On this Day, in 1996: Michael Jackson kicked off his HIStory World Tour in Prague
On September 7, 1996, the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson kicked off his HIStory World Tour in Prague’s Letná ParkContinue Reading
Tag: Concerts & Festivals
“Slovak Billie Eilish” becomes first to be featured on Times Square billboard
Bratislava, Slovakia – Singer Karin Ann, often dubbed the “Slovak Billie Eilish”, became the first Slovak to be featured onContinue Reading
World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma to perform at Prague Sounds festival
Prague, Czech Republic – World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma is set to perform on a floating stage on Prague’s Vltava riverContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1986: Queen performed in Budapest in front of 80,000 people
On July 27, 1986, British rock band Queen performed at Budapest’s Népstadion in front of a crowd of nearly 80,000Continue Reading
Nick Cave adds Polish dates to 2022 European Tour
Warsaw, Poland – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced new dates for their upcoming 2022 European Tour, includingContinue Reading
Nick Cave announces concerts in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for 2022
Prague, Czech Republic – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced nine live shows across Europe for next summer,Continue Reading
“The Budapest musical scene is full of hidden gems”
Producer, singer, songwriter… Zsüd does it all. After releasing ‘REWIRING’ back in March, the young Hungarian artist took the timeContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Pohoda music festival goes online
Bratislava, Slovakia – Today is the last day to enjoy Pohoda Festival 2020, one of the most popular music festivalsContinue Reading
Karlovy Vary Film Festival hits cinemas across Czech Republic after cancellation
Prague, Czech Republic – “If the people cannot come to [the festival], then [the festival] must come to the people,”Continue Reading
Hungary: Dutch nationals receive prison term for selling drugs at Sziget Festival
Budapest, Hungary – Two Dutch citizens, arrested last year at the popular Sziget music festival in Budapest for selling drugs,Continue Reading
Netflix to release Poland’s Tribeca winner ‘The Hater’ online
Warsaw, Poland – Netflix has snapped up world rights for Polish director Jan Komasa’s The Hater (Hejter), which won BestContinue Reading
Poland: Chopin Piano Competition postponed until 2021
Warsaw, Poland – The prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five year in Warsaw, has been cancelled due toContinue Reading
Pol’and’Rock Festival goes online after cancellation
Warsaw, Poland – As unfortunately expected, this year’s much-anticipated Pol’and’Rock Festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. OrganizersContinue Reading
Karlovy Vary teams up with Cannes, Venice & more for YouTube’s online film festival
Prague, Czech Republic – YouTube announced the creation of “We Are One: A Global Film Festival”, an online-only event thatContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2020 cancelled
Prague, Czech Republic – The 2020 edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), the most important event ofContinue Reading
Entertaining yourself while under a community lockdown
While Czechs and Hungarians are panic-buying guns, Poland is using contraband vodka as disinfectant and launched a special Minecraft server toContinue Reading
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra performs Chinese song in support of coronavirus crisis
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra performed the famous Chinese folk song, Jasmine Flower, in support of WuhanContinue Reading
The best alternative and artsy cinemas in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – Tired of always going to the same multiplex, taste-less and similar-looking cinema halls screening only theContinue Reading
‘This is a Strange World’ – what was Czeslaw Niemen singing about?
For those of you who, like me, have found themselves wondering whether the world was always this strange, I haveContinue Reading
Prague State Opera reopens after extensive three-year reconstruction
Prague, Czech Republic – The Prague State Opera, one of the oldest and most prominent cultural institutions in the CzechContinue Reading