Avant Festival (Avantfest, Avant Fest, Фестиваль Авант)[1] is an annual international music festival, which takes place in Russia. The festival began in 2004 and ran until 2013 in various venues in Moscow. However, the festival ceased and picked back up in 2016, with plans on holding another full-scale festival in 2017.

Overview and history

Avantfest was held for the first time in Moscow in May of 2004. The headliners for the 2004 festival were Russian band Tequilajazzz and American band Xiu Xiu.[2]

The festival hosted numerous Russian indie bands and foreign acts, including Mudhoney, Explosions in the Sky, The Horrors, Yann Tiersen, Devendra Banhart, Swans, Mudhoney, Liars, Patrick Wolf, Spiritualized, Chinawoman, Jamie Lidell, Arab Strap, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Notwist, Lali Puna, And you will know us by the trail of dead, Lou Rhodes, 65daysofstatic, Yoav, Silver Apples, I Am Kloot, Jarboe, We Have Band, CocoRosie, Why?, Oceansize, etc. 2013 was the 10th year in a row that the festival was staged.

Events (by year)

Avantfest 2004

The inaugural festival was held in several venues in Moscow like the One Actor Theater and featured groups such as Funkstörung and Sufjan Stevens.

Avantfest 2005

The number of events greatly increased from the year before, with locations including "35mm" and Club "Orange," although most were held at the latter location.

Avantfest 2016

In 2016 Avantfest was held in the cultural center TEXTIL in the city of Yaroslavl.[3][4]

Avantfest 2023

The festival is to be held in various venues across Wrocław, Poland. The theme is an exploration of Norwegian culture.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Avant : международный музыкальный фестиваль, концерты, клуб / AVANT MUSIC: Музыкальный портал". www.avantmusic.ru. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ↑ "ФЕСТИВАЛЬ - Avante, AVANT! - Звуки.Ру". Zvuki.ru.
  3. ↑ "Музыкальный фестиваль AVANT - TEXTIL". textil.in.
  4. ↑ "В Ярославле прошёл музыкальный фестиваль AVANT". www.yar.aif.ru.
  5. ↑ "AVANT ART FESTIVAL NORWAY 2023 — In Between Norway & Poland / Culture". inbetween.avantart.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-21.
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