Festival Povaleč
7–9 August 2025
Program
Space Love
Space Love is an intergalactic audiovisual romance created by VJ Aka47 and music producer VOODOO808. Fast beats, cybernetic vision and digital art and post-rave culture are the basis for an immersive, experimental show. Genres range between hyper-techno, punk, EBM or trance. Aggressive, raw yet emotive vocals are complemented by an underground, boundary-pushing psychedelically dreamy visual ethos rooted in club culture. This really needs to be seen.
- 00:30 – 01:30, Áčko
Cringe Prince
Cringe Prince is not a prince, but a king. Period. His atmospheric funky samples will make your body move, his often improvised verses seamlessly transition from pensive melancholy to rapid-fire mode. Whether the subject of his lyrics is a critique of contemporary society or just a whimsical idea to stab Dominik Feri, he always remains authentic, topical, perfectly understandable, and most importantly, addictive. So if you don't know him, come in for a free first dose.
- 01:30 – 02:30, Pubstage
Holektiv: The Crows
ONE IS CRYING AND TWO IS LAUGHTER,
THREE ARE WEDDINGS, FOUR ARE BIRTHS,
FIVE IS SILVER, SIX IS GOLD AGAIN,
SEVEN SECRETS YOU DON'T TELL US,
EIGHT HEAVEN, NINE HELL
AND TEN SCARED OF THE DEVIL.
They live alongside us, just as they occupy their territories in the forests far from humans. Their colour, hunched attitude and love of carrion have helped them become a symbol of death. But they are also a symbol of birth. Crows as bearers of dreams and secrets.
A movement performance accompanied by live music on one object. The performance combines movement, live music and scenography. For this time in the fascinating setting of the theatron in the castle garden.
CREATING TEAM:
Concept and interpretation: Andrea Vykysalá, Karolína Křížková
Directorial collaboration: Eliška Brtnická
Scenography: Studio Herrmann & Coufal
Music: Terezie Kovalová
Costumes: Michaela Čapková
Lighting and sound: Daniel Kozlík
Production and PR: Andrea Vykysalá (Benková)
The project was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague City Hall, HAMU, the State Culture Fund of the Czech Republic, Cirqueon, Jatka78 and KD Mlejn
- 21:50 – 22:50, Zahrada
I Love You Honey Bunny
ILYHB are a Prague indie-pop band with English lyrics that has been touring foreign festivals for some time. Their music balances between euphoria and melancholy, and the lyrics reflect social events. The way they create and think about music is essential. Although the band members reflect on how they are changing in their new album something remains: energetic guitars, aggressive synthesizers and distinctive melodies.
- 19:00 – 20:00, Áčko
Transmitter (UK/DE)
This German-British crew has the potential to absolutely wreck the stage—in the best way possible. Expect a breakbeat explosion in the form of a live DJ set, fused with pounding drums and loud, in-your-face vocals. Whatever you do, don’t miss these maniacs. It’s gonna be pure mayhem.
- 00:25 – 01:25, Áčko
Akira
Czech DnB legend Akira has been DJing since the late 1990s. He’s an integral part of Friday night at the Povaleč festival, and every year after his set, a crowd of fans (and fangirls) waits for him, eager to take a photo together. Akira’s range covers all styles of DnB, from smooth liquid funk to modern dancefloor sounds, techstep, and neurofunk. He also regularly plays bass music, UKG, and breaks.
ukg, grime, dubstep, breakz 2 jungle, dnb and techno
- 00:30 – 02:00, Béčko
Madhouse Express
Psychedelic fuzz and raw rock’n’roll collide in the Prague quartet Madhouse Express, who, in just a few years, have cemented their place as an undeniable powerhouse in Czech psychedelia and the beating heart of the scene. Get ready for a mind-bending theremin solo!
- 20:50 – 21:50, Áčko
Bert and Friends
There’s really no need to introduce Berta and Friends to our lounging, seaside-loving audience — after all, they’ve been sailing the Czech Sea for nearly a decade now. And guess what? They’re finally docking in Valeč to spread their good vibes! I’m jumping for joy: Yo-ho-ho!
- 21:25 – 22:25, Áčko
Gallery
ABOUT PovalEČ
Povaleč was founded in 2006. Over the many years of its existence, its core principle has remained unchanged: the festival is built on a group of friends who find joy in organizing it and want to share that joy with others. The main goal is to enrich the cultural life of Valeč, a beautiful village in the Karlovy Vary region. All of this is driven by a desire to do things a little differently — openly, non-commercially, and with respect for all possible forms of culture.