12 June, 2008 No Comments Print

Organizers - a music label VMAgroup (Belarusian alternative music "), European Radio for Belarus and Youth Initiative" StudFormat, for the second consecutive year the meeting place of Ukraine is elected Belarussian, Ukrainian and Polish fans of music in the style of rock. The partners on the Ukrainian side is the Union of Ukrainian Youth in Ukraine.

In the past year under the slogan: "The right to be free" - the festival, with the participation of 9 teams from Belarus and Ukraine, was first held in Lutsk, bringing together more than 5 thousand spectators.
This year the festival is gaining momentum - in Lviv zaplanonavanyy speech already 25 groups from Belarus, Ukraine and Poland. Fest will be held once in 2 stages: in the park named Bogdan Khmelnitsky will rock bands, and the markets will show the city knight armor made of clubs and teams that play in the style of "mediyeval" and "folk".
His agreement to participate have already known Belarusian performers: Krama, ULIS, Neuro Dubel, Zygimont vaza, WZ-ORKIESTRA, Pomidor / OFF, Zet, Old Olsa.
Headliners from the Polish side invited a group of T-Love, from the Ukrainian - "Ot. Ongoing negotiations with other famous names of Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian music scenes. It also considered the application of young groups who want to get to the festival. The way for the young Belarusian teams who wish to speak on the stage of "Be Free", in June will be organized online competition on the European Radio for Belarus: www.euroradio.fm. For spectators, all concerts are free.
Festival "Be Free" - this is the first international rock festival of this scale, the idea which the initiatives of Belarus. Lions not elected - in this, known for its cultural heritage and the many festivals, city, tourists come every summer, as with most of Ukraine, and neighboring Belarus and Poland as well as from other countries. For the public from abroad is important that the trip to Ukraine not need a visa Minsk as a ticket-Lions afford even a student.

Word of the organizers:

Supranovich welcomed, the representative label BMA-group, explains the idea of the festival: "Freedom is inextricably involves frequent music and youth culture. Moladah itself chooses what, where and when to listen, and the musicians should have the opportunity to speak prior to the most different audience. After the last festival in Lutsk us in writing "casting" requests to extend the festival next year. Right now we mayeemo several dozen applications from groups from Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Serbiyii, navat France. " True, the organizers warn that the number and time of performance groups will be limited time frame and budget festival. At the time of negotiations under way with several potential sponsors of the Ukraine and Poland. Last year, one of the main sponsors of information made channel "BelSat, scheduled TV and radioversiyi concerts, and this year.

One of the organizers of the festival, the leader of the rock group ULIS, the glory of the Koran, drew attention to the European context of the action: "Belarus - is not the only country in the heart of Europe, the real youth culture which almost did not know. Even in neighboring countries, little is known about the fact that Belarus is a lot of bands that play contemporary music at prafesiynomu level. Statements of our groups, together with the Polish and Ukrainian groups, will be the opportunity to show that our music - music of modern Europe. "

Alyaksyey Lukashevich, with informal initiative StudFormat "looks to the future with optimism:" It is a slogan tsho year - «Be Free!» - Reflects the primary value of the festival - its openness and informality. We expect that our concerts will travel thousands of young people, students from all over Belarus, and Lviv public and tourists from Poland and other European countries will be able to compare the level of prafesionalizmu stars of their countries and Belarus. But most importantly - the festival will be an opportunity to express themselves, learn more about each other and to age-end is not in the apartment walls close, but in the general area Freedom. "
The atmosphere of last year's festival will contribute to the tent camp, which with the help of city authorities to take all comers.

More information about the festival:
www.festsvabody.org
www.myspace.com / fest_svabody
http://fest-svabody.livejournal.com

Contact organizers:
fest.svabody @ gmail.com
lviv@cym.org