Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

The events unfold across a late 20th-century, multi-country backdrop with contemporary travel and cross-border movement. The tone blends road-movie spontaneity with a modern, post-Cold War sensibility and satirical takes on power and fame. The sequence of stops creates a unified odyssey rather than a rigid calendar.

The plot unfolds from sun-drenched Mexico to the bustle of New York's Coney Island where the band reunites. It then threads through European stops in Amiens, Frankfurt, and Leipzig before crossing into Poland and beyond toward Russia and Siberia. Each locale serves as a stage for performances, schemes, and personal reckonings within a globe-trotting, musical road movie.

🎭 Identity

Identity and reinvention drive the band as Moses rebrands himself and the group continually reshapes its image across cultures. The quest to return home to a so-called Promised Land pulls at loyalty and self-perception. Humor, resilience, and the tension between authenticity and fabrication shape their choices amid shifting fortunes.

🚗 Journey

An odyssey across continents powers the narrative, turning cities into stages and borders into hurdles. The road trip forces improvised gigs and quick thinking to survive and chase the dream. The travel motif binds friendship, risk, and the absurdity of a nomadic pursuit.

🎵 Music & Culture

Music is both livelihood and identity, as the band blends Finnish humor with borrowed cultural influences onstage and off. The tour demonstrates how art crosses borders, challenges authority, and bonds a diverse ensemble. Performances in hotels, factories, and rural settings highlight resilience through rhythm.

💰 Power, Money & Ideology

Money-and-motive collide as Johnson (Elijah) wields cash to steer gigs and loyalties. Moses uses funds to pay hospital bills and secure opportunities, exposing moral grey areas. The Bible and Communist Manifesto sit alongside personal gain, satirizing both religious zeal and political dogma while the band hunts a precarious freedom.