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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 and 2019.<ref>http://eu.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/7146/-/European-Festival-Awards-winners-announced {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref>
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 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eu.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/7146/-/European-Festival-Awards-winners-announced |title=European Festival Awards winners announced - Heineken Open'er, Dour, Cactusfestival come out on top - Festival News - Virtual Festivals |access-date=24 January 2010 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815210958/http://eu.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/7146/-/European-Festival-Awards-winners-announced |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 08.JPG|thumbnail|right|Open'er Festival (2012)]]
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 08.JPG|thumb|right|Open'er Festival (2012)]]
[[File:Opener2016 main stage 1.jpg|right|240px|Open'er Festival main stage in 2016]]
[[File:Opener2016 main stage 1.jpg|right|thumb|Open'er Festival main stage in 2016]]
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 16.JPG|thumb|right|One of the concert at Open'er Festival in 2012]]
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 16.JPG|thumb|right|One of the concerts at Open'er Festival in 2012]]
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.<ref>[http://msz.gov.pl/index.php?page=2421&lang_id=en&bulletin_id=5&portlet=biuletyn%2Fpokaz Cultural Bulletin, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs]</ref> Since 2006, the festival has taken place in [[Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport|Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Military Airport)]] in Gdynia.
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.<ref>[http://msz.gov.pl/index.php?page=2421&lang_id=en&bulletin_id=5&portlet=biuletyn%2Fpokaz Cultural Bulletin, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs]</ref> Since 2006, the festival has taken place in [[Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport|Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Military Airport)]] in Gdynia.<ref>{{cite web |title=History - Open'er Festival |url=https://opener.pl/en/history-10 |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>


===Timeline===
===Timeline===
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| 2006
| 2006
| 6–8 July
| 6–8 July
| rowspan="15"|Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia
| rowspan="17"|Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia
| {{hlist|[[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]|[[Pharrell Williams]]|[[Manu Chao]]|[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]|[[Sigur Rós]]|[[Scissor Sisters]]|[[Skin (musician)|Skin]]|[[Kanye West]]|[[Basement Jaxx]]|[[The Streets]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]|[[Pharrell Williams]]|[[Manu Chao]]|[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]|[[Sigur Rós]]|[[Scissor Sisters]]|[[Skin (musician)|Skin]]|[[Kanye West]]|[[Basement Jaxx]]|[[The Streets]]}}
|-
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| 2009
| 2009
| 2–5 July
| 2–5 July
| {{hlist|[[Kings of Leon]]|[[Arctic Monkeys]]|Placebo|[[The Prodigy]]|[[Faith No More]]|[[Moby]]|[[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]]|[[Lily Allen]]|Basement Jaxx}}
| {{hlist|[[Kings of Leon]]|[[Arctic Monkeys]]|Placebo|[[The Prodigy]]|[[Faith No More]]}}
|-
|-
|{{sort|09|9th}}
|{{sort|09|9th}}
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| 2012
| 2012
| 4–7 July
| 4–7 July
| {{hlist|Björk|[[New Order (band)|New Order]]|[[The Kills]]|[[Justice (band)|Justice]]|[[Bon Iver]]|[[Krzysztof Penderecki|Penderecki]]//[[Jonny Greenwood]]|Franz Ferdinand|[[Bloc Party]]|[[M83 (band)|M83]]|[[The Mars Volta]]|[[Mumford & Sons]]|[[The xx]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Björk]]|[[Justice (band)|Justice]]|[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]|[[The Mars Volta]]}}
|-
|-
|{{sort|12|12th}}
|{{sort|12|12th}}
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| 2015
| 2015
| 1–4 July
| 1–4 July
| {{hlist|[[Drake (musician)|Drake]]|[[The Libertines]]|[[Major Lazer]]|Mumford & Sons|Kasabian|[[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Drake (musician)|Drake]]|[[The Libertines]]|[[Mumford & Sons]]|[[Kasabian]] }}
|-
|-
|{{sort|15|15th}}
|{{sort|15|15th}}
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| 2017
| 2017
| 28 June–1 July
| 28 June–1 July
| {{hlist|[[Radiohead]]|[[Foo Fighters]]|[[The Weeknd]]|The xx|[[Lorde]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Radiohead]]|[[Foo Fighters]]|[[The Weeknd]]|[[The xx]]|[[Lorde]]}}
|-
|-
|{{sort|17|17th}}
|{{sort|17|17th}}
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| 2022
| 2022
| 29 June-2 July
| 29 June-2 July
| {{hlist|[[Dua Lipa]]|[[Twenty One Pilots]]|[[Imagine Dragons]]|[[The Killers]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Dua Lipa]]{{Refn|Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion's performances were canceled because of bad weather conditions.|name=note 1}}|[[Twenty One Pilots]]|[[Imagine Dragons]]|[[A$AP Rocky]]{{Refn|Doja Cat was originally one of the headliners, but her performance was canceled.|name=note 2}}|[[The Killers]]}}
|-
|{{sort|20|20th}}
| 2023
| 28 June-1 July
| {{hlist|[[Lizzo]]|[[Lil Nas X]]|[[SZA]]|[[Arctic Monkeys]]|[[Kendrick Lamar]]}}
|-
|{{sort|21|21st}}
| 2024
| 3-6 July
| {{hlist|[[Dua Lipa]]|[[Foo Fighters]]|[[Måneskin]]|[[Doja Cat]]|[[Hozier]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://opener.pl/program-2024 |language=pl |title=Program 2024 |website=opener.pl |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Open'er Festival}}
{{Commons category|Open'er Festival}}
*[http://www.opener.pl/en Open'er Festival Official Website]
*[http://www.opener.pl/en Open'er Festival website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160123115436/https://heinekenmusic.pl/ Heineken Music Official Website]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Gdynia,+Poland&t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=54.579375,18.529816&spn=0.033678,0.10849&om=1 Kosakowo airport on Google Maps]
;Photographs
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060421090622/http://www.opener.pl/galeria_en.html Photos section in the official website (festival editions 2004–2006)]
*[https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=opener+festival&m=tags Flickr: Photos tagged with "opener" and "festival"]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-pl/tags/lastfm%3Aevent%3D34640/ Alex's photos of Open'er Festival 2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070207114908/http://www.clubbing.waw.pl/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4198 photos of Open'er Festival 2006 at clubbing.waw.pl]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235736/http://piotr.iizt.eu/hoe2k6/ Piotr's photos of Open'er Festival 2006]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070513022049/http://golik.blog.pl/archiwum/index.php?nid=11241533 Golik's photos of Open'er Festival 2006 day 1]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Electronic music festivals in Poland]]
[[Category:Electronic music festivals in Poland]]
[[Category:Summer events in Poland]]
[[Category:Summer events in Poland]]
[[Category:Culture of Pomeranian Voivodeship]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 5 August 2024

Open'er Festival
Open'er Festival logo
Open'er Festival main stage
GenreRock, pop, alternative, indie rock, dance, electronic, world
DatesEnd of June / first week of July, Wednesday–Saturday (4 days)
Location(s)Gdynia, Poland
Years active2002–present
FoundersAlter Art
Websitewww.opener.pl

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 and 2019.[1]

History

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Open'er Festival (2012)
Open'er Festival main stage in 2016
One of the concerts at Open'er Festival in 2012

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.[2] Since 2006, the festival has taken place in Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Military Airport) in Gdynia.[3]

Timeline

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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
4th 2005 8–9 July
5th 2006 6–8 July Babie Doły Military Airport, Gdynia
6th 2007 29 June–1 July
7th 2008 4–6 July
8th 2009 2–5 July
9th 2010 1–4 July
10th 2011 30 June–3 July
11th 2012 4–7 July
12th 2013 3–6 July
13th 2014 2–5 July
14th 2015 1–4 July
15th 2016 29 June–2 July
16th 2017 28 June–1 July
17th 2018 4–7 July
18th 2019 3–6 July
19th 2022 29 June-2 July
20th 2023 28 June-1 July
21st 2024 3-6 July

Organization

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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.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Open'er Festival.

References

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  1. ^ "European Festival Awards winners announced - Heineken Open'er, Dour, Cactusfestival come out on top - Festival News - Virtual Festivals". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ Cultural Bulletin, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  3. ^ "History - Open'er Festival". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion's performances were canceled because of bad weather conditions.
  5. ^ Doja Cat was originally one of the headliners, but her performance was canceled.
  6. ^ "Program 2024". opener.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 June 2024.

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