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

“Hallo, Lucky boy...” Pohoda 2018 will hear also the tunes from films such as Loners, In The Shadow, The Tiger Theory, Grandhotel, Women in Temptation, Yuma, One Hand Canʼt Clap, and Vaclav. The next performer at our festival is the superband JAN P. MUCHOW & THE ANTAGONISTS that is grouped around the founder of the cult band Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, a sought-after producer, and one of the most appreciated Czech composers of film music, Jan P. Muchow. The audiovisual live concert performance of the scenic music and songs from his best-known films will be performed on stage by his colleagues who were involved in the individual projects, and the music will be accompanied by a large-scale projection.  → read more

Pohoda strengthens its international reputation appearing in another batch of top festival lists put together by renowned media. British music portal Gigwise, Belgian culture magazine Humo, German music portal Tonspion list our festival in their top picks and the French Mixmag published an article named “5 Reasons Why Pohoda Is One of the Best Festivals in Europe”. This is happening just a few weeks after Pohoda made it to the lists revealed by dailies The Guardian, The Telegraph and Metro and appeared in the report by British music portal The 405. The reasons why our festival appears in these lists makes us even happier than the fact that it’s been selected: uncompromising line-up, top service, amazing orchestration and atmosphere and, most of all, fantastic friendly visitors. → read more

Thanks to Petr Marek’s dance moves and the fact that he “likes cooking”, Midi Lidi are extremely popular in our office. Each year, our female colleagues from the agency give an ultimatum to us saying they will not go to the airport without Midi Lidi. Together with the rest of the agency, they appreciate the art of staying on top of things this five-member trio show in their music. This affection is obviously mutual: As Prokop Holoubek told magazine Frontman: “To spend an entire weekend at the festival is not something I usually do. In fact, there are only two exceptions where I’m willing to do this. The first one is Beseda u Bigbítu and the second one is Pohoda in Trenčín. When we play there or I take care of one of my bands there, I like to stay there for the whole event. I think that these two festivals are also among the few where I would go as a visitor.” Our visitors will get to see Midi Lidi again in six weeks at Pohoda 2018.     → read more

What does Rodriguez and Bebe of Saténové ruky have in common? Both of them seem extremely surprised on the stage—as if they didnʼt believe that this mass of people was applauding just them. You will soon be able to make your opinion of this claim at Pohoda, as Saténové ruky appeared in the Café Kušnierik programme list. → read more

Viber has teamed up with Pohoda festival to announce its first partnership in Slovakia. Pohoda festival has set up its own public account, the Pohoda Festival Official Community, within the messaging app as its new channel to communicate with fans and provide them with rich and interesting content. The beloved music festival has started the communication with the Community by running a photo competition to win great prizes, amongst them also tickets to the festival. The competition drew a lot of interest with hundreds of people submitting their best photos from Pohoda Festival last year and the Community is picking up new fans every day. Viber Communities, Stickers and Chatbots are a popular tool for communication with fan used by many leading festivals in the region with Pohoda Festival being the latest one to join in. → read more

Sisters Kery and Ela Kisová performed at Pohoda already in 2015. Since then, they have debuted with the album “Presence” that was included by the portal NOIZZ among the seven best albums of the summer of 2016 (along with M.I.A. and Glass Animals). They have just released the single “No No” for which they made their first feature video. Genius Locci will bring the dream atmosphere of their songs also to Pohoda 2018.   → read more

Košice based band Puding Pani Elvisovej will also play at Pohoda. In 2015 they released their newest album up to now, Tektonická platňa, and last year they recorded a new song called “Pod paplón”. They are currently on an intensive concert tour in Slovakia and Czechia and at 22nd Pohoda you can yet again see why they have three “radioheads” for the best concert band. → read more

Katarzia teamed up with Jonatán Pastirčák to compose music for play Antigone presented by Slovak National Theater. Thanks to this collab, new songs and lyrics depicting life of a contemporary young woman standing against the society came into being. Currently, the duo are working on an eponymous album due out in fall 2018. They will introduce you to some of the music from their upcoming album live at Pohoda 2018. → read more