# Open'er Festival

The Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the north coast of Poland, in Gdynia. It is one of the biggest annual music festivals in Poland. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. Open’er Festival won the Best Major Festival prize at the European Festivals Awards ceremony in 2009, 2010, 2019, and 2024.

## History

The first Open Air Festival was held in Tor Stegny in Warsaw in 2002, with The Chemical Brothers playing on the main stage. The festival then took place in Kościuszki Square in Gdynia from 2003 to 2005. The last festival in Kościuszki Square attracted over 50,000 people. Since 2006, the festival has taken place in Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Military Airport) in Gdynia.

### Timeline

| Edition | Year | Dates | Venue | Headliners |
| 1st | 2002 | 2 July | Tor Stegny, Warsaw | The Chemical Brothers |
| 2nd | 2003 | 26 July | Kościuszki Square, Gdynia | No headliners |
| 3rd | 2004 | 2–3 July | Kościuszki Square, Gdynia | P!nkCypress HillMassive AttackGoldfrapp |
| 4th | 2005 | 8–9 July | Kościuszki Square, Gdynia | Snoop DoggFatboy SlimFaithlessThe White StripesLauryn HillUnderworld |
| 5th | 2006 | 6–8 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | PlaceboPharrell WilliamsManu ChaoFranz FerdinandSigur RósScissor SistersSkinKanye WestBasement JaxxThe Streets |
| 6th | 2007 | 29 June–1 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | BjörkBeastie BoysMuse |
| 7th | 2008 | 4–6 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Massive AttackThe Chemical BrothersJay-ZInterpol |
| 8th | 2009 | 2–5 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Kings of LeonArctic MonkeysPlaceboThe ProdigyFaith No More |
| 9th | 2010 | 1–4 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Pearl JamKasabianMassive AttackThe Dead Weather |
| 10th | 2011 | 30 June–3 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | ColdplayPrinceThe StrokesPulpM.I.A. |
| 11th | 2012 | 4–7 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | BjörkJusticeFranz FerdinandThe Mars Volta |
| 12th | 2013 | 3–6 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Kings of LeonQueens of the Stone AgeArctic MonkeysBlur |
| 13th | 2014 | 2–5 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | The Black KeysPearl JamJack WhiteFaith No More |
| 14th | 2015 | 1–4 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | DrakeThe LibertinesMumford & SonsKasabian |
| 15th | 2016 | 29 June–2 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Florence and the MachineRed Hot Chili PeppersLCD SoundsystemSigur RósPharrell WilliamsKygo |
| 16th | 2017 | 28 June–1 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | RadioheadFoo FightersThe WeekndThe xxLorde |
| 17th | 2018 | 4–7 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Arctic MonkeysDepeche ModeGorillazBruno Mars |
| 18th | 2019 | 3–6 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Travis ScottThe StrokesThe Smashing PumpkinsKylie MinogueLana Del ReySwedish House Mafia |
| 19th | 2022 | 29 June-2 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Dua LipaTwenty One PilotsImagine DragonsA$AP RockyThe Killers |
| 20th | 2023 | 28 June-1 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | LizzoLil Nas XSZAArctic MonkeysKendrick Lamar |
| 21st | 2024 | 3-6 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Dua LipaFoo FightersDoja CatHozier |
| 22nd | 2025 | 2-5 July | Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia | Linkin ParkMassive Attack |

## Organization

The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art. In 2016, there were 5 stages: Orange Main, Alter, Beat, Firestone and Tent. There are also other smaller stages run by sponsors and vendors. Artists also performed in the Silent Disco Area and at the seaside of Gdynia on Gdynia Open Stage, where events are free to attend.