Ivan Mládek & Banjo Band

Name: Ivan Mládek & Banjo Band
Start: 2026-12-09T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-09T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Kulturní dům Ostrov

Wed, 9 Dec 2026 · 19:00 ✨ New

Kulturní dům Ostrov, Havlíčkův Brod · from 590 Kč · ≈ 24 €

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Ivan Mládek & Banjo Band — Kulturní dům Ostrov, Havlíčkův Brod

Concert by Ivan Mládek and his Banjo Band. Traditional Czech music with banjo as the centrepiece.

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About the venue: Kulturní dům Ostrov

Kulturní dům Ostrov is a multifunctional venue in Havlíčkův Brod hosting concerts, balls, theatre performances and exhibitions. It is also home to the Městské divadlo and Kino Ostrov, whose auditorium seats 342 in 16 rows. The amateur theatre group Adivadlo, based here since 1969, carries on a local theatrical tradition dating back to 1836. The main hall holds around 800 people.

Na Ostrově 28/3, 580 01 Havlíčkův Brod Get directions

About: Ivan Mládek

Born in Prague on 7 February 1942, Ivan Mládek is a Czech songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and comedian leading Banjo Band since 1966. The ensemble merges country, folk, jazz and tramp music traditions, accumulating thousands of performances across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany and internationally over six decades. His 1977 composition "Jožin z bažin" achieved cult status worldwide and was notably performed by Metallica at their Prague show in 2018. Beyond music, Mládek has created over five hundred paintings, authored thirteen humorous books and designed the Guitariano, a keyboard instrument shaped like a guitar.

600+

written songs

500+

painted paintings

humorous books

Tour

DobříňSedmihorky u TurnovaBrandýs nad LabemNové Mesto nad VáhomSlanýMohelniceBratislavaPilsenHavlíčkův Brod

Tracks

Jožin z bažincult hit from 1977, international phenomenon - cover versions emerged in dozens of countries

Rychlík jede do Prahyone of the most performed songs by Banjo Bandu, part of every concert

Praha-Prčicebeloved tramp song, became folk across generations

Dáša Novákováclassic of Mládek's repertoire, ranks among his most famous compositions

Poslední křečvinyl album from 2023 - new recordings of the 15 most performed hits by the band

Recent shows

May 25, 2025 Ponava, Brno
Jul 17, 2022 Beseda, Otrokovice
Apr 7, 2008 Fabryka Trzciny, Warsaw (PL)

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