The Atlas Festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Expocenter of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine.
| Atlas Festival | |
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| Genre | Rock, indie, hip hop, EDM |
| Dates | Last days of June till first days of July (currently) |
| Location(s) | Expocenter of Ukraine 1 Akademika Hlushkova Avenue Kyiv, Ukraine, 04210 |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Founders | Dmytro Sydorenko |
| Website | atlasfestival |
It was founded as Atlas Weekend by Dmytro Sydorenko and is organized by PMK Event Agency and concert hall Atlas.[1] In 2022, the festival was rebranded under its current name.
The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music.
History
edit2015
editFirst Atlas Weekend was held at Art-factory Platforma. Total of 30 artists played at the festival and the event itself gathered more than 20,000 people.[2]
Lineup: BoomBox, The Hardkiss, ONUKA, Jamala, Bahroma, O.Torvald, SunSay, The Maneken and other.
2016
editIn 2016 it was the first time Atlas Weekend was held at Expocenter of Ukraine. It gathered 130 artists on 6 stages.[1]
Lineup: The Subways, Kwabs, Apocalyptica, Mashina Vremeni, GusGus, Splean, Jamala, BoomBox, 5'nizza, Monatik, ONUKA, Noize MC, Druha Rika, SunSay and other.
2017
edit2017 dates were June 28 - July 2.
Headliners: The Prodigy, Kasabian, John Newman, Three Days Grace, Röyksopp, Monatik, Verka Serduchka, Rudimental, Yellow Claw.
Other artists: Nothing but Thieves, The Hardkiss, BoomBox, Noize MC, O.Torvald, Royal Canoe, Therr Maitz, Dakh Daughters, ONUKA, Vivienne Mort, DETACH, Bondage Fairies, Stoned Jesus and other.
There were more than 250 artists in total on 8 stages during 5 days. More than 350,000 people visited the 2017 edition.
2018
edit2018 dates were July 3 - July 8.
Headliners: The Chemical Brothers, Placebo (band), Martin Garrix, LP (singer), Nothing But Thieves, Lost Frequencies, Tom Odell
The 2018 Atlas Weekend saw over 527,000 people attend.
2019
edit2019 dates were July 9- July 14.
Headliners: Liam Gallagher, The Black Eyed Peas, ASAP Rocky (was changed to ASAP Ferg)
The 2019 Atlas Weekend saw over 538,000 people attend.
2021
editDue to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers decided to focus on inviting local artists.
Participants: Okean Elzy, DJ Snake, Fatboy Slim, The Hardkiss, Verka Serduchka, Valery Meladze, Tina Karol, Boombox, Antytila, Tommy Cash, Pornofilmy, Brainstorm, Onuka, Lyapis Trubetskoy, Alyona Alyona, 5'nizza, DakhaBrakha, Kazka, DaKooka.
References
edit- ^ a b "Дмитрий Сидоренко: "Музыка в Украине развивается не на уровне стадионов"". 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Atlas Weekend: состоялись самые музыкальные выходные лета". 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Atlas Weekend цьогоріч відвідала рекордна кількість людей - понад 600 тисяч". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Цьогоріч Atlas Weekend відвідала рекордна кількість людей". suspilne.media. 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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