From early childhood on, Austra lead singer Katie Stelmanis’s interest was in classical music; she was influenced by electronic and dance music and even formed a riot grrl band. All these influences are combined in the dreamy synthpop band Austra, with its lead singer’s trademark warble standing out. Since the release of their debut, the band have won critics’ favor. Pitchfork, for instance, gave all three albums more than 7 out of 10 points. In January, they released album Future Politics, where they are on the lookout for brighter future. One of the bright aspects of near future is that Austra will be playing Pohoda 2017. → read more

Quick flamenco enhanced with rock and heavy metal made the duo Rodrigo y Gabriela one of the most popular Mexican bands. It was the interesting combination of Latino music and harder music genres that made them beat the greats such as Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash in the Irish charts after the release of their eponymous album. They participated in the soundtracks of the Pirates of the Caribbean, series Breaking Bad, and fairy tale Puss in Boots; they also played in the White House. These unique musicians will show extremely fast fingers and cutting-edge guitar technique at Pohoda 2017. → read more

Thanks to Design Directors, our merchandise looks great! Other specifications, such as design and soft material, are looked after by manufacturer OP Tiger. Equally important is the ecological aspect of the production process: most of our fabric is made from organic cotton grown in a certified organic farm under ethical conditions (FAIR WEAR) and greenhouse gas emissions are significantly reduced in their manufacture.  → read more

We discovered Alice Phoebe Lou at last year’s Reeperbahn. She looks a bit like her fellow countrywoman Yolandi of Die Antwoord, but makes a completely different type of music. She deserves the same level of attention, though. There is lightness, a lot of bright ideas, playfulness and joy of performing in her music. You’ll believe every tone she plays and every word she sings; there isn’t really more an artist could wish for. She has played festivals such as SXSW and TEDx Berlin. She started as a foreigner without home, but has made it to the top German and Austrian iTunes music genre charts. Alice will be playing her beautiful songs at Pohoda 2017. → read more

The author of the album of the year 2016 (Pitchfork, Spin, Vibe) and winner of a 2016 Grammy Award, Solange Knowles, will be playing Pohoda 2017. Her latest album A Seat at the Table has been praised by the likes of Time, Chicago Tribune, Clash, Mojo, NME or Rolling Stone. Solange is currently one of the biggest R&B and soul stars. We’re glad that besides Primavera or Panorama festivals, Solange will be one of the big names on our bill as well. → read more

Pohoda 2017 will see the front man of Sonic Youth and one of the most influential guitarists in the world, Thurston Moore. David Fricke, editor at Rolling Stone, lists him as #34 in his “100 Greatest Guitarists” article. According to Spin, together with Lee Ranaldo, he even ranks #1 in the magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time” list. → read more

On our way from Eurosonic, the whole Pohoda office crew is sitting in the van, evaluating the gigs and listening to CDs from agents. We establish a strict rule to contact only those artists that will get a “one” from each member (pedagogical minimum in practice). Last year, the only act that made it was a band: Pixvae. They are simply impossible to be mistaken for someone else. The band provides a beautiful interplay between world music, experimental music and math-rock. Pixvae should definitely not slip under the radar of Battles fans or listeners of Potkan’s radio program Hudba sveta (World Music). Or basically anyone who loves discovering exceptional forms of music. You will get a chance to see them live at Pohoda.   → read more

You’ll get dragged into the club from street by groove and sound of a cool sax solo. Cutting through the clouds of thick cigarette smoke, in front of you, you’ll see virtuoso Robin Verheyen in the middle of a battle with a front man of the legendary Belgian band dEUS, Tom Barman, and other fantastic musicians. Barman already won our visitors’ hearts back in 2011 when his band dEUS put on one of the most memorable shows of that festival edition. His current project TaxiWars has been praised by music historian Ashley Kahn, Clash or The Independent and is highly recommended by Pohoda Festival as well. → read more

Pohoda 2017 will see one of the biggest talents on Swiss electronic music scene, FlexFab. After playing festivals such as Paléo, Montreux Jazz Festival, Zurich Open Air or Eurosonic, he’s coming to introduce us to the combination of twisted rhythms, odd-tronica, trap, trip-hop, devastating bass music and beats at our festival as well. → read more

Phantasmagoric band Auktyon from Saint Petersburg appeared at the first edition of Pohoda by a lucky chance and their gig was an amazing experience. After city stadium, they played incredible shows at Pod Sokolicami area (1999, 2001) and now they will be debuting at the airport. The band created such a unique style that the age doesn’t affect them. If by any chance it does, it’s only in a positive way: they are as crazy, bizarre and exceptionally creative as before. Their mix of avant-garde, jazz, traditional music and absurd drama still works like clockwork. If you would like to find out why they became a discovery twenty years back, go see their gig as part of the Pohoda 97 project. → read more