MOSCOW, May 26, Zhanna Staritsyna. In good weather, you especially want to dance and listen to your favorite music in the fresh air. This is why music festivals were invented. What to choose this season – in the material.
“Wild mint”
This popular multi-format festival will take place in the Tula region on June 14, 15 and 16. For three days, the field will turn into a whole musical city with six stages and various activities – from volleyball to marriage registration. Headliners: Vyacheslav Butusov with the show “40 years of Nautilus Pompilius” and The Hatters. However, “Wild Mint” is also happy to welcome newcomers – the young Moscow rock band Tabasco Band will perform for the first time. Guests will enjoy original DJ sets and premieres – the group “Mandrake” together with actress Yulia Peresild will show the program “Planet of Easy Virtue”. Pop-punk is mixed with blues notes, among the participants are Zoloto, Drummatix, “Give me a tank (!)”, Green Apelsin, Husky, Sati Ethnica, Bazaar, Polnalyubvi, Neuromonk Feofan, Alena Shvets, Nike Borzov, Lomonosov Plan, “SmeshBand” , Goodtimes and others. 
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The most convenient way to get there is by car, but the organizers also offer a transfer from Moscow.
VK Fest
The ninth VK Fest will cover five cities – Ufa (June 1), Krasnoyarsk (8th), Sochi (15th), St. Petersburg (29-30th) and Moscow (July 13-14). Olga Buzova with Klava Koka will perform in Vatan Park, Instasamka and Basta will perform on Tatyshev Island, and Valya Carnival, Cream Soda and Beasts will perform at Sirius. In St. Petersburg and Moscow, the program is more extensive: Eva Polna is adjacent to Shaman and Eldzhey, and “Caspian Cargo” will share the stage with Niletto. The organizers warn that the line-up of performers may change: follow the updates on social networks. 
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In addition to music, guests will be offered creative master classes, you can visit cosplayers' venues, have a snack in the food zone and take selfies in themed photo zones.
Moscow Jazz Festival
From June 10 to 16, jazz musicians from all over the world will perform at major city venues. In the Hermitage Garden – Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia), Richard Bona (USA), Avishai Cohen (Israel), Roberto Fonseca (Cuba), Dmitry Malikov with the Pianomania Jazz program and others. Stages will also be installed in Zaryadye and Sokolniki parks, the Muzeon art park and on the square near the Central Department Store. For those who prefer intimate spaces, there are jazz clubs. In total, a hundred ensembles and orchestras will take part, as well as actors Konstantin Khabensky and Viktor Dobronravov. The festival will open with a joint program by Igor Butman, the Moscow Jazz Orchestra and Allan Harris. Schedule is on the official website.
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“Picnic “Afisha”
This festival celebrates its 20th anniversary. At one time, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure, Franz Ferdinand, and Leningrad performed on its stage. This year in Moscow the picnic will take place at the Luzhniki Sports Complex on August 3 and 4, in St. Petersburg on the 10 and 11 on Elagin Island. The headliner of both venues is Anton Belyaev (Therr Maitz) with his project LAB. But Dolphin will perform only in the northern capital. The organizers focused on young performers: Feduk, The Dawless, the minimalist pop project “Sisters”, the rap experimenter Husky and a lot more hip-hop, R'n'B, indie, electronic music. Families are invited: a children's area will be equipped for young spectators.
STEREOLETO
The festival, which has become the hallmark of St. Petersburg in the world of indie, electronic, trip-hop and alternative, will be held in Sevkabel Port on June 15 and 16. Three stages, 40 artists. Atmospheric lounge areas and art objects will be prepared. The program includes Diana Arbenina and “Night Snipers”, Husky, “Picnic”, Valery Syutkin, “My Michelle”, ThomasMraz and others. The Divertimento orchestra, conducted by Ilya Ioff, will perform Sergei Kuryokhin's “Seasons” from the album “Sparrow Oratorio”. The St. Petersburg vibe can also be felt in Moscow – July 6, in the Hermitage Garden.
Ural Music Night
The main Ural festival will take place in Yekaterinburg on June 28. Music will be heard everywhere – in squares, cafes, bars, parks and concert halls. About a hundred scenes await spectators – admission is free everywhere. You can create your own route and go around several locations overnight: it’s convenient to use the free UMN app on your phone. There are no genre restrictions: folk, electronic, hip-hop, pop, alternative, classic. The headliners are CreamSoda, whose tracks “Crying on Techno” and “No More Parties” are still rocking dance floors.
“Fly Away”
Fans heavy music will gather in Udmurtia in July. Three stages will be installed on a huge field, on which more than a hundred bands will perform from the 11th to the 14th – ambassadors of rock, metal, indie, punk, alternative and pop rock. Probably the loudest people will sing along with the Kino group in its today's semi-virtual version. Also in the program are “Picnic”, Lumen, Vyacheslav Butusov, “Aria”, “Surganova and the Orchestra”, “Mill”, Vadim Samoilov. The full list is on the official website. Uletai-Pole in the village of Lagunovo is equipped with food courts, a swimming pool, showers, a first-aid post, comfort and sports areas. One of the features of the festival is the opportunity to pitch a tent and bring your own food into the territory for free.
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