The Moscow concert poster-2019 contains many interesting meetings with performers of popular, avant-garde and alternative music. From the point of view of reviewers and columnists, some of them can be counted among the musical events of the year.
An editorial list drawn up on a calendar basis is intended to help an inexperienced viewer navigate the schedule of deliveries of the current year and iconic domestic concerts in Moscow.
Foreign guests at the capital's concert venues
Fans of the French singer ZAZ dubbed her "the second Edith Piaf". Success came to Isabelle Geffroy in 2007, when she found an ad on social networks: producer Carredine Soltani was looking for a singer with a husky voice. Zaz managed to bypass 300 opponents who claimed this place. The Frenchwoman is distinguished by the sincerity of her performance. In her touching and slightly ironic manner of singing, childlike spontaneity is combined with charming femininity. Single Je veux and compositions Que Vendra, Les passants, Demain c’est toi excite the hearts of lovers of French chanson.
To visit the dynamic performance of Bon Jovi means to plunge into the atmosphere of Western daring rock of the 80-90s. Today, rock heroes have no new action films, but hearing Livin 'on a Prayer and dancing to Bad Medicine is a dream of the band's fans. Singing with one voice with thousands of people in the It’s My Life hall is invaluable for those who know Bon Jovi for strong hits from the past. Experts say that anyone who is not familiar with their work is either too young or simply does not know life. The musicians perform on the Russian stage for the first time in 30 years.
British stars of the 2000s are the driving and difficult musicians of Muse. Even with their first albums, the group has written out a huge credit of confidence from fans to dance to the eternal New Born and Take a Bow. The performers of space stadium rock have become a group that is not just popular, but timeless. The team arrived in Moscow with a full-length release of Simulation Theory. They are happy to perform such hits as Starlight and Plug in Baby, and also boldly experiment.
Among the people who know what modern popular music should be like is 27-year-old British hitmaker Ed Sheeran. The concert of the famous pop singer is part of the tour dedicated to the release of the album "÷". Many consider Ed Sheeran's performance to be the main Moscow concert this summer. In 2018, he was honored with the Billboard Music Awards as the best performer of the year. After being nominated for 15 awards, he received 6 of them, including Best Male Musician, Best Selling Artist, Most Popular Song on the Radio. The top 500 songs of all time, compiled by the radio station Smooth Radio, included 4 songs by the artist, 3 of which were in the top twenty. The first place was taken by Sheeran's song Perfect. His compositions one after another topped the charts all over the world. Probably because the awkward romantic redhead sings about the most important thing - about love.
Metallica performers are one of the most sought-after rock bands of the twentieth years in the genre of technical, powerful and brutal sound. The group has not only legendary statuses, but also unprecedented commercial success. Today musicians are included in the "big four of thrash metal". For the first time in our country, they performed in 1991 at the Monsters of Rock festival.
Uncompromising industrial metal with fire shows and performances from Till Lindemann - this is Rammstein, which turned a quarter century in 2019. The collective celebrated its anniversary with a full-length album of the same name, the first in the last ten years. In addition to a series of old hits - from Du hast and Ich will to Keine Lust and Engel - the musicians present new tracks at the concert. Fans regard the visit to the concert of the legendary band as a kind of quest: "Go to Rammstein to survive!"
Founder, vocalist and the only permanent member of The Cure, Robert Smith and his company are famous for playing long sets even at festivals, and not just appearing in an episode with a set of hits. Therefore, the participation of the British as a headliner at the 16th Afisha Picnic is a full-fledged concert of the group. The group performs in the capital of Russia three decades and three months after the release of the iconic disc Disintegration, which is called the pinnacle of their work. The program includes hits of all time, including Lovesong, Close To Me, Lullaby. The final of the set is the famous Boys Don’t Cry. To date, The Cure has released 13 studio albums and is working on the 14th. Recognized as icons of new wave, post-punk and gothic rock, musicians were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 50th birthday on stage as part of It’s My Party world tour. The previous appearance of the American singer and actress in Russia was seven years ago. In the show program, the pop diva sings live, dances like a goddess, makes flips and a wheel on the stage, strikes with beauty, sexuality and changes in chic outfits (changes at least 6 times for an hour and a half performance). Her daughter is participating in the concert. An 11-year-old girl performs Limitless in a duet with her mother. JLo's setlist includes compositions from hits from the time of the movie "Let's Dance" to the recent single Medecine with rapper French Montana.
The genre in which the group a-ha works is called synth-pop today. A-ha's performance can be described as "first-hand synthetic 80s". The Norwegian musicians who began to create electro-pop, which then became a symbol of the new era, are the first and most famous performers of "cold" synthesizer music. The tour, during which the team visits Moscow, was named after the debut album Hunting High and Low. The program of the performance includes the main "imperishable" of the Norwegians Take on Me, as well as the singles The Swing of Things and I’ve Been Losing You. Some of the songs from the band's first release were played in unusual arrangements.
Domestic performers in the concert program of the capital
According to experts, Ssshhhiiittt! is perhaps the most popular among young rock bands in the country. The touching and soulful songs of frontman Nikita Kislov find a great response in the hearts of listeners. According to the singer, the same “losers” like him are close to his reflections on what is happening: growing up, falling in love, his own doubts. It is noteworthy that today Ssshhhiiittt! play an extended program, and also perform compositions that have never been heard at such performances in the capital. But recently, the members of the group did not even have confident skills in playing the instruments.
At the GONE. Fludd concert, you can see the young author of the project, Sasha Buze. An atypical representative of domestic rap performs songs with perky lyrics and funky hip-hop loops. He skillfully uses his own slang "flexicon" (from the fusion of the word "lexicon" with the youth term "flexit"). For example, the universal word "chuits" means a vivid image, a lifestyle. And when it's cool - it's "Schwepps". The Internet contributes to the artist's promotion. The video "Mumble" has collected about 13 million views. The two albums that the musicians released last year have set repost records on the VKontakte network. According to experts, in the Russian rap culture GONE. Fludd is one of the main names of the year.
Diana Arbenina traditionally celebrates her life dates with new solo programs, which each time differ in the original format of performance. In the Russian music world, the artist is known for constantly experimenting with sound. She marked her 45th birthday with an acoustic concert. Recently there was a 25th anniversary of the Night Snipers group, also marked by the new First Quarter program. During this time, together with her team, Diana Arbenina recorded 10 numbered albums, created more than three hundred songs and continues to offer viewers a fresh reading of her work.
The performance of the "Biopsychosis" group is always an extraordinary event. Musicians give one concert every year or even two years. The action on stage takes place under the powerful sounds of caustic electronics and live instruments, using special effects and unique designs. The psychedelic performances of Biopsyhoz are some kind of horror experiment on the minds of the listeners. The current concert in the capital is timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the group. The performers' path to fame runs through the underground and absolute denial of the realities of Russian show business. Biopsyhoz performs deliberately non-format music, remaining one of the most mysterious formations on the Russian stage.
The legendary Russian four rock musicians Leonidov - Fomenko - Murashov - Zabludovsky presents compositions from the album "All this is love" - the only one in a quarter of a century recorded by them in the classic "golden" composition. Also, "Secret" gives music lovers their favorite hits created during the 35 years of the group's existence. The musicians, who drove almost the whole country crazy in the 80s, resumed their joint performances in 2009. The beat quartet, which has not lost its unique charisma, is still in trend today.
None of the concert venues in the capital can accommodate everyone who wants to get to the concert-television shooting "Song of the Year". Therefore, in the first days of January of the new year, millions of TV viewers across the country turn on their televisions to see the performances of their favorite artists at the finale of the famous festival. The grandiose concert show, summing up the song results of the year, is announced briefly: "There will be everything!". Perhaps this is the only case when in one evening you can see everyone on the same stage: the best representatives of the Russian show business and performers in demand on the Russian stage.
A drop of "elixir of happiness"
For the viewer, a meeting with your favorite artists at a concert is always a bright and memorable event. It does not allow you to get bored, gives a charge of positive energy. Patrick Fagan, a behavioral psychologist at Goldsmiths University of London, has done an unusual study. The results showed that attending live performances every two months increased a person's sense of well-being by 21%. The published report found that those who attended just a 20-minute concert had a quarter increase in self-esteem, a stronger sense of self-sufficiency, and increased productivity. The participants in the experiment underwent special psychometric tests and heart rate checks. Scientists have concluded that people who regularly attend concert events are more likely to be happy and prosperous.
