Thanks to our 'Pohoda Acoustic Sessions', unusual versions of songs, special collaborations and extraordinary vibes came to happen on our terrace. You can watch them all together here... → read more

We are really pleased with the nomination at the European Festival Awards (EFA) in the “Best Line-Up” category. The top ten finalists were decided by 25 promoters and 10 other professionals (journalists, organisers of music conferences...) from all over Europe. Some other festivals in this category are Glastonbury, Primavera, Roskilde, and Paléo. Pohoda is the only nominated Central European festival. Two of our artists, PJ Harvey and Sigur Rós, are nominated in another category within the EFA—“Headliner of the Year”.  → read more

The end of Friday, or rather, the beginning of Saturday, was marked by distinctive rhythms. Starting at 5 AM, La3no Cubano and Rytmika.sk, together with a bunch of other people who came to the traditional “Welcome the Sun” event, launched the biggest jam session of this year’s Pohoda… → read more

Besides a number of amazing photos, photographer Martina Mlčuchová took a few interesting cinemagraphs at Pohoda 2016. In cinemagraph, a static image and instants of motion come together. Check this link out to see our selection of Pohoda cinemagraphs. Have a look at our selection of Pohoda cinemagraphs. → read more

During the twentieth edition of Pohoda, Band Zrní celebrated their fifteenth anniversary on the main stage. Starting today, you can check out what their concert featuring 40 members of Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra was like on our YouTube channel. → read more

Easy Star All-Stars are well-known for their cover versions of famous albums of even more famous artists. There is more about them than just being some funny tribute band. Their covers are crowned with musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a premier rhythm section typical of dub and reggae. They proved it at this year’s gig at Pohoda 2016. Check the video out. → read more

Editor at IQ – magazine for music professionals – Gordon Mason, again displayed his good relations with Pohoda. He regularly wears Pohoda socks at conferences and, this time, he also wore our sneakers. He starts the article about the most interesting topics at this year’s conference in Reeperbahn, Hamburg, citing Michal Kaščák, who spoke on Festival Season 2016/2017 panel. → read more

We received a cool prize. At the biggest German showcase festival Reeperbahn, band BAZZOOKAS touring Europe with their stylish bus revealed a shortlist of best events they have played this year. At the end of the festival, they announced the winner of the Bazookas Award for best festival and audience in 2016. And the winner is Pohoda. Seeing the video made during one of the gigs at Pohoda, it’s obvious that the liking is mutual. Thank you :)  → read more

Shortly after Berlinʼs Lollapalooza, we are going to another German festival and conference for professional musicians, Reeperbahn in Hamburg. Michal will be included in the panel, along with Kilimajaroliveʼs head, Lollapaloozaʼs director and the Roskilde head director. They will evaluate this year's festival season and will also discuss the challenges ahead of festivals in 2017. → read more

Psychedelic electronics that mix well with the temperament African rhythms and wavy guitar lines of the local sokous genre played Mbongwana Star at Pohoda 2016. See the footage from their gig. → read more