Okean Elzy. That day in Lviv
OE30 – THAT DAY IN LVIV: "ELZA'S OCEAN" IN HER HOMETOWN!
June 27, 2025 "Okean Elzy" with a concert dedicated to the band's 30th anniversary - "That Day in Lviv" at !Festrepublic!
On June 27, 2025, a big concert of the band "Okean Elzy" will take place at !Festrepublic. All your favorite songs, which have become the soundtracks of our lives for 30 years - this is "That Day in Lviv". The day when we will be together again in the inspiring city, in the city where the history of the band began, and where the music that unites generations of Ukrainians around the world will once again sound.
After an incredible series of five consecutive concerts at the capital's Palace of Sports, "Okean Elzy" is coming to her hometown with a landmark program. Don't miss it! "That Day in Lviv" is about the opportunity to return to the real you, remember the most precious moments and be filled with new strength.
At these concerts, music became a symbol of our shared faith, inspiration, and gratitude to those who have made us who we are and continue to move forward.
"That Day" - everyone has their own:
- This is the first concert where you felt like you were in another dimension that exists only here and now.
- This is the day you listened to the song "Oceans", dreaming of a great future.
- This is a moment of hugging with loved ones after returning home.
- This is gratitude to those who give us every day of life in their country.
The stories that sound in songs will come to life again in Lviv, in the atmospheric space of !Festrepublic. It will be an evening where the past and present will unite, and the future will take on new colors.
Why is this a special concert?
- Lviv is the hometown of the band "Okean Elzy".
- Five sold-out shows in Kyiv proved how important the songs of "Okeanu Elza" are for each of us today.
"That Day" is waiting for you.
This is more than a concert. This is our joint journey through time. This is a chance to remember how the band's songs accompanied us in important moments of life and feel how they give us hope for the future.
June 27, 2025, !Festrepublic — don't miss "That Day in Lviv."
Event organizer: “Ocean Elsa” team in collaboration with Origin Team.
PS If you have tickets for the postponed OE concerts from the 2022 tour due to the Russian invasion and the ban on holding mass events in stadiums, you can exchange them for a concert/s in Lviv using the link . Exchange start date: May 1, 2025 .
Talents
Date of foundation – October 12, 1994
City – Lviv (Ukraine)
Language – Ukrainian, English
Genre – indie rock, indie pop, art rock
Composition:
- Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (vocals);
- Denys Dudko (bass guitar);
- Milos Jelich (keyboards);
- Denis Glynin (drums).
- Yuri Khustochka (1994 – 2004)
- Dmitry Shurov (2001 – 2004)
- Pavlo Gudimov (1994 – 2005)
- Petro Chernyavsky (2005 – 2013)
- Vladimir Opsenitsa (2014 – 2021)
Band history
Okean Elzy is a Ukrainian rock band, recognized as the most successful and famous musical group in the country. The history of the band begins in Lviv, where the team grew out of the musical project "Klan Tyshi". After vocalist Andriy Golyak left the band, his place was taken by 19-year-old physics student Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. The new line-up officially became a band under the name “Ocean Elzy” on October 12, 1994.Svyatoslav Vakarchuk became not only a vocalist, but also the main author of lyrics and music, which gave the band a unique sound. The debut on television took place in 1995 in the program "Deka" with an acoustic program, which included such tracks as "Winnie the Pooh", " New Day", "Stone Forest" and "Sad Doll". The name of the group, according to Vakarchuk, had a cosmopolitan character and an attractive sound. History is silent about who "Elsa" was :)
Creative path
Okean Elzy gained popularity with his first hits, which captivated listeners with their energy and unique style. The first video for the song "Where We Are Not" became a real event and entered the "Territory A" hit parade. Other video works, such as "Kishka", " "Cold" and "Without a Fight" were distinguished by their creativity.The band actively participated in festivals such as "Alternative 2", "Pearls of the Season", "Tavriyski igri". In 2001, Okean Elzy became the first Ukrainian musical group to sell out the Kyiv Palace of Sports. Later, this became a common practice for the band. The album "Supersymmetry" (2003) went double platinum. The success continued with new releases, singles, and world tours.
In 2014, “Okean Elzy” were the first Ukrainian and Western musicians to fill the NSC “Olympic” in Kyiv with a sold-out audience for their solo performance. And they repeated this in 2016 and 2018. The most massive solo concert of OE took place in May 2019, when on the territory of the capital’s complex The Expocenter of Ukraine (formerly VDNH) attracted 100,000 spectators.
Discography
- 1998 – "Where We Are Not"
- 2000 – "Yananebibov"
- 2001 – "Model"
- 2003 – "Supersymmetry"
- 2005 – "Gloria"
- 2007 – "Mira"
- 2010 – "Dolce Vita"
- 2013 – "Earth"
- 2016 – "Without Borders"
- 2024 – "That Day"
- 2024 – "Lighthouse"
Awards and honors
- Victory in three nominations at the ShowBizAwards 2005
- Four statuettes from the Ukrainian Rock Awards
- FUZZ Award (Best Rock Band in the CIS)
- YUNA-2012 ("Best Band of the Twentieth Anniversary")
- Four awards from YUNA-2014
- Top Hit Music Awards ("Best Band on the Radio")
The most famous singles
- "Coldly"
- "Embrace"
- "Without a fight"
- "Green eyes"
- "Everything will be fine"
- "In the sky"
- "Not your war"
- "Don't go"
- "When we are two"
- "City of Spring"
- "Don't ask"
Interesting facts
- The band never participated in music competitions due to disappointment after participating in the "Pearls of the Season-1996" festival.
- OE's tracks are featured in the animated series "Nikita the Fox" and the children's film "A Funny Tale."
Okean Elzy is one of the brightest symbols of Ukrainian music, an inspiration for millions of fans.