KarmaFest Jablonec N.N 2026

KarmaFest 2026: Reflections of Karma, Imodium and Post-it prove that rock is alive.

KarmaFest 2026 is the inaugural edition of a new club festival dedicated to contemporary rock and guitar music. It was created on the initiative of the international rock supergroup Reflections of Karma and responds to the long-term decline of live rock venues in the club scene. The festival is designed as an intimate indoor event that emphasizes close contact between bands and audience, authentic atmosphere, and the energy that only live performance can create.

Reflections of Karma is among the most prominent new names on the Czech rock scene in recent years. The band features vocalist Travis O'Neill (ex-Pipes and Pints), guitarist Maťo Mišík (ex-Tata Bojs), bassist Josh Stewart (Gaia Mesiah), and drummer Tomáš Hajíček Jr. (Krucipüsk). In autumn 2025, they released their debut album Venom & Velvet, were named Discovery of the Year at the Žebřík Awards, and their first Prague concert sold out completely. The club scene experience and the need to create space for authentic, honest rock music led to the creation of KarmaFest.

The 2026 edition will also feature bands Imodium and Post-it. After their comeback in 2023, Imodium returned to the stage in excellent form, as confirmed by reviews of their album Horizont and concerts at Forum Karlín and Nové Spirála, where the band around vocalist and producer Thom Fröde performed acoustically. Post-it builds on more than two decades of Czech club scene history and, following a lineup expansion, brings a denser and rawer sound.

KarmaFest 2026 will take place as a spring and autumn concert series in clubs across the Czech Republic. In spring, the festival will stop in Havlíčkův Brod, Plzeň, Teplice, České Budějovice, and Pardubice; in autumn in Jablonec nad Nisou, Jihlava, Prague, Litomyšl, and Olomouc. Additional dates are being finalized.

Rock music has not disappeared - it just needs a space where it can sound at full volume.