The Kinchev Fest rock festival was held in St. Petersburg

Last weekend, the Kinchev Fest music festival was held in St. Petersburg for the fourth time. Thousands of fans from all over the country gathered for the two-day marathon with a dozen rock bands.

The bands "Northern Fleet", Stigmata, "Vadim Samoilov", "Give Two", "Kalinov Bridge", "Pilot", "Alice" and others performed at the festival. Besides, Knyazz, JANE AIR, "25/17" and others also joined the event.

The musical group "Alice" presented its more than 40-year history in two evenings. Songs from "Energy" to "Goyda" were performed at the festival. In total, "Alice" performed for about 4 hours.

"This is not heavy rock, but heavy in perception, <...> making you think a little and feel certain movements. That is, that's what I mean by this concept. Nothing more," said Konstantin Kinchev, the leader of the Alice group.

As Dmitry Revyakin, the leader of the Kalinov Bridge group, noted, there was a good-natured and extremely cozy atmosphere at the festival.

Ticket sales for the new festival began even before the end of the event. In a year, Kinchev Fest will celebrate its fifth anniversary.

"The team is strong, powerful and very reliable. Thank you all, brothers," Kinchev said.

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In Moscow, in turn, the rock festival "D.K. Gorbunova - Legend of Russian Rock" was held on the last weekend of August. 34 bands performed on the Gorbushka stage, and songs were played not only by famous bands, but also by aspiring artists. The event lasted two days and was attended by thousands of people.

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