Avant Festival
Avant Festival (Avantfest, Avant Fest, Фестиваль Авант) is an annual international music festival, which takes place in Russia. Overview and history. Avantfest was held for the first time in Moscow in May of 2004. The headliners for the 2004 festival were Russian band Tequilajazzz and American band Xiu Xiu. The festival hosted numerous Russian indie bands and foreign acts, including Mudhoney, Explosions in the Sky, The Horrors, Yann Tiersen, Devendra Banhart, Swans, Mudhoney, Liars, Patrick Wolf, Spiritualized, Chinawoman, Jamie Lidell, Arab Strap, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Notwist, Lali Puna, And you will know us by the trail of dead , Lou Rhodes, 65daysofstatic, Yoav, Silver Apples, I Am Kloot, Jarboe, We Have Band, CocoRosie, Why?, Oceansize, etc. 2013 was the 10th year in a row that the festival was staged. Events (by year). Avantfest 2016. In 2016 Avantfest was held in the cultural centre TEXTIL in the city of Yaroslavl. Avantfest 2021. The 2021 festival took place from May 14th to May May 23rd, and was centered around the theme of "FABRIC/TEXTURE." The event was held in Ivanovo Oblast.