Empty Hills


Empty Hills
GenreRock, Folk, Reggae, Jazz, Electronic, Avant-garde
DatesJune
Location(s)Kaluga Oblast
Smolensk Oblast (2009)
Years active2003–2011
Websiteholmi.ru

Empty Hills (Russian: Пустые холмы, romanized: Pustye Kholmy) was a non-commercial open-air alternative arts and music festival in Russia.

The festival was held annually since 2003, usually over several days in June, in Kaluga Oblast or Smolensk Oblast. It was a non-profit event with no admission fee or sponsorship. The efforts of volunteers were responsible for the production of the event.[citation needed]

Unlike most music festivals, Empty Hills had no specific musical format or style. Among genres represented on the festival, there were folk music, blues, rock music, reggae, sometimes electronic music, jazz or avant-garde.[1]

Event history

No. Dates Approximate location Attendance
1 June 12–14, 2003 near Istomino [ru] 300[1]
2 2004 near Lopatino and Lysaya Gora 1,500[1]
3 2005 near Lopatino and Khomyakovo 3,000
4 June 9–12, 2006 near Latynino 7,000[1]
5 2007 near Afanasovo 15,000[1]
6 2008 near Bardino and Gorokhovka 15,000–40,000
7 2009 near Shibnevo [ru] and Pavlovskoye [ru] 35,000+
8 June 11–14, 2010 near Devyatovka and Gnezdilovo 20,000–80,000
9 June 9–3, 2011 near Bardino and Gorokhovka 50,000[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The chronicles of Empty Hills". Пустые Холмы (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. ^ "The call of the wild: Empty Hills-2011". Russia Beyond. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2022-09-29.


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