The Observer sings the praises of Russian band Lucidvox’s music in the review; Louder Than War names them as a “totally brilliant” band in section “Band of the Day”. According to The Quietus, “they are well on the way to being legendary.” Music and great gigs of these four energetic Moscow-based women enchanted us at last year’s Moscow Music Week where Monika discovered them. They will be playing their psychedelic rock mixed with Russian folk elements at Pohoda 2018. → read more
Even though they are only twenty something, Polish band Coals have already played amazing live sessions for the American radio station KEXP (recorded at OFF Festival and Iceland Airwaves). Their ethereal dream pop drawing from electronic music and folk has been praised by magazines The Quietus and American Under the Radar. The up-and-coming musicians from Polish alternative scene, Coals, have been on our radar for some time now and they put on a very convincing show the last time we saw them at Eurosonic. → read more
“Speaking of enthusiasm, no one artist of this year’s Great Escape hits the stage with as much energy as French rapper and dancer KillAson,” music portal The Quietus wrote in last year’s Great Escape festival report. This proved to be the case at this year’s Eurosonic as well and we saw KillASon’s dance moves at MaMA event in Paris, too. In less than five months, visitors at Pohoda 2018 will also get to see where his charm lies. → read more
The London producer Felix Weatherall, who’s performing with friends in group Ross From Friends, is coming to Pohoda. His lo-fi house is a mix of hip-hop samples, eurobeat of the 80s and nostalgia for the 90s sound. Ross From Friends already caught the attention of Pitchfork, Mixmag, Residentadvisor, exclaim! and Bandcamp magazine. Track “Talk to Me You’ll Understand” has more than 3 million views on YouTube, which is a pretty good result for a nonmainstream genre. Pohoda visitors will get to see the amazing live versions of band’s songs in five months. → read more
While listening to the bands from this year's Eurosonic offering the Housewives were massively standing out and hearing the record either something really special was to be expected or a total flop. Before their gig began we made our way through to the front of the crowd and what followed was an explosion of creativity and pure musical joy. Their appearance was something like a seanse in a music-science laboratory where four crazy scientists - each one of them searching in his own universe where the entities collide, smash, fly together for a while just to split again and create the real universe for daring space travelers. → read more
Donʼt risk and donʼt spend extra money on your ticket to Pohoda. The entry to the venue is guaranteed only with a ticket purchased from our official vendors. As you can see in the pictures below, if you purchase tickets through “secondary ticketing” companies (which are not sales partners of the Pohoda festival), you will pay significantly more than at www.pohodafestival.sk/sk/listky. We performed an experiment and purchased from VIAGOGO: the ticket price increased by €55.7 (i.e. 62.6%). Moreover, such tickets will be available only three days before the festival. As the festival organiser, however, we do not guarantee the delivery of the tickets purchased using this method. → read more
She is one of the best DJs and producers of the contemporary alternative electronic scene and a passionate collector of extremely dancy, obscure vinyls. Her sound palette is genre-wide and razor-sharp, and her sets include the mixture of techno, acid, industrial, kraut electro, and EBM, her style can be also described as “retro sonic digital noir”. It is not by accident that Mixmag chose her mix as the Essential Mix of the Year 2017. Yes, Helena Hauff will perform at Pohoda 2018. → read more
“Pohoda is a shining example, individual and a great and leading European festival!” These were the words of Teresa Moore, the director of the A Greener Festival initiative, at awarding the Green Operations Award to the Pohoda Festival in Groningen, Netherlands at the European Festival Awards. We react to the award by introducing some more ecological innovations. → read more
The 22nd Pohoda will see one of the most famous chamber ensembles in the world: Kronos Quartet. The American Grammy Award winning string quartet has collaborated with the likes of David Bowie, Björk or Paul McCartney as well as with contemporary classical music composers such as Terry Riley, Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, John Adams, Henryk Górecki or Steve Reich. You come across their music when watching films Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, 21 Grams or The Great Beauty. Their concert at Trenčín Airport will no doubt be a great beauty as well. → read more
You enter a London club and get absorbed by a wall of sound. Rumbling trombones, rhythmically intertwining guitars, and rolling yet playful drums: instead of a special orchestra, you see just three people and a whole pack of electronics in the mist of the stage. And you know right away that you want THIS at your festival. You only learn the name of the band from their agent after the concert. Daniel Brandt & Eternal Something. You get them confirmed in a few days. Later on you realise that the band's leader Daniel Brandt is the Brandt of the wonderful Brandt Brauer Frick formation that played a fantastic set in the dance tent at Pohoda, previously having exhibited a great deal of creativity with the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble orchestral project on the big stage. Now, this multi-talent comes with the equally interesting solo album Daniel Brandt & Eternal Something released by the experimental label Erased Tapes. Pitchfork gave it 7.6/10, Pop Matters did 8/10, and he aroused interest also at the biggest showcase festivals and last year's Sonar. Witch Doctor wrote: “Brandt has recorded a seductive and gently adventurous album”. Allow it to seduce you in only 160 days at Pohoda 2018. → read more
