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Guf concert tickets in Phuket are on sale: on January 7, 2027, Aleksei Dolmatov, known as Guf, takes the stage at Lotus Arena, with the show starting at 8:00 pm. For anyone spending January on the island, it is a chance to see one of the best-known names in Russian rap live, and the date is part of a tour that has been billed as a farewell since February 2025.
The word "farewell" has picked up a few footnotes since then. The calendar stretched into 2027, Guf released a joint album with Basta and played a stadium show at Luzhniki in Moscow. Here is how all of that connects to Phuket.
"Farewell Concert" Promises: What Guf Said in February 2025
On February 26, 2025, Guf posted a list of upcoming concerts on his blog and announced that this would be the last tour of his career. The first show was set for June 7 in Minsk, the last for November 29 in Moscow. He started with shows in 11 cities and said right away that the list would grow.
The wording left no room for a back door. Guf wrote that the tour was a goodbye to every listener he was grateful to for years of support, and he stressed that it was a real farewell, not a way to raise money and then announce an even more final tour. Back in January 2025, on Artyom Karpov's YouTube show Nakipelo, he said that at 45 he was tired of jumping around the stage, and allowed for only a few concerts after the tour, as album presentations. He also said he would not go on a tour of Russia again.
Fans reacted with some suspicion. One comment asked: "so it's a farewell tour that isn't a farewell tour?" The schedule for 2026 and 2027 shows the doubts were not unfounded.
From Minsk to Irkutsk: How Guf's Farewell Tour Grew
The tour that was supposed to end in Moscow on November 29, 2025 did not stop there. On September 12, 2026, Guf performs at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Palace in Ryazan, on October 24 at MTS Live Hall in Voronezh, where tickets start at 4,000 rubles according to the listing, and on April 17, 2027 at the Iceberg Ice Palace in Irkutsk. From the first date in Minsk to the Irkutsk show, almost two years pass.
Tour announcements explain the reason simply: last year, for various reasons, the artist did not manage to meet some of his fans, and now he is putting that right. In other words, the farewell tour has turned into a debt to those who missed the first concerts. Phuket is not a separate project in this story: the event page calls the concert exactly that, a "Farewell Tour" in Phuket.
Basta/Guf 2026 and Luzhniki: A Farewell With a New Album
On April 17, 2026, Guf and Basta released the album Basta/Guf 2026. It is the duo's second joint record after Basta/Guf 2010, with a 16-year gap between them. The album came out on the GAZ/DOMA label and, as Kommersant reported, took first place in the Apple Music and VK Music charts.
On August 28, 2026, the two rappers played a joint show at Luzhniki, and according to media reports the stadium was full. For an artist who announced his goodbye to the stage, the year turned out busy: a new album, fresh joint tracks and a stadium in Moscow.
The Phuket concert is billed as a Guf performance: he is the only participant listed on the event page. The set list has not been published, so the program can only be judged from the tour description, more on that below.
Guf in Phuket: How a Concert Abroad Fits the Last-Tour Promise
Read literally, Guf's words do not contradict the Phuket date: he spoke about touring Russia, and Phuket is outside it. The tour was never only Russian anyway: the first stop in the schedule was Minsk.
There is a second layer. Alongside the tour announcement, Guf launched the label DOMA, named after one of his albums, which started work on February 14, 2025. On June 27, 2025 the label released the compilation DOMA VOL. 1 with 16 tracks by little-known artists, and, according to Guf, about 4,000 emails with tracks, beats and clips had arrived. Judging by these facts, saying goodbye to big tours is not the same as saying goodbye to music.
A concert in Thailand fits that logic: it is one more stop on the farewell tour, only in another country. Guf Thailand concert tickets are chosen by zone right on the event page.
Lotus Arena in Cherng Talay: Where the January 7 Concert Takes Place
Lotus Arena is located in Cherng Talay, next to Bang Tao, on Phuket's west coast. The venue is recent: around New Year 2025 it was described as a new concert space for the island. Programming is handled by Art of Events, and Alexander Nakhapetov of that team said back in late 2023 that Phuket lacked a venue able to host international stars.
Organizers call the arena modular, meaning the layout can be adapted to a particular show. A local outlet also pointed out parking: unlike in Patong, it should not be a problem. For an evening concert, that is a practical detail.
Guf Lotus Arena tickets are sold by zone: the event page lists a dance floor and other sections, and the price depends on the zone. It is easier to compare the zones in advance than on the day of the show.
Guf Concert in Phuket: How Long It Lasts and Which Songs May Be Played
The show starts on January 7 at 8:00 pm and runs for about two hours, so it should finish around 10:00 pm barring delays. It is a Thursday, Orthodox Christmas, and the middle of high season on the island.
The set list has not been published. The tour description promises "all the favorite hits", and the event page names "Ice Baby", "Yamakasi", "Alik" and "Sponsor tvoikh problem" among the best-known tracks. It is reasonable to expect songs from the solo albums: the 2007 debut Gorod Dorog (City of Roads), Eshcho (More) from 2015 and the EP Dom, kotoryy postroil Alik (The House That Alik Built) from 2020. Material from Basta/Guf 2026, such as "V sigaretnom dymu" or "Kak sam", may also appear, but that is an assumption with no confirmation from the organizers.
Judging by the announcements, the tour bets on hits and live atmosphere, that is, on songs that have been in many playlists for years.
How to Buy Guf Tickets in Phuket and Choose a Zone
You can buy Guf tickets in Phuket online: choose a zone on the event page, enter your details and pay for the order. E-tickets arrive by email within a few minutes and are shown on a smartphone screen at the entrance. The closer to the stage, the higher the price, so it is easier to compare zones in advance.
Tickets for Russian artists' concerts abroad are often bought up early, so Guf Phuket tickets for January 2027 are better not left for later. The age restriction is worth checking on the event page before you place an order.
The main question of the tour remains the same: is this really the last time. Guf gave his answer in February 2025, but the only way to test it is at a concert, and the evening of January 7 in Phuket will be one such test.
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