Jazz, chess and Chernozem: 12 main summer music festivals in Russia

In 2022, the largest Russian festivals "Invasion" and Park Live were canceled, however, fans of such events still have a large selection of other musical events. They will be able to enjoy jazz tunes in the Crimea at Koktebel Jazz Party or in Moscow at Chess & Jazz. In the Krasnodar Territory, Taman - the Peninsula of Freedom will take place, and in Moscow, you can listen to your favorite performers at Lastochka-Summeet and VK Fest. The regulars of the Wild Mint in 2022 are waiting for two festivals at once - Green and Violet. About these and other events - in the material RT.

"Swallow-Summeet"

(4 June, Moscow)

Lastochka-Summeet is held annually on the territory of the Luzhniki complex in Moscow.

Headliners are contemporary artists working in a variety of musical directions.

This year the festival will take place on June 4, and according to the program, visitors will be able to move under the LSP, nostalgic with Dolphin, and listen to artists such as Markul, Anikv, 104, the Cobain Jackets group.

In addition, master classes, sports events and other activities await guests.

"Heather"

(June 10-12, Lipetsk region)

The folklore festival "Heather" will once again be held in the archaeological park "Argamach" (village Argamach-Palna).

This summer, such musicians as Marco Polo, Flame in Us, Teufelstanz, Kalevala, Agidel and others will perform for visitors to the event.

In addition to the musical part, there will be many different entertainments and master classes at the festival.

Those present will be able to visit a medieval tournament, practice yoga or historical dances, stand on nails and buy souvenirs at a local fair.

"Wild Mint Green"

(June 17-19, Aleksinsky district, Bunyrevo)

The popular Wild Mint festival this year split in two: its first half under the color Green (green) will be held from June 17 to 19.

Among the participants are mainly Russian bands and performers - Evgeny Margulis, Kis-Kis, The Hatters, Kino, Alena Shvets, Refining, Dragni, Papin Olympos, Garik Sukachev and others.

The organizers have prepared various entertainments for festival visitors: a handmade goods fair, a beauty zone and events for children.

Ural Music Night

(June 24, Yekaterinburg)

The eighth Ural Music Festival will be held this summer.

3 thousand musicians from different cities of Russia and other countries will perform on 100 stages in Yekaterinburg.

Guests will be entertained by rock, hip-hop, and even jazz performers.

The entrance is free of charge.

The festival will end with the traditional action "Dawn" - the artists sing the song "Ray of the Golden Sun", and the audience catches the first ray of the rising sun with mirrors.

Spectators and participants of the Ural Music Night International Music Festival in Yekaterinburg
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"Wild Mint Violet"

(June 24-26, Aleksinsky district, Bunyrevo)

Violet is the second part of the Wild Mint festival.

It will take place a little later, but in the same place, in Bunyrev.

As part of the "purple" part, both well-known Russian performers - Iowa, "Aigel", Jane Air, Dana Sokolova, Dolphin, as well as promising newcomers - Erika Lundmoen, "There are no Cosmonauts", "Tima is looking for light" and others will perform.

In terms of entertainment, the second part of the festival does not differ at all from the first.

Guests can also visit the bazaars, eat healthy food, do their own makeup or hair, play sports and draw with the child at the master class.

"Dobrofest"

(June 30-July 3, Yaroslavl, Levtsovo airfield)

The festival of alternative music "Dobrofest" will be held at the airport "Levtsovo" 10 km from Yaroslavl.

Three stages will be installed for the event.

About 90 performers from 40 different regions of Russia and other countries will perform at them.

The groups Kis-Kis, No Cosmonauts, Sharpening, Yorsh, Psyche, Deform, South Bunch, Imaginary Numbers, Nowhere to Run and others will appear on the sites.

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"YLETAY-2022"

(July 14-17, Udmurtia, Lagunovo village)

The major YLETAY festival will run for four days.

During this time, such well-known performers as "Spleen", Lumen, "Alisa", "Aria", "PrinceZz", Louna, "Northern Fleet", "Crematorium", "7B", "Slot", Stigmata, "Murakami", "Kiss-Kiss", Anacondaz, "Lomonosov's Plan", Lascala, Gorshenev, "Epidemic", etc.

“All purchased and unused tickets for the YLETAY-2020 and YLETAY-2021 festivals, as well as tickets for car camping, the tent hotel and the Comfort camp will be valid in 2022,” the event organizers note.

VK fest

(July 23-24, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi)

This year, VK Fest will be held for the first time in three cities of Russia - in Moscow, Sochi and St. Petersburg.

More than 50 artists will perform in Moscow's Gorky Park and in the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.

Among them: Egor Creed, Yolka, Marie Kraymbreri, Alena Shvets, Dzharakhov, The Hatters, Slava Marlow, Gayazov$ Brother$, Jah Khalib, Mot, Dora, Vanya Dmitrienko, Niletto and others.

In addition, zones with video games, sports tournaments, master classes and other entertainment are organized in the parks.

In the meantime, the highlights of the festival from the two capitals will be broadcast in the Sirius Olympic Park, and on the night from Saturday to Sunday, Leonid Agutin, MakSim, Cream soda, Dj Smash, Ramil' will perform on the Medal Square.

Entrance for all visitors to Sochi will be free.

Chess&Jazz

(July 30-31, Moscow)

For connoisseurs of good jazz and intellectual games, Chess & Jazz, an open-air chess and jazz festival, will take place in Moscow.

Leonid Agutin, Portico Quartet, Levan Gorozia, Dizzy Dutch Duck, Wild Brass and Under Influence will perform on stage in the Hermitage Garden.

This is a relatively new project - it has been in existence for only four years.

In the center of the capital, the stars will perform live musical compositions and songs, and visitors will be able to test their strength in chess games next to world-class grandmasters.

"Taman - the peninsula of freedom"

(August 11-14, Golubitskaya station, Krasnodar Territory)

In August, the festival "Taman - Peninsula of Freedom" will be held in the south of Russia.

Participants and guests will settle down in the village of Golubitskaya.

“Today, the music festival in Taman is the only event held in Russia where you can combine a vacation at sea with a performance by fashionable youth groups,” the organizers say.

This year the list of headliners includes Kipelov, Lumen, Epidemic, Kitty Kitty, Anacondaz, Slot, Bloody Reef and many other contemporary performers.

Bike festival "Taman - Peninsula of Freedom 2017" in the village of Veselovka, Krasnodar Territory
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"Chernozem"

(August 19-21, Voronezh)

In 2022, a large-scale rock music festival will be held in Voronezh.

Under the open sky, songs of the masters of Russian rock - the groups "Splin", "DDT", "BI-2", etc. will sound from the stage.

On the territory of the Grand City Park there will be a tent city, a recreation area, food courts, as well as a fair where you can buy branded merchandise.

Koktebel Jazz Party

(August 19-21, Crimea)

The summer will end with a rich program in Koktebel for lovers of jazz music.

This year the festival will combine two anniversary events - the 100th anniversary of Russian jazz and the 20th season of the Koktebel Jazz Party.

“Its participants will be those who already now, without exaggeration, can be called the legends of Russian and international jazz.

By tradition, we will keep the intrigue until the start of the festival and promise that August will traditionally be hot in Koktebel, ”promised Dmitry Kiselyov, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, founder of the festival.