Lyrical rap, blue light, and 1,700 voices: how mzlff performed at Sevkabely Port
On October 4, 2026, in Saint Petersburg, a concert by Ilya mzlff—a musician, streamer, and video blogger—took place at the Sound club on the territory of Sevkabel Port. Approximately 1,700 tickets were sold. The scheduled start time was 7:00 PM, but the first fans were already occupying seats near the entrance as early as 2:00 PM. By evening, transportation heading toward the harbor was packed with young people, and the queue stretched from the parking lot. While waiting, people reminisced about tracks; some even arrived in clown makeup. «You see, I know his work almost by heart, ” Darya said with a smile after arriving with her daughter.Before the artist appeared, the interior was loud and vibrant: spotlights cut across the hall, smoke hung in the air, and the crowd periodically chanted, „warm-up.“ On the second floor, the audience played rock-paper-scissors with the dance floor. The program effectively began at 7:17 PM, when Sted.d went out first. Following him, invited guests took the stage, including Slava KPSS, Booker, and Paznyaks. mzlff himself appeared at 8:03 PM amidst screams and cheers.The hall never fell silent afterward: people sang along, lit up flashlights, and some even climbed onto a trash bin to get a better view of the stage. The free water, sometimes distributed to the hall by assistants, saved the dry voices—this is already a tradition for mzlff. Ilya mentioned that it was his father’s birthday, and the hall chanted birthday wishes. He began his performance with the song „In a Gingerbread House“ and concluded with „The Ferris Wheel.“
By 10:00 PM, it was all over. «It could have lasted much longer, but we finished it—yay, ” mzlff said in closing remarks. Heavy rain greeted the audience as they left—and there was something rather lyrical about it. „Fantastic, ” „Wonderful, ” „Amazing”—these were the words people used to describe the concert for our correspondent. At the end, mzlff announced a new album for January–February 2027 and a spring tour spanning 25 cities. So, the evening at Sevkabely Port felt not like an ending, but a pause.
