Now, every penny truly counts on the Ukrainian scene, every euro on the account of Ukrainian musicians will help deal with the consequences of the war waged by the Putin regime. I have always been against music quota on radios. However, positive discrimination makes sense if it is to help those who really need it. The reasons may vary, one of them being social exclusion. The Slovak scene is in a shape that does not require any similar support mechanisms. We do not suffer somewhere on the margins, there are no obstacles for which we would need an active administrative intervention from the state that would bind private companies to its fulfilment. I am familiar with the points of people who defend quota. Yet I do not consider any of them relevant and such that would improve our music scene. I marvel at the hurt attitude of our musicians complaining about too much foreign music in the media. → read more

You can support Pohoda also by assigning 2% of your income tax to civic association Do pohody. It is also via this association that since 2015 we have been implementing projects at our festival. Thank you for your support. → read more

You can watch the Concert for Ukraine footage on our YouTube channel or in the RTVS Archive:  www.rtvs.sk/televizia/archiv/18754/313162 → read more

This Sunday, 27th February, we are holding the Concert for Ukraine/Концерт для України on Bratislava’s Main Square. “With this concert, we want to show our solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The liberal arts are developing best in free countries, and we know that our friends in Ukraine are trying to do the same. Every year, great artists from Ukraine perform at Pohoda, we receive representatives of their media, we have many visitors and great relationships with promoters from Ukraine. We want to let them all know also this way that we are with them in these difficult times. By the way, it is clear that if a similar attack concerned Slovakia, one of the first targets would be the Trenčín airport, which is also used for many civilian activities, including our festival,” says Michal Kaščák. → read more

Pohoda 2022 will also have Japanese punk rockers Otoboke Beaver. As one of their fans, Dave Grohl, aptly said: “It’ll blow your mind, dude. It’s the most fucking intense shit you’ve ever seen.” The band formed at a music club near the University of Kyoto and got their name from the local “love hotel”. They mix garage rock with Japanese pop and the Riot Grrrl approach. They are characterized by frequent rhythm changes, “gang vocals”, and strong lyrics about the relationships and status of women.  → read more

We believe that in less than a half a year we will meet at the Trenčin airport in full capacity. Due to a significant rise in prices of the energies, work, artist fees and other production costs as well as rising inflation we are forced to increase the ticket price. You can still buy the three-day ticket for 109 € until 22.2.2022. Afterwards the ticket for the visitors above 26 years will cost 129 €. Price of the Junior, Kids and PwD/PwD-C tickets will remain unchanged as well as the other tickets (parking, caravan, ...).   → read more

Those who experienced Fulu Miziki at Pohoda on the Ground will probably not be surprised that we wanted to bring them to the “big” Pohoda as soon as possible. We are very glad that it will come true already this summer, and not only because they released a great debut EP Ngbaka, praised also by Pitchfork, a few days ago. Even without the praises of renowned critics, we have seen what makes this band special. Their concerts have a relaxed atmosphere, large portions of creativity and improvisations, cheerful fresh music, and positive energy they spread from the stage.   → read more

Pohoda festival 2022 will open its gates in 140 days and you can make the waiting for it shorter with the aftermovie from Pohoda on the Ground. It was again prepared for us by the Roadtrip studio, this time with the dynamic song I’ll Have What She’s Having from our friends from the band Wooze.   → read more

Visitors of Pohoda 2022 will dance also to the music of the Grammy 2017 winner for the best electronic album, Australian DJ and producer Flume. A pioneer and populariser of the future bass genre, he has also a member of the duo What So Not and collaborated with a number of names such as Lorde, Chet Faker, Disclosure, Tove Lo, and London Grammar. He became one of Australia’s biggest stars with his debut Flume, and gained the worldwide success with the album Skin, which The Independent described as the audio equivalent of ecstasy. At the beginning of February, he released the song “Say Nothing” as a teaser for his third album Palaces, which will be out on the 20th May, and visitors to Pohoda will be among the first to hear it. What can they expect from him live? The 303 magazine wrote after his concert at Red Rocks: “A breath-taking odyssey of light and music.” We have been trying to book Flume for years, since our external consultant Robo Brieška told us about him. We are glad that it finally worked out. We are sure that this will be a fantastic end to the Friday’s line-up on the main stage.” → read more

Pohoda 2022 will host also the recognised Palestinian DJ and extraordinarily creative producer Sama’ Abdulhadi. She describes her sets as Berlin techno perceived in a Lebanese way. A major populariser of electronic music in the Middle East, she received her music education in Beirut, London, Paris, and Cairo. She has worked on film music, played at festivals such as Fusion, OFF, and Sziget, and is well known to techno fans due to her great videos on platforms like Boiler Room and Beatport (the legendary Boiler Room video is among the TOP 10 most watched recordings on their favourite YouTube channel). This summer, her excellent techno sets will make dance visitors of festivals such as Coachela, Primavera, Exit, and Pohoda.   → read more