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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…
Picnic at Kingswood garden
Visitors who will be collecting Kingswood cider stamps can get a present in the form of handy hats or fan. On Saturday, Picnic Happy hour is going to take place between 11 AM and 12 PM. If you buy 5 ciders, you'll get a picnic basket full of goodies. Cider is a refreshing, mildly alcoholic drink…
Hraj noha a hrá Banda
There are very few bands for which the term world music is as fitting as for Banda. The band takes inspiration from Slovak traditional music, but also from genres such as blues, jazz, beat, pop, old music and music of other nations (Balkan, Celtic, Slavic, African and Latin American). Slovak folk songs…
Saturday night punk-metal fever at Garage
ČAD Crust-grind band Čad from Svätý Jur have been on the scene for 22 years. In 2011, they won a Radio_Head Award in the category of hard&heavy for their album Ťažký kov. Since 2006, they play with a “family” line-up – siblings Pišta Vandal…
Visegrad club: Saturday
DETEKM (SK) The pseudonym DETEKM hides Maroš Sabo, a tireless representative of Trenčín electronic music scene. Many may know him under the pseudonym Abnormal which is his alter ego oriented more towards ambient music. However, he is coming to Pohoda with the project DETEKM,…
The Red Bull Music Academy Stage for the first time at Pohoda 2016
The stage will feature 15 artists representing the current sound of the Academy. We can look forward to performances of artists playing different genres. The English producer Throwing Snow supported the tour of Bonobo, as well as the Thom Yorkeʼs (Radiohead) project Atoms for Peace. The London BBC Radio1…