June holidays: Russian audience spent millions on concerts

June holidays in Russia became a period of active consumption of entertainment content. According to Yandex Afisha, the largest ticketing service in the country, Russians spent more than 350 million rubles on concerts in four days (June 12-15). More than 215 thousand tickets were sold for various events, mainly for concerts of popular artists such as Anna Asti in Moscow, the Leningrad group in Yekaterinburg and the Hands Up group in Kazan. Total sales amounted to more than 112 thousand orders, and the average check was 4,876 rubles. The top 10 highest-grossing events covered not only Moscow, but also cities such as Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk and Perm, demonstrating a growing interest in live music across the country. The data confirm the importance of cultural events in the daily life of residents of Russian cities.