Hell Yes! Festival 2026

Name: Hell Yes! Festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-26T12:00:01+02:00
End: 2026-06-28T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Hrad Helfštýn

took place · 26 Jun 2026

Helfštýn Castle, Týn nad Bečvou

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Hell Yes! Festival takes place 26–28 June 2026 in the grounds of Helfštýn Castle. This three-day festival combines electronic music with site-specific visual installations and light-mapping designed for the fortress architecture.

The programme features a curated selection of artists from the international and domestic scene. The complete list of performers can be found at hellyes.cz/en/umelci.

The castle grounds have limited capacity. Programme subject to change.

About the venue: Helfštýn Castle

Helfštýn is one of the largest castle complexes in the Czech Republic, rising above the Bečva river valley near Týn nad Bečvou. The grounds around the castle include a natural amphitheatre that hosts Hefaiston, an internationally known blacksmithing festival held here every year. The open-air surroundings also serve as a backdrop for historical celebrations and other outdoor events.

Týn nad Bečvou 333, 751 32 Týn nad Bečvou Get directions

Line-up

Dukla
Mat213
HRTL
dné
Viah
Josef Sedloň
Coals
Lucca
Mardoša
Marie Pravda
Fleika
Bulp
IM Cyber
Arnii
Kirill Astra
Leduy
Ark3r
Slurm McKenzie
Axis Alpha
DJ Myslivec
Eva Falt
Täino
Kaisersoze
Nastia
Mr. Ultrafino
Ondrej K
Kembe
Olinství
Derrick May
Shurigen

About: Nobodylisten

Behind the NobodyListen alias is Jakub Strach, the Addict Sound founder who helped define Czech club culture - from producing beats for Yzomandias and Nik Tendo to scoring the Chance Liga anthem and recording the first-ever Czech DJ mix in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music.

What's new

2025-05
NobodyListen performed at Signal Sounds in Prague's Signal Space as part of an audiovisual project where sound, light, and space functioned as one whole.
2025-04
NobodyListen performed a show at the Bratislava club Šafko as part of the NobodyListen & Friends series.
2024
The anniversary show celebrating 15 years on stage was released as the first Czech DJ set in spatial audio Dolby Atmos on Apple Music.

Tour

PrahaBratislavaLibčice nad VltavouDačice

Tracks

J. (album s Yzomandias)collaborative album with Yzomandias from 2022, released under Milion+ Ent.

Yetdebut album from 2015, nominated for the Anděl award

Proudsecond album, released in 2017

NobodyListen: 15YRS (DJ Mix)anniversary DJ mix from 2024, first Czech set in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music

VRSTVY (s Annet X)single from 2023, collaboration with Annet X

About: Ventolin

Ventolin is a Czech music group blending electronic music, rock and experimental sounds. The band is known for its energetic live performances and has been active on the Czech music scene for many years, regularly appearing at domestic festivals.

~2M

watching the Disco Science clip on YouTube

since 2007

flight on stage

What's new

2025-02
Ventolin released the album Všechno nejlepší on February 21, 2025 on the Bumbum Satori label - on vinyl, CD and digitally.
2025-03
The album release party for Všechno nejlepší took place on March 28 at the Prague club ARCHA+ and on April 4 at the Brno club Flédě.
2025-07
Ventolin performed at the Pohoda 2025 festival in Trenčín, where he presented songs from his new album.

Tour

KadaňHradec KrálovéPlzeňWarszawaHelfštýnBrnoTrenčínOstravaPrahaTrutnovBoskoviceJablonec nad Nisou

Tracks

Disco Scienceviral hit from the breakthrough album Vitajte (2017), almost 2 million views on YouTube

Vitajtebreakthrough album from 2017 that made Ventolina famous beyond the borders of Czechia

Mechone of the hits from the album Dneska se vyčasilo (2021)

Vyšší inteligencesingle from the current album Všechno nejlepší (2025) with an absurd music video

Všechno nejlepšínewest album (February 2025), the most genre-diverse recording in the discography

About: Mutanti hledaj východisko

Prague electro-rap pair Jan Vejražka and Jiří Konvalinka have been a fixture of the Czech club scene since 2010, known for their ironic lyrics, hard-hitting beats and distinctive stage costumes. Four albums and the freshly released EP Rada starších - featuring Czech hip-hop heavyweights - are behind them.

15.2K

monthly listeners on Spotify

1M+

music video views on YouTube (Klimeš, Čau čau čau, Lexus, Du prát)

What's new

2025-10
The duo released a five-song EP Rada starších (October 2025) with guests Kate (Prago Union), Siphon (WWW), and Milan Cais (Tata Bojs); the EP was album of the week in Respekt magazine.
2025-12
The premiere of EP Rada starších took place on December 12, 2025 at Prague's MeetFactory.
2026-02
The second premiere of EP Rada starších took place on February 7, 2026 at Brno's Flédě.

Tour

PrahaBrnoOlomoucZnojmoOstravaBoskoviceJihlavaVeselí nad LužnicíBrandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav

Tracks

Klimešviral single from the album Když máš kamarády (2020), hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube

Čau čau čauone of the band's most popular videos, over a million views combined with other hits

Du prátsingle from 2019, part of a viral video series

Tři zlaté zuby děda Vševěda (feat. Prago Union)single from the EP Rada starších (2025), feat. Kato from Prago Union

Rada staršíchEP from October 2025 with guests Kato (Prago Union), Sifon (WWW) and Tata Bojs; album of the week in Respekt

Recent shows

Feb 26, 2026 Forum Karlín, Prague
Jun 26, 2025 Divadlo Drak, Hradec Králové
Mar 29, 2025 Bike Jesus, Prague

About: DVA

DVA is a Czech music duo from Hradec Králové, established in 2006 by Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl, both previously associated with Divadlo DNO theatre. The pair characterize their distinctive sound as "folk of nonexistent nations" - a unique fusion of tango, cabaret, beatbox and acoustic electronics performed in an invented language. They achieved international prominence primarily through video game soundtracks created for Amanita Design, most notably Botanicula (2012), which earned the Excellence in Audio Award at the Independent Games Festival in San Francisco. Their fourth studio album, Piri Piri, was released in 2024.

Angel 2010

Anděl Award for Alternative Music

IGF 2012

Excellence in Audio Award (IGF, San Francisco)

Nipomo (2014)

Album of the Year - Vinyla Awards (USA)

SXSW, Sziget, Eurosonic, SKIF

festivals in the most active period 2010-2015

What's new

2024-09
DVA released their fourth studio album Piri Piri on September 13, 2024 on the Bumbum Satori label on CD, LP and digitally; the album was produced by British producer Timothy London.
2024-10
The band presented the album Piri Piri on tour: October 16 at Prague's Palác Akropolis, October 23 at Brno's Kabinet MÚZ and October 24 in Pardubice.
2024-10
Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl appeared as guests on the ArtZóna program on Czech Television in October 2024.

Tour

PrahaBrnoPardubiceŽďár nad SázavouPlzeň

Tracks

Piri Pirifourth studio album (2024), return after a ten-year break from studio records

Botanicula Soundtracksoundtrack to the Amanita Design game (2012), awarded IGF Excellence in Audio Award

HUsecond album (2010), winner of the Anděl award in the alternative music category

Nipomothird album (2014), released in the USA under the Northern Spy label, Album of the Year at Vinyla Awards

Fonókdebut album (2008), nominated for the Anděl award; the Nunovó Tangó music video won the main prize at Anifilm

About: Ohm Square

Ohm Square is a Prague-based electronic band formed in 1996. Rooted in drum'n'bass and IDM, their sound has evolved over the years toward alternative electronic pop with vocals. They gained early recognition when their track "Pillow" appeared on Nicolette's 1997 DJ Kicks compilation. Their most recent album, /0, was released in 2023.

Tour

PoděbradyPraha

Tracks

Pillowbreakthrough track from 1996, included on the DJ Kicks compilation Nicolette (1997)

Ohmophonicadebut album (1997), distributed in Europe via MFS Berlin

Happy?single from the album /0 (2023), released in 2025 in a remix series

/0eighth studio album released in April 2023 on the Poli5 label

Taking Shapealbum from 2009, part of the band's development towards alternative electronic pop

Recent shows

Jun 22, 2019 Výstavište, Prague
Jul 11, 2014 Letisko, Trenčín (SK)
Nov 11, 2008 Roxy, Prague

About: Bratři

Twin brothers Jiří and Ondřej Veselý from Prague build their live set around acoustic drums and modular synthesizers. Their second album Escape (2024) landed a nomination for the Apollo award, and the duo regularly appears at European festivals from Sziget to Eurosonic.

2348

following on Instagram (@bratri_official)

What's new

2026-04
The brothers announced a jubilee show for the 10th anniversary of the duo's formation - a one-time concert will take place on November 11, 2026 at Prague's Roxy.
2025-11
The brothers released the single Unfold in collaboration with Polish sibling duo Sarapata and held a special concert Brothers in Music.
2025-01
The album Escape was nominated for the Czech Music Critics' Award Apollo 2024 in the Album of the Year category; the brothers also performed live at a gala evening at Lucerna Music Bar.

Tour

Praha

Tracks

Two Mindsdebut album (2021), produced by Hannes Bieger; musicserver.cz ranked it among the 10 best domestic albums of the year

Escapesecond album (2024), Apollo nomination for album of the year

Neonsingle, one of the duo's characteristic older tracks

Monarchsingle and music video (2019), presented at Tallinn Music Week

Unfoldsingle (2025), collaboration with Polish duo Sarapata

About: Viah

Viah is a Prague-based electronic trio consisting of Vi Tranová, Rosalie Malinská and Tomáš Martínek. The band works at the intersection of electropop and experimental electronics. Their debut album Tears of a Giant (2018) blends minimalist electronics with danceable grooves and lyrics exploring identity and authenticity. In 2019 they won the Czeching music export project and performed at Eurosonic Noorderslag.

About: Athena Chlebová

Athena Chlebová (real name Aneta Balounová) is a Czech rapper and musician active since 2018. Her style blends rap, drum and bass, and techno with sharp self-irony and reflections on everyday Generation Z life. She has released four studio albums on the Bumbum Satori label, the latest being VODSRDCE (2025).

Tour

TrenčínBrnoPrahaStrakonice

Tracks

Párky na splátkyopening single from the album VODSRDCE (2025), ironic intergenerational criticism featuring Strýc Nory

Jedno dvě pivečka nohy nahořemost-listened track on Spotify (over 70,000 plays)

Večerkasingle from VODSRDCE with a music video shot in a Žižkov sauna

LACHEEBAthird studio album (2024), predecessor to VODSRDCE

sativalatest single, released in April 2026

About: Pavel Bidlo

Pavel Bidlo is a Prague-based DJ and producer who has been part of the Czech house scene since the early 1990s. He was among the first DJs in the country to move into production and remixing alongside his DJ work. He spent several years living in New York before returning to the Czech Republic in 2011. His sets focus on old-school house, built around careful track selection and smooth mixing.

About: Pink Concrete

Istanbul-born Yalin has been shaping Prague's underground since 2015 through the Kave and Anormal series and the hereandthere collective. His techno balances drive with a quiet melancholy - a combination that recently landed him releases on Hardgroove and SEVEN Berlin.

tracks on Hardgroove (Beatport)

What's new

2025-10
Pink Concrete released a solo EP Jazz Sultan (HNT003) on his own label hereandthere - the record is dedicated to Frederick Bruce Thomas, the first Black Russian citizen nicknamed Jazz Sultan, who worked, among other places, in Istanbul.
2025-08
The track "Have You Ever Played Bounce" was released on the compilation SEVEN Various Artists 02 by the Berlin label SEVEN, where Pink Concrete appears alongside Zombies in Miami and Byron Yeates.
2024-08
The debut EP Soulfood for Ben Sims' label Hardgroove was released on August 9, 2024 - the six-track record includes four original compositions and two remixes by the duo Fireground (Illian Tape / Tresor).

Tour

PrahaIstanbulTýn nad BečvouKypr

Tracks

Soulfood EPdebut EP on Hardgroove (Ben Sims), August 2024; remixed by Fireground duo (Illian Tape / Tresor)

Jazz Sultansolo EP on hereandthere (HNT003), October 2025; dedicated to historical figure Frederika Bruce Thomas

Have You Ever Played Bouncetrack on SEVEN Various Artists 02 compilation, August 2025; praised by Laurent Garnier

I Hate Millennial Architecturedebut EP on Children of Tomorrow Records, May 2022; remixed by Magna Pia and Arthur Robert

I Can't Help Myselfdigital bonus on the first hereandthere compilation (HNT001), October 2023

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