Stare Misto Lviv Rock Fest was a music festival which took place in Lviv, Ukraine annually between 2007 and 2013. It was organised by the First Private Brewery (Преша Приватна Броварня), a local brewery. Despite its small scale, it was occasionally referred to as one of the best festivals in Ukraine.^[1] It featured both Ukrainian and European bands, such as Kaiser Chiefs, Esthetic Education, Gogol Bordello, IAMX, Archive, Okean Elzy, and The Subways among others.

History[edit]

2007[edit]

The first Stare Misto Festival took place on 10 June 2007 at the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Culture and Leisure Park. It was organised as a free event. The line-up consisted of:

• Bozhychi
• Karpatiyany
• Pivo Vdvoem
• Lilya Vavrin
• VovaZIL’Vova (Headliner)

2008[edit]

The second Stare Misto Festival became a two-day event, taking place on 31 May to 1 June 2008, at the same venue. Due to the high costs of the festival, it was decided that this was the last time it would be organised for free.^[2] The line-up consisted of:

First day:

• Serebryanaya Svadba
• Pivo Vdvoem
• Zdob si Zdub
• Vopli Vidopliassova (Headliner)

Second Day:

• S.K.A.Y.
• Esthetic Education
• Okean Elzy (Headliner)

2009[edit]

From 2009 the festival was held at a new venue, the Ukraina Stadium in Lviv. This was also the first year tickets were enforced. The line-up consisted of:^[3]

• Mad Heads XL
• Haydamaky
• Vopli Vidopliassova
• Korpiklaani
• Splean
• Gogol Bordello (Headliner)

2010[edit]

The 2010 edition took place once again at the Ukraine Stadium, on 22 May 2010. The line-up consisted of:^[4]

• DJ Scratchy
• The Urban Voodoo Machine
• The Dreadnoughts
• IAMX
• Goran Bregovic Wedding and Funeral Band
• Okean Elzy (Headliner)

2011[edit]

The festival took place on 28 May 2011 at the Ukraina Stadium. The line-up consisted of:^[5]

• La Phaze
• Talco
• Perkalaba (Unannounced)
• Rotfront
• Poets of the Fall
• IAMX
• Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra (Headliner)

2012[edit]

The festival didn't take place in 2012 due to schedule conflicts with Lviv's hosting the Euro 2012.

2013[edit]

The final edition of the festival took place on 8-9 June on the Ukraina Stadium. The festival, for the first time since 2008, became a two-day event. In subsequent years, due to profitability concerns, it was not organised anymore. The line-up consisted of:^[6]

First Day:

• Epolets
• Lyapis Trubetskoy
• Che Sudaka
• Archive
• IAMX (Headliner)
• Goran Bregovic

Second Day:

• Mufftrain
• Fiddler's Green
• Leningrad Cowboys
• The Subways
• Kaiser Chiefs (Headliner)
• DDT

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