Popular Russian tribute band returning to Visalia for concert

KINGSBURG, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Russian set has been overwhelmed by the enactment from American audiences, particularly successful the Valley.

With their spot connected sounds of Chicago, Leonid and Friends can't hold to get backmost to Visalia.

"Beautful, beauteous town. Not precise large but precise unique. Unique yes, quaint. the Fox Theater. I retrieve it," said Leonid Vorobyev.

Leonid's lad Roman manages the band, which has been engaged adding to its acceptable list.

While increasing up successful Siberia, Leonid said the euphony of Chicago represented a "ray of hope."

"Every set successful Russia successful 70s had the aforesaid acceptable arsenic Chicago. Three horns and the bushed sections," said Leonid.

"Now you couldn't bargain records successful stores and this was down the "Iron Curtain" for real," Roman said.

A decennary ago, the radical recorded its archetypal opus Leonid transcribed.

"I enactment it connected YouTube without immoderate expectations and, honestly, I thought American audiences volition scorn us. Like, 'Oh these Russians, who bash they deliberation they are? But suddenly, unexpectedly, it was pshhhhhhh. Bang! Hahaha," Leonid said.

Millions of views later, fans demanded a tour.

Their adjacent 1 brings them backmost to Visalia's Fox Theater connected Sunday, November 10th.

Leonid is astir 70 but the fans support him young.

"Oh the audience. American audience. American radical are truthful beauteous and truthful heartful and we conscionable consciousness blessed erstwhile we spell to the stage."

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