PonavaFest 2027: Urban Animal Farm & Park

Name: PonavaFest 2027: Urban Animal Farm & Park
Start: 2027-05-20T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-05-23T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Park Lužánky

Thu, 20 May 2027 · 17:00 — Sun, 23 May 23:59

Lužánky Park, Brno

festival culture outdoor

Buy ticket on sale until 31 Oct

Urban Animal Park returns to Lužánky Park - an open space for music, art, poetry, performance, theatre, workshops, food, drinks and community gathering. Real animals from various musical circles will also be part of the event.

The programme features Mats Gustafsson, Robert Křesťan, Vladimír Merta, Narvan and more names to be announced.

📍 Lužánky Park, Brno
📅 20-23 May 2027

Line-up

About: Mats Gustafsson

Since the 1980s, Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson has been a central figure in global free jazz - through The Thing, Fire! and a string of duo and solo projects that now span over 200 recordings. On stage, his extreme technical command and raw sonic energy make for a genuinely singular experience.

200+

released albums

1800+

performed concerts

6.3K

monthly listeners on Spotify

What's new

2025-05
Gustafsson released a debut album Traces with the new quintet Cosmic Ear (We Jazz Records, May 23, 2025), which pays tribute to the legacy of Don Cherry.
2025-01
Gustafsson performed at the French festival Sons d'Hiver in Paris (January 24-28, 2025).
2024-12
The German tour of the band Gush was postponed from December 2024 to November 2025 due to health issues.

Tour

PrahaDresdenPantinSchorndorfVillingenWeikersheim

Tracks

The ThingEponymous debut of the trio The Thing (2000), which gave the group its name

Cuts of Guilt, Cuts DeeperAlbum with Merzbow, Paal Nilssen-Love and Thurston Moore (2014)

TRACES (Cosmic Ear)Debut album of the new quintet Cosmic Ear, We Jazz Records (2025)

MG50: Peace and FireFour-disc box set for the 50th birthday, Trost Records (2016)

Hidden in the StomachDebut of the AALY trio with Ken Vandermark, Silkheart Records (1998)

About: Robert Křesťan

The founder and driving force behind Druhá tráva - a band with over three decades on stage and multiple Anděl Awards - brings a set spanning his entire career, from early recordings to the latest material.

21+

studio and live albums released in the Czech Republic and the USA

Anděl awards (Folk & Country)

years on stage (anniversary 2026)

What's new

2026-06
The band Druhá tráva announced a new studio album Memphis, recorded directly in Tennessee, with a planned release in September 2026 and a premiere on November 7, 2026 at the Prague O2 universum.
2026-06
As the first single from the upcoming album, the band released the song Chryzantéma, featuring American Hammond organist Al Gamble; the banjo for the recording was lent by Béla Fleck.
2026-04
Druhá tráva performed a special tour for the 35th anniversary across Czech cities together with American bluegrass musician Tim O'Brien.

Tour

PrahaBrnoOstravaZlínNáchodJihlavaBerounTáborChoceňPlzeňČeský Krumlov

Tracks

Díl prvníalbum from 2020, Anděl Award 2021 in the Folk category

Díl druhýalbum from 2022, Anděl Award 2023 in the Folk category

Chryzantémafirst single from the upcoming album Memphis (2026)

Dylanovkyalbum of Czech translations of Bob Dylan (2007), collaboration with Wabi Daněk, Pavel Bobek and others

Pojďme se napítalbum from 2013, produced by Steve Walsh

Recent shows

Sep 10, 2020 Gong, Prague
Nov 23, 2019 KD Šeříková, Plzeň

About: Vladimír Merta

Vladimír Merta is a Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist rooted in the folk and tramp music tradition. He became a notable figure of the Czech folk scene from the 1970s, when his songs circulated in samizdat form. He is known for his distinctive poetic approach to both lyrics and melody.

Recent shows

About: Narvan

Narvan, a funk-rock ensemble from Brno, was established in 1994 by singer-songwriter Mario Feinberg following his time abroad in Germany, Australia and the USA. The band achieved recognition through three album releases, with their debut Bez Filtru receiving a Czech Grammy nomination in the Best Newcomer category. A fatal motorway crash on the D1 in April 2000 claimed the lives of Feinberg and guitarist Martin Pokora, halting the group's trajectory. The band reconvened in late 2024 with three founding members alongside vocalist Tomáš Sobotka and guitarist Petr Havlík.

studio albums (1995-2000)

2×

sold-out Kabinet múz Brno (comeback 2025)

Tour

TřebíčBrnoPrahaJičínOstravaPozloviceMikulovKostelec nad Orlicí

Tracks

L.O.V.E.single from the album L.O.V.E. (1999), one of the band's most famous hits

Kulatej světsingle from the album N2 (1996), still the most played song by Narvanu

Snadná ulicefavorite live composition from the debut album Bez Filtru (1995)

Bez Filtrudebut album (1995), nominated for Czech Grammy in the Discovery of the Year category

N2second album (1996), nominated for Czech Grammy in the Album of the Year category

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