Valeriya Concert Tashkent: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Tashkent)

A Russian pop star in a Soviet-era hall

Valeriya plays Tashkent on November 7, 2026. The venue is the Peoples’ Friendship Palace, known in Uzbek as Xalqlar Do’stligi saroyi. This is the city’s best-known large concert hall, and touring Russian-language acts have played it for decades.

The pairing works because of who fills the seats. Russian is still widely spoken in Tashkent, and a generation of listeners grew up on Valeriya’s 1990s and 2000s hits. Expect families and couples who know every chorus, not a crowd of curious first-timers.

Who Valeriya is

Valeriya was born Alla Perfilova in 1968 in Atkarsk, in Russia’s Saratov region. She has been a fixture of Russian pop since the early 1990s. She holds the title People’s Artist of Russia, and she has long worked with her husband, the producer Iosif Prigozhin.

Her catalogue leans on polished, melodic pop ballads and upbeat radio singles. Songs audiences tend to know include:

• “Chasiki” (“The Little Clock”)
• “Nebo Londona” (“London Sky”)
• “Ty grustish” (“You Are Sad”)

The concert’s setlist and running time are not part of the facts here. The singer’s long career means a show like this usually runs through the decades rather than focusing on one album.

Inside the Peoples’ Friendship Palace

The palace opened in 1981, and the building looks like its era. It is a broad, monumental block of stone and glass with a wide plaza out front. Concertgoers gather on that plaza before the doors open.

Inside, the main hall is a large, raked auditorium with fixed seating facing a proscenium stage. The size suits seated pop concerts. Most people watch from their seats, though they stand and sway for the biggest choruses. Cloakrooms in the foyer matter in November, because coats are not taken into the hall at most Tashkent venues.

Getting to Xalqlar Do’stligi

The metro takes you closest. Xalqlar Do’stligi station on the Chilonzor Line (the red line) sits right beside the palace. Like many Tashkent stations, it has a decorated Soviet-era platform hall that deserves a look on your way through.

Other ways in:

• From the centre: ride the Chilonzor Line west from Mustaqillik Maydoni station. It is only a few stops.
• By taxi: Yandex Go is the standard ride-hailing app in Tashkent. Drivers know the palace by its Uzbek name.
• On foot: the palace stands at the edge of the National Park named after Alisher Navoi. Walking through it is pleasant if you are staying nearby.

When a large show ends, taxi pickups around the plaza tend to bottleneck. Many concertgoers walk a block or two away before calling a car, or simply take the metro.

Concert night: tickets, payment and the hall’s habits

Tickets for palace concerts are usually sold in two places: the venue’s own box office (kassa) and Tashkent’s online ticketing platforms. Seats are assigned, so the category printed on your ticket decides where you sit.

On payment, local cards like Uzcard and Humo and apps such as Click and Payme are what residents use. Foreign Visa and Mastercard cards work in many larger places but not everywhere. That is why visitors often carry some Uzbek som for the cloakroom, snacks or a taxi driver who won’t take cards.

A few habits make the night go smoothly:

• Security: bags are inspected at the entrance, as they are at Tashkent metro stations. Travelling light speeds things up.
• Flowers: it is a common tradition for fans to bring bouquets for the performer. Many walk them up to the stage edge during the final songs.
• Language: Russian works everywhere inside. A simple “spasibo” or the Uzbek “rahmat” goes over well with ushers.
• Dress: smart-casual is the norm. Plenty of the audience dresses up a little for a big-name show.

Before and after the show

November evenings in Tashkent are cool, so most people bring a jacket for the plaza and the walk to the metro. The days before the concert are good for seeing the city at a slower pace.

Easy additions to the trip:

• Alisher Navoi National Park: right next to the palace, with tree-lined paths and monuments.
• Mustaqillik Square: a short ride east on the Chilonzor Line, with fountains and the government quarter.
• Chorsu Bazaar and Kukeldash Madrasa: the old-city side of Tashkent, an easy taxi ride away, best seen by day.

A plov lunch in the hours before the show is how many locals would spend the afternoon. Tashkent’s plov centres serve it mainly at midday, so it suits a daytime meal better than a late supper after the encore.