GOGOL BORDELLO

Gogol Bordello

ABOUT GOGOL BORDELLO

Since 1999, international punk band Gogol Bordello, led by Ukrainian frontman Eugene Hütz, has been filling up rooms with an energy that could run a whole city. Their latest album, Solidaritine, is no exception—taking them back to their hardcore roots.

A lifelong punk lover growing up in Ukraine, Hütz finally found his place in the late ’90s in New York’s Lower East Side, where he attended shows and later performed at the legendary CBGB. Crashing at friends’ apartments and playing acoustic sets in NYC’s Ukrainian bars, his group steadily grew into an 8-piece multicultural band, blending Eastern, Western, and Latin traditions.

Since then, Gogol Bordello has lit up stages worldwide, sharing bills with System of a Down, Primus, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, dueting with Regina Spektor, and cutting albums with legends Rick Rubin, Steve Albini, and an upcoming release produced by Nic Launay.

ADVOCACY FOR UKRAINE
Russia’s war in Ukraine is deeply personal for Eugene & the band, who have been tirelessly advocating for Ukrainian solidarity, partnering with Nova Ukraine, ArtDopomoga, and organizing benefit concerts with Patti Smith, The Hold Steady, Suzanne Vega, Magnetic Fields, Matisyahu, and more. They also collaborated with Bernard Sumner on a cover of Angelic Upstarts’ “Solidarity”, with proceeds going to support Ukrainian Soldiers Recovery.

GOGOL BORDELLO ON SCREEN
In the past year, the Vice documentary Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story (Executive Producer: Liev Schreiber) has won multiple awards at film festivals such as DOC LA, Tribeca Film Festival, and Warsaw International Film Festival. Eugene and Sergey Ryabtsev have been touring the U.S., performing and hosting Q&As.

Hütz has also appeared in arthouse films, including Liev Schreiber’s Everything Is Illuminated (with Elijah Wood) and Filth and Wisdom, directed by Madonna.