Õhtud Anuga brings Estonia’s wild 1990s back for one day

For one day next summer, Tartu Song Festival Grounds will turn into a time machine for Estonia’s turbulent, colorful 1990s.

Õhtud Anuga promises more than a retro concert. On July 30, 2027, it will recreate a decade when Estonia’s state, money, business, music, fashion, television and nightlife all changed at once. It was an era of kroon banknotes, wired telephones and cassette tapes rewound with pencils. The internet was still unfamiliar to most people, while early mobile phones became status symbols.

The stage will feature some of the best-known Estonian hits of the period, performed by artists including 2 Quick Start, Black Velvet, Code One, Jam and Vennaskond. The lineup will continue to grow, and surprise guests from the 1990s are also expected to appear. The audience will choose the decade’s best Estonian song during the evening.

Anu Välba will also bring colorful figures from the period to the stage. Meelis Lao, Anu Saagim, Andres Anvelt and other guests will share stories from a time when the new Estonia was still learning what to do with its freedom. Around the concert area, visitors will find a 1990s exhibition, kiosks, period tastes, games, ETV nostalgia, a dating-advertisement wall, fashion and a photo studio. The event runs from 7 p.m. to midnight under the slogan “Hot 90s: The Days That Confused Us.”

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Lord, do you remember?!