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Kasabian and Foals, Richard Ashcroft and System of a Down, Ellie Goulding and Years & Years are just a few of the foreign headliners coming to Russia this summer. Read more in Afisha's guide to the main music festivals of 2017.
British Rock Festival with Richard Ashcroft as headliner
The headliner of the most English festival in Moscow this year will be Richard Ashcroft, founder and vocalist of the legendary The Verve. For the first time in Russia, both his solo songs and all famous hits"Bitter Sweet Symphony", "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Sonnet".
Open air jazz festival
The most enjoyable and family-friendly festival in Moscow takes place on the territory of the estate of the Yusupov princes, built in the 19th century. The word Jazz in the name rather conveys the atmosphere; After all, funk, blues, folk and indie pop peacefully coexist with jazz on festival stages. This year's headliners include: Bootsy Collins, Nils Petter Molver, Nino Katamadze and others.
A festival with a varied lineup and a focus on heavy music
Festival with a loud twist alternative rock changed the location once again (now it will take place on the territory of the new CSKA stadium) and signed up the well-loved Armenian rockers from Los Angeles, System of a Down, as the key headliner.
The main summer festival of St. Petersburg
The 16th Stereoleto festival will traditionally be held in beautiful park on Elagin Island. An important moment of the festival: on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Viktor Tsoi, the Symphonic Kino project will perform here - Kino guitarist Yuri Kasparyan and the symphony orchestra play compositions orchestrated by one of the most respected producers in St. Petersburg, Igor Vdovin. The video series was created by Tsoi’s son Alexander. In addition, the festival program includes: U.N.K.L.E., “Mushrooms”, “Spleen”, 25/17, Husky and others.
Russia's largest festival of new independent music
The lineup of the festival of new independent music "Pain" includes American electronic artist Lotik, fashionable punks from Denmark Iceage, experimental pop performer from Switzerland Aisha Devi, Irish noise rockers Girl Band, British coldwave duo The KVB, which has repeatedly performed in Moscow, and Japanese bands based in Berlin. avant-garde artists Group A, Barcelona beatmaker Filastine, New York street brass band Too Many Zooz, playing something like house music, only not electronic, but with live drums and horns. Also at the festival will perform three dozen local artists: Husky, “Naadya”, “LSP”, “Morning”, “Vulgar Molly”, “Pasosh”, IC3PEAK, Moa Pillar, Slava KPSS (Gnoyny), Sonic Death, “4 positions of Bruno ", "Yes Yes Yes" with the program 2H Company, Shortparis, Lucidvox, uSSSy, "BTsKH", Love Cult and others.
Still the country's main music festival
The eternal stars of “Our Radio” and their listeners will meet in their usual place - in the Tver region. More than 100 bands and 200,000 spectators are two numbers that prove that “Invasion” is still the main festival in the country.
Deafening mass electronics in Nizhny Novgorod fields
Big budget festival electronic music Alfa Future People, which for some time tried to reproduce on Nizhny Novgorod land our Tomorrowland, in the sense that it focused on representatives of the most popular and popular commercial EDM, this year suddenly diversified the lineup in a pleasant way, adding to the program a block of artists who belong on the conditional Outline.
The largest social network Russia goes offline for the third time and organizes a youth festival in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Visitors can expect popular bloggers, representatives of million-dollar publics, concerts by Guf, Max Korzh, Mumiy Troll and four dozen other musicians - in a word, the scope is expectedly serious.
Festival at Luzhniki with future world pop stars in the lineup
The festival, which debuted last year in the open space between the Luzhniki Stadium and the Moskva River embankment, has announced a continuation. The two main stars in the “Swallows” lineup are the English singer Ellie Goulding and the rising stars of intimate and sincere indie pop Years & Years.
Large-scale rave with ambitions
Last year's Present Perfect put St. Petersburg on the map of the global club scene - many specialized publications in Europe wrote about the event. The third festival, it seems, will not be inferior in scope: among the already announced artists, The Black Madonna, performing for the first time in Russia, is the best artist of last year according to Mixmag magazine and one of the most respected representatives of the DJ profession. DJs like Ben UFO or Daniel Avery also perform in Russia, not just every day.
Moscow's largest open-air festival
Since 2004, the Afisha Picnic has established itself as one of the main city events in the capital, with a varied lineup, top-notch headliners and plenty of music-related entertainment. This year the top players are playing in Kolomenskoye British bands Kasabian and Foals, as well as one of the main discoveries of the moment - the Ukrainian trio “Mushrooms”.
V-Rox
Festival showcase in Vladivostok, curated by Ilya Lagutenko
The founder, ideologist, curator and main driver of the V-Rox festival contributes to cultural life hometown and attracts interesting musicians to Vladivostok, none of whom can be said to be stars in Russia. All weekend these artists play on three stages on the city's waterfront, and in the evening the activity shifts to the clubs. It turns out to be an ebullient musical weekend, shaking up the city, which has not been spoiled by such events.
Tula region., Shchekinsky district, village. Krapivna
Headliners: “Megapolis”, Svetlana Zhavoronkova, Backstage
Free admission
On June 3, 2016, the International Nettle Festival will be held for the fifteenth time in the village of Krapivna. Every year, when the plant that gave its name to the ancient county town, the village is throwing a big celebration.
Classic Park
Moscow, Arkhangelskoye
Tickets from 1500 RUR
On June 17, the Arkhangelskoye Museum-Estate will host the Classic Park 2017 festival. The event has no analogues in the country and combines classical music of different genres and styles. In addition to the musical component, creative workshops, music master classes, a children's area and much more will be organized for visitors to the Classic Park 2017 festival. “Classic Park” is a wonderful, calm and educational vacation for the whole family. Fans of more relaxing leisure time will be able to relax from the bustle of the city in the picturesque squares and alleys of the estate, lounge areas and areas with background music. Read more about it in our poster.
Geek Picnic
Moscow, Kolomenskoye
Headliners: Anatoly Wasserman
Ticket for two days 1100 RUR, child ticket - 550 RUR
The project organizers are convinced that the future has already arrived. They are ready to talk about it, prove it, confirm it with the latest technologies and concepts. All geeks are invited to take part in the festival - those who are passionate about science, art, and technology. Come, watch, listen, participate and just relax! The main goal of Geek Picnic is to introduce visitors to truly lively, cutting-edge, relevant and professional knowledge, developments and concepts. Read more about it in our poster.
Road to Kordno
The village of Khomyakovo, near Slobodka
Free admission
We invite you to the festival of folk memory "". At the festival you can attend numerous master classes on ancient crafts. Just like once upon a time in Rus' there will be a big fair with products from Tula craftsmen and farmers. You will see musicians perform at main stage. You can also ride horses and ponies throughout the festival.
Tula wings
IX annual festival of radio-controlled aircraft models
Tula, airfield of Klokovo airfield
Free admission
Once again, models of airplanes and helicopters with jet and piston engines will rise into the Tula sky under the control of Russia’s only Aviation Sports Club “RusJet”. The club's performance in 2016 amazed the Tula audience with its professionalism and skill in managing models. The Rus model aerobatic team will also once again delight aviation fans with group aerobatics on L-39C ALBATROS aircraft models. Models are controlled using the FPV system - First Person View (abbr. FPV) - first-person view. Once again among the participants in the flight program is the favorite of the Tula public, “Maestro of Aerobatics”, participant in many television shows Pavel Belov.
Ahmad Tea Fest
Park of Arts "Muzeon", Moscow
Headliner: Richard Ashcroft
Tickets: 1300 RUR
Songs of Bezhin Meadows
Bezhin meadow (Chernsky district, Turgenevo village, Bezhin meadow)
Entrance to Bezhin Meadow is paid
Moto Maloyaroslavets
Kaluga region, Maloyaroslavets, Mezhvezhiy meadow
Headliners: “Alice”, Louna, “Prince”, Gleb Samoilov, “Cockroaches!”, “Naive”
Tickets from 900 RUR
Archstoyanie children's
Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, Dzerzhinsky district
Ticket price per person: 1500 rubles. until May 10, 2000 rub. until June 29, 3000 rub. at the festival
Children under 5 years old have free admission
Dobrofest
Yaroslavl region, Levtsovo airfield
Headliners: Therapy? ( Northern Ireland), Man With A Mission (Japan), Arcane Roots (UK)
Subscription - 4000 RUR
Twelve Keys
Tula region, Venevsky district, village. Sviridova
Headliners: “Cossack Circle” and Moscow Cossack choir
Free admission
Usadba Jazz
Moscow, Arkhangelskoye
Headliners: Bootsy Collins, Raul Midon, Nils Petter Molvaer, Ester Rada
Ticket “All venues” price: 3500 RUR
Ticket “All venues” + VIP zone price: 10,000 RUR
Ticket “All venues” + VIP zone + parking price: 1100
Children under 10 years old enter the festival free of charge
The ticket price on the day of the event will be higher.
This year, the Jazz Estate will be held under the ECO banner: the emphasis will be on an environmentally friendly attitude towards the environment and one’s own consciousness. At the design market you will find clothes made from eco-friendly materials, at the food court - organic food, and on the stages - the most soulful music. After all, like the surrounding nature, our souls also require permanent job on cleansing from negative emotions- and it is music that best copes with this task.
Park Live
Moscow, CSKA Arena
Headliners: System of a Down. Three days Grace. Twin Atlantic
Tickets from 3000 RUR
Invasion
Tver region, Bolshoye Zavidovo
Headliners: "Alice", "Animation", "Kalinov Most", "Kipelov", "Prince"
Tickets from 1650 RUR
Insomnia
Kaluga region, Yukhnovsky district
Admission to the festival is free, tents and sleeping bags are available for rent. Parking, food, water, phone charging - paid
Sun Drums Fest
Land RADA, Moscow region, Serpukhov district, Zlobino village
Headliners: Sofoli, Liberia, Kirill Osherov
Arrangement fee to participate in all festival activities - 2000 RUR for prepayment until May 14, 2300 RUR - until June 14, 2600 RUR - until July 13, 2900 RUR - on the spot. There are paid and free parking.
Festival of ethnic drums and music Sun Drums Fest has no analogues in Central region Russia. This time his residence will be an amazing place - RaDA Land. As before, the Sun Drums Fest 2017 will bring together the best ethnomusicians of Russia, who will perform well-known and new programs, as well as conduct inspiring master classes. The organizers promise a number of interesting surprises for guests of the Sun Drums Fest 2017. Read more about it in our poster.
Battle of a Thousand Swords. Ragnarok 2017
Moscow, Kolomenskoye
Tickets 3000 RUR
Headliners: Wardruna
Festival “Battle of a Thousand Swords. Ragnarok 2017" will be held at the Dyakovo settlement in Kolomenskoye park from 11 am. This unique event will take you back to the era Medieval Rus', and you will personally take part in military battles between the Russian prince and the Viking king. Especially for the guests of “The Battle of a Thousand Swords. Ragnarok” the famous Norwegian musical group Wardruna. Her most will be heard from the stage popular hits, written in such genres as Nordic folk ambient. All music is created based on Scandinavian motives, so it will allow you to feel the atmosphere of the “Battle of a Thousand Swords” festival even better. Ragnarok 2017." Read more about it in our poster.
Theater courtyard
Streets of Tula
The program is under development
Theatrical, musical, circus performances, pantomime, plays, puppet shows, performances, living sculpture, circus art - on the streets of Tula. A theater without borders, in the open air, where anyone can take part in the performance!
Every year, the Tula street theater festival “Theater Yard” attracts more and more fans of live theater. After all, street theater is the most democratic theater and it will accept you, even if you forgot to put on a formal suit. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of joy and fun, touch the beautiful and open your heart to new emotions. Kick off your shoes and run barefoot to the shows! You are greeted again on the streets of your beloved city.
Archstoyanie
Kaluga region, Nikola-Lenivets
Ticket to the festival for one person: until May 10 - 2000 RUR, until July 18 - 2500 RUR, until July 28 - 3000 RUR. Price during the festival days is 3500 RUR.
Martin
Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium
Headliners: Ellie Goulding, Alexandra Savior, “Her”, ALMA, Years & Years
Tickets from 1500 RUR
Picnic "Afisha"
Moscow, Kolomenskoye
Headliners: Kasabian, Foals, “Mushrooms” and “GS”
2200 R
Oh yeah! Food!
Moscow, Gorky Park
Free admission
Air Craft
Tula, Lenina Ave., 85, Likerka Loft
Free admission
The airbrush and painting workshop "Artifex" invites everyone to Tula for the airbrush festival, which is dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the workshop. All owners of painted cars, motorcycles, bicycles, jet skis, boats, helicopters and spaceships are invited to participate.
Walking on the clouds
Ryazan, Orekhovoye Lake
Children under 7 years old have free admission. Ticket for 3 days per person - 2000 RUR, children's ticket for 3 days (up to 14 years) - 1000 RUR. Parking is paid separately.
Festival of Eco-Technologies
Family estate Bogatyrskoye, Ivanovo region, Lezhnevsky district
The registration fee is 2400 RUR (if purchased before July 5) for the entire duration of the festival; children under 18 years of age have free admission. The price includes three vegetarian meals a day, accommodation in a tent, shower, toilet, drinking water).
For the 5th year now, practitioners and theorists will come to the festival to exchange experiences in the field of environmentally friendly technologies and daily practices of environmentally friendly life in rural areas and cities. In 2016, the festival reaches a new level - more than 1000 participants are expected. The main theme of this year is “Ethnoculture and Ecology”. .
"Estate Jazz" is the most significant international open-air festival, taking place in a number of Russian cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, Kazan, Sochi), where jazz, funk, lounge and blues rule the roost. The capital's festival will traditionally be held at the Arkhangelskoye estate.
One of the most anticipated events of the event will be the first performance in Russia by Israeli actress and singer of Ethiopian origin Esther Rada. But for the tenth time in a row, Georgian performer Nino Katamadze & Insight will set the audience on fire with her emotionality and energy. Singer and TV presenter Alexey Chumakov will perform a special program. Other performers include Pompeya, Shoo, trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, guitarist Raoul Midon and others.
Ticket price: from 3500 rubles.
The Wild Mint music festival has become one of the most favorite events for fans of Russian bands. Fresh air, open skies, evening fun around the fire, various events and, of course, music, music, music - of various genres. This year “Bi-2”, Ivan Dorn, “Melnitsa”, The Hatters, “Cockroaches”, Nuki, “Crematorium”, “Aloevera” and many others will appear on stage. The event will take place in the village of Bunyrevo, Tula region.
Price: from 3500 rubles for three days.
The Park Live festival is again ready to gather rock music lovers in one place, this time at the Moscow CSKA Arena. The headliner of the holiday will be famous group System of a Down. Three Days Grace, Twin Atlantic, Louna and others will also take the stage. Fans of “heavier” music from all over the country are already packing their bags for the road and planning their route.
"Invasion" – cult festival With rich history, dedicated national rock music. The event will take place in Bolshoye Zavidovo, Tver region. Among the announced groups, as always, are legends and simply beloved by the public musical groups: “Alice”, “Bravo”, Garik Sukachev & “Brigada S”, “DDT”, Dolphin, “Kalinov Bridge”, Kipelov, “Picnic”, “Pilot”, “Earring”, “Spleen”, “Chizh & Co” " and many others. Traditionally, the festival will include sports tournaments in beach soccer and volleyball. You can expect many other interesting events.
Russian festival of electronic music and technology ALFA FUTURE PEOPLE, which will be held near Nizhny Novgorod on the banks of the Volga - these are world stars of electronic music, water and extreme shows, a technology and sports zone, fresh air and bright sun. The leaders of stadium electronic music will perform on the main stage: Hardwell, Blasterjaxx, Cosmic Gate, Don Diablo, Dyro, Infected Mushroom, NERVO, Oliver Heldens, Pendulum, Swanky Tunes, W&W, Alexander Popov, Fonarev and many others. In addition to the main one, there will be four more stages: BassStage, Mash-up Stage and two completely new ones - live and techno stages.
The Alfa Future People – 2017 technology zone will host “activities” and installations dedicated to the evolution and development of humanity. In the space zone there is a multimedia exhibition that will tell about the past, present and future of the exploration of the Universe. The gadgets zone will host presentations of more than 100 of the best innovative devices and technologies. It is noteworthy that Alfa Future People will traditionally become a territory completely free of cash. At the entrance, guests will receive a bracelet with a contactless card. She will be able to pay for all additional services.
The Afisha Picnic 2017 will traditionally take place in Moscow’s Kolomenskoye Park. The headliner of the event will be Kasabian, titans of the British scene playing fiery stadium rock. Also on stage will be the English indie band Foals, the recent CIS breakthrough - the group "Mushrooms", as well as "GS", ASAP Ferg, "Husky" and others. As the organizers note, the Afisha picnic is a unique atmosphere that allows you to feel like a free and happy person without leaving the metropolis.
Europa Plus LIVE is hot musical adventure. The venue is the capital's Luzhniki. A multi-hour marathon consisting of greatest hits, will be headed by Sergey Lazarev, Swanky Tunes, Max Barskikh, EMMA M, Misha Marvin, Paul Damixie, Nyusha, Burito, Pizza, Yulianna Karaulova, Elena Temnikova. Others will take the stage prominent representatives domestic radio broadcast: Era Istrefi, Bebe Rexha, Dua Lipa, Ofenbach, Boostee, Artik & Asti, Yolka, Matt Nash, Arilena Ara, Oceana, Eric Saade, Kokab. The main thing is that the show is free, and everyone can attend it. So it’s worth marking this day on your calendar and freeing it from all other matters.
Can you imagine that summer is just around the corner? It’s hard to believe when it’s the end of April outside and the snow is falling thickly, but we know for sure that summer will come, and with it the time for open-air music festivals, when you can surrender to the rhythms of music on fresh air. The national calendar has compiled the TOP 10 interesting musical events of this year.
The international festival “Other Art” covers a wide range of arts, including theater and music. Creative teams from different countries will demonstrate their artistic discoveries over four days. The peculiarity of this festival lies in the joint performances of professionals and people with disabilities, for which it is included in the TOP 10 most interesting music festivals of the year.
With its entire existence, St. Petersburg proves that high musical art can be accessible to absolutely everyone, annually holding the grandiose open-air “Classics on Dvortsovaya”. Gala concert with the participation of brilliant soloists of the world opera stage such as Anna Netrebko, Elina Garancha, Yusif Eyvazov, Ildar Abdrazakov, Massimo Giordano, Khibla Gerzmava, Maria Guleghina and other performers can be visited by anyone absolutely free of charge. Highest level The concert features not only a star cast of artists: scenography and technology, lighting design and surround sound, colorful costumes and stylish decorative elements, live music performed by a top-level symphony orchestra.
Where: Krasnodar region, Sochi, “Rosa Khutor”, st. Olimpiyskaya, 35
When: June 12 – June 26
“Generation NEXT” is the most relevant international competition for young talents. During its eight-year existence, it took place at various times in Crimea, Tunisia and Turkey, and for the second time in Sochi, at the Rosa Khutor resort. For 10 days in a row, its participants have the opportunity to learn vocal, dance and other arts from recognized pop stars. The festival will end with a large-scale gala concert with the participation of the brightest contestants and invited guests.
The Wild Mint Festival is three days of music, love and freedom. It is one of the three most popular festivals in the country. Three stages, 70 groups from 10 countries, street theaters, convenient camping, hotels, the Oka and Vashana rivers, a lecture hall, a cinema, dozens of restaurants, a children's playground, a large-scale quest zone. Already announced: BI-2, Therr Maitz, SunSay, OSOG (IL), Pompeya, MANIZHA, Melnitsa, Mustelide (BY), La Dame Blanche (CU), Optimystica Orchestra, “Khartyga & Albert Kuvezin”, Tina Kuznetsova & Zventa Sventana, Marlins .
Where: Tyumen region, Tobolsk, Tobolsk Kremlin
When: 1
July
The festival takes place in the open air of the Sophia courtyard of the Tobolsk Kremlin and is intended for fans classical music. Concerts with the participation of world stars on the territory of the Sophia Court leave an indelible impression. The start of this prestigious event was given in 2006, when the opera by M.P. Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" by artists of the Moscow theater " New Opera" them. E. Kolobova. In 2017, the traditional music festival “Summer in the Tobolsk Kremlin” will be dedicated to the work of Tobolsk composer Alexander Alyabyev.
Where: Nizhny Novgorod region, Balakhninsky district, Bolshoye Kozino village
When: July 7, 16.00
Fresh air and bright sun. Secret airfield on the banks of the Volga. Music that changes your mood. Technologies that change the world. What does it take to hear and see the future? It's simple. Be at the Alfa Future People festival. Here you will find the world's best electronic music performers, exciting extreme and water shows, new technologies and gadgets, camping and a sports area. Record power of sound and light on the country's largest open-air stage on the banks of the Volga.
Three-day ethnocultural non-stop festival ethnic music and crafts "WORLD OF Siberia" is held on the territory famous village Shushenskoye. "WORLD OF Siberia" is 215,000 square meters of ethno-interactive, 4 stages, more than 10 thematic areas for tourists, dozens of various master classes, a fair of unique souvenirs, territory national cuisines, educational locations. At various times, “Ivan Kupala”, “Zdob si Zdub”, Nino Katamadze, Mgzavrebi performed here. Regular participants The festival included folk stars Sergei Starostin and Inna Zhelannaya.
Where: Kaliningrad, Central Park of Culture and Leisure
When: August 4 – August 6
All the most fashionable, the most beautiful and the most cheerful Kaliningraders meet under the flags of this festival, be it on the main stage of the Summer Theater in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure or under the shadow of the jets of a fountain near the Kaliningrad Regional drama theater, near the small stage. The festival program is close and understandable not only to music lovers, but also to people far from modern music. Except evening concerts During the festival, night jam sessions are organized in various clubs in the city.
A lot of good music is played over three days in August in Tambov. The festival is held in the open air within the city of Tambov. Infrastructure is being created in a picturesque place concert venue with everyone necessary conditions To ensure a comfortable stay for spectators, there is free parking and a tent camp on the festival grounds. During the festival days, from 15.00 to 23.00, leading Russian musical groups take the stage. Everyone strives to get to the Chernozem festival, because this is the #Most Heartfelt Event of the Year.
Khoomei Day is a unique festival dedicated to throat singing. Khoomei is a unique art form, inherent only to some peoples of the Sayan-Altai region - Tuvinians, Altaians, Mongols, as well as Bashkirs living in the European part of Russia. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the performer plays two notes simultaneously, forming a two-voice solo. The popularity of this art form has spread to the United States and is gaining new fans every year.
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