Picnic (band)


Picnic, or Piknik, is a Russian rock band known for its unique style, a mixture of art rock, progressive rock and original Russian rock. The band was formed in 1978 in Leningrad,
though the members consider the band's official starting point to be Edmund Shklyarsky's arrival, in 1981, or the year the first album was recorded—1982.
Some of their early songs are in Polish, due to Shklyarsky's paternal heritage.
In 2016, the band was barred from playing in Ukraine due to their performance in Crimea after it was annexed by Russia.
Music critic Andrei Burlaka notes the group as a cult phenomenon in Russian rock music.
Picnic were set to perform at the Crocus City Hall on 22 March 2024 before a terrorist attack took place there, killing 145 people. On the afternoon of 24 March, it became known that Ekaterina Kushner, the assistant to the director of the group, had died in the attack.
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Band members

Current
  • Edmund Shklyarskiy – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Leonid Kirnos – drums, percussion
  • Marat Korchemny – backing vocals, bass
  • Stanislav Shklyarskiy – keyboards
Past
  • Alexei Dobychin – vocals
  • Evgeny Voloshchuk – bass guitar
  • Sergey Omelnichenko – guitar, vocals
  • Nikolai Mikhailov – flute, saxophone
  • Alexander Matskov – drums
  • Alexander Kondrashkin – drums
  • Yuri Danilov – flute, clarinet
  • Alexander Yevseev – drums
  • Nikolai Korzinin – drums
  • Pyotr Troshchenkov – drums
  • Pavel Kondratenko – keyboards
  • Alexei Malkov – keyboards
  • Mikhail Panaev – vocals
  • Alexander Savelyev – guitar
  • Sharifzhan Abdulov – drums
  • Ali Bakhtiyarov – drums
  • Viktor Morozov – drums
  • Vadim Lebanidze – keyboards
  • Sergei Shepel – guitar
  • Vladimir Sizov – bass
  • Viktor Sergeev – keyboards
  • Sergei Voronin – keyboards
  • Alexander Fedorov – drums
  • Viktor Evseev – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Yuri Klyuchantsev – keyboards, saxophone, percussion
  • Vadim Ponomaryov – drums
  • Andrey Merchansky – guitar
  • Alexander Rokin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Svyatoslav Obraztsov – bass guitar, backing vocals

Discography

Dym Tanetz Volka Iyeroglif Rodom Niotkuda Kharakiri Nemnogo Ognya Vampirskiye Pesni Zhen-Shen Steklo Pit Electrichestvo The Best Egiptyanin Fioletovo-Cherny Nastoyashchiye Dni 1982–1992 Smutniye Dni 1992–2002 Chuzhoy Govorit i Pokazyvayet Tribute Ten Vampira Korolevstvo Krivykh Novoyegipetskiye Pesni Mrakobesiye i Dzhazz Zhelezniye Mantry Teatr Absurda Tri Sudby Pevets Dekadansa Chuzhestranets Iskri i Kankan V rukax velikana Veselyi i zloi
  • ''Odin na odin''