Pohoda 2019 also hosted Afghanistan’s firstall-female orchestra – Zohra. The members of the ensemble are one of the first women in their families and throughout the country to study music in the past 30 years. In a very short time, these brave musicians earned the recognition of the media as BBC, NPR, CNBC, The New Your Times, Le Figaro, La Repubblica and many others. In addition to the concert on the main stage, they also performed for us within Pohoda acoustic session. https://youtu.be/Yhadai90iy4 → read more

Pohoda featured the Scandinavian-Balkan folk-punk of the band Trio Katastrofa. The band consists of the Swedish violinist Sofia Hogstadius (specialized in Bulgarian folk music), Swedish-Chilean percussionist Stefan Hedborg and Slovenian accordionist Matija Solce, while everyone is involved vocally as well. Michal Kaščák witnessed one of their flamboyant performance and described it as follows: “What the Trio showed was a demonstration of perfect communication with the audience, as well as a demonstration of musical mastery, the joy of which can make you laugh.” This is how they performed for us within Pohoda acoustic session. https://youtu.be/vJCP9DWp9As → read more

Traditionally, the first video Pohoda acoustic session band Funny Fellow. This is how they welcomed visitors to the 23rd edition of our festival. https://youtu.be/5E1jlH4COq8 → read more

Para also played within the Pohoda acoustic session series. Just a few months ago, their record Našou Krajinou received a Radio_FM listeners' award for the Album of the Year at the Radio_Head Awards 2018. The song Linda, which they exclusively performed in an acoustic version by the symbolic gate Spojili nás (They united us) by Martin Dzurek and Ján Vajsábel, is from this album as well. https://youtu.be/WCl0yES7PCE → read more

Austrian indie rock duo Cari Cari played at Pohoda 2019. Volume compares them to The xx or The Kills in their review. The Rolling Stone named them the biggest surprise of last year’s Primavera. The duo is singer and drummer Stephanie Widmer and guitarist Alexander Köck. They have lived in London, Hamburg and also Melbourne, from where the singer sneaked didgeridoo and jaw harp into their songs. Songs from this EP appeared in TV series Shameless and The Magicians. They played Bob Dylan's cover Don't Think Twice It's All Right within Pohoda acoustic sessions at Pohoda 2019. https://youtu.be/xedJDnxeetM → read more

Since today you can shop online on our website the new Pohoda merch, which was introduced at Pohoda 2019. Some pieces were even photoshot by Pohoda 2019 artists. www.pohodafestival.sk/en/shop → read more

Today we launched the sale of parking places for Pohoda 2020. You can buy parking in sectors P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 in our shop, while the closest one to the festival site is parking P1. The sector P0 is located even before it and is intended for people with physical disabilities, pregnant women and families with children up to 6 years old inclusive. The prerequisite for parking in this sector is the purchase of a parking ticket in any of sectors. → read more

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Following the great reviews of Slovak and Czech media, we have also put together the many reactions of foreign journalists. Some of them invited readers to spread their ashes at the Trenčín airport, and even called Pohoda a new, better Sziget festival. The British daily The Independent included our festival among the dozen best festivals in Europe, appreciating especially the eclectic line-up for contemporary music fans. The media also gave Pohoda unusual attributes, such as Europeʼs most unpredictable festival. You can read a selection of quotations, including links to their original articles, in this article. → read more

We have launched the sale of tickets for the disabled and their assistants. 3 day ticket for a person with severe health disability: www.pohodafestival.sk/en/product/ztp-tickets-2020 Double ticket for person with severe health disability and their care: www.pohodafestival.sk/en/product/ticket-ztp-s-2020 → read more