There are many interesting festivals in Russia, but there are many more of them in the world. We've compiled a list of the best music festivals in the world for 2017. Ticket prices are correct at the time of publication.
Coachella - music and arts festival
Place: Indio (California, USA)
Dates: April 14-16, April 21-23, 2017
Duration: 6 days, two weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Tickets: from $399 (no fees)
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, New Order, The XX, Travis Scott, Phantogram Little Dragon, Bastille, Father John Misty, Bonobo, Blossoms, The Pretty Reckless
The closest airport to the festival is LAX in Los Angeles
Whitby Gothic Weekend - festival of gothic subculture
Place: Whitby (North Yorkshire, UK)
Dates: April 21-23, 2017
Duration: 2 days
Tickets: 36.5 pounds – 1 day, 67.5 pounds – all days
To buy a ticket
New Orleans Jazz and Traditional Music Festival
Place: New Orleans (Louisiana, USA)
Dates: April 28 - May 7, 2017
Duration: 7 days
Tickets: from 70$ – 1 day
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Maroon 5, Steve Wonder, Tom Petty and Heartbreakers, Lorde, Pitbull, George Benson, Earth Wind & Fire, Snoop Dog, King of Leon
Rock am Ring - rock festival
Place: Nürburgring (Germany)
Dates: June 2-4, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 210 euros
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Rammstein, System Of A Down, Totenhosen, Liam Gallagher, Bastille, Sum 41, Rag'n'Bone Man, Simple Plan, In Flames, Suicide Silence, KraftKlub
Bonnaroo– music and arts festival
Place: Manchester (Tennessee, USA)
Dates: June 8-11, 2017
Duration: 4 days
Tickets: from $350 (without fees) for all days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: U2, Red Hot Chilli Pepers, The Weeknd, Lorde, The XX, Travis Scott, Milky Chance, Dua Lipa, Royal Blood
Download - rock music festival
Place: Donington Park (UK)
Dates: June 9-11, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 83 pounds - 1 day, 180 pounds - 3 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: System Of a Down, Biffy Clyro, Aerosmith, Mastodon, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Rob Zombie, Sabaton, Simple Plan, In Flames, Slayer, Wallflower
Glastonbury is a music festival that has been going on since 1970.
Place: Glastonbury (UK)
Dates: June 21-25, 2017
Duration: 5 days
Tickets: soldout
Headliners: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Kris Kristofferson
Hurricane is a music festival that has been running since 1973
Place: Schessel (Germany)
Dates: June 23-25, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: 419 EUR
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Green Day, Linking Park, Blink-182, Die Antwoord, Imagine Dragons, Alt-J, Editors, Mando Diao, Gogol Bordello, Archive, Milky Chance
Provinssirock - music festival in Finland
Place: Seinäjoki (Finland)
Dates: June 29 - July 1, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 79 euros - 1 day, 139 euros - 3 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: The Killers, Die Antwoord, Ellie Goulding, Diablo, The Hives, Sabaton,
TRNSMT - new music rock festival
Place: Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
Dates: July 7-9, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: 65.5 pounds - 1 day, 120 pounds - 2 days, 165 pounds - 3 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Radiohead, Kasabian, Biffy Clyro, Rag'n'Bone, The Kooks, Twin Atlantic, Blossoms, Two Door Cinema Club, George Ezra
Wireless - music festival in London
Place: London, Great Britain)
Dates: July 7-9, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 62 pounds. - 1 day, 175 pounds - 3 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: The Weeknd, Chance The Rapper, Skepta, G-Easy
Pori Jazz - festival of contemporary jazz music since 1966
Place: Pori (Finland)
Dates: July 13-15, 2017
Duration: 3 days (main part)
Tickets: from 69 euros - 1 day, 175.5 euros - 3 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Jamiroquai, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, Erykah Badu, Chaka Khan, The Cinematic Orchestra, Wilco, Bill Frisell Trio, Jethto Tull, Fantastic Negrito, Brian Wilson, Michael Kiwanuka
LoveBox - contemporary music festival
Place: London, Great Britain)
Dates: July 14-15, 2017
Duration: 2 days
Tickets: from 126 pounds
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Frank Ocean, Chase & Status, Jamie XX, Jess Glynne, Solange, Rag'n'Bone Man
Melt - rock music festival
Place: Ferropolis (Germany)
Dates: July 14-16
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 140 euros
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Bonobo, Die Antwoord, Fatboy Slim, The Kills, Phoenix
Latitude - music, film and art festival
Place: Suffolk (UK)
Dates: July 14-16, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 84.5 pounds - 1 day, 205.5 pounds - 3 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Placebo, Fatboy Slim, John Cale, The Horrors, Goldfrapp
Citadel - contemporary music festival
Place: London, Great Britain)
Dates: July 16, 2017
Duration: 1 day
Tickets: from 55 euros
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Foals, Bonobo, Laura Marling, Michael Kiwanuka, Wild Beasts, A Blaze Of Feather, Maggie Rogers
Wilderness - music and arts festival
Place: Oxfordshire (UK) 
Dates: August 3-6, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: from 180 pounds
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Two Door Cinema Club, Grace Jones, Bonobo
Sziget - rock festival in Hungary
Place: Budapest, Hungary)
Dates: August 9-16, 2017
Duration: 7 days
Tickets: from 65 euros - 1 day, from 299 euros - 7 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Kasabian, Major Lazer, Flume, Rita Ora, The Kills, Tom Odell, Mando Diao, Metronomy, Alt J, Alex Clare, Leningrad, Paul Van Dyk, The Pretty Reckless, White Lies, George Ezra, Clean Bandit, Two Door Cinema Club , PJ Harvey, Interpool and others
Fairport's Cropredy Convention - folk rock music festival
Place: village of Cropredy (Oxfordshire, UK)
Dates: August 10-12, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: 75 pounds - 1 day, 125 pounds - 3 days
Children under 12 free
To buy a ticket
M'era Luna Festival - a festival focused on metal, darkwave, gothic rock and industrial
Place: Hildesheim (Germany)
Dates: August 12-13, 2017
Duration: 2 days
Tickets: from 299 euros
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Korn, And One, ASP, White Lies, Unzucht
Summer Breeze - German metal music festival
Place: Dinkelsbühl (Germany)
Dates: August 16-19, 2017
Duration: 4 days
Tickets: 111 euros
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Korn, Megadeth, Kreator, Amorphis, Children of Bodom, Epica, Overkill, Sandra, Amon Amorth
V Fest - popular music festival
Place: Essex and Staffordshire (UK)
Dates: August 19-20, 2017
Duration: 2 days
Tickets: from 98 pounds. - 1 day, 165 pounds - 2 days
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Pink, Jay Z, Craig David, Madness, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra
Reading and Leeds Rock Music Festival
Place: Reading (Berkshire, UK)
Dates: August 25-27, 2017
Duration: 3 days
Tickets: 221 lb
To buy a ticket
Headliners: Kasabian, Eminem, Muse, Bastille, Fatboy Slim, Korn, Phantogram, Milky Chance, Blossoms, Against the Current
Bestival -music festival of dance and indie music
Place: Isle of Wight (UK)
Dates: September 7-10, 2017
Duration: 4 days
Tickets: from 181 pounds
To buy a ticket
Headliners: The XX, Pet Shop Boys, Jamie T, Justice, Little Dragon, Rag'n'Bone Man, A Tribe Called Quest
Well, it’s probably really right to organize discussions of summer festivals and plans into a separate topic - this way, at least, it will be clearer where to look for fellow travelers and share impressions. Here is a selection of the most, in my opinion, stellar and interesting summer events that will take place inside the Schengen zone. So all you have to do is get a visa, buy tickets, take more money for accommodation, drinks and merchandise - well, go ahead!
* It’s clear that the list is not exhaustive at all, so add links and news about new announcements!
**I don’t include events for which there are no longer tickets on the list, because it makes no sense.
Finland, Hyvinkaa. Rock Fest 2018
Dates: June 6-9
Headliners: OZZY OSBOURNE, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, STONE SOUR, JUDAS PRIEST, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MARILYN MANSON, AMORPHIS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD
Website: rockfest.fi
Price tag: from 195 euros
Germany, Ferropolis (it’s not so much the composition that’s cool here, but the place itself!). With Full Force XXV
Dates: June 14-16
Headliners: JUDAS PRIEST, APOCALYPTICA, MARDUK, KATAKLYSM, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, UNLEASHED, GOD DETHRONED, ABBATH, PRO-PAIN, THY ART IS MURDER, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, ENTOMBED A.D.
Website: withfullforce.de
Price tag: 119.95 euros
Italy, Florence. Firenze Rocks 2018
Dates: June 14-17
Headliners: FOO FIGHTERS, GUNS N' ROSES, BARONESS, IRON MAIDEN, HELLOWEEN, SHINEDOWN, OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, AVENGED SEVENFOLD
Website: firenzerocks.it
Price tag: 270 euros for all days, there are options for individual days
Austria, Nikkelsdorf. Nova Rock Festival 2018
Dates: June 14-17
Headliners: LIMP BIZKIT, IRON MAIDEN, STONE SOUR, DIE TOTEN HOSEN, MARILYN MANSON, ARCH ENEMY, PARKWAY DRIVE, MESHUGGAH, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, VOLBEAT
Website: www.novarock.at
Price tag: from 150 euros
France Paris. Download Festival
Dates: June 15-18
Headliners: OZZY OSBOURNE, MARILYN MANSON, THE OFFSPRING, GHOST, OPETH, CONVERGE, MESHUGGAH, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, FOO FIGHTERS, GUNS N’ ROSES
Website: downloadfestival.fr
Price list: 224 euros for all days, 165 euros for three days, 69 euros for one
Norway, Halden. Tons Of Rock 2018
Dates: June 20-22
Headliners: OZZY OSBOURNE, EXODUS, ALICE IN CHAINS, AT THE GATES, MARDUK, EPICA, CARACH ANGREN, HELLOWEEN
Website: tonsofrock.no
Price tag: 240 euros for all days, 92 euros for one
Denmark, Copenhagen. Copenhell 2018
Dates: June 21-23
Headliners: OZZY OSBOURNE, ALICE IN CHAINS, GUNS N' ROSES, DEFTONES, GHOST, HELLOWEEN, SODOM, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, NIGHTWISH, PARKWAY DRIVE, KREATOR, ARCH ENEMY, SUFFOCATION, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, ENSLAVED, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, EXODUS
Website: copenhell.dk
Price tag: 210 euros for all days
Belgium, Dessel. Graspop Metal Meeting 2018
Dates: June 21-24
Headliners: GUNS N' ROSES, IRON MAIDEN, OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, MEGADETH, KREATOR, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MARDUK, VADER, TESSERACT, LIMP BIZKIT, EXODUS, AT THE GATES, WATAIN, A PERFECT CIRCLE, P.O.D.
Website: graspop.be
Price tag: 245 euros for all days, there are options for different days of the festival
Spain Madrid. Download Festival
Dates: June 28-30
Headliners: JUDAS PRIEST, KREATOR, A PERFECT CIRCLE, OZZY OSBOURNE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GUNS N’ ROSES, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BARONESS, MARILYN MANSON, TESSERACT, RISE AGAINST, CLUTCH, PARKWAY DRIVE
Website: downloadfestival.es
Price tag: 150 euros for all days
Spain, Barcelona. Rock Fest Barcelona
Dates: July 05-07
Headliners: OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, HELLOWEEN, SCORPIONS, MEGADETH, DIMMU BORGIR, DARK TRANQUILLITY, ICED EARTH, DARK FUNERAL
Website: rockfestbarcelona.com
Price tag: 175 euros for all days
Czech Republic, Vrsovice. Masters Of Rock 2018 (low-cost for fans of heavy music and the surrounding area)
Dates: July 12-15
Headliners: AMORPHIS, HELLOWEEN, KAMELOT, KORPIKLAANI, ANNIHILATOR, MASTERPLAN, LORDI, DORO, AVATARIUM, DIRKSCHNEIDER, GENE SIMMONS BAND, ANTHRAX, IN EXTREMO
Website: mastersofrock.cz
Price tag: 64 euros for all days
Czech Republic, Trutnov. Obscene Extreme Festival 2018 – 20th Anniversary
Dates: July 18-22
Headliners: SUFFOCATION, ASPHYX, ROTTEN SOUND, GRUESOME, HAEMORRHAGE, COCK AND BALL TORTURE, CRIPPLE BASTARDS, MALIGNANT TUMOUR, BIRDFLESH, INHUMATE, GUTALAX, FLAGITIOUS IDIOSYNCRASY IN THE DILAPIDATION
Website: obsceneextreme.cz
Price tag: 68 euros for all days
Slovenia, Tolmin. Metaldays 2018
Dates: July 23-27
Headliners: JUDAS PRIEST, CHILDREN OF BODOM, ENSIFERUM, BEHEMOTH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ACCEPT, PRIMORDIAL, SHINING, WATAIN, BELPHEGOR, HATEBREED, HATE ETERNAL, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY, HECATE ENTHRONED
Website: metaldays.net
Price tag: 165 euros for all days, 65 euros per day
Germany, Schlotheim. Party.San Metal Open Air
Dates: August 09-11
Headliners: EMPEROR, WATAIN, UNLEASHED, TANKARD, WOLFHEART, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY, MASTER’S HAMMER
Website: party-san.de
Price tag: 89 euros for all days
Belgium, Kortrijk. Alcatraz Festival 2018
Dates: August 10-12
Headliners: STATUS QUO, IN FLAMES, BEHEMOTH, SATYRICON, MINISTRY, SEPULTURA, NAPALM DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE, SÓLSTAFIR, ORANGE GOBLIN, PRIMORDIAL
Website: alcatraz.be
Price tag: 130 euros for all days, there are options
The last ones on the list may be inferior to the June events in terms of the number of famous veterans, but... what if someone wants variety? And the lineups, you need to understand, have not been fully announced yet.
What could be better than good music and travel? Only good music while traveling. We have prepared a selection of the most exciting European music festivals in Europe this summer, which you should not miss!
June
InMusic (Croatia). Since 2011, the Croatian festival has brought together several thousand music lovers and hundreds of famous European musicians on the island of Jarun near the capital Zagreb. This year the festival program is dominated by the British: PJ Harvey, the Kooks, the Coral, Florence and the Machine. Accommodation is not provided for visitors, however, there are a lot of hostels, hotels and apartments in the capital of Croatia.
- When: June 20-22
- Ticket price: 75 euros
- How to get there: From Moscow Return tickets to Zagreb can be purchased for 17 thousand rubles. From St. Petersburg to Zagreb the average ticket price is 18 thousand rubles. You can use the low price calendar to find the minimum price.
- Where to stay: You can find a hotel.
Roskilde Festival (Denmark). One of the oldest and largest festivals Europe continues to delight lovers of good music and active rest. In 2016, the festival line-up is replete with bright names: Elle King, Neil Young, Chvrches, Red Hot Chili Peppers. A tent camp with all amenities and an area with small field cafes and restaurants have been organized for visitors. Denmark's main music event takes place annually in the small town of Pladsen Darupvej, near Copenhagen. There is a regular bus service from and to the capital.
Pinkpop (Netherlands). Since 1970, the Dutch festival has attracted lovers of different genres: rock, pop, jazz, funk. 2016 will be no exception, and Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Bring me the Horizon and other artists will perform in the city of Landgraf in the south of the Netherlands (200 km from Amsterdam). Festival visitors can stay in tents for a fee. You can also eat inexpensively and exercise on the festival grounds.
- When: June 10 – 12
- Ticket price: 195 euros (all days of the festival + place in the tent camp)
- How to get there: tickets to Amsterdam can be purchased on the aviasales website. The town of Landgraf can be reached by
- Where to stay: You can find a hostel or hotel room on booking.com
Open'ErFestival (Poland). The famous Polish music festival has been offering its visitors a variety of music since 2002. In 2016, Pharrell Williams, Florence and the Machine, Foals, Sigur Ros, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tame Impala, M83 and other diverse artists will perform in the town of Gdynia in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea coast. Accommodation will be provided for everyone in a large tent camp on the festival grounds.
- When: June 29 – July 2
- Ticket price: 150 euros (all days of the festival + tent)
- How to get there: the nearest city you can fly to is Gdansk
- For those who don’t really like spending the night in tents, it’s better to stay in a hotel or hostel in Gdansk
July
MontreuxJazzFestival (Switzerland). The festival, with a 50-year history, has long been inviting not only jazz performers, but also musicians of other genres. So, in 2016 the headliners will be Lana del Ray, Sigur Ross, Deep Purple, Muse, ZZ Top, Patti Smith, Simply Red. The musical event will traditionally take place in the city of Montreux in the largest concert hall in Switzerland - Auditorium Stravinski. Since thousands of people from all over the world come to the festival, you should take care of accommodation in advance: there are not too many hotels, hotels and hostels in Montreux.
- When: July 1 – 16
- Ticket price: full ticket for all days of the festival – 1420 Swiss francs (about 1300 euros)
Tomorrowland (Belgium). Main European festival dance music For several years now it has been taking place in the town of Boom, 31 kilometers from Brussels. Last year the festival was attended by 38 thousand people. In 2016, Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero, Armin will perform on the main stage of the festival van Buuren, Tiesto and 50 other DJs and performers from around the world. On the festival grounds there is a comfortable tent camp with all the necessary conditions for living.
- When: July 22 – 24
- Ticket price: 290 euros (all days of the festival + place in the tent camp)
ColorsofOstrava (Czech Republic). Since 2002, the third largest city in the Czech Republic, Ostrava, has hosted Europe's main open-air hipster music festival. Every year, lovers of fashionable genres come here: indie rock, indie folk and post-rock. Björk, Kasabian, MGMT, The xx have already attended the festival, and this year music lovers will come to the Czech Republic to hear Kodaline, Of Monsters and Men, Passenger, Underworld. There is no campground on site, but Ostrava has many inexpensive hotels and hostels.
- When: July 14 – 17
- Ticket price: 96 euros for all 4 days of the festival
Exit(Serbia). At the very beginning of its history, the festival in the city of Novi Sad, 100 kilometers from Belgrade, meant youth protests against the authorities and open-air strikes, accompanied by live music. Over the years, the event has grown into a full-fledged major music festival, which over the 10 years of its existence has attracted 3 million music lovers. This year the festival program consists of representatives of the rock and electronic scenes: Bastille, David Guetta, Ellie Goulding, Hurts, the Prodigy, the Vaccines, Robin Shculz, Nina Kraviz and others. Visitors can purchase a spot in a tent camp on the beach.
- When: July 7 – 10
- Ticket price: from 107 euros (all days of the festival + tent + transfer from the airport)
August
Sziget (Hungary). On the small island of Óbuda right in the middle of the Danube between the Buda and Pest sides of the Hungarian capital, the main musical event of central Europe has been taking place since 1993. Every year, more than 400 thousand music lovers from all over the world come to Sziget to listen to good music and at the same time spend time in Budapest. Among the headliners of 2016 are the most diverse artists: Rihanna, Sia, Muse, David Guetta, Noel Gallagher, Sigur Ross, the Lumineers, Sum 41, Die Antwoord, Chvrches, Kodaline, and also known to Russian listeners “Leningrad” and Therr Maitz. All infrastructure is organized for festival visitors: tent camp, cafes and canteens, laundry, safes, excursions around Budapest and much more.
- When: August 10 – 17
- Ticket price: 269 euros (all days of the festival + place in the tent camp)
Flow Festival (Finland). A huge open-air right in the center of Helsinki has been combining music since 2005 famous musicians And visual art. Performances by world stars are accompanied by video installations by European artists. In August 2016, at the festival you can see performances by Massive Attack, Sia, Jamie xx, Iggy Pop, M83, the Last shadow puppets, Anohni and others. A large food court with many cafes and restaurants will be organized on the festival grounds. There is no tent city, but in Helsinki you can easily find a hostel room and a hotel room.
Reading (UK). Every year since 1989, 60 kilometers from London in the town of Reading, a large-scale open-air event has been held for lovers of real British and international rock and punk. The 2016 lineup is replete with big names: Foals, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Imagine Dragons, Chvrches, Disclosure, Fall out Boy, Die Antwoord, Good Charlotte. There are several camping areas on the festival grounds; if desired, the cost of a tent space can be included in the ticket. There is a regular shuttle service from and to London.
- When: August 26 – 28
- Ticket price: 213 euros (for all days of the festival including tent space)
Kubana (Latvia). The festival, familiar to all Russian music lovers, moved from Krasnodar region to an island in the very center of Riga. This year in festival program: Garbage, NOFX, Guano Apes, Enter Shikari, the Subways, the 69 eyes, Bricks, Cockroaches, Dolphin, Vopli Vidoplyasova and other international artists. By the way, the special guest will be Vakhtang Kikabidze. According to preliminary forecasts, this year 40 thousand people will gather to listen to good music and admire old Riga. There should be no problems with housing, since the capital of Latvia has many inexpensive hotels and hostels.
- When: August 11 – 14
- Ticket price: from 20 euros
When coming to Europe in the summer, you should definitely visit music festivals and listen to the music of the most famous bands and performers. We talked about the 12 most interesting, but in 2016 European countries will become organizers of more than 50 musical events.
From June to September, the whole of Europe becomes a huge field of experiments for the summer for promoters who hold not only large international festivals, but also very small events in not very large cities. The advantage of such events is that for very modest money you find yourself in not the most obvious European regions, from the Basque Country to the Mediterranean coast, see local life without tourist guides and come up with your own unforgettable summer trip, where good summer concerts are only part of the program.
Look At Me selects 20 less obvious festivals, too small to be global and too many outsiders to know about them. In addition, these places themselves are usually famous among advanced tourists, so a trip can bring much more excitement than one big rave. Even if you just find yourself somewhere nearby, pay attention - it is possible that what is happening literally 50-100 kilometers away will pleasantly surprise you.
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And also: Blink-182, Rise Against, The Temper Trap, The Kooks, Stoned Roses, Gus Gus, Nneka, Die Antwoord, Twin Shadow, Mumford & Sons, High Flying Birds, Kettcar, The Mars Volta and others.
The rock festival, taking place in the south of Germany since 1999, is not the most obvious, like some Primavera, but no less worthwhile. Like its twin Hurricane (which is located in the German north), it has established itself well among fans of independent music. The first Southside was held at an air base, and since 2000 the camp has been located in the picturesque location of Neuhausen ob Eck on the border with Switzerland. 100 thousand people from Germany, Switzerland and Holland come here and hang out there for three days in a row in the noisy surroundings of the giant European festival. One of the advantages and at the same time disadvantages is the large territory: four separate stages are located in different corners, so the sound of different teams, be it pop-punk, country or electronic, does not overlap at all. One of the ideas of the festival is eco-friendly: no glass and plastic bottles, household waste and other garbage artifacts. If you collect a bag with the latter, you get 5 euros back.
The event takes place without any problems in absolutely any weather - there have been hurricanes and torrential rain, the rockers don’t mind anything. By the way, disposable raincoats are also returned for reincarnation.
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From too secluded and super-quiet rural Germany, you can go to lively and very pleasant French Strasbourg, to Lake Constance, to student and fun Munich or to Austria - look at the secluded European life from the other side. At the Spremberg Dam you can camp and enjoy fishing, water skiing, mountain biking or horse riding. The campsite has some amenities: toilet, shower and even a washing machine. In the Drieschnitz area you can play golf, and for an adrenaline rush, head to Debberner Beach, where there are many high ropes courses.
Main Square Festival
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And also: Wiz Khalifa, The xx, Editors, M83, Ben Howard, Florence + the Machine, The Subways, X, Metronomy, etc.
The festival has been held for 7 years in the main square and in the ancient citadel of the 17th century in the French city of Arras. This place is very atypical: French cuisine, many Europeans and gingerbread Flemish houses that line the entire old center. Main Square is rightfully one of the largest summer festivals in France at the intersection of the main routes of Europe, equidistant from Brussels, Paris and London, so getting there is quite easy. And the sea is not far away - a very good place for musical, and not only, travel.
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From Arras you can go straight to Paris, or you can go on a more exotic trip along the northern coast of France, Normandy with an unpredictable climate, cider, which is more popular here than wine, and a tour of the serfs medieval cities- Amiens, Le Havre and Caen.
Hop Farm Festival
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Also: Billy Ocean, Suede, Athlete, Damien Rice, Ian Hunter And The Rant Band, Leftwich, Tallest Man On Earth, The Stranglers, The Futureheads, Lianne La Havas, Howling Bells, British Sea Power, I Am Kloot, Field Music , Peter Hook And The Light and others.
The fifth annual festival takes place in Paddock Wood, south-east Kent, UK. Over its history, it has seen performances by Bryan Ferry, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Morrisey and Prince became headliners. In addition to three large concert venues, there are dozens of other ways to have fun at Hop Farm. For example, there is a popular comedy stage Late Night Comedy, an Ultimate Indie Disco dance floor, amateur gatherings Camp Acoustic and a couple of other small stages. It is noteworthy that the festival is not branded, without any VIP or sponsorships, so the atmosphere is extremely personal and friendly. Couples with children from two to 12 are allowed and welcomed, and if parents have paid for their tickets, then their children have fun absolutely free.
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Paddock Wood is located 65 kilometers from London, you can get there either by car or by train. The journey takes approximately 50 minutes and costs £16 each way. But it’s even more pleasant in the summer to go not to stuffy London, but to the North Sea coast - to the very popular Brighton or less hackneyed, but no less charming Plymouth: go to the famous Lido, to a flea market at the Barbican, end up in a marine aquarium and eat seafood a year in advance.
Putte I Parken
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And also: Tinie Tempah, Ane Brun, Slagsmålsklubben, Timbuktu, Thåström, Hank Williams III, Familjen, Markus Krunegård, Melissa Horn, Young Guns, Weeping Willows, Jonathan Johansson and others.
This is a young Swedish festival in a typical Scandinavian style - it is very cozy, there are no superstars and there are a lot of local musicians and tourists from all over Scandinavia who are very patriotic towards their scene. The number of smart groups in Sweden and nearby gives reason to hope that new Peters, Bjorns and Johns, in principle, can be found on any of the platforms. There is a camp and three music scene, which are located in peculiar amphitheaters of natural origin. In addition to concerts by rock, noise-pop and folk bands, the event also features various art-punk brigades with strange productions - from cabarets and musicals to small performances designed to get the audience involved in the process. Overall it is very friendly and human history Scandinavian style.
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Karlstad is the largest city on the pride of every Swede, Lake Vänern. In the week before or after the festival, you can go on vacation to a quieter place in the suburbs; besides, at this time of year in Sweden there are almost white nights. If time and money allow (be prepared to spend money on a trip to Sweden), you can go east to conquer Stockholm and, if there is time, Uppsala. There, among other things, you should definitely take a cruise to the hundreds of islands scattered around, drink and dance on floating boats, look at Swedish designers and artists in the SoFo and WIP centers and spend days on the verandas of coffee shops in Stockholm, as the locals call it, fika. Remember the key words - Södermalm and Gamla Stan, these are the main areas in the center where it is impossible to get bored.
Super Bock Super Rock
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And also: Little Dragon, Incubus, Bloc Party, The Shins, Bat For Lashes, Friendly Fires, Lana Del Rey, Battles, Dam-Funk, TRG, Kenny Larkin, Peter Doherty and others.
Super Bock Super Rock is a Portuguese rock festival, which traditionally attracted all fans of rock and heavy music, but recently it has been repurposed, and now just good and super popular musicians perform here. Since its inception, the festival has changed locations many times and even took place in several cities at once, but in the next ten years it will be held on Meco Beach, in the municipality of Sesimbra, south of Lisbon. There are three huge stages on the territory, on which, in addition to the stars announced in the lineup, several winners of the Super Bock Super Rock Preload Competition usually perform. Of course, the festival has camping facilities. The place itself, like the entire Atlantic coast of Portugal, is very charismatic and unforgettable.
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Having jumped over the peninsula on which Sesimbra is located, you can find yourself in the main Portuguese city - Lisbon, which is definitely worth visiting at least once in your life. It's not just about the unforgettable Old Town, where you have to climb narrow streets in the mountains among churches, ride on a tram without doors or try the famous salted cod. But also that the Portuguese language and all Portuguese in general are a very special and unusual phenomenon. After three days in Lisbon, head out into the suburbs to colorful medieval Sintra, one of the funniest and most distinctive country towns in Europe: medieval castles, colorful houses with daub walls, an amazing baroque garden and an excellent modern art museum.
10 Days Off
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And also: Booka Shade, Lindstrøm, Dj Koze, John Talabot, Holy Other, Gaiser, Sheridan, Len Faki, Matthias Tanzmann, Ambivalent, Salva, Mark E, Maceo Plex, Lapalux, Kutmah, DJ Harvey, Pachanga Boys and others.
17 years ago this festival started under the name 10 Days Of Techno, but the days of the unconditional reign of techno are long gone. Now it's just a 10 Days Off festival with one of the best electronic music lineups in Western Europe: 10 days (or rather nights) inside the Vooruit art center - an ancient building in the center of Ghent - parties and concerts take place. The ten-day marathon takes place at the same time as City Day, so the fun is doubled, plus crowds of Flemish and Walloon Belgians appear in the city, drinking and partying around the clock in several squares in Ghent and in the cities around.
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It so happened that when they find themselves in Belgium, they end up first in Brussels, then in Antwerp, but never get to Ghent. This is an unfortunate omission: the usual bars in Ghent play excellent music, and the local embankments are not inferior in beauty to the over-praised Bruges. The best place to hang out is around the student quarter of Blandijnberg. The city's most important landmark is the Cathedral of St. Bavo, which houses Jan van Eyck's famous masterpiece, The Adoration of the Lamb. Pub lovers should visit Waterhuis aan de Bierkant at Groentenmarkt 9, a pub with 400 beers. Otherwise, this is a fantastic opportunity to travel around charming and unique Belgium city by city: Antwerp with its high-brow fashion life and harsh climate, cozy French-speaking Brussels, which looks like a big village, quiet Leuven with a monumental cathedral and quiet Bruges, whose nightmares There were a lot of lies in the film.
Paleo Festival Nyon
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And also: Manu Chao La Ventura, Camille, M83, Foreign Beggars, Justice, Miles Kane, Raggasonic, Caravan Palace, Chinese Man, etc.
The largest and oldest festival in Europe takes place in Switzerland - more than 200 concerts are expected at this event over six days and nights, and it has been held since 1976. The lineup is completely unpredictable, and an old folk band or even a retired rock star can easily squeeze in next to the strong headliners from the 2000s.
The festival area has already been developed and is fully developed - now it is a prosperous tourist village with a pleasant design, the organizers have a meticulous choice of food products and the placement of stalls, so that lunch turns into a concert, which in turn becomes a market or a picnic with summer games.
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For convenient and quick travel around the city and surrounding area, it is better to rent a bicycle right at the station for 30 francs per day. In 20 minutes you will find yourself on the shores of Lake Geneva. And if you are impressed by nature, you should go to the Jura National Park to look at the Swiss mountains - here, in ideal summer conditions, you can camp for several days. And in half a day you can reach the south of France - from bourgeois Cannes and Nice to the colorful half-Arab Marseille and the secluded Camargue reserve with white horses and the charm of the small French city of Arles, where Van Gogh painted his most famous canvases.
Arenal Sound
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When: August 2-5 |
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And also: Crystal Fighters, Love Of Lesbian, Keiser Chiefs, Los Campesinos!, The Ting Things, The Wombats, Monarchy, Dorian, Seconds, The Zombie Kids, etc.
Arenal Sound is a large musical settlement on the Mediterranean coast. Four camping areas right next to the beach, dance floors on land, water and even a boat and a summer set of everything you need - a lot of sun, sea and southern chill. The zones are geographically separated, and the infrastructure is thought out to the smallest detail, so that during six days of intensive recreation, the likelihood of finding yourself among other people's things, friends and piles of bottles is reduced to a mathematical error. There is also the official event hotel nearby and, of course, parking. You can dance to almost all the music until the morning, and there will also be two competitions on the festival grounds - one for DJs, and the second for live bands. But the real apogee of Arenal Sound is a party on a boat with an after-party right in the sea. The boat departs every hour during the day, including at sunset.
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It’s better to come to L’Arenal beach early, otherwise you may not find a single free sun lounger. The most obvious advice: you shouldn’t buy budget paella at all, it looks like undercooked pilaf with rare seafood. It’s worth paying a little extra and you can really enjoy appreciate all the charm of this dish. Fans of Burrianan architecture will love the 19th century churches - El Salvador and the La Merced monastery. Like any small city, it has its own absurd museum - the Orange Museum, where you can learn everything about one of the main objects of Spanish export. Nearby on the coast is lively Malaga, and a little further down is Gibraltar with its surfers and ships to Morocco, which depart every two hours.
Sonne Mond Sterne
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Also: Deichkind, Vitalic, Sebastian, Ellen Allien, Frittenbude, Steve Aoki, Marteria Camo & Krooked, The Disco Boys, Lexy & K. Paul, John B, The Hundred In The Hands, Tiefschwarz, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Marek Hemmann, Boogie Pimps, Turntablerocker Âme, etc.
SMS - this is the abbreviated name for this event - takes place in the second week of August near Frankfurt. There are two main open scenes, a large circus tent and four smaller ones; each of the tents resembles a separate club, and the pleasure boat is equipped with a dance floor. There are several camping areas nearby, divided according to the distance to the festival site, so when choosing a place to camp, you can decide whether you want to live away from all the action or sleep almost near the stage. This is also one of the rare festivals where drinking beer and dancing to musicians is not the only thing you can do. Sonne Mond Sterne hosts sports competitions: volleyball and football, not to mention frisbee and badminton.
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Immediately after the end of the festival, you should go to Frankfurt and then to Cologne. The main attraction in Frankfurt is its cideries in Sachsenhausen, where you should celebrate the summer season. In addition to the Goethe House, botanical gardens and the old center in an indescribable baroque style, there are five not the most popular, but no less interesting museums - from cinema to classical art, flea market on Saturdays and boat trips along the Main. And no matter how much they say that Cologne Cathedral is an eyesore to everyone, seeing it with your own eyes, or better yet, standing close to it, is truly an indescribable experience.
Ms Dockville
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When: Art Camp from the 26th, Festival - August 10-12 |
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Also: Sven Kacirek, Justus Köhncke, Prinz Pi, Frittenbude, Move D, Slow Club, Wye Oak, We Have Band, Future Islands, The Jezabels, WhoMadeWho, Boy & Bear, The Hundred In The Hands, Ghostpoet, Go Back To The Zo, Dear Reader, Robag Wruhme, etc.
Calling Ms Dockville just a music festival is completely misleading. This is a large art parade, consisting of two stages: Art Camp, an exhibition of contemporary art objects, and the musical part itself. Among the docks and industrial buildings there will be a whole village where designers, artists and media artists from all over the world will place their installations and galleries. Concerts and parties will be held there two weeks later. Sound, light, video, music, all kinds of physical objects - all together in one area. Of course, there is a separate recreation area and camping with all the necessary options.
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Hamburg itself is worth a visit and a short stay. The third most important German city (after Berlin and Munich) with a port spirit and northern charm - it can blow here even on hot summer days strong wind, and on the verandas of the city they always serve fresh fish and seafood with local German wine. About how to properly spend time in Schanz and not waste a single hour in Berlin, Look At Me.
Frequency
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And also: The Cure, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, High Flying Birds, The xx, Lykke Li, Wilco, Ed Sheeran, Cro, Enter Shikari and others.
This annual festival will take place in Green Park in the heart of the Austrian city of St. Pölten on the banks of the Traisen River. It started in 2000, and then only six groups performed here. Since then, the festival has grown noticeably, and now even a cursory glance at the lineup makes your eyes wide open. In addition to the musical performance, during the festival there is a field game Spy Game - spy gadgets, gadgets, appearances, passwords, etc. - in several stages using everything that comes to hand. There is also an art park on site with many installations, pieces of graffiti and other impressive examples of spectacular modern and street art. You can live very inexpensively in excellent conditions in a green campsite with simply magnificent views all around.
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St. Pölten is considered a remote place, so you can easily find a real Austrian baroque town there. Residents often wear national clothes, especially on weekends - this is considered a sign of good manners. If you quickly get bored with the prim Austrian province (and this happens with cities where all life stops at 9 pm), Vienna is 2 hours by train, and Vienna in the summer is a very special place. In addition to the trend that has absorbed everyone, there are several excellent exhibitions held here in the summer, and new wine prepared this summer is bottled in the wineries, which makes the city much more fun than usual. And in order not to wander around Vienna for a long time in search of bars and clubs, go to Spittelberg, Josefstadt and Neubau.
Zurich Openair
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When: August 23-26 |
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And also: Skrillex, Tocotronic, SBTRKT, 2 Many DJs, Maximo Park, White Lies, Lykke Li, Orbtal, Soulwax, Magnetic Man.
A mainstream festival with a large camping area for 6,000 people and all the delights of a civilized pastime: you can get here by anything - from a plane to a train or a bus. Just great option for those who decide to visit Switzerland at the end of summer, plus the most interesting Swiss city, which always comes to life when European tourists arrive.
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The easiest place to start exploring is Zurich, where there is always something to see - for example, famous museum Kunsthaus and green city zoo with amazing exotic species. Later, if you don’t mind spending money on the train (it will be cheaper to travel by bus), you can go to French Geneva and Italian Locarno to find out how three different ways of life differ within one country. Then it’s worth getting to the mythical county of Liechtenstein, where you probably won’t have another opportunity to come. If you have a free day, feel free to go to Mount Utliberg, where you will have a stunning view of the city. And if even quiet Switzerland does not seem secluded enough, you can do as many Swiss do - go on vacation to Lake Constance with the landscape of a real Alpine idyll.
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Also: Gang Gang Dance, Rustie, L-Vis 1990, Sepalcure, Kwes, Chris Clark, Caribou & Four Tet, The Field, Michael Mayer, Speech Debelle, Eskmo, Jimmy Edgar, Mouse On Mars, The Black Dog, Hot Chip , John Talabot, Morphosis, etc.
The naive name “New Music” in the case of Poland is a long-standing brand and the embodiment of what the organizers dream of - to open up as much new music as possible to the general public and allow legendary electronic artists to present their fresh program here. And indeed, in six years, Autechre, DJ Krush, Prefuse 73, Jamie Lidell, Amon Tobin, Flying Lotus, Battles, Bonobo, Fever Ray played at Nowa Muzyka. In 2010, the event was awarded the title of "Best Small European Festival", and it is the first and only open event taking place in an unmodernized industrial area, namely on the territory of abandoned coal mines, the infrastructure of which was frozen and left open. So if someone suddenly wants thrilling technogenic sensations while listening to the sounds of The Black Dog, here they are.
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Poland is generally not the most obvious travel destination, however, in addition to the pretty Katowice, where you shouldn’t stay longer than a couple of days, you can go to the absolutely unique in its beauty medieval Krakow with castles and baroque mansions in an exceptional Eastern European style, or even more mysterious Poland the city of Lodz, where David Lynch once filmed a film.
Rock en Seine
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Also: Grimes, The Shins, The Black Keys, The Dandy Warhols, Foster the People, Bombay Bicycle Club, Eagles Of Death Metal, Social Distortion, Little Dragon, Ed Sheeran
This summer, the Parisian festival Rock En Seine celebrates its 10th anniversary; the program, traditionally, includes not only music, but also carnivals, a photo exhibition and even, oh my God, magicians and big top artists. Parc Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, can be reached directly by metro or bus, of which there are many. Tickets to the campsite may be sold out, but there are several nice hotels nearby, and it’s better to take care of rooms in advance so as not to overpay upon arrival. And while you're dancing to Grimes or The Shins, kids and little brothers are hanging out at the Mini Rock themed festival, where they're taught how to sing, play the guitar and draw posters.
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Having been there at least once, you immediately understand why Saint-Cloud is considered not only one of the favorite vacation spots among the townspeople, but also the most beautiful park in Europe: the first cycling competitions in Europe were once held here. On an area of 460 hectares there is a rose garden of Marie Antoinette, an English park founded by Louis XVIII, and a French Baroque garden. When the park gets boring, you can head to the charismatic Saint-Cloud Castle Museum and the Pasteur Institute. Also, in addition to the festival, there is a show of vintage cars. To save time, money and not miss the most interesting things, it is best to stay at a campsite located near the festival. Moreover, very close by is Paris, where it is especially free and relaxed in the summer: Parisians undress, drink cold whites on the street, lie on the grass in the shade of chestnut trees and dance salsa near the Place de la Bastille at night.
Electric Picnic
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When: August 31 - September 2 |
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And also: Azaeli Banks, The Roots, Patti Smith, Squarepusher, The xx, SBTRKT, Bat For Lashes, Roots Manuva, Greezly Bear, Metronomy, Ed Sheeran and others.
A unique Irish art festival where people from all over the world come to not only listen to the music of their favorite celebrities, but also watch theatrical performances, comedy performances, listen to poetry recitations and prose readings, and generally get involved in culture and art in a relaxed summer atmosphere.
In addition to the above cultural events, visitors can relax in the shade of 400-year-old Irish oak trees and dine in a cafe with local cuisine. And all these theatrical and interactive activities are just a bonus to the dozens of top-notch concerts that take place on several stages. Well, the Irish themselves and the local way of life, for which almost everyone has a weakness, is also an argument.
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Boring, but practical advice: we advise those attending the festival to take an adapter with them, because all electrical outlets have three holes. WITH public transport Things are bad in these parts, so a rental car will be very useful. Ireland is, in principle, a small country (except very expensive), and you can travel around it length and breadth in two weeks. But if you need to choose a couple of cities, then it’s worth heading, of course, first of all to Dublin - for beer, the city and the landscapes described by Joyce, very tasty and simple Irish food, which consists of various hearty combinations of potatoes and meat, and green cliffs of the Howth coast.
IN Eurovision Song Contest 2019 42 countries will host. These include all countries participating in the previous year's competition except Bulgaria, which refused to participate in the 2019 competition for financial reasons.
Semi-finalists of Eurovision 2019
Attention!
First semi-final
- Republic of Cyprus, Tamta, Replay
- Montenegro, D-moll, Heaven,
- Finland, Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman, Look Away
- Poland, Tulia, Pali się
- Slovenia, Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl, Sebi
- Czech Republic Lake Malawi, Friend of a Friend
- Hungary, Jotsi Papai, Az én apám
- Belarus, Zena, Like It
- Serbia, Nevena Bozovic, Kruna
- Belgium, Eliot Wassamillet, Wake Up
- Georgia, Oto Nemsadze, Sul tsin iare
- Australia, Kate Miller-Heidke, Zero Gravity
- Iceland, Hatari, Hatrið mun sigra
- Estonia Victor Kron, Storm
- Portugal, Conan Osiris, Telemóveis
- Greece Katerina Duska, Better Love
- San Marino, Serhat, Say Na Na Na
Second semi-final
- Armenia, Srbuk, Walking Out
- Ireland, Sarah McTernan, 22
- Moldova, Anna Odobescu Stay
- Switzerland, Luca Henni She Got Me
- Latvia, Carousel, That Night
- Romania, Esther Peoni, On a Sunday
- Denmark Leonora, Love Is Forever
- Sweden, John Lundvik, Too Late for Love
- Austria, Pænda, Limits
- Croatia, Roko, The Dream
- Malta Michela Pace Chameleon
- Lithuania, Yurijus, Run with the Lions"
- Russia, Sergey Lazarev, Scream
- Albania, Jonida Malici, Ktheju tokës
- Norway, KEiiNO, Spirit in the Sky
- Netherlands, Duncan Lawrence, Arcade
- North Macedonia,Tamara Todevska, Proud
- Azerbaijan, Chingiz, Truth
Who will represent Russia at Eurovision 2019
Russia at Eurovision 2019 will present Sergey Lazarev with the song Scream! In 2016, the performer already took part in this competition and took third place with the song You are the only one. It is known that the producer of Sergei Lazarev’s number, as in 2016, will be Philip Kirkorov.
If in most countries the national selection takes place with the participation of voting viewers, then in Russia recently the participant is most often chosen by the broadcasting channel. This year it is Russia 1. Among the contenders for participation in the competition this year were Alexander Panayotov, Manizha, Olga Buzova, Egor Creed, Elena Temnikova, Philip Kirkorov and Sergey Lazarev.
Among jury members, who will evaluate the contestants in 2019, from Russia there will be designer Igor Gulyaev, singers Anastasia and Maria Tolmachev and composer Laura Quint.
Tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
First tickets for the competition" Eurovision 2019" in Tel Aviv will go on sale on February 28 at 21:00 Moscow time. Israeli ticketing company Leaan has been selected as the official ticketing partner. Those wishing to attend the semi-finals, as well as the final of the competition, will have to pay from 300 shekels (about 5.5 thousand rubles). The main hall, where the participants will perform, and the “green room”, where the artists will wait to appear, will be located in different pavilions of the Tel Aviv Expocenter. Tickets for these areas must be purchased separately.
