A jury comprising music industry experts have listed Pohoda 2017’s lineup in Europe’s Top 10. Taking the fact that this is the second time in a row that we have received this nomination into account, our happiness is even bigger. We are competing with much bigger and richer festivals – Glastonbury, Roskilde, Lollapalooza Berlin, Rock Werchter, NOS Alive, Melt!, Lowlands, OpenAir St. Gallen and Sziget. “It’s something exceptional; we’ve appeared in the company of the most prestigious events. Putting a lineup together for an independent festival in a country of Slovakia’s kind, with its sponsoring limits and with our ticket prices, is an interesting artistic discipline… We choose a more difficult way and want to remain an interesting alternative festival – colleagues from abroad noticing our effort and appreciating it to such an extent that they add us to the elite club, is something that makes me even prouder. This exceptionally positive and motivating piece of news comes at the right time, when the selection of artists for the next edition is in full swing,” says Michal Kaščák as a reaction to this great achievement. → read more

This yearʼs Koncert pre všímavých (translated as the Concert for the Attentive) in the KC Dunaj club will be ruled by one of the best Czech hip-hop formations Prago Union, that will perform with the new live band, and the Croatian band ABOP, which plays electronic music in the rock setting. Panáčik will bring together performance, music, video, and theatre; we will see also the Gypsy Band Lomnické Čháve, that was probably the most energetic show at the NAY dance house at this yearʼs Pohoda, and DJ Džbán will take care of the afterparty. The event will also feature the Michal Kaščákʼs debate with the figures of November 1989 Ladislav Snopko and Fedor Gál. This yearʼs edition will turn into a small multi-genre festival, as besides music and the debate, the event will also include a great literary programme called Walden alebo život na Brízgalkách (Walden or life in Brízgalky). Publishing house BRaK will introduce two books: H. D. Thoreau: Walden or Life in the Woods and Augustín Dobrovodský: Kurič v letnom kine (translated as Stoker in the Summer cinema). The debaters will be Alexander Balogh, Laco Teren, Robert Roth, Alexander Dobrovodský, and Tomáš Hučko. Before the Concert for the Attentive, the P. O. Hviezdoslav City Theatre will hold the Day of the White Crows, which, besides handing over awards for civic bravery, will include narratives about courage, crossing borders, community, musical performances, theatre performance, films, workshops, and debates with new white crows. → read more

The www.everfest.com portal has released a poll looking for the best festivals in the world. Each year and based on public polls, they update their list by 30 new festivals. Each person to vote for his or her favourite event also competes for two tickets for each of the festivals on the Fest300 list. You can support Pohoda on this link: www.everfest.com/magazine/best-fest-quest-2018. Thank you. → read more

This and tomorrow evening, you can look forward to the sold-out Autumn Pohoda Parties with Lola Marsh and Tolstoys in Košice’s Tabačka and Bratislava’s A4. Check the lineups of both events up here:   → read more

Both concerts of Lola Marsh, both in Bratislava and in Košice, are sold-out. it will not be possible to buy tickets on-site. Thank you for your understanding and looking forward to seeing you there ❤️ → read more

The fact that Lola Marsh’s acoustic version of song “She’s a Rainbow” has the highest number of views within all Pohoda acoustic session videos is another proof that the band are real favorites of Pohoda visitors. Next Tuesday, you can see them at the Fall Pohoda Party in Košice-based Tabačka and next day in Bratislava’s A4 club. Bratislava concert is sold out and there are 30 Košice Party tickets left: www.ticketportal.sk/Event/Pohoda_Party_Lola_Marsh → read more

Led by its art director, violinist, and violist Miloš Valent, the ensemble Solamente Naturali presents the music of 17th and 18th century. At Pohoda 2017, they performed live songs from their album Keď sa páni zišli – Dance collection from Uhrovec 1730 (samples from the famous collection of folk songs from Uhrovec, known as Saltus Hungarici and Dionisio from 1730). See how the performers and the audience enjoyed the dance music almost three centuries old. → read more

This was how Pohoda Deň_FM was like last year with Lola Marsh and other bands. This Israeli miracle, together with the local band Tolstoys, will play at Pohoda Party in Košiceʼs club Tabačka in just a weekʼs time, and in Bratislavaʼs club A4 the day after. The Bratislava party is sold out and the tickets for the event in Tabačka are available here: www.ticketportal.sk/Event/Pohoda_Party_Lola_Marsh → read more

A dozen of Dutch musicians redefine the term brass music. They offer an extraordinary mix of hip hop, trap, funk, afrobeat and dance music. See the footage of their great show at Pohoda 2017. → read more

Also this year, you can vote for Pohoda as “Best Overseas Festival" in UK Festival Awards. You can do so via this link: http://www.festivalawards.com/vote/ Voting will run until October 23rd. Thank you :) → read more