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Atlas Weekend draws thousands of music fans amid pandemic concert hunger (PHOTOS)

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People are searched at the entrance of the annual Atlas Weekend music festival on July 5, 2021.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

The Atlas Weekend music festival has always been a major Kyiv event, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, this year is no exception.

After skipping 2020, Ukraine’s biggest music gathering has returned with a mostly Ukrainian lineup, unable to bring performers from abroad.

Since it kicked off on July 5, Atlas Weekend has attracted thousands of music fans, including 133,000 attendees on the first, free for entrance day alone, according to the organizers.

The festival’s 80-act program features some of Ukraine’s most popular and important musicians including bands Okean Elzy and Vopli Vidopliasova, singers Jamala and Onuka, rappers Alyona Alyona and Alina Pash, electronic duo Artbat and more.

Atlas Weekend will run through July 11. Check the full program and details here.