Ages: All Ages
Doors Open: 07:00PM
Doors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 at 10:00AM EDT
For over twenty-five years, Okean Elzy have been a beacon of hope and inspiration in Ukraine, spreading their message of resilience and unity through their music. Slava has been at the forefront of this movement, using his platform to advocate for peace and solidarity in the face of adversity. Together with his fellow band members, he has also actively supported IOM and MTV Europe’s human rights campaign, People Are Not For Sale. In 2003 he became an Honorary Ambassador of Culture in Ukraine, before being named as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme in 2005. He is also a rare example of a rock star academic, holding a PhD in physics.
Since debuting in the ‘90s, Okean Elzy (whose name translates as Elza’s Ocean) have captivated audiences across Eastern Europe with powerful rock anthems such as ‘На небі’ (‘Na Nebi’) and ‘Без бою’ (‘Bez boyu’). While they regularly play to 70,000+ people in Ukraine, they have also played major venues across the world too, including London’s Eventim Apollo and New York’s Madison Square Garden. Now, through their music and activism, Okean Elzy continue to spread a message of hope and resilience, reminding audiences that “there is light at the end of the tunnel, we just need to all get through the tunnel and to the light.”
Okean Elzy recently wrapped the first leg of their Help For Ukraine headline tour, which included packed shows in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Brighton, and culminated at Warsaw’s Palladium. This summer they also wrapped a huge and long awaited stadium tour of Ukraine, before the second stage of Help For Ukraine gets underway in September with shows in Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. Consistently selling-out stadium shows, winning multiple YUNA Awards (the nation’s equivalent to the Grammys or the BRITs), and topping airplay charts, Okean Elzy are undoubtedly Ukraine’s biggest band.
With their upcoming album Lighthouse, Okean Elzy aims to transcend borders and share the rich tapestry of Ukrainian culture with audiences around the world. The album will include collaborations from Travis Barker (Blink-182), Paul O’Duffy and Diane Warren. The group initially set the stage for Lighthouse with their first-ever English-language song “Voices Are Rising.” In support of Lighthouse, the band embarks on their biggest North American tour to date. A portion of the tour’s proceeds will be donated to Open Eyes, a charity fund founded in 2014 by global IT consulting and digital services provider SoftServe. The fund focuses on supporting medicine, education and the armed forces in Ukraine’s fight for peace. The shared goal for this specific fundraiser is to deliver 30 ambulances, along with essential medical equipment to the frontlines where urgent medical assistance is required. This will be in addition to the 242 ambulances delivered to Ukraine and 36,000 lives saved previously by Open Eyes.
$.25 from each ticket purchased will go to The Shout Syndicate, a Boston-based, volunteer-run fundraising effort who raises money to help fund youth-led arts programs at proven non-profit creative youth development organizations in Greater Boston. Housed at The Boston Foundation, The Shout Syndicate works in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture’s creative plan, Boston Creates. https://www.theshoutsyndicate.com/
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