Okean Elzy: A concert in Lviv for the Ukrainian Independence Day!

On 24th August, the rock band Okean Elzy will give a concert in the Lviv Arena Stadium to celebrate the Ukrainian Independence Day!

Ukraine: thousands faces for a single heart!

Photo: © Victoria Kvitka 

Since a few months, the '20 Years Together' tour has drew over 250,000 spectators in every corner of the country. In Lviv, Kiev, Kharkiv or Odessa, a concert is always an occasion to share a great moment of conviviality, to forget for a while everyday worries and to bring Est and West closer together... It's an opportunity that must not be missed!

Concert in Lviv, 31 May 2014

Photo: © Victoria Kvitka 

Continuing their tour, Okean Elzy will perform a new concert on 24th August in Lviv. This will be a new occasion for the band's frontman, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, to deliver messages based on the values that he holds so dear:

• Respect for others and for difference ;
• Human rights ;
• Cohesion and unity ;
• National identity ;
• Rally around the blue & gold national flag ;
• Democracy ;
• Freedom… 

For several months, those ideas of peace and of pacification resonate most in the different parts of the country. Though differences may be many, a country is enriched by mixed cultures!

Concert in Kharkiv, 14 June 2014  
Photo: © Victoria Kvitka

To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Ukraine, Okean Elzy asked their fans to choose the 23 songs that will be performed at the concert. What a wonderful idea! It's the best way to connect the band with their fans... and to bring people closer by involving them in a joint project!

Among all of the songs that have been selected, one has a special resonance: 'Все буде добре - Vse bude dobre' - Everything will be fine...




It is not a prayer, nor a pipe dream or an illusion. It's rather a direction... The road to democracy, freedom and peace is long and full of obstacles, but most Ukrainians think that, through conviction and resolve, it is possible to collectively create a secure future for all.

There is no doubt that this evening of the 24th August will be full of surprising contrasts! Okean Elzy concerts are always synonymous with emotion.

I don't know what you'll do on 24 August but I will for sure pray again for peace in Ukraine...

AleXa