Let there be a shock: the Legend rock festival at Gorbushka and Basta's three concerts at Luzhniki

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Basta / Guf, 18+

On August 28, Basta and Guf will meet on the stage of the Luzhniki Grand Sports Arena — 16 years after the release of their first record together. This time, the musicians will present the continuation of the project — "Basta/Guf 2026", released in April this year.

The program will combine two chapters of the duo's history: new compositions from the second record and songs from the first, released in 2010. The artists started working on the sequel several years ago, and they told about its creation in 2024.

A year earlier, Guf had already been a guest at two Basta performances at the Luzhniki Stadium, which attracted 144,000 spectators. Now the rappers will give a separate concert together at the stadium. Next, on August 29 and 30, there will be two solo performances by Basta with the participation of guests.

August 28 at BSA Luzhniki

Legend Rock Festival, 12+

On the last weekend of August, Gorbushka will become a meeting place for the main characters of Russian rock and fans of the genre. Dozens of bands will perform on three stages of the Recreation Center. Among them are "Alice", Vadim Samoilov, "Gorshenev", "Crematorium", "Sagrada / Salt of the Earth", Sergey Bobunets, "Chaif".

August 29 and 30 at Gorbunov Recreation Center

Learned rock: Legend Festival returns to Gorbunov Recreation Center

This year's event is dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Sverdlovsk Club.

Electrofest, 18+

A large-scale night electronic music festival will close the summer season. The line-up includes DESH, ELLI, Boris Redwall, Yevtela, Stereopolina and many others. Guests will enjoy a seven-hour rave with continuous electronic sets and dancing.

August 29 at the creative industrial cluster "Octave" in Tula

Exhibitions

ABC of sculpture, 0+

The exhibition explores how Moscow sculpture has changed over the past 50 years. It includes works by Zurab Tsereteli, Alexander Rukavishnikov, Leonid Baranov, Andrey Balashov and other masters. Sketches of monuments and easel compositions occupy a special place. They allow you to see how the original idea acquired a complete form: from the first author's sketches to the monument.

From August 28 to September 13 in the exhibition hall of the Moscow House of Artists

The porcelain of the Moscow Kremlin. Unknown collection, 12+

The exhibition introduces the more than two—century history of Russian porcelain, from the first works of the Imperial Porcelain Factory to the heyday of private manufactories. The exhibition brings together 150 works from the heritage of the famous Kornilov, Kuznetsov, Krasovsky and other dynasties.

Among the exhibits are sumptuous dishes intended for the ceremony of presenting bread and salt to the emperor, which draw attention to little—known details of Kremlin life.

From August 25 to January 11 at the Historical Museum in Tula

Measure it out seven times, fill it up once: gas stations have become museum exhibits

An exhibition at the Museum of Architecture explains why fuel was sold in pharmacies and how gas stations became part of the urban environment.

Silence of the star, 6+

The exhibition offers to rethink the usual view of the world through the themes of time, memory and the relationship between man and nature. It includes 70 works by both recognized masters and young authors, including the finalists of the MMOMA competition program — Anton Bodryashkin, German Ing, Ivan Arkhipov, Nuriy Nurgaliev.

From August 26 to November 1 at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA)

Theatre

Nirvana, 16+

The early death of Kurt Cobain, the leader of the rock band Nirvana, shocked the world at the time. The authors of the musical and dramatic play are trying to figure out what preceded the tragic events and what price one sometimes has to pay for fame and recognition. The production is a fusion of sharp dialogues, drama and rock'n'roll.

August 28 at the Modern Theater

The finest hour of the local time, 18+

In the center of the plot is a character named Kolya, whose accidentally dropped phrase "I'm leaving ..." disrupts the usual life of a provincial town. The rumor, which arose suddenly, grows — the neighbors begin to share his belongings, loved ones — his fate. The absurdity of the situation exposes the tragedy of the character: he is an "extra person" in this place.

On August 28 and 29 at the Oleg Tabakov Theater

"Tabakerka" on wheels: Vladimir Mashkov opened the season of the Oleg Tabakov Theater in a tram

A new art route and debut performances by the troupe's young artists

For children

Family festival dedicated to the Day of Knowledge, 0+

The program includes thematic excursions and interactive lectures, creative activities, performances by young comedians of the Stand-up project. CTC Kids, LICARBX blogger's concert, the musical The Little Mermaid. The Love of two Worlds" and the play "The Golden Key" based on the fairy tale by Alexei Tolstoy. In addition, on any given day, guests will be able to see how piranhas, octopuses, stingrays and other marine animals are fed and trained.

From August 29 to 31 at the Moskvarium at VDNH

Premiere of the animated series "About the girl Vera and the monkey Anfisa", 0+

A children's holiday will be held in Moscow for the premiere of the second season of the animated series "About the girl Vera and the monkey Anfisa" based on the novel by Eduard Uspensky. Visitors will be able to participate in games and quizzes. One of the main characters of the event is the therapist dog of the DogUrok project, the golden retriever Senya. The cynologist-zoopsychologist Nika Mogilevskaya will tell about the peculiarities of communication with this animal. The central event will be the screening of the animated series, one of the episodes of which is dedicated to the anniversary of the Belka and Strelka space flight.

On August 29 at the Moskino Kosmos cinema