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Heartbeat
It is midnight and the Uprateka (Cleaning Party) afterparty following last year’s Pohoda culminates. Some people ask our office assistant Janka to play the piano and sing something. The group around her gradually grows until they fill the entry hall and the staircase of our office at the airport.…
Byetone
At the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Goethe Institute in Slovakia, we are preparing Goethe Nacht: a special treat within our festival club line-up dedicated to experimental electronica. The program will feature top names from German alternative scene. The first confirmed artist is a cult figure…
The Wilderness
The Wilderness are an absolute proof that punk in its best form is not dead. Guitarist and singer Denis Bango is a genius, a guitar destroyer, and a great curator—that is why The Wilderness will be back to Pohoda and the reason why Denis will pick bands to play at the festival Garage. This next…
Papyllon
Prešov-based band Papyllon make music ranging between rock, pop, electronica and jazz. Towards the end of last summer, the band recorded their debut album in a rehearsal studio and DIY approach definitely paid off. Hudba.sk names the album a world-class piece and says: “Days and nights with…
Yasmine Hamdan
Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan is great at combining Oriental music with Western influences. As a member of bands Soapkills, Y.A.S. as well as thanks to her solo career she is considered an icon of underground music across the Arab world. She collaborated with CocoRosie, Mirwais (Y.A.S.)…
tUnE-yArDs
tUnE-yArDs already played our festival in 2014. Full Moon Zine described their gig as “the best and funniest show at Pohoda.” Back then, Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner reaped the rewards of success with their third album Nikki Nack. In January, they released their fourth studio album I Can…
Re-TROS
Re-TROS (full name Rebuilding the Rights of Statues) is a Beijing-based band that started as a post-punk act and then moved to more electro-kraut-dance music. Their sound can be described as “machine gun drums, crunching heavy metal guitar, and spacey synth washes”. They worked with Brian…
Jessie Ware
Pitchfork and other influential media’s favorite, Jessie Ware, has Mercury Prize, Mobo Awards or BRIT Awards nominations under her belt and the list also includes this year’s nomination in the category of “British Female Solo Artist”. Each one of her three albums made it to Top…
Idiotape
“Imagine Cut Copy, Daft Punk, and Chromeo having a South Korean child”, is what MTW Iggy wrote about another act of Pohoda 2018, the band Idiotape. Three outstanding musicians from Seoul have successfully blended electronic music with house, Korean music, and metal. The band won the Korean…
Ifriqiyya Électrique
Ifriqiyya Electrique bring the shamanic rituals of Saharan tribes, re-arranged and enriched by electric guitar, bass, and computer effects of the members of the band Putan Club. They already delivered a great concert at Pohoda 2014; they will have additional three Sufi singers at their next performance.…