The ANTYTILA band’s year 2024 was filled with such an enormous number of events, efforts, and achievements that would be enough for many years. Summing up we’ve pointed out the most prominent things: what the musicians lived for and what they kept getting up for every morning during the outgoing year.
The year 2024 for ANTYTILA WAS A COMMON OBJECTIVE
The ANTYTILA band’s OBJECTIVE has been the only one since 2014 – help for Ukraine in fighting against the enemy and boosting the right victory to come. In 2024, we managed to make our efforts massive and involve new complicated formats, venues, and audience.
Starting the year with a big charity gig in Kyiv Palace of Sports having gathered more than 8000 viewers and summing up with a tight concert schedule in Ukraine having given 43 mostly sold-out gigs during 50 days, in the course of the year, ANTYTILA kept completing diplomatic, informational, and cultural activities beyond Ukraine covering tens of towns and cities of Great Britain and the USA.
During the period of spring to autumn, more than 30 open informational events were held in cooperation with local and Ukrainian communities as well as the same number of closed events with representatives of the government, politicians, diplomats, business owners, patrons, public and cultural figures – at all levels ANTYTILA called for supporting Ukraine in economic and political aspects, and which is the most important – to provide help for Defense Forces of Ukraine.
From Harvard University to Washington Capitol – as war veterans and public cultural figures the musicians raised tough and important topics having given tens of interviews to foreign media. On stage, radio, and television, there were thorny questions of thousands of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war who are to be brought home at whatever cost with help of democratic world as well as on unreasonably slow supply of military assistance reciprocally influencing losses among Ukrainian people. The y also talked of the necessity to remove numerous economic barriers between Ukraine and the USA to make it possible for Ukrainian economy to grow and become stronger thus providing the AFU needs primarily in behalf of the victory.
ANTYTILA took part in numerous socially important forums, summits, and panel talks. Hours of video messages, thousands of comments and messages in private were sent and posted on social media. More than a hundred reports, comments, and materials were published in Ukrainian and foreign media. Constant non-stop communication went on the whole year. It might be invisible, but based on it, ANTYTILA have a dialogue with the world aimed to involve assistance for Ukraine and counteract the enemy’s propaganda.
We also visited numerous military hospitals and rehabilitation centers where the injured defenders are on treatment both in Ukraine and abroad with chamber concerts and warm talks. We shared our experience and advice with the students of Chernivtsi university and youth community of Ternopil. We supported the refugees from Mariupol in Zaporizhzhia with songs.
In summer 2024, ANTYTILA presented Ukraine with a big hour-long program at cultural television music festivals in Denmark and Poland as well having honorably presented Ukrainian culture and reminded once more about the war in our homeland.
The year 2024 for ANTYTILA IS ВДОМА.
In a busy schedule, missing the close ones ANTYTILA managed to record and release new hits “ТИ САМЕ ТА”, “ПОЛАМАНІ” and “ВДОМА”.
The latest song closes the year 2024 being on top in radio charts of Ukraine up to this day. The song and video have been received by Ukrainians all over the world very sensually followed by thousands of reviews, millions of views and streams on the Internet.
One more thing is, however loud that would sound, exactly in 2024, for the benefit of all musicians of Ukraine, ANTYTILA finally put the matter to rest in the trial lasting almost 6 years. The order of the Kyiv Court of Appeal forever eliminated the scammers’ possibility to screw money from authors using their patent.
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The year 2024 for ANTYTILA is exact results of charitable assistance worth more than ₴30 million.
₴2 500 000 from the first stage of the project «Culture VS War» in Great Britain = joined the purchase of a multi-functional boat T12 made in Ukraine for the units of Defense Intelligence.
₴10 500 000 from the second stage of an international project «Culture VS War» in the USA = paid full price of the second multi-functional boat T12 made in Ukraine for the units of Defense Intelligence.
₴2 000 000 from the auctions during Ukrainian tour having covered 43 towns and cities = EWs and medicine for MBs А7045 and А7296.
₴1 288 087 from the tickets sold for the gig in the Palace of Sports = the equipment needed by the 130th battalion of Territorial Defense, 241 Bde.
₴900 000 of donations from the fundraiser announced during the gig in the Palace of Sports = 52 FPV-drones for providing the needs of the Defense Forces.
₴4 515 423 from the tickets sold for the gig in the Crimea = a secret/important cargo for the soldiers of Defense Intelligence special operations. You could already see the results of its successful usage in the news and you’ll see them yet.
₴2 000 000 – donations and partnership support from Kredobank for holding the first camp abroad in Bulgaria for the children of our sworn brothers having been killed.
More than ₴5 000 000 – regular support for the army, handing over the equipment due to requests, trips, etc.
This year, the musicians were awarded with multiple honors and distinctions from commanders of the units, the Chief of the DIU, and the Command of AFU Medical Forces for systematic long-term assistance and service.
Every hryvnia, every word, every meeting, support, assistance, promotion – every action aimed at bringing the victory closer happened due to unity of many people and hard work. Partners, charity foundations, NGOs, sponsors, patrons, private donors, friends, relatives, and acquaintances have created a cardiorespiratory system nurturing and moving important initiatives.
These are Revived Soldiers Ukraine and United Help Ukraine, Association «Watch Ukrainian!», «МХП-Громаді» Charity Foundation, Ukrainian American Community Center, Support Ukraine / London Euromaidan, Ukrainian Cultural Center and ANTYTILA Charity Foundation. These are KredoBank and UAME and their initiative Music Saves Ukraine.
We’re grateful for comprehensive support to communities of Ukrainians in Great Britain and the USA, and Antytila UK community who keep actively supporting Ukrainian army organizing their own fundraisers and exhibitions and being proactive and orderly.
We’re grateful to the militaries, our sworn brothers due to whom a lot has just become possible! We’re grateful to those who stand by our side and goes forward through years: to our relatives and beloved people, friends and partners, and everyone concerned.