PL@ŽA

A Ljubljana hillster duo blending punk, black metal, folk, vaporwave, and electronic music

pl@ža

The most popular Slovenian pastime is hiking—and for this beloved national tradition, hillster duo pl@ža have created a postmodern musical experience.

The starting point of pl@ža’s hiking expedition lies somewhere between a creative space at a rural homestead above Črni graben and a house in Dravlje and an apartment in Šiška. The duo’s journey began in 2024, when the founding members decided during improvisational sessions to start a punk band. In 2025, this adventure resulted in the album Hibrid, which reached 7th place on Radio Študent’s list of the best domestic albums of the year, praised for its “impulsive rawness, emotional unpredictability, and therefore even greater authenticity.”

Throughout the album’s journey, pl@ža explore a postmodern collision of contrasts: urban and rural, millennial and zoomer, classical and avant-garde, synthetic and organic, harsh and gentle.

Through punk, black metal, folk influences, vaporwave, and electronic music, pl@ža create their own version of “slovenia-core”—a soundscape of longing for the past, navigating the unavoidable present, and imagining a dystopian future.

Music policy: Punk / Black Metal / Folk / Vaporwave / Electronic Music / Postmodernism

Admission: €10 (mojekarte.si)

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MASHARIK

In case of bad weather, tickets remain valid for the alternative date: 9 September 2026.

Over the past few years, Masharikhave gone from being a band you had to recommend to a band people recommend themselves. No grand gestures, no unnecessary volume—just great songs, a distinctive sound, and concerts that leave you with the feeling that you witnessed something truly special.

After almost a year away from the stage, they return to Ljubljana for a show at the Gala Hala Summer Garden.

Masharik’s music works on several levels at once. Understated yet infectious. Intimate, yet spacious and rhythmic enough to fill the entire room. Their sound brings together instrumental precision, vocal harmonies, and a strong sense of dynamics that allows each song to breathe as a complete experience.

But Masharik’s greatest strength remains their live performance. That is where their music gains another dimension—not through spectacle or grandiosity, but through authenticity. As a band, they are exceptionally connected, and it is precisely this chemistry that creates the effortless feeling of a group fully in tune with itself, confirming Masharik as one of the most refined Slovenian live acts today.

After a longer break, this will be one of the rare opportunities to catch them again in Ljubljana. And knowing the pace of summer and how quickly things tend to happen—don’t expect tickets to wait around for too long.

See you there.

Masharik live:

Maša Bogataj — vocals, guitar
Luka Zemljič — keyboards, backing vocals
Bojan Marinko — drums
Amadei Šaršanski — bass guitar

Music policy: Indie Rock / Alternative / Blues Rock

Admission: earlybird €15 (limited number of tickets), presale €18, €22 on the day of the show via mojekarte.si

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33rd Anniversary of AKC Metelkova mesto

KLEMEN KLEMEN (SI)

+ DJ Esco

To celebrate the 33rd anniversary of Metelkova mesto, Gala Hala welcomes back the Trnovo rascal, ninja shapeshifter, storyteller of street adventures and imaginary horror tales, and master of the microphone— Klemen Klemen!

A firmly established name on the local scene, Klemen Klemen arrives armed with three albums: the best-selling Slovenian rap record of all time, Trnow stajl (2000), its follow-up Hipnoza (2003), and his latest release S3P (2015). Alongside his solo work, he has built an impressive catalogue of collaborations with artists from both the underground and the wider mainstream Slovenian music scene.

As has become tradition in recent years, he returns with the support of a live band, his unmistakable gravelly voice, and an endless supply of Trnovo stories, street legends, and lyrical twists.

Ulette ninje, džija!

Music policy: Trnow Stajl Hip Hop

Admission: €20 presale / €25 on the day of the concert

In case of rain, the event will take place inside the venue.

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RAPETEK EKSTRA:

LA COKA NOSTRA (ZDA)

+ DJ White AF

Ob okvirni 20. obletnici (resnejšega) delovanja v Ljubljano in v Slovenijo sploh prvič prihaja ameriška superskupina La Coka Nostra. To v najnovejši formaciji sestavljajo: bivši član legendarne skupine House of Pain Danny Boy, Ill Bill, DJ Eclipse (oba iz kultne ekipe Non Phixion) in Slaine.

Predzgodovina gre še malce dlje nazaj. Leta 2004 je La Coka Nostra pomenil ohlapen kolektiv, zbran okoli Dannyja Boya. Po razpadu skupine House Of Pain si je ta vzel čas za raznorazne podvige, v Bostonu pa tudi spoznal Slaina, s katerim je skupaj z DJ Lethalom potem posnel kupček komadov. Projekt je hitro postal še bolj kolektiven, saj so okoli mikrofona krožili še en houseofpainovec Everlast, člani društev Psycho Realm in Special Teamz … Leta 2006 pa se je članstvo končno približno zakoličilo. Prvenec A Brand You Can Trust je z dolgo zamudo le izšel leta 2009, proces pa je med drugim trajal tako dolgo zato, ker Danny Boy ni pristal na to, da bi fantje sodelovali preko emailov, ampak je vztrajal, da ploščo snemajo skupaj, v studiu. Čakanje se je izplačalo, saj gre za izjemno poglavje raperskega podtalja z eminentnimi gosti, kot so Snoop Dogg, Bun B, B-Real in Immortal Technique.

V naslednjih sedmih letih sta sledila še dva albuma – leta 2012 Masters of the Dark Arts z ubijalskim singlom »Mind Your Business«, ki ga je produciral DJ Premier in leta 2016 To Thine Own Self Be True, ki je ponovno nastal s posrečenim izborom gostov in producentov.

La Coka Nostra nikoli ni bila zamišljena kot klasična rap superskupina, preračunljivo sestavljena za jahanje festivalskih odrov. Kolektiv je nastal iz dolgoletnih povezav med bostonsko in newyorško underground rap sceno in stavi na beate, ki so trdi kot dva dni star drek in hardcore rap ostrega uličnega storytellinga, brez cenzure, zato pa z obilico politične paranoje in črnega humorja. Na odru La Coka Nostra ne prodaja nostalgije, ampak podaja koncertno izkušnjo hudo visoke intenzivnosti.

Music policy: hip hop

Vstopnina: 25 € earlybird (Big Nose shop, Gala hala na prireditvah; omejeno število vstopnic!), 28 € predprodaja (mojekarte.si in njihova prodajna mesta), 33 € na dan koncerta

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SLOMOSA (NOR)

Obeta se večer masivnih riffov, surove energije in sodobnega stoner rocka, s katerim so se v kratkem času uveljavili kot eno najbolj vznemirljivih imen evropske scene. S svojim prepoznavnim zvokom, ki združuje težo, melodiko in neustavljiv groove, obljubljajo koncertno izkušnjo polnega udara. Z velikim veseljem napovedujemo prihod norveških Slomosa, ki bodo letos zavzeli oder Gala hale.

Iz razgibanih pokrajin zahodne Norveške prihaja Slomosa, bend, ki se je hitro uveljavil kot ena ključnih sil sodobnega rocka s svojim prepoznavnim zvokom Tundra Rock. Zasedbo sestavljajo Benjamin Berdous (kitara, vokal), Marie Moe (bas, vokal), Tor Erik Bye (kitara) in Jard Hole (bobni). Navdih črpajo iz različnih vplivov, njihov zvok pa združuje težke, grooveovsko obarvane rife stoner rocka s surovimi, melodičnimi vokali in gromkimi kitarami.

Od izida istoimenskega prvenca leta 2020 je Slomosa postal sinonim za surovo moč in elektrificirajoče nastope v živo. Osvojili so velike festivalske odre, kot so Hellfest, Freak Valley in Bergenfest. Julija 2023 so izdali singel Cabin Fever, udaren uvod v težko pričakovani drugi album, ki poudarja njihov občutek za surovo pripoved in mogočne rife.

Leta 2024 je Slomosa svoj masiven zvok ponesla tudi čez lužo, kjer so se pridružili bendu Alkaline Trio na ameriški turneji in dodatno utrdili svoj sloves globalne sile. Leta 2025 se vrnili kot neposredna predskupina za Helmet ter nadaljevali svoj neustavljivi pohod po mednarodnih odrih. Letos pa razprodali skoraj vsak venue po Severni Ameriki.

Tako na ploščah kot v živo Slomosa ponuja intenzivno, nepopustljivo zvočno izkušnjo, ki odmeva še dolgo po zadnjem akordu. Z visokimi ambicijami in glasnejšim zvokom kot kadarkoli prej si bend utira pot kot nosilec bakle sodobnega heavy rocka.

Music policy: heavy rock/stoner rock/NOR

Vstopnina: predprodaja 25 €, na dan koncerta 28 €