musical career as a 13-year-old with a controversial duet with her father called "Lemon Incest". The well-known artist provocateur continued in the topic of "borderline" relationship with his daughter in the film Charlotte for Ever, and in his daughter's…
Shibuya Motors at Pohoda 2019
Shibuya Motors. Tough, but liberating. Grindcore, free improvisation, free jazz, heavy metal and noise all in one. Shibuya Motors is a band founded by Slávo Krekovič and Miroslav Tóth in 2006. Gradually, the best European drummers joined them – Didi Kern (Fuckhead, Bulbul, etc.)…
Mac DeMarco at Pohoda 2019
From Edmonton to Vancouver, from there to Montreal, New York to finally land in Los Angeles. Mac DeMarco was drawing new inspiration in all of these cities, yet he remained faithful to his unmistakable style, which is a trend for others. His songs are dominated by a guitar with a distinctive chorus and…
Liam Gallagher at Pohoda 2019
Liam Gallagher is the youngest of the three sons of Irish immigrants from a Manchester suburb, but unlike older Noel, he wasn’t very interested in music in his childhood. Everything apparently changed after he received a blow to the head from a classmate. He was obsessed with becoming a member…
Austrian discovery Cari Cari at Pohoda 2019
At the beginning of November, they released their first LP record Anaana and sold out all vinyl copies within two weeks. All their shows planned for the first part of their tour supporting their new album got sold out as well and several of their concerts taking place across European cities had to move…
Michael Kiwanuka – the British soul star at Pohoda 2019
He came to greater public awareness in 2011 when he supported Adel on her tour. In 2012, he released his debut album, Home Again, which was ranked fourth in the British chart. In the same year he became the winner of the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. One year later, he collaborated with Jack White on…
SOFI TUKKER – currently nominated for Grammy at Pohoda 2019
The success of Sofi Tukker was anything but planned. Tucker Halpern had spent his entire life dreaming about a basketball career until in the first grade he was confided to bed for eight months due to illness. He used his time to study music production, and continued full time after returning to school.…
THE 1975 – one of the most awarded present-day British bands at Pohoda 2019
The 1975 was founded in Manchester by four schoolmates – the guitarist Matthew "Matty" Healy, guitarist Adam Hann, bass player Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel in Manchester. It took them almost a decade to get from the first meeting to the first single, but then it was a rocket…