Pohoda will also see a phenomenal singer of Ruthenian songs, Štefan Štec. Štefan attended Pohoda several times; he organized a few workshops at House of Dance tent and, last year, was part of an amazing concert during Sun Welcoming. At the beginning of May 2018, he released a debut album titled Poleťiv bym na kraj svita and a day after played a powerful gig at Concert for Martina and Ján in Gregorovce. On this album, Štefan presents unique ancient songs from Slovak-Polish-Ukrainian border area. As he says, with his music, he would like to tear down the borders between countries as well as between people.   → read more

Tolstoys won the Debut of the Year Award at the current Radio Heards for the album “Botanika”. The unmistakable voice and sensitive expression of the singer Ela Tolstová, in combination with the melancholic indie-pop melodies, precise rhythm section, and interesting arrangements (violin, piano, and samples) quickly won a lot of fans. We discovered them basically coincidentally when they were playing in Ráno na eFemku radio show, only a few minutes before we were going to announce Solange. It is no coincidence, however, that after last yearʼs Pohoda, Pohoda Party concerts, showcases Bush, Ment, Nouvelle Prague, and Eurosonic, Tolstoys will play also at Pohoda 2018. → read more

Only two names from the Slovak scene received two criticsʼ awards in Radio Head_Awards: Jana Kirschner and Nvmeri. Nvmeri previously won this award in the same formation as now (Pišta Královič, Palo Javorník and Miro Tuchyňa) under the name “The Uniques”; they received the second award only a few months ago at the tenth edition of the “Radio Heads” for the album I don't think so. Hudba.sk wrote about the album: “The result is an original sound that no other Slovak bands have—the sound of world music (another cliché, but in the case of Nvmeri, it is 100% true) with a significant influence of old and current black music.” The album was premiered live and publicly release at last yearʼs Pohoda and we are delighted to be able to hear fantastic songs such as “Art Of The Trial”, “Blue Church”, “Dynamite” and “Short Of Oxygen” also at the 22nd edition of the festival.    → read more

Interactive narratives—instructive, adventurous, and entertaining—will be offered by theatre and dance performances for children at Pohoda. They will cover topics such as “the preciousness of the time a family can spend together”, “the mysterious being that is connected to home,” and you will “learn the paper adventures of the enchanted prince.” For the littlest ones, there will be Toddling way through the Land of touch and fairy”; all will be charmed and amused by Talostan. → read more

At ZSE Family Park, your kids can learn circus pieces, knit, spin the potterʼs pallet, make musical instruments and play them, practice family yoga with parents, try Montessori activities, and find out how to make brushing teeth fun every day. Besides that, the kids will be able to “give the life a dry run”, shed light on dreams, and listen to books. There will also be nature oriented workshops. → read more

“Pohoda is an absolutely family-oriented festival with the highest concentration of great guys per one airport meter,” wrote the actress and moderator Kristína Tormová (until recently Farkašová) in her book “Stále som mama” (Iʼm Still a Mom). The first generation of “Pohodans” returns to the airport already with their children, last year there were almost two thousand kids. In fact, Pohoda is one of the largest childrenʼs festivals in Slovakia, not only with the number of kids but also with the great shows we have prepared for them. You can see great concerts, theatres, workshops, dances, and magic again this year at ZSE Family Park... → read more

The great songs of the Pohoda 2018 artists made our Spotify playlist have a record number of followers. However, our selection does not have to correspond with yours, so we decided for another contest/challenge. Create a new playlist on Spotify, share your favourite songs from the Pohoda 2018 artists with friends, and you can win tickets to Pohoda. Three tickets will go to those three of you whose playlists will have the most followers on Monday 18 June at 10:00 am. All you have to do is to create a playlist named “Pohoda2018by”YOUR NAME/NICK” that will include at least 22 songs from the artists performing at the 22nd Pohoda. Songs must be added to the playlist between 31 May and 18 June (10:00). Send us the final status of the playlist as of Monday at 10:00 am in a message on the Facebook page of Pohoda. We will announce the names of the winners within two days of the end of the contest. You can get a bit of inspiration from our playlist http://bit.ly/PohodaFestival2018-Artists-Spotify or read the festival tips from Jana Kirschner... → read more

The band Diego has been playing since 2004, with the first single “I Know Myself” and the eponymous debut Diego released shortly after they got together. Their second album, Peripheries, became the album of the year 2009 in the Radio_Head Awards poll. Apart from the many solo and festival performances, they were also the opening act for Editors and Zita Swoon. After eight years of waiting, the indie-rock band released their third album Et In Arcadia Diego that was preceded by excellent singles “A time for everything” and “What Now?” at the end of last year. They presented it at the great autumn tour and will continue to do so at summer festivals, stopping also at the Trenčín Airport. → read more

It all started with an e-mail from the agent of the band ho99o9, whose engagement on the stage we wanted to see for the third time in a row: “Ho99o9 are not available but if you do like them, be sure to listen to NAH”. So we did listen and did not hesitate to act. NAH is the solo project of Philadelphia multi-genre artist Michul Kuun and is a product of the local rich avant-garde scene. After his last yearʼs debut TRUE BEAUTY (AND OTHER THINGS) ノ ノ, the portal Tiny Mix Tapes described him as an absolute percussion power plant. This fruitful sound designer creates a dynamic synthesis of structured noise in confrontation with percussion rhythms. He only needs a set of drums and a variety of samplers for his live shows where he combines the frenetic energy balancing on the verge of violence and playful chaos. This video may tell you more than words when it comes to his live engagement on the stage;) https://youtu.be/d1mAgdHY2p0 → read more

Czechoslovakia had a common football and ice hockey representation, but there were two philharmonic orchestras—music won over sport 2:1 :) Five years ago, we managed to make true for the first time the idea of ​​a common body interpreting the top works of composers from both countries at Pohoda. Now, at the time of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the first republic uniting the two countries, the top musicians of both philharmonic orchestras will join their forces again. Conducted by Rastislav Štúr, they will play the state anthems of Czechoslovakia (and the Czech and Slovak anthems at the end), Smetanaʼs Vltava, a selection of dances by Antonín Dvořák, and Musica Concertante by Marián Varga. The art rock legend Collegium Musicum will join the Philharmonics to perform the latter piece and the performers will include Fedor Frešo, Dušan Hájek, František Griglák, and Martin Valihora, The concert will be dedicated to the founding member of Collegium Musicum, Marián Varga, who, sadly, attended Pohoda last year for the last time; this concert, however, surely will not be the last time he will return to our festival through his music. → read more