Empty Hills

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{{Infobox music festival

| name = Empty Hills

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| genre = Rock, Folk, Reggae, Jazz, Electronic, Avant-garde

| dates = June

| location = Kaluga Oblast
Smolensk Oblast (2009)

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| years_active = 2003–2011

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| website = [http://holmi.ru/ holmi.ru]

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Empty Hills ({{langx|ru|Пустые холмы|translit=Pustye Kholmy}}) was a non-commercial open-air alternative arts and music festival in Russia.

The festival was held annually since 2003, usually over several days in June, in Kaluga Oblast or Smolensk Oblast. It was a non-profit event with no admission fee or sponsorship. The efforts of volunteers were responsible for the production of the event.{{cn|date=April 2015}}

Unlike most music festivals, Empty Hills had no specific musical format or style. Among genres represented on the festival, there were folk music, blues, rock music, reggae, sometimes electronic music, jazz or avant-garde.[http://holmi.ru/en/]

Event history

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No.

! Dates

! Approximate location

! Attendance

1

| June 12–14, 2003

| near {{ill|Istomino, Tarussky District, Kaluga Oblast|lt=Istomino|ru|Истомино (Тарусский район)}}

| 300{{cite web | title=The chronicles of Empty Hills | website=Пустые Холмы | url=http://holmi.ru/en/history/ | language=ru | access-date=2022-09-29}}

2

| 2004

| near Lopatino and Lysaya Gora

| 1,500

3

| 2005

| near Lopatino and Khomyakovo

| 3,000

4

| June 9–12, 2006

| near Latynino

| 7,000

5

| 2007

| near Afanasovo

| 15,000

6

| 2008

| near Bardino and Gorokhovka

| 15,000–40,000

7

| 2009

| near {{ill|Shibnevo, Tyomkinsky District, Smolensk Oblast|lt=Shibnevo|ru|Шибнево (Тёмкинский район)}} and {{ill|Pavlovskoye, yomkinsky District, Smolensk Oblast|lt=Pavlovskoye|ru|Павловское (Смоленская область)}}

| 35,000+

8

| June 11–14, 2010

| near Devyatovka and Gnezdilovo

| 20,000–80,000

9

| June 9–3, 2011

| near Bardino and Gorokhovka

| 50,000{{cite web | title=The call of the wild: Empty Hills-2011 | website=Russia Beyond | date=2011-06-21 | url=https://www.rbth.com/articles/2011/06/21/the_call_of_the_wild_empty_hills-2011_13064.html | access-date=2022-09-29}}

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