The New Rulebook: Performing in Ukraine in 2025
Music Export Ukraine's Alona Dmukhovska shares a practical guide on how to play a show in a country at war, as interest from international acts grows
News By Lisa Henderson | 4 November 2025
Music Export Ukraine has shared a ‘new rulebook’ for performing in the country in 2025, as the live music scene continues to evolve. Soon to be four years into the full-scale invasion by Russia, international acts are slowly returning to the country.
In the past couple of years, major festival Atlas has hosted artists such as The Rasmus (FI) and Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel (NL), who filmed a documentary about her appearance.
In Kyiv, Swiss Eurovision sensation Nemo performed…
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