Afisha Picnic- August 4 noon to 11 p.m.
Afisha Picnic, one of the oldest and largest Moscow summer festivals, will take place at its traditional spot in Kolomenskoye Park. This year’s headliner (главная звезда «гвоздь программы») is the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, which has won international acclaim (признание), Grammy awards and an Oscar nomination. Their latest (самый последний) album “Everything Now,” released last year, received polarized reviews, but was loved by fans nevertheless.
Other imports at Afisha include (включает) American rapper Joey Badass, indie folk veterans from Scotland Belle & Sebastian, as well as Rhye, another Canadian band, specializing in mellow (спокойный) R&B. Zemfira, one of the most popular musicians in the country, headlines the Russian language line-up, which has always been equally important at Afisha Picnic.
Apart from Zemfira, the Russian music scene (сцена) will be represented by Delfin (Dolphin), a rapper turned poet and electronic musician, and Pharaoh, probably the most successful rapper of the younger generation. Afisha Picnic can also boast (хвастаться) the best food stalls Moscow has to offer, as well as a lively local designers market.
