Nov 2010 (annual) State Darwin Museum Taking place on Russia's Mothers' Day, the Gorlitsa Festival is a day of musical events in aid of women's and children's charities. Acoustic performances from female musicians take place in the intimate surroundings of the State Darwin Museum, Moscow. More
25 Aug 2010 Luzhniki Stadium
U2 continue taking their innovatively-designed 360° tour, on the back of latest album, No Line On the Horizon, around the globe. This date is at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. More
5 - 6 Jun 2010 (annual) Arkhangelskoe Manor The Usadba.Jazz festival takes place within the green surroundings of 18th-century Arkhangelskoe Manor, just outside Moscow. Some 30,000 people party around five stages to the sound of classic and contemporary jazz, funk, swing and rock from around 50 international bands. More
Apr 2011 (annual) Sixteen Tons The Russia-wide Festival of French Jazz pays a visit to Moscow's Sixteen Tons club, bringing a taste of Paris to the Russian capital. A host of jazz musicians play to a glamorous crowd, lasting well into the early hours. More
5 Aug 2010 Milk Club
Iggy and the Stooges perform the influential album Raw Power in its entirety at Moscow's Milk Club. The band are now touring the album worldwide, 36 years after the original, disastrous tour of the US on its release. More
5 Jun 2010 (annual) Park Troparevo Dikaya Myata, literally "wild mint," is a folk music festival set in the bucolic Park Troparevo in the south of the city. Escape Moscow's urban hubbub for a laid-back day of music and dancing along with 7000 fellow revellers. More
31 Jul 2010 (annual) Kolomenskoe Since 2004, Afisha Picnic music festival has taken over the Tsar's former estate of Kolomenskoe for a day in July, promoting international and local bands for 50,000 visitors over the 1000-acre site. It is, not surprisingly, Moscow's largest outdoor festival. More
Daily O2 Bar The O2 Bar in the Ritz Hotel's cool 11th-floor atrium overlooks Red Square and the Kremlin domes. Professionally mixed cocktails, a dressed-up clientele, and floor-to-ceiling marble in the restrooms make this the perfect spot for people watching. More