Instrumenti - Pink Noise Riga

Instrumenti – Pink Noise Riga

Friday, July 25 | Palladium | 7 PM – 10 PM

7:00 PM – LUPA
8:30 PM – Instrumenti

 

The main star of the “Pink Noise Riga” Festival on July 25 will be “Instrumenti” – one of Latvia’s most beloved pop-rock bands. Their sound has introduced a variety of exciting, modern shades – from electropop and pop-rock to rock, indie, and bold genre-crossing “experiments” loved by fans across Latvia and beyond. The group’s leaders, Jānis Šipkēvics and Reinis Sējāns, will be joined at the “Pink Noise Riga” concert – their first and only live performance in Riga this summer – by an impressive full backing band.

 

Opening for “Instrumenti” will be the instrumental, electronic, and analog modern fusion group “LUPA”, founded in 2016, featuring four outstanding Latvian jazz and contemporary musicians: Dāvis Jurka (alto saxophone and Erica Synths effects), Ritvars Garoza (synthesizers and Fender Rhodes), Valters Sprūdžs (bass guitar), and Andris Buiķis (drums and Tempest analog drum machine). The band’s recordings have been nominated for several Latvian music awards and won “Best Jazz Album” at the “Latvian Music Recording Awards” in 2022. At the July 25 concert, LUPA will perform pieces from their album “1982”, recorded with Sinfonietta Rīga and released in 2025 by “Jersika Records”.

 

About festival:
“Pink Noise Riga” – launched in late 2024 in Riga by legendary jazz musician Branford Marsalis – will delight music lovers from July 24 to 26 this summer. The festival, whose main idea is to make Riga resonate with style, will offer a cocktail of world-class jazz, pop rock, fusion, and contemporary improvised music. Performers will include saxophonist and contemporary jazz titan Kamasi Washington; one of Latvia’s most beloved pop bands, Instrumenti (who will give their only Riga concert of the summer at the festival); the group LUPA; and Kārlis Auziņš Double Trio – winner of the 2025 Latvian Grand Music Award.

Festival concerts will take place at Palladium Concert Hall, with the opening night and after-parties held at M/Darbnīca.