Kostrzyn nad Odrą
By 2018, Gojira was elevated to headliner status in Europe. The band performed a string of festival headline dates throughout the summer, including at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Brutal Assault Open Air, Into The Grave Open Air in Leeuwarden, and Bloodstock Open Air. In early August 2018, Gojira played to the first largest crowd of their career at Pol'and'Rock Festival in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland. More than 400,000 people attended the festival. On 8 September 2018, Nick John, the manager of Gojira, Mastodon, and Slayer, died from cancer. John managed Gojira since 2012.