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Nashestvie (Russian: Нашествие) was the largest open-air festival of Russian rock, organized by Nashe Radio station. It was held annually during the first weekend of July (first weekend of August until 2006) in the environs of Moscow, Russia, since 1999 and has been open air since 2000. Nashestvie has changed its venue several times: it was initially held in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, but recently it moved northwest to Tver Oblast. It was held each year since then until 2019 (except in 2007, when an unofficial replacement festival was held instead). Since 2020 Nashestvie is being regularly banned by the Russian authorities.
The festival's name is a word play in Russian: it literally means "invasion", but is also derived from the name of Nashe Radio (Our Radio). Media also dubbed it "Russian Woodstock".[1][2][3]
Format
Nashestvie is participated in by the majority of Russia's most popular rock artists (such as Aria, Alisa, Agatha Christie, Splean, Korol i Shut), as well as bands from Ukraine and Belarus, such as Okean Elzy or Lyapis Trubetskoy. Most of the headliners represent the usual Nashe Radio playlist.
Bands are not paid for participating in Nashestvie (unlike those participating in the rival Krylya Festival). Instead, the festival is used as a free promotion for them. Young and obscure bands can participate in Nashestvie;[4] they play in the mornings or, since 2005, on special separate stages. Some bands, namely Epidemia and Melnitsa, which begun their Nashestvie history in "genre ghettos", recently started to play on the main stage.
The open air performance was cancelled after terrorist attacks at the Krylya Festival the same year. Instead, there was a "virtual festival" with bands performing live on air in the Nashe Radio studio.[2]
First Nashestvie to last for three days. Three stages were built, and performance continued simultaneously. The major stage was for mainstream classic rock, the second for punk and heavy metal bands, and the third for "unconventional" styles such as reggae, ska, folk.
This year the festival split into official Nashe Radio's Nashestvie in Ryazan, and rival Emmaus Festival, held on the same site in Tver Oblast as in 2004-05 but without Nashe Radio promotion.
Nashestvie-2007 was cancelled because of a conflict over organisational problems between Nashe and the Ryazan Oblast administration.
Emmaus Festival was held on the old venue without a Nashe license, attracting 40,000 and featuring Aria, Alisa, Agatha Christie, Chaif.
Nashestvie-2008
4-6 July, Emmaus, Tver Oblast
100,000
Nashestvie and Emmaus Festival reunited again under the name of Nashestvie.
This particular festival received much criticism. It rained during performances, and the field was not prepared for heavy rain, which resulted in areas of wet mud. After this the Emmaus venue was finally abandoned by the festivals.
Also broadcast live via internet. Festival featured an additional "theatrical scene", where standup artists performed, among them Mikhail Yefremov and Ivan Okhlobystin.
Was also broadcast by REN TV. This year was criticized for muddy conditions and troubled organization, as the venue was unprepared for heavy rain.[6][7]
Also featured an air show by Russian Knights and an exhibition of military technology. Several bands declined to participate due to involvement of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the festival's organization.
Nashestvie-2020 and 2021 were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since 2022 Nashestvie was cancelled because of war with Ukraine. The 2025 festival is still officially scheduled, though its fate is uncertain now.
