KarmaFest 2026: Reflections of Karma, Imodium and Post-it Prove That Rock Is Alive

KarmaFest 2026 is the first edition of a new club-based festival focused on contemporary rock and guitar-driven music. Initiated by the international rock supergroup Reflections of Karma, the festival responds to the long-term decline of space for live rock music in club venues. KarmaFest is conceived as an intimate indoor event built on close contact between bands and audiences, an authentic atmosphere, and the energy that can only be created through live performance.

Reflections of Karma are among the most prominent new names on the Czech rock scene in recent years. The band consists of 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, received the Newcomer of the Year award at the Žebřík Awards, and sold out their first Prague concert. Their deep connection to the club scene and the need to create space for honest, live rock music were the key impulses behind the birth of KarmaFest.

KarmaFest 2026 will also feature the 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 as well as concerts at Forum Karlín and Nová Spirála, where the band led by singer and producer Thom Fröde presented an acoustic set. Post-it build on more than twenty years of history within the Czech club scene and, following a lineup expansion, now deliver a heavier 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, it will continue in Jablonec nad Nisou, Jihlava, Prague, Litomyšl, and Olomouc. Additional dates are currently being negotiated.

Rock music has not disappeared — it just needs space where it can be heard at full force.