Last day of Pohoda taken by Alt-J

President Andrej Kiska attended one of the discussions.

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Pohoda, one of the biggest festivals in Slovakia, ended its 21st show at the Trenčín airport on July 8. The main act of the evening was British indie-rock band Alt-J, whose music and visual show confirmed the role of a headliner, the SITA newswire reported.

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Earlier that day, interprets like Jake Bugg, Idles, Black Box Revelation, Slobodná Európa, Future Islands, Les Amazones d’Afrique, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Machinedrum, Ho99o9, Boys Noize, Egopusher, Dillon, La Mambanegra and The Jesus and Mary Chain performed.

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Performers who attended the first year of the festival in 1997 performed on the Budiš stage. This special programme consisted mainly of Czech and Slovak bands.

Part of the July 8 programme were also various accompanying activities, including a discussion with President Andrej Kiska, who spoke with Editor-in-Chief of the Týždeň weekly Štefan Hríb about his newborn son, politics and his life as president, SITA wrote.

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