Rock on the Volga,[1] (Russian: Рок над Волгой), was an international rock festival[2][3][4][5] that was held annually from 2009 to 2013 and is timed to coincide with the Day of Russia. It is carried out on the territory of Samara and the Samara Region. In 2009–2011, the venue of the festival was the field "Red Plowman", and in 2012-2013 - the field near the village of Petra Dubrava.[6]

Rock over the Volga
GenreRock festival
Location(s)Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia
Years active2009-2013, 2020 years
Inaugurated12 June 2009 (2009-06-12)
Most recent8 June 2013 (2013-06-08)
Next event2021 or 2022
Attendance692,000 people (2013)
Websitewww.rocknadvolgoi.ru

The festival was held with the support of the Samara region; admission to the festival was free.[7]

In 2019, the resumption of the festival in 2020 was announced.[8] It was supposed to take place on June 27, 2020. The Samara Arena stadium was chosen as the venue for the festival. However, amid the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was canceled.[9]

Chronology

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2009

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The festival was first held on June 12, 2009. The number of visitors was 167,000 people.[6]

The hosts of the festival were football commentator Vasily Utkin, tennis player Anastasia Myskina and the Quartet I theater. Tatyana Zykina also performed at the festival, and the U-Piter group was accompanied by the symphony orchestra of the Samara Philharmonic Society.

It was shown on TV on August 1, 2009 on the TV Center channel.

Festival participants: Give2, What More, Sea!, F.P.G., Mordor, Chaif, Aquarium, Aria, Chizh & Co, Ken Hensley, DDT, U-Piter, Splean, King and Jester, Agatha Christie, Apocalyptica, Alisa.

2010

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The second festival took place at the same location on June 12, 2010. The festival was attended by 220,000 people.[6]

The hosts of the festival were the showman of the AuktsYon group Oleg Garkusha, actors Dmitry Dyuzhev and Konstantin Khabensky, as well as TV presenter Elena Perova.

It was shown on TV on June 13, 2010 on Channel One.

Festival participants: Mordor, Chaif, U-Piter, Aquarium, Time Machine, Korol i Shut, Agatha Christie, Pelageya, Splean, Kipelov, Deep Purple, Alisa.

References

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  1. ^ "691,000 people at Rock on the Volga!". Rammstein World. June 2013.
    Festival logo ("Rock on Volga 2020")
  2. ^ КОЧЕТОВ, Александр (12 June 2017). "Чем запомнился фестиваль "Рок над Волгой"". samara.kp.ru.
  3. ^ "Перезагрузка "Рока над Волгой". Каким он мог бы стать". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
    Ефимова, Ксения (16 June 2010). "Рок над Волгой 2010". FANlife.ru. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
    "«Рок над Волгой» собрал 253 тысячи человек | СамараБизнесКонсалтинг". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. ^ ""Рок над Волгой" поставил новый рекорд посещаемости". Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Рок над Волгой. История". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Official webpage". www.rocknadvolgoi.ru. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ Телегин, Данила. "Перезагрузка "Рока над Волгой". Каким он мог бы стать". Волга Ньюс.
  8. ^ "Фестиваль "Рок над Волгой" возобновят в 2020 году". ТАСС.
  9. ^ "Фестиваль "Рок над Волгой" перенесли на неопределенный срок". ТАСС.