VOPLI VIDOPLIASSOVA with Ukrainian Village Band

Schedule

Thu Jan 15 2026 at 07:30 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

The Cedar Cultural Center | Minneapolis, MN

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After their packed 2025 Minneapolis debut, Ukraine’s legendary Vopli Vidopliassova return on January 15, 2026
About this Event

The Cedar Presents

VOPLI VIDOPLIASSOVA with Ukrainian Village Band

Thursday, January 15, 2025 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM

All Ages

Standing

This show has two ticket options: VIP and General Admission, which are priced differently.

VIP Meet and Greet includes: a ticket to the show and early entry (6:30pm) to meet legendary Ukrainian musician, the "God Father of Ukrainian Rock" Oleg Skrypka for half an hour intimate discussion about music, Ukraine and the world. Photo session with Oleg and exclusive merch is included in this package.

The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our .

For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door. Tickets purchased at the door will include a $1 Eventbrite fee.



ABOUT THIS SHOW

After their packed 2025 Minneapolis debut, Ukraine’s legendary Vopli Vidopliassova return on January 15, 2026 for an unforgettable Malanka Night at The Cedar Cultural Center!

Celebrate the Ukrainian New Year with VV’s explosive mix of punk, folk, and global grooves. This is part of the band’s epic 40th Anniversary World Tour — and one of the most joyful, high-energy shows of the season.

Each Malanka concert includes a charity auction led by Oleg Skrypka himself to support Misto Dobra (City of Goodness) — Ukraine’s largest children’s hospice for war-affected orphans and families.

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Після аншлагового дебюту в Міннесоті у 2025 році, легендарні Воплі Відоплясова повертаються до Міннеаполіса 15 січня 2026 із незабутнім вечором Маланки у Cedar Cultural Center!

Святкуйте український Новий рік разом із VV — вибуховим міксом панку, фольку та світових ритмів. Це частина грандіозного світового туру до 40-річчя гурту та одна з найяскравіших подій зими!

На кожному концерті Маланки проводиться благодійний аукціон під керівництвом Олега Скрипки на підтримку Міста Добра — найбільшого дитячого хоспісу в Україні для сиріт і сімей, які постраждали від війни.


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Vopli Vidopliassova

Founders of Ukrainian Rock. Icons of Global Resistance.
globalFEST 2026 Artist

For 40 years, Oleg Skrypka and Vopli Vidopliassova (VV) have led the sound of modern Ukrainian music. Born in Soviet Kyiv’s underground scene, VV fused punk, folk, and art-rock into a revolutionary voice for a new generation. They pioneered Ukrainian-language rock and helped shape Eastern European ethnic rock on the international stage.

VV was the first Ukrainian band to tour globally, building a multi-generational following across Europe and North America. Frontman Oleg Skrypka is hailed as the "Godfather of Ukrainian Rock," and artists like Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello call VV his artistic “teachers.”

Their collaborations span genres and continents—Manu Chao, Khaled, Gogol Bordello, Hazmat Modine, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, and Les Hurlements d'Léo. From WOMAD and Sziget to Montreux, VV’s high-energy shows are cultural celebrations of joy, rebellion, and resilience.

To learn more about Vopli Vidopliassova:

  • Visit his Instagram page here

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UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BAND

UVB is a Ukrainian roots and Zabava (event & wedding) band that was founded in 2007.

Their repertoire includes traditional and modern Ukrainian music, as well as their own take on popular, international rock and pop tunes.

UVB sponsors and organizes concerts by popular performers from Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora, organizes a summertime ethno-festival Ivana Kupala and volunteers at a variety of local Ukrainian community events throughout the year, most recently focused on the ongoing war perpetrated against Ukraine. Ukrainian Village Band is proud to serve as the ambassadors of rich and vibrant Ukrainian culture in the Midwest. Wherever they play, people inevitably get up and start moving to polka, waltz, latin, rock, kolomyjky (traditional Ukrainian circle dances) and more...

To learn more about UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BAND:

  • Visit their website here
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Where is it happening?

The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States

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USD 54.25 to USD 107.15

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