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Bolo nás jedenásť – Live at Pohoda 2017
The legendary album “Bolo nás jedenásť” was played live for the first time ever at Pohoda 2017. The work of the trio Lasica—Satinský—Filip offers a perfect combination of humour, insight, composition genius, and virtuosity. The live version of this album…
04. January 2018
A Pre-PF 2018 Thank You for Pf 2017
At the end of this year again, we prepared the closing credits of our festival. Each name was a treasure. The past year ended up with the historical seven nominations for the European Festival Awards, and it would not have been possible without the hard work of the people listed below. Of course, we…
31. December 2017
Bazzookas at Pohoda 2018
Before Pohoda 2016, hardly anyone here in Slovakia knew who Bazzookas are, but when the festival ended, this band was one of those that got the most positive feedback. It seems that the attraction was mutual: At the last year’s Reeperbahn, the band awarded Pohoda the Bazzookas Award for the best…
28. December 2017
Blossoms
All members of the band were born in the same maternity hospital, they grew up in a two-kilometre radius, and they made it to the top of the British charts—starting in the bass guitaristʼs grandpaʼs scaffolding warehouse. Blossoms received nominations for the Mercury Prize, NME, and Brit Awards…
21. December 2017
Rodriguez
Searching for Sugar Man is an Oscar-winning story about a man who should earn a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the “Nobel Prize for Life”. His songs were copied by millions, they inspired anti-apartheid warriors, and legends were being told about him, while he worked at home at…
20. December 2017
Danny Brown
After the breakup of his parents, he would sell drugs and he ended up behind the bars; after he was released, he began to devote himself to the childʼs dream—becoming a rapper. Obviously, he is very successful with reaching his objectives. According to the Metro Times, he was the artist of the…
19. December 2017
The Chemical Brothers
“What if dance music hit as hard as the fiercest hip-hop and rocked with the visceral force of your favorite guitar banger?” This is what the journalists of Rolling Stone believed was the original conceit of The Chemical Brothers that had shaped their goal. Then Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons…
17. December 2017
Little Dragon – alternative electropop from Sweden
The 22nd Pohoda will feature also one of Swedenʼs most famous bands today, Little Dragon. Their breakthrough was the third album Ritual Union, which was included in the Rolling Stone and Clash selections of the best recordings of the year. Their next album Nabuma Rubberband received a Grammy nomination.…
15. December 2017
Reykjavíkurdætur
Cold Nordic women / rap is meant for male bands only: stereotypes that everyone will cross off their list immediately after seeing “Daughters of Reykjavík” at Pohoda. This 16-member (plus a DJ) all-female band reminds you of a clan where individual solos, duos and trios alternate with…
14. December 2017