Afisha Picnic-2026 announced the second wave of artists

In 2026, the Afisha Picnic will become bigger, brighter and more diverse. And it will turn into an open-air luna park with the smell of cotton candy and luminous attractions in the style of movie decorations and bold fantasy, where everyone can forget about routine and immerse themselves in the world of music and vivid emotions. The titular partner is T2, which is already preparing unusual activities for the festival guests.

The first wave of participants has already been announced: FEDUK and SLAVA MARLOW will present their sets with live bands in both capitals, CUPSIZE, the country's freshest guitar band, will be responsible for the drive in St. Petersburg, and FRWRD Music and Carnival Records will be responsible for the eclectic sound in Moscow. Russian rock legend Sergey Bobunets will also take the stage to sing "Forever Young" and "Why Trample on My Love" in chorus with the audience.

The festival program continues to grow. On June 20, 2026, at the historical site of the festival in the Kolomenskoye Museum Park in Moscow, four stages will perform:

• Bravo and Valery Syutkin — for the first time in 28 years, a guitar group together with Valery Syutkin will perform "Vasya", "Stylish Orange Tie", "Road to the Clouds" and other songs uniting generations. Bassist Dmitry Ashman, who spent 17 years with the band, will also return to the stage with Bravo.
• LSP is a classic of hip-hop and pop music, the author of the latest "Chinchillas" and the iconic "Bullets" and "Pole".
• OG Buda + Mayot are artists with a repertoire ranging from cheeky punches to melancholic autotune ballads.

• hehehe / hihihi is an indie rock with a female voice singing about anxiety, panic and big feelings — but with a hopeful vibe.
• "Lakes" is a cult duo of Petar Martic and Lisa Gromova, iconic for the indie scene of the "tenth" and recently reunited with music at the junction of ambient pop with hypnotic instrumentals and expressive vocals.

• STONE is a group of Moscow intellectuals. Their music cannot be described in one word.: These are pop, indie, funk, rock and other genres that the band juggles with dexterity and ease.

• RSAC (Felix Bondarev) — Felix Bondarev's legendary indie band, which has traveled a long and interesting path from the basements of small clubs to the Kremlin Palace, will celebrate its coming of age (18 years) on the stage of the festival with the main hits "Red Nine", NBA and others.

• Showcase LOUD BOYS — BORIS REDWALL and The Dawless will perform together with the legends of the electronic scene of the 2010s and the authors of the cult mixtape series "Tanetsgoloszvuk".

• Showcase FRVRD Music and Carnival Recording — the second wave of the showcase will be presented by residents and friends of the labels: hip-hop newcomers SEEYASIDE, RealLowly Pluto and Cruise Lirro / Cruise Lirro, indie freshman Gera Amen, rap underground legend Brick Bazuka, visionary duo of rapper-producers A$THMA BOYS / Asthma Boys, as well as an important figure of R&B in Russian Kid Sole / Guy One.

On August 8, 2026, the Afisha Picnic will be held in St. Petersburg on the territory of Elagin Island. There are still many big names in the poster of St. Petersburg. In addition to the Ozera group, which will take the stage of the Moscow festival, Malback will perform at the Afisha Picnic. & Suzanne, a duo that has become a symbol of new, non-commercial and stylish pop music, will not only perform the cult hits "Hypnosis" and "Indifference", but also present a fresh joint program, opening a new stage in their creative history. The duo's performance at the Picnic will be their first together in six years.