Every summer in Russia there is a huge number of music and art festivals of various directions. Against their background, non-profit projects that take place without attracting major stars and famous musicians stand out. For example, the young capital's music festival Motherland Summer. What kind of event is this and who will be interested in it?
Festival concept
For several years now, the youngest and little-known, but from this no less talented and interesting groups have been gathering in the open areas of the capital in order to share their creativity with others. Motherland Summer is an event to which solo artists of various genres are allowed as members of the group. Preference is given to alternative directions and musicians who have already achieved a certain success and fame. The festival is attended by performers whose music has found many fans in the Internet space. But all sorts of winners of competitions and graduates of television projects promising to become stars of the first magnitude, the audience on this stage will not see.
History of Motherland Summer
The event is quite young, but has been successfully organized for several years in a row. By tradition, the festival is held in mid-summer. In 2013, six concerts were held at once, each on the weekend. Accordingly, the event lasted from June 22 to August 31. The standard format of the festival is a concert held 1-2 days on the weekend. The venue for the events in 2013 was the outdoor area of the Flacon art factory. Of the participants, the following teams stood out most: On-The-Go, Lemonday, Coockoo and SonicDeath. But next year, Motherland Summer-2014 in the "Bottle" did not conduct. The place was chosen until the last moment, and, to everyone's surprise, the concert was held in the Museon art park. The venue has not changed in 2015, it is quite possible that the festival has finally found its permanent “residence permit”.
Genres and Performers
Motherland Summer are concerts to which little-known alternative musicians are invited. During the festival, you can listen to a variety of music: indie rock, post-punk, electric. Throughout the history of the event, such groups as “Both Two”, The Retuses, SonicDeath, Motorama and many others that have become incredibly popular today took part in it. Participants of the festivals are selected by open voting among the audience and by decision of the members of the competent jury of the selection committee. There are no restrictions on musical genres or any other conditions. The festival is All-Russian, with domestic musicians performing on its stage annually. Many of them play in very unusual genres, and you can often hear English-language compositions from the stage.
Additional entertainment
Festival Motherland Summer is a great way to organize leisure activities on the weekend. The event is designed for guests over 16 years old. Children and adolescents who have not reached this age can attend the concert accompanied by adults. During the festival, you can not only listen to music, but also participate in various master classes, visit the handmade goods fair and a flea market where rare vinyl and other goods related to music are sold. Sports and board games are available for guests. Also, during the concert, fast food cafes are open, including the author’s cuisine of different nations of the world. Attention: the festival promotes a healthy lifestyle, the use of alcohol on its territory and smoking outside the designated areas are prohibited. Motherland Summer will leave an extremely pleasant experience and will become one of the most memorable events of the summer. What is especially nice, the entrance to the event is free, but the organizers accept voluntary donations for the development of the project throughout the year.