Where is the festival "Invasion" - the main musical event in the world of domestic rock music?

Rock festival "Invasion" is one of the most significant musical events for fans of Russian rock music. Since 1999, every year on the stage of the festival are the most famous and loved by millions of rock bands and performers. The history and organizers, where the festival "Invasion" takes place and in what its features - all this is discussed in the article.

With what began "Invasion"

One of the organizers is the radio station Our Radio, which, with the help of the first festival, decided to celebrate its birthday in 1999. Passed this action in the winter in Moscow, in the Palace of Gorbunova in the format of the concert. The musicians who liked the listeners for the year of the radio station's existence were performing - the group "Bi-2" and "Semantic hallucinations", Zemfira.

The development of the festival

The year has come to an end, and where the rock festival "Invasion" is held? In summer, on an open platform in Ramenskoye, at the racetrack. The event has already gathered more than 60 thousand fans of Russian rock. Since then, the festival has taken place as a summer open-air. The exception for the whole history of the event was 2003, when due to the terrorist act at the music festival "Wings" the event was canceled. Speeches of the musicians announced were broadcast live.

Already in 2005, the festival program took 3 days, and the number of participants grew so much that the organizers had to do three scenes. One (main) stage is intended for the famous headliners of the event, and the remaining two are for the young and still unknown to the general public teams. Thus, the festival gives a start to many novice musicians and supports their aspirations. The international ambitions of the organizers led to the fact that in the same year the event expands to Kazakhstan (Alma-Ata, Bayserk airfield), where the "Invasion" festival takes place, duplicating the Russian event. However, there were no more such experiments in the history of the event.

The year 2008 became a landmark, when over 100 thousand people visited the rock festival "Invasion". The description of the participants shows that the organizers managed to bring the event to a new level. Important problems were solved: insufficient number of toilets, ill-will of law enforcement bodies, lack of food points. But in the village of Emmaus, where the festival "Invasion" takes place in 2008, in the days of the event - pouring rain. For this reason, the festival site became like a mud marsh, in which transport with equipment and artists was stuck.

To avoid an unpleasant embarrassment, the event moved to Bolshoy Zavidovo, which is in the Tver region. This is the place where the festival "Invasion-2009" and all subsequent events will take place. The territory has a drainage system and a much larger area. This is a full-fledged festival area.

The main adventure of summer

It is under this slogan that the event takes place in recent years. This is a classical open-air festival where spectators live in tents and enjoy the performances of their favorite musicians from morning till late night. It is remarkable that from the scenes you can hear representatives of different genres of Russian rock: from folk to metal. In the area of the event, the Internet works, there is a cafe, sports zones and showers, rent of tents and sleeping bags, parking. At night, you can visit a disco or film show, and in the morning - charging. Traditionally, on the last day of the event, an air show takes place, if weather conditions contribute to this.

How to get on the "Invasion"?

The site where the "Invasion-2017" festival will remain unchanged, but every year the organizers improve the conditions and on the official website inform about the updated rules of the event (so tickets in 2017 will be registered, and the flags will be carried to the territory of the fan zone for this The moment is forbidden). There you can buy tickets. The sale of tickets begins in advance, there are several categories that differ in cost and options.

"Invasion" is held on the first Friday of July. Spectators can get to the festival on Thursday and live on the territory until Monday. Old-timers of the festival come on Wednesday and spend the night outside the territory of the event.

You can get to Big Zavid by private transport (you need to buy a parking place in advance), a special bus or even a helicopter. During the festival there is a special train from Moscow, with a pass to which is a ticket for the event. Their movements should be planned taking into account the fact that the flow of people to the festival will make you stand in traffic or in line.

Instead of conclusions

For its history, "Invasion" has become a benchmark event, which can be equaled to all beginning organizers of musical festivals. Thanks to the number of popular artists performing on the same stage, perhaps this is the most ambitious and high-quality event that all fans of Russian rock are dreaming to get. Now you know where the festival "Invasion" is, you only need to buy a ticket.