Today V-ROX 2016 starts in Vladivostok! Let’s go!

The fourth international music festival V-ROX starts today in Vladivostok at Sports Harbor Embankment. The detailed event program is published for all citizens, guests and delegates of the festival. The entrance to the day-time concerts, lectures and discussions will be free.

More than 150 bands, musicians, DJs and representatives of the music industry from 12 countries all over the world came to the main festival of the free port. The headliners are TsuShiMaMiRe (Japan), Zodiac (Latvia), Joel Sarakula (Australia), Burn the Ballroom (USA) and Nisvanis (Mongolia). See the full list of participants

The main venues of the festival will be on the «Sun» and «Star» decks. Moreover, live concerts and DJ-sets will take part in Mumiy Troll Music Bar, Druzhba bar, Paulaner restaurant, Chkalov bar, RA, Contrabanda and Ozzy Bar. The first concerts took place yesterday, on August 18.

Educational program with lectures and discussions is one of the main parts of Vladivostok Rocks. This year it is held on the third floor of «Ocean IMAX» cinema on August 19-20. The director of Music from Okinawa project Ryuji Noda, the film and TV producer Igor Mishin, the professor of UCLA and the author of the music website Far from Moscow David MacFadyen, the head of the international department at Midi Productions Yang Yu and many others are among speakers.

This year V-ROX also invites all residents and guests of Vladivostok to attend V-ROX Cinema and see screenings of movies with an exclusive premiere of first ever ‘Rockumentary’ «Vladivostok Vacation», the exhibition of Aboriginal art of Australia in Arseniev museum and the sport part of the festival at Sports Harbor Embankment. Besides morning yoga classes, the festival guests will have a chance to take part in a race with the club RunDNSRus, play rugby, beach volleyball and see performances of professional cheerleaders.