Hot Springs 2

Name: Hot Springs 2
Start: 2026-08-21T20:00:01+02:00
End: 2026-08-21T20:00:01+02:00
Location: Volnočasový areál Meandr

took place · 21 Aug 2026

Meandr Leisure Complex, Karlovy Vary

festival party culture outdoor

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The multi-genre festival Hot Springs returns to Karlovy Vary. The second edition takes place on 21 August 2026 at the Meandr leisure complex.

Line-up – 21.8.2026:

- Yzomandias
- Ben Cristovao
- Nik Tendo
- Loudz1
- Annet X
- Kojo

The festival features street food, drinks, chill-out zones, and a VIP lounge.

About the venue: Meandr Leisure Complex

The Meandr leisure park sits in a bend of the Ohře river in the Tuhnice district of Karlovy Vary. The area was created through a revitalisation project and covers 8.6 ha. It has a 930-metre in-line skating track, five beach volleyball courts, a playground and the Samba boat rental. A distinctive hydraulic footbridge in an organic-architecture style links the park to the surrounding cycle paths. The venue also hosts open-air concerts and summer festivals.

Plynárenská 1603/2, 360 01 Karlovy Vary Get directions

About the festival: Hot Springs 2

2nd edition

festival year

2025

year of creation

performers (2026)

Good to know

One-day event - Friday, August 21, 2026
Admission 450-890 CZK
Venue: Meandr Leisure Park, Plynárenská 2, Karlovy Vary
Street food and drinks directly in the park
VIP lounge at your disposal
Chill-out zones in the park
Limited capacity - early ticket purchase is recommended
Tickets on sale via GoOut and hotsprings.cz

What's new

2026
The second edition of the Hot Springs festival is confirmed for August 21, 2026 at the Meandr Leisure Park in Karlovy Vary.
2026
Tickets for Hot Springs 2 are on sale through GoOut in the range of 450-890 Kč.
2025-08
The first edition of the Hot Springs festival took place on August 15 and 16, 2025 at Meandr and continued the tradition of Karlovy Vary Cultural Summer.
2025-08-06
At the first edition, names such as Yzomandias & PTK, Rybičky 48, Buty, and Cirk La Putyka x Dolls In The Factory performed on the main and secondary stages.

Line-up

Kojo

About: Yzomandias

Yzomandias (Jakub Vlček, born 21 March 1991 in Karlovy Vary) is a Czech rapper and founder of the Milion+ Entertainment label. Operating initially as DJ Logic in the Karlovy Vary underground scene, he emerged as a prominent figure in Czech rap, distinguished by his distinctive facial tattoos and recognized as a key pioneer of trap music in the country. His 2020 album Prozyum received the Anděl Award.

873 382

monthly listeners on Spotify

20,2M

streams of Painkillers track on Spotify

400 000+

subscribers on YouTube

19,1M

streams of Talk2me track on Spotify

What's new

2025-06
In 2025, Yzomandias played a minor role as himself in the film Džob directed by Tomáš Vorl.
2025-08
The festival THE CULTURE is scheduled for August 2025 in the Prague complex Milion Plus.
2025-02
Since February 2025, his girlfriend is Kateřina Zálišová, finalist of Miss Czech Republic 2018.

Tour

PrahaLiberecKarlovy VaryPrašiceVýravaPrešov

Tracks

Painkillerstitle single from collaborative album with P T K (2024), over 20 million streams on Spotify

Talk2mesingle from 2025, over 18 million streams on Spotify

Prozyumalbum of the year 2020, awarded the Anděl prize

Kruhy & Vlnycollaborative album with Nik Tendo (2022), expanded edition 2023

Yzomandias II: Zpátky na svojí planetusolo album (2023), supported by tour across CR and SR

About: BEN CRISTOVAO

Ben Cristovao, born Ben da Silva Cristóvão on 8 June 1987 in Plzeň, is a Czech singer, rapper and music producer of Angolan-Czech heritage. He gained prominence as a finalist in the Česko-Slovenská SuperStar competition in 2009 and subsequently became a major figure in Czech pop music, earning the Český slavík award in 2016 for the year's most-streamed Czech song "ASIO". He represented the Czech Republic at the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions: the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the pandemic, and in 2021 he finished in 15th place with "Omaga".

885 thousand

monthly listeners on Spotify

27,5M+

plays of the single "Slzy" on Spotify

18,2M+

plays of the single "Sweet Chilli" on Spotify

35 000

capacity of the concert at Fortuna Arena (June 2025)

What's new

2025-06
On June 7, 2025, Ben Cristovao performed the largest concert of his career at Fortuna Arena (Eden) in Prague.
2025-12
Ben Cristovao and Sofian Medjmedj released their second collaborative album of the year DENPASAR and performed two sold-out shows at O2 Universum in Prague (December 21 and 22, 2025).
2025
The collaborative album KHAOSAN (June 2025) with Sofian Medjmedj was created during their road trip across Asia and contains 14 tracks combining pop and electronic elements.

Tour

PrahaJablonec nad Nisou

Tracks

Slzyfeat. Sofian Medjmedj, over 27 million streams on Spotify, biggest hit

Sweet Chilliover 18 million streams on Spotify, long-term radio hit

ASIOwinner of Czech Nightingale 2016 in the category of most-listened Czech song

Kemamasong for Eurovision 2020, competition cancelled due to pandemic

KHAOSANalbum from 2025 recorded with Sofian Medjmedj, 14 tracks

Recent shows

Sep 13, 2026 Sletiště, Kladno
Aug 28, 2026 Šimkovy sady, Hradec Králové
Aug 28, 2026 Velké náměstí, Hradec Králové

About: NIK TENDO

Born Dominik Citta on 19 August 1993 in Pardubice, Nik Tendo is a Czech rapper with Milion+ Entertainment who achieved prominence beginning in 2016. His subsequent releases have included several albums that topped sales charts across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With Yzomandias, he comprises the duo Double Trouble, whose 2022 album Kruhy a vlny reached number one in both countries upon its release.

What's new

2025-07
Nik Tendo released the album GoldKiid in collaboration with producer Decky - following up on his 2017 EP GoldKid.
2025-11
Nik Tendo & Decky launched the GOLDKIID TOUR with stops in Liberec, Olomouc, Cheb, Brno and Prague.
2024-09
In September 2024 he released the solo album V gastru nejsou lidi, a week later followed by a deluxe version with six new songs.

Tour

PrahaSoběšoviceLiberecOlomoucChebBrnoOstravaŘíčany

Tracks

Malá Bišsingle No. 1 from the album Jsem v pohodě, sem v prdeli (2021)

13. komnatasingle No. 1, part of the album Jsem v pohodě, sem v prdeli (2021)

Free Karlothe most successful single from the collaborative album Kruhy a vlny with Yzomandiasem (2022), reached 1st place

Hvězdy (ft. Calin)one of the first major hits from the debut album 7 (2018)

GoldKiidalbum from July 2025, production by Decky - a return to the roots of the GoldKid project (2017)

About: Loudz1

Prague rapper Denis Sztwiertnia, known as Loudz1, has been one of the busiest names on the Czech drill and hip-hop circuit - four albums since 2023 under Virgin Music, with the 2026 single Wokeboi* keeping the momentum going.

Top 1 %

composers on Muso.AI (39 collaborations)

tracks on the album Too Loud (2025)

albums released since 2023

What's new

2026-01
Loudz1 released the single Wokeboi* on January 18, 2026 under Virgin Music (Universal Music Group).
2025-09
On September 26, 2025, the album Cloud (10 tracks, 23 minutes) was released again under Virgin Music.
2025-02
The album Too Loud (17 tracks) was released on February 6, 2025 under Virgin Music / Universal Music.

Tour

Praha

Tracks

Cruise Highdebut EP (February 2023) that launched the career

Kaucesingle from the album Too Loud (2025)

Wake upsingle from the album Too Loud (2025)

Pulz "X"single from 2025, one of the most popular songs according to RateYourMusic

Wokeboi*single from January 2026, the newest released song

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