Nogu Svelo!, the legendary Russian-American punk rock band now based in the US. In 2023-2024 The band completed World Tour - 58 gigs in 56 cities in Europe, Asia, North and South America. During this year the band raised around $100K for Ukraine.

Nogu Svelo! has been performing in Russia, Europe, and the United States for 35 years. Although the primary language of the band is Russian, Nogu Svelo! are excited to offer international audience their English set based both re-produced biggest band’s hits and brand new tunes recorded with the current American musicians.

They’ve had a cult following since 1988 after emerging from the famous Moscow Rock Laboratory, an official organization focused on guiding young and talented musicians in the music industry in the era of Perestroika. Nogu Svelo! has released 16 full-length albums, 71 official music videos, and has won multiple awards in Russia and Europe, including MTV Russia Best Sound Track. NOGU SVELO are notoriously popular among the Russian-speaking audiences for their quirky pop-punk style and provocative, black humour driven lyrics. This, as well as distinctive melodies, written by Max Pokrovsky, has made many of their songs, such as “Midget Love”, “Moscow Romance”, “Russian Alphabet”, “Our young funny voices” big hits in Russia. However, facing the increasing censorship in his homeland, in 2018. Pokrovsky decided to relocate to the USA, settled down in Brooklyn NYC, and started the NOGU SVELO! career from scratch, recruiting brand new line-up - this time with American musicians.

The singer, and bass guitarist and the author of all songs Max Pokrovskiy has been an outspoken critic of Putin’s oppression though his songs and interviews since before the war in Ukraine, and has been banned from performing in Russia because of his support for Alexei Navalny. He has released ten anti-war songs since the start of the war, including “We Don’t Need War”, ”Russia, Go Home!”, and “Ukraine”. In 2023 the band's music video "Prison Romance" and "Happy New Year, My Son" became winners of international festivals such as DOC LA. Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (LACA), Cinema World Fest Awards, NEW YORK STATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and many others.

Nogu Svelo! has raised money for World Unite for Ukraine through an online concert, provided support for a refugee shelter in Tbilisi, Georgia, and took part in a GCI Planet Charity Event: Peace, Music and Art Soiree. During the first part of the European Tour the band raised money for 2 ambulances for Ukraine via the charity fund "Zeilen van Vrijheid". Max Pokrovskiy also participated in charity talk show "Island Instinct" in Cyprus and all the money raised during this show went to the purchase of a mobile hospital for Ukraine. During their show in Amsterdam the band rased funds for a children hospice in Ukraine.In August 2023, the group took part in the first independent anti-war film festival AWIIF, during which the group performed the open air concert for more than 1000 people in Estonia