Fans of music, parties and drive annually visit one of the most famous and largest music shows in Russia - the Kuban Festival. Every year for five years, representatives of various music directions gather thousands of crowds on the seacoast of Krasnodar.
On the scale and popularity of Kuban not far away from the famous Kazantip, in contrast to many of its predecessors. Therefore, every year in the middle of August, all music lovers know in advance how much tickets for Kuban are and where the whole event takes place, because it's simply inexcusable to miss such concerts for a music lover. About what this event represents, its history and popularity you will learn in our article.
Where is the Kuban Festival?
By the name you can draw a logical conclusion that all the action takes place in the Kuban. So it is, this is the most independent space of the Black Sea coast in the Krasnodar region, called the village of Blagoveshchenskaya, which is located 30 kilometers from the famous resort town of Anapa. The village where Kuban passes is called Veselovka (Yantar), which fully corresponds to all the events that occur in it during the hot summer.
Who has seen where the festival of Kuban is held, what atmosphere is present in this holiday of the soul, how the mild Black Sea climate of the sea is for fun and dancing, that will never forget it. Proof of that is the rapid growth of the show's popularity. In 2009, the first concerts were held, and even then the number of spectators was 8000 people. In 2010, for all the days of the festival, a large stage attracted about 30,000 people, in 2011 - about 70,000 people, a year later - this figure nearly doubled, 150,000 spectators came to the festival, in 2013 - 200,000 music fans. In 2014, about 400,000 people "lit" at the farewell festival of Kuban.
Rest at the Kuban Festival
For 6 years of existence, this holiday has turned into a real global event of an international scale. His popularity could not but attract residents of the CIS countries and Europe , who also happily came to the Black Sea coast in the hope of receiving another portion of the drive, enjoy music, the sea and the sun.
The performance of the stars at the Kuban Festival begins in the afternoon, continues until the morning, and so several days in a row. Throughout the night for the audience are such celebrities as the group Mumiy Troll, NoiseMC, Lyapis Trubetskoy, Cockroaches, Amatory, Ruble. In addition to domestic stage representatives, foreign guests with their musical "delicacies" take part in the program.
For the participants of the holiday there are naturally various surprises. For example, the arrival of Emira Kusturica with her punk opera "Time of the Gypsies" became a real gift for the ardent admirers of this musical style. The Hungarian circus "Recirquel" also managed to surprise spectators.
In the territory where the festival of Kuban is held there are many different entertainment zones, where you can also have fun, say, roll a cape with Captain Morgan a foam party, sit in a cozy cup of coffee or a glass of beer, or quietly watch a movie. For children, there is also a separate stage where children's rock music plays.
Despite all this, there is still reason for sadness today. At the end of July 2014, the organizer of "Kubana" and producer Ilya Ostrovsky said that after the festival of music celebrates its fifth anniversary in August, there will be no more speeches.
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