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Stare Misto Lviv Rock Fest is an international music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

which takes place in Lviv

Lviv

Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...

, Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

annually since 2007. It is organized by the First Private Brewery (Преша Приватна Броварня), a local brewery. Despite its small scale, it is often considered one of the best festivals in Ukraine. It attracts both Ukrainian

Pop music in Ukraine

Pop music in Ukraine is Western influenced pop music in its various forms that has been growing in popularity in Ukraine since the 1960s.- 1970s :...

and European bands, such as Okean Elzy

Okean Elzy

Okean Elzy is one of the most successful and popular Ukrainian rock bands. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and frontman is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. Okean Elzy is the best-loved Ukrainian rock band not only in Ukraine but also in most CIS countries...

, Esthetic Education

Esthetic education

Esthetic Education is a rock band based in Kiev, Ukraine. Its present members are Louis Franck , Dmytro Shurov , Yuriy Khustochka , Illya Halushko , and Andriy Nadolsky...

, Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.Much of the band's sound is inspired by Gypsy music...

, IAMX, Poets of the Fall

Poets of the Fall

Poets of the Fall is a rock band from Finland. It consists of Marko Saaresto , Olli Tukiainen and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen...

and Splean

Splean

Splean is a popular Russian rock band. They were formed and released their first album in 1994. Since then, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The band's name is derived from "spleen" , and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the...

among others.

2007

The first Stare Misto Festival took place on 10 June 2007 at the Bohdan Khmelnitsky Culture and Leisure Park. It was organized as a free event. The line-up consisted of:
Bozhychi Karpatiyany Pivo Vdvoem Lilya Vavrin VovaZIL’Vova

VovaZIL’Vova

VovaZIL’Vova , born Volodymyr Parfeniuk 30 December 1983, is a Ukrainian hip hop and rap performer. He claims West Side Ukrainian gang. He had the best song in 2004 in all of Eastern Europe.- Biography :...

(Headliner

Headliner (performances)

A headliner is the main act in a music, theatre, or comedy performance. Generally, the headliner is the final act in a performance, preceded by the opening act....

)

2008

The second Stare Misto Festival became a two day event, taking place on 31 May to 1 June 2008, at the same venue. Due to the high costs of the festival, it was decided that this was the last time it would be organized for free. The line-up consisted of:

First day: Vopli Vidopliassova

Vopli Vidopliassova

Vopli Vidopliassova or VV is a popular Ukrainian rock band. It was formed in 1986 in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union . Their influences include folk, patriotic songs, punk, hard rock, heavy metal and, most recently, electronic music.Their song Den Narodzhennya is featured in both...

(Headliner) Zdob si Zdub

Zdob si Zdub

Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...

Pivo Vdvoem Serebryanaya Svadba
Second Day: Okean Elzy

Okean Elzy

(Headliner) Esthetic Education

Esthetic education

Esthetic Education is a rock band based in Kiev, Ukraine. Its present members are Louis Franck , Dmytro Shurov , Yuriy Khustochka , Illya Halushko , and Andriy Nadolsky...

S.K.A.Y.

S.K.A.Y. is a Ukrainian Pop rock band. It was formed in 2001 in Ternopil, Ukraine.-History:After the band had been formed in 2001 it started to tour the country and performed at several festivals like Perlyny sezonu, Tavriyski ihry and Chervona ruta. They became more known for a broader audience...

2009

From 2009 the festival was held at a new venue, the Ukraina Stadium

Ukraina Stadium

Ukraina Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the Ukraine national football team where it played several of its qualification games for various...

in Lviv. This was also the first year tickets were enforced. The line-up consisted of:
Mad Heads XL

Mad Heads XL

- History :Band called Mad Heads was formed in Kiev, Ukraine by Vadym Krasnooky. In Ukraine they enjoyed the status of a rock legend for many years, with 4 studio albums, good press, frequent TV appearances and constant live touring...

Haydamaky

Haydamaky (band)

Haydamaky is a Ukrainian folk rock band formed in 1991.- History :The Haydamaky began their career in 1991, shortly after Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Then the band was known as Aktus, and played mostly local gigs in the underground Kiev music scene...

Vopli Vidopliassova

Korpiklaani

Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Finland who were formerly known as Shaman.-Biography:While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding folk music, Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal...

Splean

Gogol Bordello

(Headliner)

2010

The 2010 edition took place once again on the Ukraina Stadium, on 22 May 2010. The line-up consisted of: DJ Scratchy The Urban Voodoo Machine The Dreadnoughts

The Dreadnoughts

The Dreadnoughts are a 5-piece folk-punk band from Vancouver. The band combines a wide range of European folk music with modern street punk.-History:The Dreadnoughts formed in 2007 in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....

IAMX Goran Bregovic Wedding and Funeral Band

Goran Bregovic

Goran Bregović is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Balkans. He currently splits his time between Paris and Belgrade, where he settled down during the Yugoslav Wars.Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora...

Okean Elzy

(Headliner)

2011

The latest edition of the festival took place on 28 May 2011 on the Ukraina Stadium. The line-up consisted of: La Phaze Talco

Talco (band)

Talco is an Italian ska punk and alternative band from Marghera, Venice. Musically the group combines the horns and rhythms of ska-punk with Italian folk music. Their lyrics reflect the band's support for left-wing politics and often include anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist themes...

Perkalaba

Perkalaba ,a Ukrainian band from Ivano-Frankivsk playing music combining elements of hutsul-folk, Ska and Punkrock.Compared to artists like Goran Bregović or Zabranjeno pušenje....

(Unannounced) Rotfront Poets of the Fall

Poets of the Fall

Poets of the Fall is a rock band from Finland. It consists of Marko Saaresto , Olli Tukiainen and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen...

IAMX Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra

Emir Kusturica

Emir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...

(Headliner)

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