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nogu svelo! banned in russia. welcomed in ukraine. reborn in new york
Nogu Svelo! recently returned from one week in Ukraine, becoming the first major Russian-speaking band to visit the country in five years. The extraordinary visit came after the band was banned in Russia for frontman Max Pokrovsky’s outspoken opposition to Putin and the war.
Formed in the Soviet underground nearly four decades ago, Nogu Svelo! grew into one of the most iconic alternative bands in the Russian-speaking world, moving from underground clubs to major stages, creating generational anthems with tens of millions of views, and performing in more than 30 countries before rebuilding the band in New York City.
Rather than becoming a legacy act in exile, Nogu Svelo! transformed again. With a new international lineup, the band combines punk and alternative rock with Eastern European cabaret, political satire, dark humor, theatrical performance and immigrant energy into a sound they call Wild East Punk.
During their historic 2026 visit to Ukraine, the band filmed a new music video and documentary. Now comes Unstable Equilibrium — their first English-language album, out September 17, 2026 — followed by the biggest U.S. tour in the band’s history. The tour supports Ukraine in partnership with the Leonid Foundation, while local American punk, post-punk and new-wave artists join the band across the country, connecting Nogu Svelo!’s remarkable history with a new generation of U.S. musicians and audiences.
From Soviet basements to Russian stadiums, stages across 30+ countries, exile, Ukraine and New York City — Nogu Svelo! are not looking backward. They are building their next chapter in America.
This is Wild East Punk for a New World.
Formed in the Soviet underground nearly four decades ago, Nogu Svelo! grew into one of the most iconic alternative bands in the Russian-speaking world, moving from underground clubs to major stages, creating generational anthems with tens of millions of views, and performing in more than 30 countries before rebuilding the band in New York City.
Rather than becoming a legacy act in exile, Nogu Svelo! transformed again. With a new international lineup, the band combines punk and alternative rock with Eastern European cabaret, political satire, dark humor, theatrical performance and immigrant energy into a sound they call Wild East Punk.
During their historic 2026 visit to Ukraine, the band filmed a new music video and documentary. Now comes Unstable Equilibrium — their first English-language album, out September 17, 2026 — followed by the biggest U.S. tour in the band’s history. The tour supports Ukraine in partnership with the Leonid Foundation, while local American punk, post-punk and new-wave artists join the band across the country, connecting Nogu Svelo!’s remarkable history with a new generation of U.S. musicians and audiences.
From Soviet basements to Russian stadiums, stages across 30+ countries, exile, Ukraine and New York City — Nogu Svelo! are not looking backward. They are building their next chapter in America.
This is Wild East Punk for a New World.
