Gigwise: The Slovak jewel in the European festival crown: Pohoda 2018 reviewed

Gigwise: The Slovak jewel in the European festival crown: Pohoda 2018 reviewed

"Diversity and community are buzzwords these days. Sometimes it seems as if the internet was specifically designed to enable shameless virtue-signalling. Words such as these are often brandished and bragged about, when there is little sign of them in reality. Pohoda Festival genuinely delivers however. My third time there, I’ve seen it improve and develop although it has actually been growing in reputation and stature for 22 years now. Flippantly I once described it as the Glastonbury of Eastern Europe; but on a smaller scale with a more manageable 30,000 people, Pohoda boasts spectacular green credentials and a spotless, easily navigable site. I can honestly proclaim it to be one of the best outdoor festivals in the world." → read more

12. July 2018
New Pohoda 2018 merch available in our shop

New Pohoda 2018 merch available in our shop

Starting today, merchandise from the new Pohoda 2018 collection is available in our shop. There are last pieces left of the current series. Later in the summer, we plan to print some more best-selling T-shirts and sweatshirts. Tickets for Pohoda 2019 are already on sale: we currently have 3,000 3-day tickets each for € 89. If not sold, the pricing will continue until the end of the summer, i.e. until 23 September 2018. You can buy tickets and merchandise here: www.pohodafestival.sk/en/shop → read more

11. July 2018
How the foreign artists evaluated Pohoda 2018

How the foreign artists evaluated Pohoda 2018

Some artists didnʼt have to write or say anything. For example, Sixto Rodriguez asked his driver halfway from his hotel to the Vienna Airport to turn around and go back. He wanted to stay at Pohoda for a while longer and personally thanked us for a great festival. Jamie Cullum even said he would like to come Pohoda also as a visitor, not only as a performer and Charlie Winstonʼs team said they would send a bus of festival organisers to Pohoda next year to make them see how to do things right. We received a beautiful e-mail from the founder of the Kronos Quartet, and Pohoda was mentioned in several posts by The Chemical Brothers, Donny Benét, Rebel Babel, and Bazzookas. Everything Everything and many others wrote that this has been their best festival this year. You can find the posts here: → read more

10. July 2018
Rodriguez came back to the airport and left the festival as the last artist

Rodriguez came back to the airport and left the festival as the last artist

Sixto Rodriguez was halfway between the hotel and the Viennese airport when he asked his Slovak driver to turn the car and go back. He wanted to be at Pohoda for some more time and personally thank our Michal for a great festival. We fainted. When we came around he discussed music and life with us for more than an hour and he also played his guitar for us. Rodriguez’s concert was one the highlights of Pohoda 2018, a while ago he became the last performer to leave the site. Thank you and travel safe, Sixto :) → read more

08. July 2018
Thank you for incredible moments at Pohoda 2018 and have a safe journey

Thank you for incredible moments at Pohoda 2018 and have a safe journey

Jamie Cullum and many others have already taken the time to praise Pohoda and its visitors at their social media pages, and we keep getting more and more e-mails from artists, tour managers, or agents. The strongest memories of the 22nd edition of our festival couldn't have been made without you - our best visitors. We wish you a safe and happy journey home and look forward to seeing you at the 23rd Pohoda festival, taking place from the 11th to the 13th of July 2019. Pohoda Team :) → read more

08. July 2018
Guards with alcohol testers

Guards with alcohol testers

Residual alcohol when driving is not worth to risked. This year you can find alcohol testers in VšZP tent, on the parking lot and ŠKODA Service will give them out in the area and you can "measure" alcohol in your blood also with UNION guards and NGO Forum Pi s rozumom ( "drink wisely"). If you are not sure, rather you have cheered yourself up  a bit too much or not, we are recommending you to use this service. It would be pitty to ruin spectacular experiences in breath test.  → read more

08. July 2018