IQ Magazine, the British bi-monthly for music professionals, added Paula Poštolková, the stage manager of our main stage, to their “Unsung Heroes” column. When we talk about fantastic "invisible" people in the background of culture in Slovakia, we mean our colleagues like Paula and many others. Paula is also the head of programme at Nová Cvernovka, has her own agency SPFM Spectakuläre Production & Fantastische Management, and works at other Slovak festivals as well. She said more about herself in an interview with Gordon Masson. → read more

I am not a supporter of the over-involvement of the state in culture. However, if the state has ever had a chance to show that it is not just an impersonal institution, it is happening now. How the state handles the current situation will directly impact how we will look at it in the long run after the coronavirus pandemic is over. At the same time, it is a chance to understand how much, despite temporary isolation, we depend on each other. We have a chance to understand how invisible relationships work in individual activities of people. In fact, the festival is a miniature of a society where people meet from cleaners, temporary workers, technicians, artists to top experts in medicine, technology, meteorology, and construction. And this is how the whole culture works. → read more

Pohoda is planned to take place during the period which, at this moment, is not subject to the current coronavirus-related measures and restrictions. Therefore, festival preparations continue in the same manner as in the previous years. At the same time, we are also considering other options depending on how the situation develops.  → read more

For the first time ever tonight, you'll be able watch the 360° recording of a concert from Pohoda on our YouTube channel. At 8.00 p.m. we will release the exclusive performance of the band POLEMIC with ska legend Dr. Ring Ding and other guests which was part of their thirty-year celebrations on stage. Thanks to the cooperation with a3.boot you’ll be able to enjoy the Polemic concert from Pohoda 2018 and its atmosphere from the perspective of the band. → read more

Pohoda appears again in the selections of the best events in Europe announced by several foreign media. The Daily Telegraph named the paragraph on our festival “Pohoda Party” and appreciated the friendly atmosphere, affordability, accessibility, as well as visual arts and debate alongside the music. Manchester Evening News and Sheerluxe.com have also reported on Pohoda in a similar manner. The Dutch Festileaks particularly praises an impressive collection of highly rated names. Pohoda was included again in the selection of the specialized portal Music Festival Wizard, where the author mentions that we are one of the most favourite festivals of their editor-in-chief. Dutch Grazia Trend have also included Pohoda in their “cool list”; DIY also regularly update their readers on our news. → read more

Visitors of Pohoda 2020 can look forward to seeing Iranian-Israeli singer, dancer, songwriter, and actress Liraz (having played in movies such as Fair Game and A Late Quarter, for example). In her musical project, Liraz combines modern sounds and beats of Los Angeles and Tel Aviv with ethnic flavors of her Persian / Tehran roots. In November she released the song Zan Beran – her personal statement on and call for gender equality. The pulsating electro-pop flavor of the track is the first taste of her upcoming second album, which will be released in late May and which Liraz will present on the Trenčin airstrip this summer.  → read more

Immediately after having to cancel the remainder of Lola Marsh’s Slovak concerts due to the public health situation surrounding COVID-19, we began working on new dates together with the band and the venues. Their special relationship with Slovak fans and the strong desire to return was also expressed in an emotional post on the band’s Facebook page following the cancellations. After quick negotiations with the agents and the venues, we were able to secure new concert dates for the end of September. Lola Marsh will perform on 25.9 in Trencin’s Piano Club, on 27.9 in Bratislava’s Refinery Gallery and on 28.9 in Mestke Divadlo in Žilina. As a support act, the rescheduled concerts will also feature talented Trenčin-based singer Nina Kohoutová. Tickets can be purchased at www.pohodafestival.sk/en/shop. → read more

Pohoda 2020 will also see a distinctive representative of Scandinavian songwriting, Jenny Hval. In September 2019, she released her seventh studio album titled The Practice of Love. The album is “a deep dive into what it means to grow older, to question one’s relationship to the earth and one’s self, and to hold a magnifying glass over the notion of what intimacy can mean.” Pitchfork listed the album in their category of “Best New Music” and we will gladly add Jenny to the list of amazing singer-songwriters you can see at Trenčín Airport in summer. → read more

In connection with the spread of coronavirus in Slovakia, we decided together with band Lola Marsh to cancel the remaining concerts of their Slovak tour. Several municipalities have gradually canceled cultural events and similar recommendations have been made by authorities in relation to private organizations. As we have previously announced, we were following the development and experts’ opinions all the time and we follow their recommendations. → read more

Pohoda 2020 will dance also to the music of eight-member brass band from New Orleans, The Soul Rebels. 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