Rubin Hood (Pop-Rock), Art Club 44 (44 Khreshchatyk), 6 August at 22.00 As the lead singer and main songwriter in Rubin Hood, Nicky Rubin's biography is one that is pretty interesting. Born and bred in Manchester, he's been a player

Ruky v Bryuky (Rock 'n' Roll), Docker's ABC (15/4 Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi), 6 August at 21.00 Ruky v Bruky is not your average band for the 21st century. In fact, their style takes us waaaay back to the 50s where rock 'n'

Exhibition of Photographs by Ivan Tsupka, Brucie Collections Gallery (55b Artema), 1 August 'til 31 August Ivan started playing games with light long ago. In his childhood, he used to try to manipulate the sunlight, leaving spots and rays on

Cossack Fortress is a camp for children aged 8 - 14 years old. It is located in the Cherkassy region of Pleskachivka and runs only until the 10th of August. Kids will learn the ancient traditions of the Cossacks, how

Motorhead in Global East Festival, (Chaika Aerodrome),1 - 2 August at 22.00 Formed in 1975 by bassist, vocalist and song writer Lemmy Kilmister, the band really made it big with their Gold status album 'Ace of Spades' in 1980 and

Jewellers Salon, Exhibition Centre, Odessa, 6 - 9 August It sparkles, it shimmers, it shines and glistens. Rocks - and by rocks we mean precious stones, girls - will be on show next week in Odessa and with the doors

Kazantip, Popovka Village (Region of Yevpatoria), 25 July - 21 August One of the biggest festivals of any kind here in Ukraine can no doubt be the infamous and hidden paradise of Kazantip. Paul Van Dyke, Armin van Buuren and

Svirzh World Music Festival, Svirzh Village (40km from Lviv), 31 July - 2 August Coming up this weekend is an international festival of the world, where you'll be able to 'hear, see, feel, grasp and memorise the most heartfelt experience

Slavske Rock Festival, Slavske Village (Lviv Oblast), 31 July - 2 August Not only aimed at getting everyone into some good ole rock 'n' roll, this festival is also about the promotion of getting people active. Everyone through the gates

Girls Only Party, Arena Club (Basseyna 2a), 6 August at 23.00 The parties that seem to be the most favoured by local as well as the foreign men here in the city, are the ones where the girls get the

DJ Lutique, Heaven Club (7 Hrinchenka), 31 July at 23.00 From the moment this unassuming Ukrainian cutie released his single 'So Much More' featuring Kishe, another Ukrainian soul brother, DJ Lutique has had nothing but hard-earned and well-deserved success. And

Lacrimosa in Concert (Gothic Metal), National Aviation University (1 Kosmonavta Komarova), 30August at 19.00 German composer and singer Tilo Wolff once hooked eyes with a songster from Finland, Anne Nurmi, and from first sight, as the saying goes, that was

Verkhobugh Festival, Village of Verkhobugh (Lviv Region), 7-9 August Festivals around the country this year have their own different niches and Verkhobugh is no different as this weekend away has got an ecological slant to it: preserving and keeping the

Modjo in Concert, Heaven (7 Hrinchenka), 6 August at 23.00 One of the most popular night spots in Kyiv these days is the Heaven Club and as they're celebrating their first Birthday, they thought they might throw a party. This

Sosedniy Mir (Next World Festival), Tatar Bay (Town of Shchelkino, Crimea), 14 - 16 August The international festival of modern art - Next World - is taking place over the period of 259,200 seconds and includes non-stop energy and entertainment.

Stars of the Modern World - An International Festival of Dance, House of Officers (Grushevskoho 30/1), 8 August at 20.00 In the first concert of its kind, there's a group of contemporaries coming to town to lay down a show

Trident Celebration, the square in front of the National Museum of History, 22 August from 10.00 - 18.00 A nationally patriotic event, the Trident Celebration is acknowledged as one of the most sacred symbols of human civilization: the Tryzub. The

Engelbert Humperdinck, Palace Ukraine (Chervonoarmiyska 103), 24 September at 19.00 Ladies: Have the hubbies stay home with the kids and get yourselves ready and all gussied up cause for the first time ever, the King of Romance is making his

Creamfileds Ukraine 2009, Druzhbi Narodiv Park, 23 August at 19.00 Getting started in Liverpool in 1998, this big bash to say good-bye to summer is of world-class standard, featuring stages of techno/house, trance and drum 'n' bass. It's a festival

Independence Day with Makhno, Underground Music and Literary Festival, Gulaupole, Zaporizhia, 23-24 August 'Applicable to change' is the formal warning of this festival, which either makes it an event you want to avoid completely or something just that much more