The coronavirus pandemic hit the Russian entertainment market hard in 2021, with the concert industry hitting hardest. However, already in the next 12 months, the organizers expect the situation to change due to the postponed performances of such artists as rapper Basta or the group "Bi-2". Among the top events is the return of Oxxxymiron and Zemfira to the stage. Read about the most anticipated musical events of 2022 in the material.

Six concerts of Oxxxymiron at once

At the end of 2021, hip-hop artist Miron Fedorov, performing under the pseudonym Oxxxymiron, released a full-length album called "Beauty and Ugliness" for the first time in six years. The first single from the disc was the track "Who Killed Mark", the video for which gained 15 million views on YouTube in a month.

In 2022, six concerts of Oksimiron are expected in Russia at once - three each in Moscow and St. Petersburg. First, the artist will present a new disc in the northern capital - performances will take place on March 3, 4, 5 on the A2 Green Concert stage. A week later - on the 11th, 12th, 13th - Oxxxymiron will go to Moscow, where he will perform at the Adrenalin Stadium.

The head of the Yandex.Afisha service Dmitry Subbotin, in an interview with him, noted the huge excitement around Fedorov's new disc. According to him, the Russians began to buy tickets as soon as the artist announced his comeback.

“We also see that many Russian artists are returning to the stage. Of the last comebacks - Oxxxymiron, which announced first four concerts in 2022, and then two additional ones - and tickets for them have already been sold out, ”Subbotin emphasized.

He also added that the rapper has set a record for ticket sales over the past 12 months. This is the first time the service has encountered such a speed of ticket sales over the past year.

“Tickets for the four initially announced concerts of Oksimiron were sold out on Yandex.Afish in just seven hours - this is the record speed of a soldier out in 2021 on the service,” concluded Subbotin.

Currently, you can buy a ticket for a hip-hop artist's concert on the Adrenaline Stadium website. Average prices for concerts in the capital vary around 7-8 thousand rubles, for performances in St. Petersburg - and even from 5 to 30 thousand rubles.

Zemfira ^^ Another significant musical event of 2022 will be the February performances of the singer Zemfira in Moscow. The artist will perform on the 24th and 26th at the Music Media Dome. As in the case of Oxxxymiron, Ramazanova's return to the capital can be safely called a loud comeback, says the head of the Yandex.Afisha service. The last time the performer delighted the audience was three years ago, performing at the LiveFest Summer in Sochi.

Since then, the artist has released one full-fledged album "Borderline" with recognizable leitmotifs of loneliness, endless searches for herself and striving for inner harmony. Five months after the release of the disc - in July 2021 - the performer presented an EP, which received the laconic title "Ah ...". The mini-album includes four tracks, including the title track of the same name. In addition, last year the singer released a soundtrack disc for Renata Litvinova's film "The North Wind".

“Concerts of Zemfira, Oksimiron and other artists who have not performed on stage for a long time will definitely be in the top concert in 2022,” said Mikhail Minin, General Director of MTS Entertainment.

It is noteworthy that the place of the artist's performance will be the largest non-stadium-format concert venue in Russia (designed for events from 400 to 8.5 thousand guests). The Music Media Dome has twice entered the Guinness Book of Records. In the last century, a high-current laboratory with an operating Tesla transformer was located in a room on the Entuziastov highway.

The tickets for Ramazanova's concerts on the Yandex.Afisha service, as well as on the website of the Pop Farm agency in the capital, have already been sold out. The concerts will be held in the COVID FREE format.

Park Live, Basta, Bi-2

In 2021, the coronavirus pandemic hit primarily the tours of foreign stars, as well as stadium concerts of Russian performers. However, next year there is a possibility that the situation will begin to change for the better, stressed in an interview with Minin.

The stadium concerts of Basta and the group "Bi-2", postponed to 2021, should take place in 2022. Basta will perform at Luzhniki on June 18, and famous pop-rockers - a week earlier, on the 11th.

"In 2022, we expect a lot of postponed concerts: Bi-2, Basta, as well as the Park live festival, which is scheduled for three weekends, which in terms of fees and the number of visitors may even exceed stadium concerts," Minin suggested. / i

Park Live has not been held in Moscow since 2019 due to the same coronavirus restrictions. However, in 2022 there is a high probability that foreign star performers will arrive in the capital after a long pause.This year, My Chemical Romance, The Killers and Gorillaz are due to take part in the festival. They will be accompanied by the iconic and ageless Iggy Pop, Brian Molko with his Placebo, Slipknot and other top performers.

A large-scale musical event will take place in the Luzhniki Park in June-July. Entrance tickets will cost visitors 3.5 thousand rubles, and for a place in the VIP sector you will have to pay twice as much - 7 thousand rubles.

Maneskin, Franz Ferdinand, Imagine Dragons ^^^ In turn, Subbotin from Yandex.Afisha did not discount a number of other concerts of foreign performers. In particular, he noted the upcoming performances of the winners of Eurovision - 2021 - Italian glam rockers Maneskin.

“With the increase in vaccination rates and, in general, the return to normal life in the world, many foreign performers included performances in Moscow and St. Petersburg in their 2022 concert tours. Among the high-profile projects announced in the fall of 2021 are the concerts of Maneskin, Iron Maiden and Imagine Dragons, "Subbotin emphasized.

Concerts of foreign stars will be held in the capital on March 9, June 1 and 5, respectively. In St. Petersburg, Maneskin will play a set on March 13, Imagine Dragons on June 7. In turn, British metallers in 2022 will be limited to only a Moscow concert. You can visit events with the participation of foreign performers for both 2 thousand and 15 thousand rubles.

The head of MTS Entertainment, Mikhail Minin, in a conversation with him, was not surprised at the high cost of tickets for concerts of foreign stars. This is normal in the Russian music industry.

“In 2021, the average prices for concerts in Russia increased by 15% and now amount to about 2.5 thousand rubles. However, for concerts of foreign artists and festivals with their participation, the price will traditionally be higher.

Of course, we are waiting for foreign deliveries - Imagine Dragons, Franz Ferdinand and others have already been announced. We hope that they will take place in 2022, "Minin concluded.

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