Atlas Weekend

The Atlas Weekend is an annual music and arts festival held at the Expocenter of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was founded by Dmytro Sydorenko and is organized by PMK Event Agency and concert hall Atlas.[1] The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music.

Atlas Weekend
Official logo
GenreRock, indie, hip hop, EDM
DatesLast days of June till first days of July (currently)
Location(s)Expocenter of Ukraine
1 Akademika Glushkova Avenue
Kiyv, Ukraine, 04210
Years active2015–present
Founded byDmytro Sydorenko
Websiteatlasweekend.com

History

2015

First Atlas Weekend was held at Art-factory Platforma. Total of 30 artists played at the festival and the event itself gathered more than 20,000 people.[2]

Lineup: BoomBox, The Hardkiss, ONUKA, Jamala, Bahroma, O.Torvald, SunSay, The Maneken and other.

2016

In 2016 it was the first time Atlas Weekend was held at Expocenter of Ukraine. It gathered 130 artists on 6 stages.[1]

Lineup: The Subways, Kwabs, Apocalyptica, Mashina Vremeni, GusGus, Splean, Jamala, BoomBox, 5'nizza, Monatik, ONUKA, Noize MC, Druha Rika, SunSay and other.

2017

2017 dates were June 28 - July 2.

Headliners: The Prodigy, Kasabian, John Newman, Three Days Grace, Röyksopp, Monatik, Verka Serduchka, Rudimental, Yellow Claw.

Other artists: Nothing but Thieves, The Hardkiss, BoomBox, Noize MC, O.Torvald, Royal Canoe, Therr Maitz, Dakh Daughters, ONUKA, Vivienne Mort, DETACH, Bondage Fairies, Stoned Jesus and other.

There were more than 250 artists in total on 8 stages during 5 days. More than 350,000 people visited the 2017 edition.

2018

2018 dates were July 3- July 8.

Headliners: The Chemical Brothers, Placebo (band)

The 2018 Atlas Weekend saw over 527,000 people attend.

2019

2019 dates will be July 9- July 14.

Headliners: Liam Gallagher, The Black Eyed Peas , ASAP Rocky (was changed to ASAP Ferg)

The 2019 Atlas Weekend saw over 538,000 people attend.

References
  1. "Дмитрий Сидоренко: «Музыка в Украине развивается не на уровне стадионов»". 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. "Atlas Weekend: состоялись самые музыкальные выходные лета". 14 July 2015.
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