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Mudvayne Announce The Psychotherapy Sessions 2023 Tour

The Band’s First Headlining Tour in Over A Decade

Featuring special guests  coal chamber, gwar, nonpoint, and butcher babies , general onsale begins friday, march 24 at 10 am local on  ticketmaster.com.

Kickstarting their first headlining tour in over fourteen years, today heavy metal band  Mudvayne  announced  The Psychotherapy Sessions . Produced by Live Nation, the 26-city tour kicks off on July 20th in West Palm Beach at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre making stops across the U.S. in Syracuse, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and more before wrapping up in Englewood, CO at FIddler’s Green Amphitheatre on August 26th.

“An Event. On the Horizon. Over 25 years in the making.  Brave travelers…You, and the alien seed – MuDvAyNe. A journey begun. Reaching Zenith. Now for the Eschatology.”  –   Matt McDonough, Mudvayne drummer. 

Previously, the group made waves in 2022 when they embarked on the Freaks on Parade Tour co-headlined with Rob Zombie. This 2023 tour, however, marks Mudvayne’s first headlining endeavor since 2009. The band will be joined by a number of supporting acts including Coal Chamber, performing for the first time in 8 years, along with GWAR, Nonpoint and, Butcher Babies.

TICKETS:   Tickets on sale starting Friday, March 24 at 10 AM Local Time on  Ticketmaster.com

THE PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS TOUR DATES: 

Thu Jul 20 — West Palm Beach, FL — iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Fri Jul 21 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds

Sun Jul 23 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion

Tue Jul 25 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live

Wed Jul 26 — Scranton, PA — The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

Fri Jul 28 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

Sat Jul 29 — Camden, NJ — Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Sun Jul 30 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center

Tue Aug 01 — Syracuse, NY — St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview

Wed Aug 02 — Burgettstown, PA — The Pavilion at Star Lake

Fri Aug 04 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center

Sat Aug 05 — Tinley Park, IL — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL

Sun Aug 06 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre

Tue Aug 08 — Noblesville, IN — Ruoff Music Center

Wed Aug 09 — Peoria, IL — Peoria Civic Center

Sat Aug 12 — Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion

Sun Aug 13 — Woodlands, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman

Tue Aug 15 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater

Wed Aug 16 — Phoenix, AZ — Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Thu Aug 17 — Irvine, CA — FivePoint Amphitheatre

Sat Aug 19 — Concord, CA — Concord Pavilion

Sun Aug 20 — Reno, NV — Grand Theatre

Tue Aug 22 — Auburn, WA — White River Amphitheatre

Wed Aug 23 — Ridgefield, WA — RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Fri Aug 25 — West Valley City, UT — USANA Amphitheatre

Sat Aug 26 — Englewood, CO — Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*

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Their next tour date is at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, after that they'll be at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee.

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I have never seen Mudvayne before and I wish of could of when they were still together. I ❤️ Chad Gray and I know I ❤️ him in Hellyeah and I was glad I got to see Hellyeah for the first time this year back on May 13 at Rockfest in CB and they were amazing.

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For some reason, when US band Mudvayne first emerged around the turn of the millennium they were lumped in with the nu metal crowd. Well, I know the reason: because they wore makeup and costumes not a million miles away from bands like Slipknot and Mushroomhead. However, this four-piece from Illinois were much more technical and experimental than the rest of the scene, with a sound much closer to math metal.

Regrettably, probably due to sales, Mudvayne have tended to focus on touring America rather than crossing the pond to Europe. But when they have come over, they have been electric. Particularly during the early part of their career, around the release of the first and second albums L.D. 50 (2000) and The End Of All Things To Come (2002), their shows were adrenaline-fuelled and frantic, with the four members often in makeup and costumes (the best shows were when they’d play in ‘roadkill’, blood-splattered animal outfits).

Songs like ‘Dig’ and ‘Not Falling’ have become alt-metal anthems and nothing beats hearing Chad Gray’s distinctive scream live, but their more melodic side is often overlooked – Gray has a great melodic voice and prog ballads like ‘World So Cold’ hit hardest in the live arena.

Their later career has seen them tone down the mathy aggression in favour of a more straightforward rock approach, and they seem to be on something of a hiatus while Gray focuses on his sideproject Hellyeah, but here’s hoping they reunite - and reunite with some renewed venom - as soon as possible.

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Mudvayne Announce 2023 Tour With Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint + Butcher Babies

The reunited Mudvayne have just announced their first tour of 2023 and they're bringing a stacked lineup with them as Coal Chamber ,  GWAR ,  Nonpoint and Butcher Babies are all on the bill.

The nu-metal resurgence remains a force and, after fans spent years clamoring for a Mudvayne reunion and finally got one, the nu-metal gods have also blessed everyone with a Coal Chamber reunion, which vocalist Dez Fafara announced last year. Now, those two acts are linking up for what will surely be one of 2023's hottest tours with the remaining trio of special guests making it an event any ticket holder should show up early for.

The Psychotherapy Sessions Tour is Mudvayne's first headlining trek since 2009 and it will also mark Coal Chamber's first live performances in eight years.

"An Event. On the Horizon. Over 25 years in the making.Brave travelers…You, and the alien seed - MuDvAyNe. A journey begun. Reaching Zenith. Now for the Eschatology," comments Mudvayne drummer Matt McDonough.

View the complete list of tour dates below and you can head to  Ticketmaster to purchase tickets.

A pre-sale will begin today (March 21) at 11AM ET VIP packages will be on sale starting at 11AM ET today (March 21) and a pre-sale starts at noon ET where fans can enter the password PSYCHOTHERAPY   to gain access, per a post on Mudvayne's Facebook page.

The general on-sale will start on March 24 at 10AM local time.

Mudvayne 2023 Tour Dates With Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint + Butcher Babies

July 20 — West Palm Beach, Fla. @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre July 21 — Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds July 23 — Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion July 25 — Bristow, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live July 26 — Scranton, Pa. @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain July 28 — Wantagh, N.Y. @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater July 29 — Camden, N.J. @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion July 30 — Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center Aug. 01 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview Aug. 02 — Burgettstown, Pa. @ The Pavilion at Star Lake Aug. 04 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center Aug. 05 — Tinley Park, Ill. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL Aug. 06 — Clarkston, Mich. @ Pine Knob Music Theatre Aug. 08 — Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Music Center Aug. 09 — Peoria, Ill. @ Peoria Civic Center Aug. 12 — Dallas, Texas @ Dos Equis Pavilion Aug. 13 — Woodlands, Texas @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman Aug. 15 — Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater Aug. 16 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Aug. 17 — Irvine, Calif. @ FivePoint Amphitheatre Aug. 19 — Concord, Calif. @ Concord Pavilion Aug. 20 — Reno, Nev. @ Grand Theatre Aug. 22 — Auburn, Wash. @ White River Amphitheatre Aug. 23 — Ridgefield, Wash. @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Aug. 25 — West Valley City, Utah @ USANA Amphitheatre Aug. 26 — Englewood, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

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MUDVAYNE Announces Summer 2023 U.S. Tour With COAL CHAMBER, GWAR, NONPOINT And BUTCHER BABIES

Kickstarting their first headlining tour in over fourteen years, heavy metal band MUDVAYNE announced "The Psychotherapy Sessions" . Produced by Live Nation , the 26-city tour kicks off on July 20 in West Palm Beach at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, making stops across the U.S. in Syracuse, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and more before wrapping up in Englewood, Colorado at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre on August 26. MUDVAYNE will be joined by a number of supporting acts, including COAL CHAMBER , performing for the first time in eight years, along with GWAR , NONPOINT and BUTCHER BABIES .

Previously, MUDVAYNE made waves in 2022 when they embarked on the "Freaks On Parade" tour co-headlined with ROB ZOMBIE . This 2023 tour, however, marks MUDVAYNE 's first headlining endeavor since 2009.

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Jul. 20 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) Jul. 21 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds ( buy tickets ) Jul. 23 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Jul. 25 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live ( buy tickets ) Jul. 26 - Scranton, PA - The Pavilion at Montage Mountain ( buy tickets ) Jul. 28 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater ( buy tickets ) Jul. 29 - Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Jul. 30 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center ( buy tickets ) Aug. 01 - Syracuse, NY - St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview ( buy tickets ) Aug. 02 - Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake ( buy tickets ) Aug. 04 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center ( buy tickets ) Aug. 05 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL ( buy tickets ) Aug. 06 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre ( buy tickets ) Aug. 08 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center ( buy tickets ) Aug. 09 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center Aug. 12 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Aug. 13 - Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman ( buy tickets ) Aug. 15 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Aug. 16 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) Aug. 17 - Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) Aug. 19 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion ( buy tickets ) Aug. 20 - Reno, NV - Grand Theatre ( buy tickets ) Aug. 22 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) Aug. 23 - Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater ( buy tickets ) Aug. 25 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre ( buy tickets ) Aug. 26 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*

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MUDVAYNE formed in 1996 and has sold over six million records worldwide, earning gold certification for three albums ( "L.D. 50" , "The End Of All Things To Come" , "Lost And Found" ). The band is known for its sonic experimentation, innovative album art, face and body paint, masks and uniforms. MUDVAYNE is Chad Gray (vocals), Greg Tribbett (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew McDonough (drums, synthesizer) and Ryan Martinie (bass).

Gray has spent the past 17 years fronting HELLYEAH , which released its sixth studio album, "Welcome Home" , in September 2019 via Eleven Seven Music . The disc marked the group's final effort with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott , who passed away more than four years ago.

MUDVAYNE did not tour behind its fifth album, which was barely promoted and sold weakly upon release.

In a fall 2022 interview with Revolver magazine, Gray and McDonough spoke about the possibility of new music from the MUDVAYNE . The reunited metallers haven't released released any new material since 2009, which means we're coming up on nearly a decade and a half without a single fresh MUDVAYNE song.

"That's obviously something we got to cross, right?" Chad said. "There's two ways you can do it. You could go out, and you can go once around the rock and just play catalog. For sure, that's absolutely a possibility. Or you can try to put something together. You can gauge it, you can decide. I'm not going to say because I've been constantly writing, recording touring for the last 12 years with HELLYEAH . So I don't think my well's dry by any means. And I'm excited, I would be excited to write with these guys.

"We've done a little bit of file sharing or whatever. Just some riffs. Greg [ Tribbett , guitar] went into the studio in Texas. He lived in Texas. He went in there and just laid some stuff down, sent it to Matt . Matt put just a really simple metronome drum beat to it. I was working on it. It's pretty rad, different stuff. I've got a few different angles that I'm working with kind of how I want it to be, my parts anyway. But it's cool, it's cool. And obviously we're not going to put something out if I don't feel like it stands up.

"It's going to have to fucking blow my hair back before I would put it out, because I wouldn't want to put anything out and then people are just, like, '[They] can't do it anymore.' You can be your own judge of that. And maybe it's not the first song, maybe it's not the third song, maybe it's the seventh song. That's like, okay, now we're on something, but we'll figure it out, man. We'll figure it out. We'll either do it or we won't. But yeah, I'm down for whatever right now, I'm having fun with it."

As for what a new MUDVAYNE album might sound like, McDonough said: "I can't honestly say. Some of the stuff that we have messed around is heavy. We messed around with some typical [sounds], people wouldn't be terribly shocked, but the opportunity to experiment and given our past success, I think I feel a sense of freedom. There hasn't been any kind of pressure from any professional direction to try to, 'You guys going to write another 'Dig' .' Or 'Not Falling' or whatever; nothing like that. So the headspace and the culture around the band right now is incredibly positive. So I personally just would like to be wide open and excited and positive about it. I want to be surprised."

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Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

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Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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City Sightseeing Moscow Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with Optional Cruise

• Hop-on or hop-off at any of Moscow’s main highlights
• Views of Moscow from an open-top, double-decker bus
• Learn about the city with recorded commentary
• Visit Red Square, Alexander Gardens, and more
• Bus pass inclusions: 48 or 72 hour bus pass + walking tour
• Boat pass inclusions: 60 minute boat trip + walking tour
• Bus & Boat pass inclusions: 48 hour bus pass + 60 minute boat trip + walking tour
• Vouchers valid for 12 months
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks, unless specified
• Location Name: The route begins at Red Square but you can board at any stop
• Wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Near public transportation
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Red Route runs from 10:00am - 6:00pm, every 25 minutes. Duration - 60 minutes. First stop - Bolotnaya Square.
• Most travelers can participate
• Green Route runs from 10:00am - 6:00pm, every 60 minutes. Duration - 120 minutes. First stop - Bolotnaya Square.
• Orange Route (currently suspended) runs from 10:30am - 6:30pm, every 30 minutes. Duration - 140 minutes. First stop - Museum of Cosmonautics
• Walking tour runs daily at 10:45am. Duration - 2 hours 30 minutes. Meeting point - Next to monument of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
• Boat tour operates 5th May - 20th October, from 11:30am - 6:30pm. Duration - 60 minutes. Meeting point - Zaryadye Park Pier.
• Mobile and paper vouchers are accepted for this tour.
• Vouchers can be redeemed at any of the stops along the routes.
• Vouchers are valid for 12 months
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

• DebbJ 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Great way to get oriented to Moscow We started our Moscow experience with the hop on hop off. It was a great way to get orientated to the city. The additional optional tours were also good, we did the Metro tour which I highly recommend, we also paid for the Kremlin tour. The hop on hop off has three different lines all included. Only fault was the bus was sometimes full and you had to wait for the next one which was about 15 minutes (in the cold). Read more Written January 6, 2020
• UmaDelhi 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles 2 days are required Very very good audio guides- the voice quality was also good and also the anecdotes of history were brilliant. Russia is truly beautiful Read more Written September 1, 2019
• BeverleyT 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Boat trip - TERRIBLE We got on the bus, but couldn’t buy a 1 day ticket. They suggested we do the 1 hour boat trip and said they would drop us to the dock. 1) they dropped us in the wrong place 2) they were lost because of the marathon Then the boat, after we finally found it: 1) stinking fumes, actually gagging 2) no commentary, in fact, no interaction unless you begged 3) offered us 2 for 1 icecreams as they had melted and refrozen as the fridge gets turned off at night Honestly, we enjoyed the afternoon in the boat but spent all of it laughing at just how awful it was!!! The worst thing in Moscow! Read more Written August 18, 2019
• niruDurbs 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Not the best value for the price The ticket is quite expensive and covers three different routes in a 24 hour period. The red route is quite exciting and takes about an hour. The bus comes every 10 to 15 minutes. However the other two routes take about two hours each and buses come every 30 to 40 minute period. If the bus is full then you have to wait at the stop for the next bus. So personally I feel that not much can be seen this way. I definitely was not impressed. However it must be noted that one can learn a lot about the history of Moscow Read more Written July 3, 2019
• IrishCueTravel 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles SLO Motion Not all their fault , but if you plan on trying this Attraction be patient! Traffic is a big problem first and foremost. But to add additional unnecessary delays; the bus stops at each site for 15 minutes at a time or More ! I gave up half way through ( 45 minutes) ; and walked back to the starting point in 10 minutes! Read more Written June 4, 2019
• michael g 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Worst hop on/hop off EVER Waited for 40 minutes in the cold rain for a bus that never came... unacceptable. Traffic is so bad that when on a bus the previos day it was barely moving. My advice-get a subway pass and a good travel guide book and do sightseeing on your own! Read more Written October 24, 2018
• Rebecca J 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Boat element was excellent We purchased a ticket online for the boat and bus for 2 days. The boat element was wonderful, we saw some amazing parts of Moscow along the river side. The bus element was very disappointing as it only started at 10am and was finished by 6:30pm. It was extremely warm when we were there and it would have been great to do the tour in the cool of the day. There was also no air conditioning in the down stairs part of the bus. They also turned away passengers at one of the stops as the bus was full and there was not another bus for 40 minutes. Read more Written September 26, 2018
• Monismith2014 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles it was very enjoyable it was very interesting seeing things we saw walking around from the bus. so much more to see. we had a lot better view of the attractions from the height of the bus.also the bus was reasonable slow which gave us time enough for photos. it stopped at sparrow hill for 10 minutes for picture taking Read more Written September 20, 2018
• fati666222 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles The best way to see Moscow We did both routes but if you have little time then only do the red route.Its very informative and it takes you to the important sights.The staff on the bus are very friendly and helpful. Read more Written August 20, 2018
• adolfo17 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles The worst hope-on hope-off service I've ever seen Diffiult to understand the route maps and stops. Staff wouldn't help either. Lengthy stops. No air conditioning. Read more Written August 4, 2018
• Peter F 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Two Routes There is a short red route which depending on the traffic takes about an hour. The route is generally around the Red Square area. The ear phones were small and sometimes the commentary did not link up with the sites you were seeing. The green bus takes you on a longer route and ours took two and a half hours due to the heavy traffic. I would not recommend this trip unless it is raining or you want to fill in time. The sights we saw were nothing outstanding with plenty of time at certain stops for photos. Also the driver stop for a bite to eat at one stop. Read more Written July 30, 2018
• Bernardo P 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Boat Trips Moscow, Russia Yesterday, I booked a boat trip with the GetYourGuide.com web page and was totally horrible, didn’t have audio guide as it shows on the picture-Nobody Talk-. The girl on the picture-light blue bag-ask for 100 Rubles for show her the QR Code while I had the Booking and PIN number cause she must see the vessel name-Didn’t say nothing and after she said board any vessel. I suggest take the trip and pay on site, avoid fake internet pages, there are many other services with a lot of entertainment, don’t take this ones. Read more Written July 14, 2018
• Kathrynowl91 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Good way to see some sites We usually do these tours when we travel. They get you round and you see the sight . The traffic is quite heavy so it is a bit slow but there is not a lot they can do about it. We only did the red route. Just a note people don’t queue here when the bus comes it’s a bit of a free for all. Read more Written July 13, 2018
• Daniyal91 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Was Ok.! Started our tour of moscow from here, We had got the 2 Day Pass with the boat ride. The route and the map was good but not well managed. The bus didn't stop at many points. Were were unaware a couple of times at what point we were and missed them. Headphones and maps were provided. Would recommend one should check out the route map before going and decide which places to stop in advance, this way one can manage and enjoy the tour more and us it more effectively.! The boat ride was Ok, a little crowded. No guide provided, just a boat ride with restaurant service Read more Written July 12, 2018
• WilliamDyer 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Poor service on boat and too many waiting times on buses For the price, you should expect at minimum English speaking tour guides with decent experience, but at least in my case that did not happen both in buses and boats. And in the boat even tough we were 90% English speaking tourist at least, the tour guide spoke 95% of the time in Russia, and only 3 sentences in English, I really counted how many times she spoke in English. And at the end she asks us if we have any questions? Of course I told her I couldn’t ask her anything since I didn’t understand 95% of what she was saying. The boat tour is not worth it, just take the bus that would be my advice. Second minus is the waiting times, in the boat they made us wait an hour before it departed, and in many stops with the buses waiting times of 20-30 minutes. I actually think I lost that day around 2 hours doing nothing. Be careful. Read more Written July 10, 2018

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