Balbínka - 25 Years

Name: Balbínka - 25 Years
Start: 2026-05-30T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-30T14:00:00+02:00
Location: Dvůr domu Balbínova 6

took place · 30 May 2026

Dvůr domu Balbínova 6, Prague

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Concert celebrating 25 years of Balbínka, a poetic pub, takes place on 30 May 2026 from 14:00 in the courtyard of the building at Balbínova Street No. 6 in Prague. End time is not set.

Program:
Mrakoplaš blues, Václav Koubek, Jiří Schmitzer, Vladimír Merta, Jaroslav Hutka, Cirkus Ponorka, Nerez, Štěpán Kojan, Luboš Pospíšil

Line-up

Mrakoplaš blues
Cirkus Ponorka
Nerez

About: Václav Koubek

Václav Koubek is a Czech singer-songwriter and harmonica player working in folk, blues and world music. He is known for his distinctive voice and expressive harmonica playing, performing both solo and with various ensembles at venues across the Czech Republic.

Recent shows

Sep 12, 2015 Slavnosti levého a pravého břehu, Roztoky
Jun 11, 2008 Moscow (RU)

About: Jiří Schmitzer

An actor known for understated delivery and dry wit, with four Czech Lion Awards to his name. On stage Schmitzer turns singer-songwriter with a twelve-string guitar, drawing rock fans and folk lovers alike to his recitals.

4×

Czech Lion for Best Male Acting Performance

What's new

2026-06
Schmitzer has a concert planned for June 2026 in Radotín (Centrum Koruna, 18.6.2026).
2025-02
In February 2025, Schmitzer performed a recital in Šumperk (House of Culture).
2024-07
At the Benátská! festival in Liberec (July 2024), Schmitzer felt unwell during his performance due to extreme heat; after resting backstage, he performed a second concert the same day at Houska Castle.

Tour

RadotínŠumperkPrahaLiberec

Tracks

Marečku, podejte mi pero! (1976)cult Czech comedy, breakthrough film role of Schmitzer

Postřižiny (1980)Menzel's film based on Habalov, role of brewery manager

Bumerang (1997)first Czech Lion for best male acting performance

Staříci (2019)fourth Czech Lion + Czech Film Critics Award for best actor

Máte na to?greatest singer-songwriter hit, also known as Say fart...

Recent shows

May 28, 2026 Slezská plovárna, Hradec Králové
Jul 16, 2011 Areál likérky R. Jelínek, Vizovice
May 30, 2009 Psychiatricka lecebna Bohnice, Prague

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: Jaroslav Hutka

Jaroslav Hutka is a Czech singer-songwriter and poet, one of the most prominent figures of Czech folk music and the dissident movement. Forced into exile during the communist normalization era, his songs became symbols of resistance. He returned to Czechoslovakia after the Velvet Revolution in 1989.

About: Štěpán Kojan

Štěpán Kojan is a Czech guitarist and vocalist, frontman and co-founder of the Czech rock band Keks. He founded the group in 1981 together with Petr Dudík and is the sole author of its songs. With Keks he has performed at major Czech festivals and the band has shared the stage with acts such as Smokie and Suzi Quatro.

About: Luboš Pospíšil

Pospíšil's unmistakable tenor and Pavel Šrut's poetic lyrics forged one of Czech pop-rock's most distinctive sounds - and with 5P beside him on stage, he has held his place at the top for over four decades.

80+

concerts per year

CD in retrospective set Route 66 (Supraphon)

1×

Supraphon gold record for the album Soukromá elegie

1×

Supraphon gold record for the album Poesis Beat (2021)

Tour

PrahaOstravaBrnoOlomoucKutná HoraÚstí nad LabemTřinecZnojmoDěčínSvitavyKolínTřeboňJeseníkBechyněKonstantinovy lázněJevíčko

Recent shows

Aug 20, 2023 Na Bojišti, Trutnov
Aug 27, 2015 Horní náměstí, Olomouc

About: Neřež

Neřež was established in late 1997 by Zdeněk Vřešťál and Vít Sázavský, both of whom had founded the acclaimed band Nerez. The group's origins trace to the backing ensemble that supported Jaromír Nohavica during the mid-1990s; since its formation, Neřež has released eight studio albums. Beginning in 2001, the band regularly accompanies vocalist Marie Rottrová, while Vřešťál and Sázavský concurrently develop the project Nerez & Lucia with singer Lucia Šoralová on the Warner Music label.

2,5K

following on Facebook

studio albums Neřež

What's new

2024
Czech Television recorded a concert film 'Nerez & Lucia a Neřež trio' in collaboration with Silesian University in Opava; the film was released in 2024.
2025-04
Neřež Trio performed in April 2025 in Karlovy Vary and in Benešov.
2025-05
On Facebook, the band announced in May 2025 the pre-sale of tickets for 4. Novodvorský Minifest.

Tour

ŠemanovicePilsenNové Mesto nad VáhomHrádekKarlovy VaryBenešov

Tracks

Já s tebou žít nebuduhit of the original Nerez, a permanent part of Nerez's repertoire

Do posledního dechuone of the most famous songs by Zdeňka Vřešťála, still performed today

Nad tebe neníNerez's own hit

V pořádkuhit of Nerez, part of the Nerez Trio program

Slavná věcfifth studio album of Nerez (2007)

Recent shows

Apr 17, 2026 Divadlo Drak, Hradec Králové

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