In 2014, Nakhane won a South African Music Award for Best Alternative Album. He also has a couple of film awards for playing a starring role in film The Wound under his belt. Up until recently, he was not really known in the rest of the world, though. Everything changed this year with the release of his album You Will Not Die on which he copes with the conflict between his upbringing, religion and sexuality. The Guardian, BBC, GQ, Elle, Noisey or DIY singing the praises of him in their reviews put the spotlight on the artist. According to the media, his album is electrifying, charming and has made the dancefloor “a place of tenderness”. Nakhane is going to confirm these statements at Trenčín Airport at the beginning of July. → read more

On 5 May, the day when Martina Kušnírová and Ján Kuciak planned on getting married, their families will meet in Gregorovce. As a token of fellowship, a concert for Martina and Ján will be held in Gregorovce on that day, with the consent of their families. When preparing the previous memorial events, we found out what music Martina Kušnírová and Ján Kuciak liked. Several of their favourite artists, as well as other names of the Slovak and Czech scenes, will come to Gregorovce to honour their memory along with their relatives. → read more

On Saturday afternoon, Monika said yes to her beloved Andrej in the Krasnanyʼs St. Sebastianʼs Cathedral. Besides the last name, the just married Matiašovskýs share the passion for running, hiking, table football, and especially for music (particularly singing): they met in the Pezinokʼs choir Ad Una Corda which now ornamented their wedding ceremony and reception with great songs and programme. The couple is not tuned just in the choir—they showed team spirit also in the table-football tournament before last yearʼs Pohoda, when nobody could stand a chance against their team called “Love from Pezinok”. We wish the just married couple to stay well tuned and harmonized every day of their life together. → read more

After The Guardian and The Telegraph, Metro daily lists Pohoda in their top festival picks as well. Each festival in the selection has its own headline characterizing its atmosphere and describing for what kind of visitors it is best fit. Pohoda is introduced as a festival “For Nice People”. We couldn’t agree more. You can read the article here: https://www.metro.news/get-down-and-dirty-this-summers-top-ten-european-festivals/1018305/ → read more

According to Pitchfork, “her breakneck club creations can leave dancers breathless in minutes.” Vogue named her one of the most interesting producers in the London underground. French DJ, producer and vocalist Coucou Chloe released her debut EP Halo in the fall of 2016. NTS Radio fixture rose to fame thanks to track “Doom” which was part of the soundtrack for Rihanna Fenty x Puma show at New York Fashion Week. She’s recently released a playful experimental EP Erika Jane, which represents her best work to date. And she proves it during live performances as well as DJ sets. Pohoda 2018 festival-goers will get to see one as well. We discovered Coucou Chloe thanks to Jonatán Pastirčák who will be curating Saturday night in our club together with Kabal. → read more

Help us create a garden in the heart of festival site This time each year we start preparing soil in the heart of the festival site. Due to the ongoing development of airfield, we can’t plant the flower garden this year. However, we believe that flowers are essential part of Pohoda. Therefore, we would like to ask you to help us create a temporary flower garden in Pohoda’s center.     → read more

Lyrik, Bene, and Roland Kánik, one stage, and a great joy of the release of the new album “Luxus clan”: they replaced their motto “more boring than life” with “about everything and nothing rap”, but it still is the same old Lyrik, the same old Bene backed by Roland. Self-reflection instead of egotrips and interestingly arranged background music instead of generic samples: Modré hory will present their new excellent album also at Pohoda 2018.   → read more

Last 200 spots are available for you to buy in car park Sector P2. After they sell out, parking spots in Sector P3 will be available only. You can buy the last remaining spots in Sector P2 here: www.pohodafestival.sk/sk/product/parkovanie-sektor-p2 Last 40 parking spots are available for campervans. You can buy your parking spot here: www.pohodafestival.sk/sk/product/parkovanie-karavan Please note that you need to make a reservation in case you want to camp in Family Park: www.pohodafestival.sk/sk/product/camping-family-park. Currently, less than a half of spots for camping are reserved. → read more

Our new partner HubHub will have a tent full of startups, technology, and inspirational discussions at the upcoming Pohoda. They are also preparing a startup contest for projects from the V4 countries. We will post more information soon. → read more

Pohoda has been appearing in lists of best festivals in Europe or the world for some time now. While in the past, it was praised mainly by music professionals or specialized media, this year, it is being brought to the spotlight by the most prestigious UK dailiessuch as The Telegraph or The Guardian. The Telegraphmentions Pohoda in their selection of 10 best events in continental Europe that are perfect alternatives to Glastonbury. The Guardianadded Pohoda to the list of 10 of the best under-the-radar music festivals that haven’t been discovered by festivalgoers from western Europe yet, but are definitely worth visiting. → read more