In Irkutsk, the youth band Ranetki gave a sold out concert on the tour supporting the new album Our Time. Young fans filled the stadium long before it began, and the concert became a real celebration with screams, dancing, and posters supporting the beloved band. The girls spoke about their busy tour schedule, school, and a mascot that they say helps them go on stage with confidence.

On Friday, as part of the tour in support of the new album "Our Time," the youth group "Ranetki" visited Irkutsk.
The group’s lead singers visited the Angara region for the first time, and the joy of the young fans knew no bounds. Although the concert started at 19:00, by 17:00 there was not a single free spot left near the "Trud" stadium.
Posters, CDs, and T-shirts with images of the "girls - Ranetki" were selling like hot cakes.
The day before, "Ranetki" had a concert in Vladivostok, and the flight was slightly delayed, so only a few minutes were set aside for the press conference right before going on stage.
The girls, trying to hide their fatigue, smiled sweetly and readily answered journalists’ questions. They said that the tour had already been going on for a month and a half and would end on June 30, and although it was physically exhausting, it gave them such a boost that the girls did not want to stop. But they still need to get an education, so after the tour, the students, now in their 3rd year at the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts, will be taking their exams. As for Nyuta, she is finishing school this year and taking the Unified State Exam, and she has to prepare for the exams right during flights on the plane.
Meanwhile, cities, concerts, and fans’ faces flash by. According to the girls, they remember little from the tour, but our Baikal amazed them already from the airplane window. On Saturday they saw our wonder up close. Zhenya Ogurtsova even promised to plunge into the icy water.
The girls also said that on tour they take a talisman with them - a FIELD MOUSE - a small soft toy. It gives them confidence that the concert will go "GREAT." At the concert in Irkutsk, apparently, the talisman also helped the aspiring stars brilliantly showcase their talent.
The hall was completely packed, and the crowd was simply roaring with delight. Even during the opening act, where the winners of the "STS Lights Up a Superstar" contest, the group "Lunny Park," performed, everyone stood up from their seats and danced along with the guys.
When "Ranetki" themselves came on stage, something unimaginable began happening in the hall: the young fans screamed so loudly it was deafening, and numerous posters with images of "Ranetki" and declarations of love flashed throughout the hall. A crowd gathered in front of the stage; everyone wanted to be even a minute closer to their idols. And when T-shirts with the lead singers’ images and the group’s logo were thrown into the hall, some people started "walking over heads."
For the two hours that the concert lasted, the hall sang and danced together with the young stars. The audience sang and danced so much that they left the concert on shaky legs, but very pleased and happy.
"Ranetki," come again!