UDG – Breakup, shift, theft?

Since Saturday afternoon, information has spread across social media like an avalanche that the band UDG is entering a new era. After long-term disagreements and the inability to find a common path on which they could actively create and continue to develop musically, the band has decided that personnel changes are necessary. These are said to concern the alleged departure of founding brothers Petr and Pavel Vrzák and guitarist Bohouš Němeček. According to the band's official statement, the current lineup would then consist of saxophonist and singer Adam Kupera, guitarist Tomáš Vohradský (known as Volt), and drummer Tomáš Staněk (Jugi).

In a rather lengthy announcement, these "remaining" members state that this was a difficult decision, as they respect the shared history of the group and the contributions of the departing members, and that they will look back fondly on the previous years. At the same time, however, they say it is now necessary to focus on a new chapter of the band and move forward.

If that is truly the case, why are only they suddenly signing the statement? Why have the Vrzák brothers and Bohouš not commented on the situation on social media as well? Could it be that after all these years they have no interest in saying goodbye to the fans themselves, explaining their own position, and putting their names under this band decision? That is the question.

At the same time, we found out that the personal dispute is gradually turning into a legal one — as of January 23, 2026, Tomáš Staněk (Jugi) is officially the owner of the trademark bearing the name and logo of the band UDG. This appears to be a more carefully planned move, as the trademark application was already filed in August 2025.

Moreover, an interesting status appeared on the private social media profiles of the founding brothers — stating that the band UDG was literally stolen from them without any prior communication, specifically that their access to social media accounts was taken away, leaving them no opportunity to publicly express themselves. They add, however, that they definitely do not intend to give up UDG and ask fans to remain loyal to them.

If they agreed with the band's statement published on social media, why wouldn't they be signed under it? And why would the twins then feel the need to defend themselves on their private accounts? Who would that benefit? Hardly the other side. On Facebook, many speculations have appeared from various directions — both from people "from the industry" and from ordinary fans who simply support one side or the other. There are even trolls who have started editing the UDG Wikipedia page back and forth, depending on which opinion they currently support.

This "Facebook shootout" personally reminds me a lot of the turn of 2015/2016 and the situation with ZakázanÝovoce at that time. Back then, it was something similar — the band split into two separate entities and threw dirt at each other on social media. I won't dig into the past, but it did occur to me whether this ten-year cycle (2016/2026) might be repeating itself in practice.

We will see what lies ahead — whether two offshoots of one band will emerge, each going its own way and throwing wounded egos at one another, or whether they will reconcile. I am simply trying to summarize the facts and leave the future to the decisions of the bands themselves.

P.S. This is only a brief summary of the situation, a kind of reflection on what might happen next. Everyone should form their own opinion. At the same time, this article is not intended to harm any (current, former, or future) members of any band.

Šári