photo: Krivoshein Alexander
B Riga the second year in a row
Difficult teenagers
the First six years since 2009 of KUBANA it was carried out on the sea, in Veselovk's settlement Krasnodar territory. In that place and at that time it there was so abrupt innovation that for some years the number of admirers of a festival grew to 200 000 people. Then the festival was on the verge of closing, tried to move to other region and even got the alternative twin brother with the name on the contrary . But as a result the capital Latvia became for KUBANA that platform where it appeared really and to start comfortably everything anew.
"In 2015 the festival moved not simply from one platform to another, and to other country! – the mayor reminded at a press conference Riga Ushakov Neal. – But, despite it, the festival turned out. Also it turned out very well. Everything was top-level. For the objective reasons, there was no sufficient number of the audience. But there were such interesting performers who it is not known when would appear in our city. It is very pleasant. It is good advertizing to the city".
Meanwhile, in Riga there are a lot of festivals, and certainly, first KUBANA was perceived as such "the Russian festival for Russians". The producer of a festival Ostrovsky Ilya always emphasizes that would not like such estimates.
"We – not a festival only for Russians. No way! — he speaks. — We are open for all. Simply, probably, KUBANA could not exist to Russian Federation. We — difficult teenagers, do not look for easy ways. But for me it is important that we remain by itself".
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If participants of the very first KUBANA the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian musicians became such, already in a couple of years it there was such international structure that was hardly believed that all this occurs to Russian Federation. "That we made in 2013 — on scales and filling — hardly someone does p to
and hardly someone will repeat soon — Ostrovsky Ilya is sure. — Our cultural range was from a theatrical performance Kusturica's Emir Kusturica with hundred actors and scenery which arrived specially from Serbia, to System of a Down and The Prodigy. I will not be afraid such rhetoric: Russian Federation lost one of the best festivals".
to Hold this level on a new place, perhaps, was the most complex challenge of organizers. But they consulted. A year ago the Riga KUBANA met HIM and D12, Animal Dzhaz and Leningrad group on which performance there came the mayor. In they are one of the most expected there were punks from NOFX and Sergey Mikhalk's new project "Brutto %26 Lyapis". And because that and others not only sang all, played and danced: former "Lyapis's" soloist in the pathetic manner between songs read verses, and Fet Mike entertained a hall infinite impromptus. And, by the way, not only it – at these punks is all such group, and the person playing the guitar (El Jef), in a moment executes solo on a pipe or something the most beautiful vocal and jazz. Samoletiki from posters and invaluable mediators for fans in a hall starts too it. And after all is able to joke too, for what is loved by public not less lead singer.
But we will return to to structure of participants-2016 : The Subways and "Bricks", Enter Shikari and Guano Apes, "Vopli Vidoplyasova" and "Noggano", Nashville Pussy and Eskimo Callboy, night DJ-sets — too not somebody, and, for example, from Muzhskoy zhurnal Maxim from The Prodigy, Delfina and "Neuromonk Feofan". Local punks – young Riga group Freelancers flashed also. Mexicans from Molotov group with an eternal hit "Rock Me Amadeus" became headliners of the last day, and the final end under a pouring rain put charismatic Menson Shirley from Garbage.
But also it not all: absolutely the original tradition of KUBANA – to invite people legends, whose names are familiar to all.
"For me initially KUBANA was such, as a matter of fact, live disco on the sea — Ostrovsky Ilya explains. – Disco in which alternately play The Prodigy, "Flying gait", something else. People dance under everything. And I thought – why would be not present why not to diversify our rock'n'roll structure with any such unusual number. In 2011 we called Boyarsky Mikhail. And it was the phenomenal success. Then to us came Antonov Youri, Leontyev Valery, Leshchenko Leo. And that is important – it was pleasant to all. Actors who usually act in sedentary halls with clapping ladies, I think, long ago did not see among the public of such number of squealing girls in bathing suits. It became for them pleasant shock". to
this year the special guest of KUBANA. And it was continuous wisdom and pressing nostalgia — in everything, since a press conference, finishing "Chito-grito" and the last notes of his new Georgian songs.
Dancing island
not to irritate the people far from music and midnight parties, the Riga KUBANA lodged on Lutsavsal's island. There, in the middle of the Daugava River, long time the thrown kitchen gardens settled down. The City Council made the decision to give the island for something more actual. As a result in the middle of Riga there was small Ibiza. Magnetism is quite comparable: coins in water to return, already throw, and heshteg %23kubanazhivi flashes even more often.
"Despite the big competition of summer festivals as to Latvia, and in Lithuania, we hope to attract with p tourists on our island — Ushakov Neal speaks. – We now just start developing this place as the festival island. And thanks to KUBANA this push just occurred. Lutsavsal's island is, in fact, in the downtown, minutes for 10 it is possible to reach to it by bicycle from Old Riga. This remarkable place in which recently already passed the Piena Svetki festival ("Milk") organized by Lagutenko Ilya and known local performers, there passed a big disco of radio "Retrofm". We want to develop it further — as the festival island as it occurs, suppose, in Budapest. On the example of KUBANA we just learn to do it. In particular, as it is correct to turn a scene and to adjust a sound that it did not reach nearby residential areas".
according to organizers, in 4 days a festival were visited by 17 600 people, it is 20 percent more, than were on KUBANA-2015. Protected such crowd of only 40 police officers.
"As, only 40? " – the Moscow journalist does not trust.
"To you, what, terribly?" — Ushakov Neal did not understand.
But it is "terrible" — it at all about the Riga KUBANA festival. Unlike many similar actions, with double cordons, the most severe examination and buses with OMON, on all this Lutsavsal's island was not. In a priority there was after all a music and freedom. In respect of movement it is exact – anybody especially did not brake fans in their desire to break to actors. For example, it was possible to approach to a scene practically closely. Thus police officers were near. And even with dogs. Simply cultural and unostentatious.
One of the ambiguous moments of a festival – the price. The ticket for one any day of KUBANA cost 14,99 euro, on all 4 days could be got the subscription for 49,99. By words Ostrovsky Ilya, price more than humane. And organizers held such anti-recessionary price up to the festival. In days of carrying out KUBANA subscriptions rose in price, but only some categories. However, despite it, the many people were observed by all this shows because of a fence. It, generally, not strongly upset them as, to hear each sound from such distance was not a problem.
Addicts of a scene
the Slogan – "Festivals is a lot of p — KUBANA one" — does not say lies: it is possible to understand in general nothing in punk music, not to know more than a half of participants, but to be delighted with this action. Simply because everything is very sincere – beginning from press conferences at which there are no inconvenient questions, finishing infinite acquaintances and the music.
"Simply we are addicts of a scene — the soloist of "Cries Vidoplyasova" Skripka Oleg explains. – To sell to people any poison and simply to make good money. To be honest, brightened up, to bury in a dugout or simply to go to Tibet too. And here to be honest in society and thus to make good money – here it difficult. But it is interesting".
From the events are blissed out also by actors. The same Skripka Oleg with pleasure climbs highly over public on scene designs, and children from Eskimo Callboy in waste throw a microphone in which, of course, right there all start shouting not the voices in crowd.
"Me it is pleasant to p — Kikabidze Vakhtang people who know and love our music — three percent, and these people have to understand that you are ready to die on a scene — the soloist "Cockroaches argues! " Spirin Dimitri. – You have to act so that they told:" Oh, cool! Let's come to you next time. Can be".
All and occurs.
