Another reconfirmed name of Pohoda 2021 is the American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart. Pitchfork describes him as one of the most charismatic artists of modern music. He is considered to be the leading personality of freak folk for his variety of musical sounds and sarcastic lyrics. In September, he released his most personal album so far, called Ma, which is a meditation on life and death. At the end of July, he released the EP Vast Ovoid, which Juno Records described as a carefree recording while the range of instruments is nothing short of impressive, stating in the end of the review: "It's unlikely you'll hear a nicer thing this year."  → read more

When the confirmation of Zohra's participation at Pohoda 2019 came, it was decided – instead of the classic documentary about the festival, the team opted for a version that will be dedicated to the brave artists of the first women's orchestra from Afghanistan. Directed by Lucia Kašová the amazing documentary Orchestra from the Land of Silence was created. It captures Zohra at home in Kabul, as well as their journey to Slovakia, where the orchestra played six concerts. The documentary premiered last weekend at DocsMX International Film Festival in Mexico. After this world premiere, an international premiere will be held at the German docx! festival within the Duisburger Filmwoche. The great news is the nomination for the GROSSE KLAPPE Award for the best political documentary for young people. The documentary will also be screened for German students within a video conference. The film is nominated in the 23rd year of the Greek Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, which is part of the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA). In practice, this means that if the documentary succeeds at the festival at the turn of November and December, it will be automatically nominated for the overall ECFA Awards. → read more

Pohoda has received the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) award in the Company category. The jury praised us for the many years of our effort, implementation, and making more accessible the affordable and clean energy at summer festivals, as well as evangelisation of ecology. The names of the winners were announced today at the CSR Summit on Responsible Business at the Business Leaders Forum. We congratulate the winners in other categories and the nominees. Our thanks go to all those who participate in our long-term effort to make the festival environmentally and nature friendly and especially to our visitors. → read more

Pohoda shop in Svätý Jur will be temporarily closed as of 13th October 2020. Online shopping remains available here: www.pohodafestival.sk/en/shop and we will continue shipping the goods. Thank you for every purchase, this way you help us overcome this period. → read more

Eight-member brass band from New Orleans, The Soul Rebels are new addition amongst re-confirmed names of Pohoda 2021. The band plays mainly soul, jazz, funk, and hip-hop, and they also enjoy themselves at concerts doing covers of rock and pop hits. The Soul Rebels have been on the scene for a decade now, but their popularity rocketed mainly last year thanks to NPRʼs Tiny Desk gigs, a headline set at TEDx, and their appearance at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. They have performed with artists such as Lauryn Hill, Katy Perry, Nas, G-Eazy, Macy Gray, Portugal. The Man, GZA, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, DMX, Metallica, and Marilyn Manson. They have just released Poetry In Montion, which the Offbeat portal has described as catchy, vibrant, energetic and polished. → read more

Twenty concerts of Bez ladu a skladu, which were supposed to take place in October and November 2020, are being postponed indefinitely; perhaps we will be able to make them already in the spring of 2021. We are also joining the European initiative #WeMakeEvents, which aims to draw attention to the situation of people working in culture: in Slovakia alone, there are more than 200,000 of them. We hope to see you at concerts, festivals, and other events soonest possible. #WeMakeEvents → read more

Another re-confirmed name of the 24th edition of Pohoda is the Mongolian band The HU. They combine hard rock and traditional Mongolian music characterized by throat singing as well as exotic string and bowed string instruments. The videos for the songs "Yuve Yuve Yu" and "Wolf Totem" went viral immediately after their release and reached over 50 million views on YouTube in a short time, making the band famous. The band was subsequently praised by media such as The Guardian, NPR, GQ, The Independent, VICE and the German metal portal Metal.de, which gave their debut The Gereg a rating of 8/10. Last year they played a sold out tour in Europe and performed at festivals such as Downloads or Rock in Park. You can see them at Trenčín airport in the beginning of July 2021 as well.  → read more

Another re-confirmed name of Pohoda 2021 is the American producer of experimental electronic music Yves Tumor and its band. His latest albums Heaven to a Tortured Mind and Safe in the Hands have reached several selections of the best albums of the year. As xlr8r wrote:: “Yves Tumor set the benchmark extremely high for experimental music. It was difficult to place him into any genre; shoegaze, trip-hop, noise, alt-rock, and pop all come to mind. It’s hard to think of a more memorable and original album this year.” → read more

“It is like if LCD Soundsystem attempted to make a B-52’s song.”—this is how portal Stereogum described the song “The Cleaner” by the rising star from Brighton, band Squid. They came to the attention of media with the great EP Town Center, which was praised also by Pitchfork, DIY, The Guardian, and NME, saying that it is a wonderfully catchy recording by one of the most exciting current British bands. The BBC seconded that with a strong rotation and inclusion of the song in the BBC Sound of 2020 shortlist.  → read more

Pohoda Day_FM will take place on May 6th, 2022 in the Slovak Radio Building featuring Australian showman, great musician and sweetheart of Pohoda goers Donny Benét. → read more