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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 considered one of the biggest and most popular annual music festivals held in Poland. The first edition of the festival was organized in [[Warsaw]] in 2002 as ''Open Air Festival''. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art. Open’er Festival was given the ''Best Major Festival'' prize at the [[European Festivals Awards]] ceremony in 2009 and 2010.<ref>http://eu.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/7146/-/European-Festival-Awards-winners-announced</ref> The 2018 edition of Open'er was held from 4 to 7 July.
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 ==
Artists who have played concerts at the Open'er Festival include [[Bruno Mars]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Gorillaz]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Radiohead]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[The Weeknd]], [[Florence + The Machine]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Coldplay]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Kasabian]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[Rihanna]], [[Björk]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[The Kooks]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Massive Attack]], [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Fatboy Slim]], [[The Prodigy]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Skunk Anansie]], [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Travis Scott]].
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 08.JPG|thumb|right|Open'er Festival (2012)]]
[[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 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=History - Open'er Festival |url=https://opener.pl/en/history-10 |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>


===Timeline===
== Organization of Festival ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Edition
! Year
! Dates
! Venue
! class="unsortable"| Headliners
|-
|{{sort|01|1st}}
| 2002
| 2 July
| Tor Stegny, [[Warsaw]]
| [[The Chemical Brothers]]
|-
|{{sort|02|2nd}}
| 2003
| 26 July
| rowspan="3"|Kościuszki Square, [[Gdynia]]
| No headliners
|-
|{{sort|03|3rd}}
| 2004
| 2–3 July
| {{hlist|[[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]|[[Cypress Hill]]|[[Massive Attack]]|[[Goldfrapp]]}}
|-
|{{sort|04|4th}}
| 2005
| 8–9 July
| {{hlist|[[Snoop Dogg]]|[[Fatboy Slim]]|[[Faithless]]|[[The White Stripes]]|[[Lauryn Hill]]|[[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]}}
|-
|{{sort|05|5th}}
| 2006
| 6–8 July
| 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]]}}
|-
|{{sort|06|6th}}
| 2007
| 29 June–1 July
| {{hlist|[[Björk]]|[[Beastie Boys]]|[[Muse (band)|Muse]]}}
|-
|{{sort|07|7th}}
| 2008
| 4–6 July
| {{hlist|[[Massive Attack]]|The Chemical Brothers|[[Jay-Z]]|[[Interpol (band)|Interpol]]}}
|-
|{{sort|08|8th}}
| 2009
| 2–5 July
| {{hlist|[[Kings of Leon]]|[[Arctic Monkeys]]|Placebo|[[The Prodigy]]|[[Faith No More]]}}
|-
|{{sort|09|9th}}
| 2010
| 1–4 July
| {{hlist|[[Pearl Jam]]|[[Kasabian]]|Massive Attack|[[The Dead Weather]]}}
|-
|{{sort|10|10th}}
| 2011
| 30 June–3 July
| {{hlist|[[Coldplay]]|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]|[[The Strokes]]|[[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]|[[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]]}}
|-
|{{sort|11|11th}}
| 2012
| 4–7 July
| {{hlist|[[Björk]]|[[Justice (band)|Justice]]|[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]|[[The Mars Volta]]}}
|-
|{{sort|12|12th}}
| 2013
| 3–6 July
| {{hlist|Kings of Leon|[[Queens of the Stone Age]]|Arctic Monkeys|[[Blur (band)|Blur]]}}
|-
|{{sort|13|13th}}
| 2014
| 2–5 July
| {{hlist|[[The Black Keys]]|Pearl Jam|[[Jack White]]|Faith No More}}
|-
|{{sort|14|14th}}
| 2015
| 1–4 July
| {{hlist|[[Drake (musician)|Drake]]|[[The Libertines]]|[[Mumford & Sons]]|[[Kasabian]] }}
|-
|{{sort|15|15th}}
| 2016
| 29 June–2 July
| {{hlist|[[Florence and the Machine]]|[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]|[[LCD Soundsystem]]|Sigur Rós|Pharrell Williams|[[Kygo]]}}
|-
|{{sort|16|16th}}
| 2017
| 28 June–1 July
| {{hlist|[[Radiohead]]|[[Foo Fighters]]|[[The Weeknd]]|[[The xx]]|[[Lorde]]}}
|-
|{{sort|17|17th}}
| 2018
| 4–7 July
| {{hlist|Arctic Monkeys|[[Depeche Mode]]|[[Gorillaz]]|[[Bruno Mars]]}}
|-
|{{sort|18|18th}}
| 2019
| 3–6 July
| {{hlist|[[Travis Scott]]|The Strokes|[[The Smashing Pumpkins]]|[[Kylie Minogue]]|[[Lana Del Rey]]|[[Swedish House Mafia]]}}
|-
|{{sort|19|19th}}
| 2022
| 29 June-2 July
| {{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>}}
|-
|}


==Organization==
=== Tickets and festival area ===
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.
{{Review|date=March 2009}}
[[File:Open'er Festival (5.07.2009 07).jpg|250px|thumb|Main Stage at Open'er 2009]]
Since 2006, the festival takes place in Kosakowo Airport (Babie Doły Military Airport) in Gdynia.

=== Stages ===
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.

== Artists ==

=== 2020 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''
''(Headliners written in bold)''

<u>Wednesday, 1 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''[[Kendrick Lamar]]<u><br /></u>'''
Tent Stage: [[Thom Yorke|Thom Yorke Tomorrow's Modern Boxes]]<u><br /></u>
Alter Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Beat Stage:

<u>Thursday. 2 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: [[Twenty One Pilots|'''Twenty One Pilots''']], '''[[ASAP Rocky|A$AP Rocky]]<u><br /></u>'''
Tent Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Alter Stage: [[Big Thief]] '''<u><br /></u>'''
Beat Stage:

<u>Friday, 3 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''[[Taylor Swift]]''', [[Martin Garrix]]'''<u><br /></u>'''
Tent Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Alter Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Beat Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Stage not yet announced: [[Michael Kiwanuka]]

<u>Saturday, 4 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Tent Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Alter Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Beat Stage: '''<u><br /></u>'''
Stage not yet announced: [[FKA Twigs]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]]

=== 2019 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''
''(Headliners written in bold)''

<u>Wednesday, 3 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''[[Travis Scott]],''' [[Vampire Weekend]], [[Diplo]], [[Jain (singer)|Jain]]<u>'''<br />'''</u>
Tent Stage: [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[Lil Skies]], [[Robyn]], [[The Voidz]], Coals<u><br /></u>
Alter Stage: [[Death Grips]], [[Idles (band)|Idles]], Holaki, Tuzza<br />
Beat Stage: Olivia, Deas, [[Seth Troxler]]'''<u><br /></u>'''
Firestone stage: Rebeka, Kacperczyk, Atari Wu'''<u><br /></u>'''
Silent Disco: Porządne Dziewczyny, [[The Dumplings|Kuba Karaś]]/I Say Mikey, Kuvau, Michał Słodowy (Kamp!), Princess Rap, Deepwater'''<u><br /></u>'''
Gdynia Open Stage: Agata Karczewska, Normal Echo, Oxford Drama

<u>Thursday. 4 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''[[The Strokes]]''', [[The 1975]], [[Lil Uzi Vert|<s>Lil Uzi Vert</s>]] (cancelled), [[ASAP Rocky|<s>A$AP Rocky</s>]] (cancelled), [[Stormzy]], [[Marina and the Diamonds]]<u>'''<br />'''</u>
Tent Stage: [[Greta Van Fleet]], [[Jorja Smith]], [[Fisz]] [[Emade]] Tworzywo, Kwiat Jabłoni, Popkiller Młode Wilki All-stars (ReTo, Guzior, Smolasty, Bisz, Tymek, Otsochodzi, Zeamsone, Wac Toja, Gedz, Kamil Pivot)<u><br /></u>
Alter Stage: [[Kamasi Washington]], [[Octavian (rapper)|Octavian]], [[Tom Walker (singer)|Tom Walker]], Normal Echo, Szatt<br />
Beat Stage: Jackie House, Gerd Janson, Catz 'n Dogz'''<u><br /></u>'''
Firestone stage: [[Misia Furtak]], R.O x Konoba, Oxford Drama'''<u><br /></u>'''
Silent Disco: Nebaz, Warsaw City Rockers, Rapperoni, Alex Köffer, Porządne Dziewczyny, Michał Słodowy (Kamp!)'''<u><br /></u>'''
Gdynia Open Stage: Arek Kłusowski, Ziela, Bobkovski

<u>Friday, 5 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''[[The Smashing Pumpkins]]''', '''[[Kylie Minogue]]''', [[G-Eazy]], [[Daria Zawiałow]]<u>'''<br />'''</u>
Tent Stage: [[LP (singer)|LP]], [[Sheck Wes]], [[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]], [[Sokół (rapper)|Sokół]], Hania Rani<u><br /></u>
Alter Stage: [[Cool Kids of Death]], [[Missio (duo)|Missio]], Zamilska, Ziela, Evorevo, EABS plays "Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda)"<br />
Beat Stage: Sept, Duss, [[2manydjs|2manydjs DJ Set]] '''<br />'''
Firestone stage: Bovska, Wczasy, Emil Blef'''<u><br /></u>'''
Silent Disco: Nebaz, Warsaw City Rockers, [[The Dumplings|Kuba Karaś]]/I Say Mikey, Kuvau, International Girls DJ's, Marcelina/Kasia Lins'''<u><br /></u>'''
Gdynia Open Stage: [[Misia Furtak]], Seeme, The Saturday Tea

<u>Saturday, 6 July<br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: '''[[Lana Del Rey]]''', '''[[Swedish House Mafia]]''', [[Rudimental]], [[J Balvin]], Bitamina<u>'''<br />'''</u>
Tent Stage: [[Flatbush Zombies]], [[Kodaline]], [[Jungle (band)|Jungle]], [[Perry Farrell|Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra]], Jan-rapowanie<u><br /></u>
Alter Stage: [[La Dispute (band)|La Dispute]], [[Anna Calvi]], Khea, Kamp!, P.Unity<br />
Beat Stage: Sincz, Truant, [[George FitzGerald (musician)|George Fitzgerald DJ Set]]<u>'''<br />'''</u>
Firestone stage: Sonbird, Erith, The Saturday Tea'''<u><br /></u>'''
Silent Disco: Deepwater, Rapperoni, Alex Köffer, Marcelina/Kasia Lins, Princess Rap, International Girls DJ's'''<u><br /></u>'''
Gdynia Open Stage: Pola Rise, Adam Repucha, Kaśka Sochacka

=== 2018 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''
''(Headliners written in bold)''

<u>Wednesday 4 July <br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: Jarecki, [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]], [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]], '''[[Arctic Monkeys]],''' [[Migos]]<br />
Tent Stage: Coals, Kortez, Adi Novak & Barvinsky, [[Fleet Foxes]], [[Chvrches]] <br />
Alter Stage: Bluszcz, Tęskno, [[Superorganism (band)|Superorganism]], [[Furia (band)|Furia]], [[Dead Cross]], Janka<br />
Beat Stage: Jay Shepheard, Kornél Kovács, Flirtini<br />
Firestone Stage: Gang Śródmieście, Baranovski, Rosalie

<u>Thursday 5 July <br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: Rasmentalism, ''Ø''rganek, [[MØ]], '''[[Depeche Mode]]''', [[Massive Attack]] <br />
Tent Stage: [[L. Stadt]], [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]], [[David Byrne]], [[Mount Kimbie]], Otsochodzi <br />
Alter Stage: Panieneczki, Czerwone Świnie, [[Young Fathers]], Yonaka, [[Muchy (band)|Muchy]], Baasch<br />
Beat Stage: Vacos Malcolm, Leon, B.Traits<br />
Firestone Stage: Pepe., Barbara Wrońska feat. [[Monika Brodka|Brodka]], Kasia Lins

<u>Friday 6 July <br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: [[Kali Uchis]]''',''' [[Kaleo (band)|Kaleo]], [[Young Thug]], '''[[Gorillaz]]''', [[Taconafide]] <br />
Tent Stage: Marcelina, [[Vince Staples]], [[Sigrid (singer)|Sigrid]], PRO8L3M, [[La Femme (band)|La Femme]] <br />
Alter Stage: Sorja Morja, [[Little Simz]], Resina, [[Marmozets]], Król, [[SG Lewis]]<br />
Beat Stage: Blooma, Anna, [[Joris Voorn]]<br />
Firestone Stage: Ffrancis, Nixes, Paulina Przybysz

<u>Saturday 7 July <br /></u>
Orange Main Stage: [[Glass Animals|<s>Glass Animals</s>]], [[Dawid Podsiadło]]''',''' [[DJ Rashida]] & '''[[Bruno Mars]]''', [[Post Malone]]<br />
Tent Stage: Kamil Pivot, Bass Astral x Igo Orchestra, [[Yung Lean]], [[Years & Years]], [[Odesza]] <br />
Alter Stage: Kasai, [[Bomba Estéreo]], [[Sevdaliza]], [[Trupa Trupa]], Bokka<br />
Beat Stage: Kamp! DJ Set, Pham, [[Riton (musician)|Riton]]<br />
Firestone Stage: Lor, Wojtek Szczepanik, Sonar

=== 2017 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''<ref name="opener 2016">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Artists |title=Artists 2017 |publisher=Opener.pl |accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>
''(Headliners written in bold)''

<u>Wednesday 28 June:</u> <br />
Orange Main Stage: Sorry Boys, [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]], [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]], '''[[Radiohead]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: [[Michael Kiwanuka]], [[Solange Knowles|Solange]], [[Natalia Przybysz]], [[Rae Sremmurd]], Quebonafide <br />
Alter Stage: Mery Spolsky, Wacław Zimpel/Kuba Ziołek, Gverilla, Holak, [[Arca (musician)|Arca]] (DJ set) <br />
Beat Stage: [[Black Coffee (DJ)|Black Coffee]], Enzu, Flirtini

<u>Thursday 29 June:</u> <br />
Orange Main Stage: [[Charli XCX]], [[G-Eazy]], [[The Kills]], '''[[Foo Fighters]] <br />'''
Tent Stage: Hades, [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], Kari, [[Trentemøller]] <br />
Alter Stage: Bownik, Salk, A_Gim, Bitamina, New People, [[Blanck Mass]] <br />
Beat Stage: Suwal, Marcin Krupa, Daniel Avery

<u>Friday 30 June:</u> <br />
Orange Main Stage: [[The Dumplings]], [[Mac Miller]], [[Prophets of Rage]], '''[[The Weeknd]]''', [[Moderat]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[Warpaint (band)|Warpaint]], [[Monika Brodka|Brodka]], [[Daria Zawiałow]], Grammatik, [[Kiasmos]] <br />
Alter Stage: Hańba!, [[JMSN]], Ralph Kaminski, Bisz/Radex <br />
Beat Stage: Dasejn, Deas, [[Tiga (musician)|Tiga]]

<u>Saturday 1 July:</u> <br />
Orange Main Stage: [[Krzysztof Zalewski]], [[George Ezra]], [[Taco Hemingway]], [[Lorde (singer)|Lorde]], '''[[The xx]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: [[Julia Pietrucha]], [[Nicolas Jaar]], [[O.S.T.R.]], [[Dua Lipa]], [[Tyga]] <br />
Alter Stage: [[Benjamin Booker]], Buslav, Duit, K[[Kevin Morby|evin Morby]], [[The Shelters]], Niemoc <br />
Beat Stage: Urbański, Seltron 400, Monki

=== 2016 ===
[[File:Opener2016 main stage 1.jpg|thumb|240px|Open'er Festival main stage in 2016]]
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''<ref name="opener2016">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Artists |title=Artists 2016 |publisher=Opener.pl |accessdate=30 January 2016}}</ref>
''(Headliners written in bold)''

<u>Wednesday 29 June:</u> <br />
Main Stage: [[Skepta]], '''[[Florence and the Machine]]''', [[Tame Impala]], [[The Last Shadow Puppets]] <br />
Tent Stage: [[PJ Harvey]], Heroes Get Remembered, Otsochodzi, Małpa, Xxanaxx<br />
Alter Stage: [[Mac DeMarco]], [[Savages (band)|Savages]], T'ien Lai, Stara Rzeka, Shy Albatross, LXMP

<u>Thursday 30 June:</u> <br />
Main Stage: '''[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]''', [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[M83 (band)|M83]], Kamp!<br />
Tent Stage: [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]], [[Caribou band|Caribou]], [[Maria Peszek]], Łona i Webber, [[Piotr Zioła]]<br />
Alter Stage: V/O, Rebeka, [[Section Boyz]], Sonar, Kroki, Baasch

<u>Friday 1 July:</u> <br />
Main Stage: '''[[LCD Soundsystem]]''', [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Sigur Rós]], [[Paul Kalkbrenner]], [[Zbigniew Wodecki]] with Mitch & Mitch Orchestra & Choir <br />
Tent Stage: [[Nothing but Thieves]], Rysy, [[Twin Atlantic]], Kortez, [[Dawid Podsiadło]]<br />
Alter Stage: [[Vince Staples]], [[Kurt Vile]] & The Violators, Zamilska, [[Olivier Heim]], Jóga, Summoo

<u>Saturday 2 July:</u> <br />
Main Stage: Terrific Sunday, [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]], [[The 1975]], [[Kygo]], '''[[Pharrell Williams]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: [[Chvrches]], [[At the Drive-In]], [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]], Spoken Love, Rasmentalism<br />
Alter Stage: Nagrobki, Hana, Soom T, We Draw A, Coldair, Jaaa!

=== 2015 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''<ref name="opener 2015">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Artists |title=Artists 2015 |publisher=Opener.pl |accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>

<u>Wednesday 1 July:</u> <br />
Main Stage: [[Kodaline]], [[Alt-J]], [[A$AP Rocky]], '''[[Drake (rapper)|Drake]]''', [[Modest Mouse]] <br />
Tent Stage: [[Natalia Przybysz]], [[W.E.N.A.]], [[Alabama Shakes]], [[Chet Faker]], [[Die Antwoord]]<br />
Alter Stage: Milky Wishlake, [[Dakh Daughters]], [[Two Gallants (band)|Two Gallants]], [[Father John Misty]], HV/[[Noon (musician)|NOON]]<br />
Beat Stage: Klaves

<u>Thursday 2 July:</u> <br />
Main Stage: [[Marmozets]], [[Tom Odell]], [[Enter Shikari]], '''[[The Libertines]]''', [[Major Lazer]], [[Faithless]] <br />
Tent Stage: [[Curly Heads]], [[Eagles of Death Metal]], [[Fisz]] [[Emade]], [[Django Django]] <br />
Alter Stage: Oxford Drama, RYSY, Mary Komasa, Małe Miasta, [[Of Montreal]], [[Refused]], [[Fismoll]]

<u>Friday 3 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[The Vaccines]], [[Of Monsters and Men]], '''[[Mumford and Sons]]''', [[D'Angelo]] & the Vanguard, [[The Prodigy]] <br />
Tent Stage: Rebel Babel Ensemble, [[The Dumplings]], [[Julia Marcell]], [[José González (singer)|José González]], [[Jonny Greenwood]] & [[London Contemporary Orchestra]] <br />
Alter Stage: Agyness B. Mary, NERVY, [[Thurston Moore]], [[Swans (band)|Swans]] <br />
Beat Stage: Min. T

<u>Saturday 4 July:</u> <br />
Main Stage: Skubas, [[Lao Che (band)|Lao Che]], [[Hozier (musician)|Hozier]], '''[[Kasabian]]''', [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]] <br />
Tent Stage: Domowe Melodie, [[Elliphant]], [[Years & Years]], [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]], [[Flume (musician)|Flume]] <br />
Alter Stage: The Feral Trees, [[Ratking (group)|Ratking]], [[Hudson Mohawke]]<br />
Beat Stage: [[George FitzGerald (musician)|George Fitzgerald]]

=== 2014 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport<br />(Headliners written in bold)<ref name="opener 2014">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Artists?ed=2305 |title=Artists 2014 |publisher=Opener.pl |accessdate=20 December 2014}}</ref>

<u>Wednesday 2 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Foster the People]], [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], '''[[The Black Keys]]'''<br />
Here and Now Stage: Hanimal, Eldo, [[Pablopavo]] i Ludziki, [[Earl Sweatshirt]]<br />
Tent Stage: Eric Shoves Them in His Pockets, Fair Weather Friends, Night Marks Electric Trio & [[Archeo]], [[Haim (band)|Haim]], [[Metronomy]]<br />
Beat Stage: [[Jamie xx]]<br />
Alter Stage: Coldair, Mooryc, Niewidzialna Nerka na Żywo<br />
Scena Dworcowa: Oxford Drama

<u>Thursday 3 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[MGMT]], '''[[Pearl Jam]]'''<br />
Here and Now Stage: Call the Sun, [[MØ (singer)|MØ]], [[Rudimental]]<br />
Tent Stage: Pink Freud Plays Autechre, Bokka, [[Pustki (band)|Pustki]], [[Darkside (band)|Darkside]], [[The Afghan Whigs]]<br />
Beat Stage: Maya Jane Coles<br />
Alter Stage: Jagwar Ma, Jerz Igor, Kuroma

<u>Friday 4 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Lykke Li]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]], '''[[Jack White]]'''<br />
Here and Now Stage: Bulbwires, [[Mela Koteluk]], [[Carnival Youth]], [[Ben Howard]]<br />
Tent Stage: Kamp!, [[Misia Ff|Misia FF]], [[Banks (singer)|Banks]], [[Wild Beasts]]<br />
Beat Stage: Tourist<br />
Alter Stage: Hatti Vatti, Hello Mark, [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]

<u>Saturday 5 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[The Horrors]], [[Phoenix (band)|Phoenix]], '''[[Faith No More]]'''<br />
Here and Now Stage: Daniel Spaleniak, Domowe Melodie, [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]], [[Pusha T]]<br />
Tent Stage: Plastic, [[Kari Amirian|Kari]], [[Artur Rojek|Rojek]], [[Daughter (band)|Daughter]], [[Warpaint (band)|Warpaint]]<br />
Beat Stage: Julio Bashmore<br />
Alter Stage: Kaseciarz, Król

<u>Unscheduled:</u><br />
[[The Dumplings]]

=== 2013 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport<br />(Headliners written in bold)<ref name="opener 2013">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Artists?ed=1739 |title=Artists 2013 |publisher=Opener.pl |accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>

<u>Wednesday 3 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Editors (band)|Editors]], '''[[Blur (band)|Blur]]''', [[Kendrick Lamar]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[Dawid Podsiadło]], Mikromusic, [[Savages (band)|Savages]], [[Alt-J]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]]<br />
AlterKlub Stage: Patrick the Pan, [[Vavamuffin]], Vienio / Profil Pokoleń, Fox<br />
Alter Space: Hipiersonik, Semantik Punk, Plum, Stroon, Domowe Melodie<br />
Beat Stage: Pol_On, Marcin Krupa, SLG, Marcin Czubala

<u>Thursday 4 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Kim Nowak]], [[Tame Impala]], '''[[Arctic Monkeys]]''', [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]]<br />
Tent Stage: Xxanaxx, Sorry Boys, [[Junip]], [[Maria Peszek]]<br />
AlterKlub Stage: Miss God, Please the Trees, Ras Luta, [[Matisyahu]], [[Łąki Łan]]<br />
Alter Space: Ptaki, Lilly Hates Roses, [[Pianohooligan]], Drekoty, Fuka Lata<br />
Beat Stage: Chloe Martini, Seb Skalski, Miko Czajkowski, Adam Zasada

<u>Friday 5 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Kaliber 44]], [[Skunk Anansie]], '''[[Queens of the Stone Age]]''', [[The National (band)|The National]]<br />
Tent Stage: Rebeka, Skubas, [[These New Puritans]], [[Hey (band)|Hey]], [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]]<br />
AlterKlub Stage: Bobby the Unicorn, Palma Violets, [[Őszibarack]], [[Nas]], [[L.U.C]] & [[Motion Trio]]<br />
Alter Space: Teielte, Ifi Ude, The &, Kixnare, Rykarda Parasol<br />
Beat Stage: Naphta, Klaves, Patryk Niedziela, Envee

<u>Saturday 6 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Everything Everything]], [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], '''[[Kings of Leon]]''', [[Jonny Greenwood]], [[Steve Reich]] & [[Ensemble Modern]]<br />
Tent Stage: Magnificent Muttley, [[Novika]], [[Mount Kimbie]], [[Devendra Banhart]], [[Animal Collective]]<br />
AlterKlub Stage: Sambor, Hot Casandra, [[Crystal Fighters]], Transmisja, [[Lao Che (band)|Lao Che]], Harotnica + [[N.R.M.]]<br />
Alter Space: Stendek, Fismoll, Peter J. Birch & the River Boat Band, Ballady i Romanse / Igor Boxx, UL/KR<br />
Beat Stage: The Phantom, Chmara Winter, BLCKSHP, Catz'n Dogz

<u>Sunday 7 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Dizzie Rascal|Dizzee Rascal]], '''[[Rihanna]]'''<br />
<small>(special concert after Heineken Open'er Festival – owners of 4-day tickets to Open’er Festival could attend the concert at no additional cost)<ref name="Open'er tickets 2013">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Tickets | title=Open'er Festival: Tickets |accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref></small>

=== 2012 ===
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 08.JPG|thumbnail|Open'er Festival (2012)]]
[[File:Open'er Festival - wikimedia 16.JPG|thumb|One of the concert at Open'er Festival in 2012]]

''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''<br />(Headliners written in bold)<ref name="opener 2012">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/en/Artists?ed=1738 |title=Artists 2012 |publisher=Opener.pl |accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>

<u>Wednesday 4 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Fisz]] [[Emade]] Tworzywo, [[The Kills]], '''[[Björk]]''', [[New Order (band)|New Order]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[June (Polish band)|June]], [[très.b]], [[Yeasayer]], [[The Ting Tings]], [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]]<br />
World Stage: [[Soldiers of Jah Army]], [[Gogol Bordello]], [[Wiz Khalifa]]<br />
Alter Space: Frozen Bird, [[Mela Koteluk]], [[Jacaszek]], Chłopcy Kontra Basia<br />
Beat Stage (live acts): Galus, Sobura, [[TEIELTE]], En2ak<br />
Beat Stage (DJ sets): Ment XXL, Praktik, Groh + Eltron John, Sonar Soul<br />
Talents Stage: BEZSENSU, Sjøn, [[Enchanted Hunters]], Dva

<u>Thursday 5 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Warsaw Village Band]], [[Krzysztof Penderecki|Penderecki]]/[[Jonny Greenwood|Greenwood]], [[Bon Iver]], '''[[Justice (band)|Justice]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: Iza Lach, [[Dry The River]], [[Jamie Woon]], [[The Maccabees (band)|The Maccabees]], [[Jessie Ware]]<br />
World Stage: [[Pablopavo]] & Praczas, [[Major Lazer]], [[Paula i Karol]]<br />
Alter Space: The Stubs, KROJC, [[Kari Amirian]], Napszykłat<br />
Beat Stage: Good Paul, Axmusique, Ros, Twin Prix<br />
Talents Stage: Little White Lies, Miąższ, Minerals, Pipes & Pints

<u>Friday 6 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[L.Stadt]], [[Bloc Party]], '''[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]''', [[The Cardigans]] play "[[Gran Turismo (album)|Gran Turismo]]"<br />
Tent Stage: UL/KR, [[Toro Y Moi]], [[Kasia Nosowska]], [[M83 (band)|M83]], [[Julia Marcell]]<br />
World Stage: Łona/Webber & The Pimps, [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]], Klezmafour<br />
Alter Space: Yula, [[Trupa Trupa]], The Saintbox, Profesjonalizm<br />
Beat Stage: The Phantom, Bueno Bros, Viadrina, Bshosa<br />
Talents Stage: Camero Cat, Crab Invasion, Sinusoidal, Kerekes Band

<u>Saturday 7 July:</u><br />
Open'er Stage: [[Cool Kids of Death]], [[Mumford & Sons]], '''[[The Mars Volta]]''', [[The xx]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[The KDMS]], Świetliki, [[Bat For Lashes]], [[Friendly Fires]], [[SBTRKT]]<br />
World Stage: Maja Kleszcz & incarNations, [[Janelle Monáe]], [[Brygada Kryzys]]<br />
Alter Space: Psychocukier, kIRk, Volume, Coldair<br />
Beat Stage: Spox, Maximilian Skiba, L.A.N.S., [[Kamp!]] (DJ set)<br />
Talents Stage: Vermones, Fair Weather Friends, Keira Is You, Instrumenti

=== 2011 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''

<u>Thursday 30 June:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Pustki (band)|Pustki]], [[The National (band)|The National]], '''[[Coldplay]]''', [[Simian Mobile Disco]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[Marcelina]], [[The Twilight Singers]], [[Two Door Cinema Club]], [[Paolo Nutini]], [[Caribou (musician)|Caribou]]<br />
World Stage: [[Enej]], Daktari, [[Fat Freddy's Drop]]<br />
Alter Space: [[Jazzpospolita]], [[Tides From Nebula]], [[Karbido]], Lody<br />
Young Talents: Futuristen, Rebeka, Cuba de Zoo, Woody Alien<br />
Burn Beat Stage: [[Mentalcut]], [[Daniel Drumz]], [[My Head is a Dubby]]

<u>Friday 1 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Pogodno]], [[Monika Brodka]], [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[Twilite]], [[D4D]], [[British Sea Power]], [[Cut Copy]], [[Crystal Fighters]]<br />
World Stage: [[David Krakauer|Abraham Inc.]], [[Youssou N'Dour]], [[PFK Kompany]]<br />
Alter Space: [[Contemporary Noise Sextet]], [[Igor Boxx]], [[Plazmatikon]], [[Ballady i Romanse]]<br />
Young Talents: New New, The Phantoms, [[Bipolar Bears]], [[Très.b]]<br />
Burn Beat Stage: Harper, [[Club Collab]], Spox, [[Junkie Punks]]

<u>Saturday 2 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Sistars]], [[Primus (band)|Primus]], '''[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: [[Paristetris]], [[The Asteroids Galaxy Tour]], [[Kate Nash]], [[Kim Nowak]], [[Chapel Club]]<br />
World Stage: [[R.U.T.A.]], [[Gooral]], [[Big Boi]]<br />
Alter Space: Grabek, [[Małe Instrumenty]], Niechęć, [[Snowman]]<br />
Young Talents: [[Ailo in Head]], [[Adre'n'Alin]], [[Asi Mina]], [[Nerwowe Wakacje]]<br />
Burn Beat Stage: Last Robots, Mr. Lex & [[Novika]]

<u>Sunday 3 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[The Black Tapes]], [[The Wombats]], [[The Strokes]], [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]], [[deadmau5]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[Neony]], [[These New Puritans]], [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]], [[Hurts]], [[Chromeo]]<br />
World Stage: Sedativa feat. Dawid Portasz, Janusz Prusinowski Trio, [[Vavamuffin]]<br />
Alter Space: [[Karolina Cicha]], [[Spięty]], [[Wojtek Mazolewski]], [[Baaba Kulka]]<br />
Young Talents: Revlovers, Peter J. Birch, [[Wilson Square]], Fonovel<br />
Burn Beat Stage: Eltron John, Envee, [[Bueno Bros]], Catz 'n Dogz

=== 2010 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''

<u>1 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Łąki Łan]], [[Ben Harper]] and the [[Relentless7]], '''[[Pearl Jam]]''', [[Groove Armada]]<br />
Tent Stage: Indigo Tree, Biff, [[Yeasayer]], [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]], [[2manydjs]]<br />
World Stage: The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Kacezet & Dreadsquad, [[Tinariwen]]<br />
Alter Space: Oranżada, Pasimito, Brasil and the Gallowbrothers, Wiracki + Suka Off/BFV

<u>2 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Lao Che (band)|Lao Che]], [[Mando Diao]], '''[[Massive Attack]]''', [[Empire of the Sun (band)|Empire of the Sun]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[Die Antwoord]], Fox, [[Grace Jones]], [[Klaxons]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]<br />
World Stage: Psio Crew, [[Pablopavo]], [[Cypress Hill]]<br />
Alter Space: Muariolanza, 52UM, [[Jacaszek]], Najakotiva

<u>3 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[L.U.C]], [[Skunk Anansie]], '''[[Kasabian]]''', [[Hot Chip]]<br />
Tent Stage: We Call It A Sound, [[Julia Marcell]], [[Regina Spektor]], [[Novika]], [[Gorillaz Sound System]]<br />
World Stage: Alians, Bester Quartet, [[Matisyahu]]<br />
Alter Space: Niwea, Karolina Glazer, Kciuk & The Fingers, Merkabah

<u>4 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Muchy (band)|Muchy]], [[The Hives]], [[The Dead Weather]], '''[[Fatboy Slim]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: [[L.Stadt]], [[Wild Beasts]], [[Kings of Convenience]], [[Archive (band)|Archive]], Mitch & Mitch with their Incredible Combo<br />
World Stage: Pink Freud, [[Nas]] & [[Damian Marley]], [[Marika (singer)|Marika]]<br />
Alter Space: NP, kIRk, Pleq, Borys Kossakowski

=== 2009 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''

<u>2 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: Renton, '''[[Arctic Monkeys]]''', [[Basement Jaxx]]<br />
Tent Stage: Old Time Radio, [[The Car Is on Fire]], [[Peter Bjorn and John]], [[Late of the Pier]], [[Łąki Łan]]<br />
Alter Space: Twożywo – Open'er 2008, Betty Be, Berlin Calling, Wariacje.pl, [[Heima]], Grabek, Skinny Patrini<br />
Theatres: Yoma

<u>3 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Maria Peszek]], [[Gossip (band)|Gossip]], [[The Kooks]], [[Moby]]<br />
Tent Stage: Paristetris, [[Pati Yang]], [[Gabriela Kulka|Gaba Kulka]], [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]]<br />
World Stage: [[Warsaw Village Band]], [[Hjaltalín]], Speed Caravan<br />
Alter Space: [[Heima]], 100nka, Lucky People Center International, Wiolonczele z Miasta, Twożywo – Open'er 2008, Kakofonikt<br />
Theatres: Salamandra, Yoma

<u>4 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Izrael (band)|Izrael]], <s>[[Madness (band)|Madness]]</s> <small>moved to World Stage due the flight cancellations</small>, [[Faith No More]], [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]]<br />
Tent Stage: Kamp!, [[Fisz]]/[[Emade]], [[Emiliana Torrini]], [[White Lies (band)|White Lies]], [[M83 (band)|M83]]<br />
World Stage: [[Madness (band)|Madness]], Village Kollektiv, [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]], <s>[[Buraka Som Sistema]]</s> <small>moved to the next day due the Madness rescheduling</small><br />
Alter Space: Berlin Calling, Dagadana, [[Heima]], Kormorany, Lucky People Center International, Szelest Spadających Papierków<br />
Theatres: Salamandra

<u>5 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[O.S.T.R.]], [[Lily Allen]], '''[[Kings of Leon]]''', [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]], [[The Prodigy]]<br />
Tent Stage: The Black Tapes, [[Priscilla Ahn]], Kumka Olik, [[The Ting Tings]], Sofa<br />
World Stage:[[Jazzanova]], Gadająca Tykwa, [[Santigold]], [[Buraka Som Sistema]]<br />
Alter Space: Lucky People Center International, Mass Kotki, Twożywo – Open'er 2008, Contemporary Noise Sextet, Berlin Calling, Lady Aarp<br />
Theatres: Mamadoo

=== 2008 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''

<u>4 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Muchy (band)|Muchy]], [[Editors (band)|Editors]], [[The Raconteurs]], [[Roisin Murphy]]<br />
Tent Stage: [[L.Stadt]], Mitch & Mitch Big Band, [[The Cribs]], [[Fischerspooner]], [[Fujiya & Miyagi]]<br />
World Stage: [[Natalia Przybysz|Natu]] + Envee, [[DeVotchKa]], Dj Vadim Live<br />
Young Talents Stage: [[Kleiber]], Kolorofon, Ziemianie, Pornohagen, Biff<br />
Beat Stage: Chill, Harper, Maceo Wyro, Papa Zura<br />
Alter Space: movie: "Music Partisans" + "Open'er 2005-2007", Troitsa, movie: "Life in Loops", Hati, movie: "Free Jimmy", Emitter Franczak,<br />
Alter Space Theatres: Theatre Gry i Ludzie, Thearte Porywacze Ciał, Fire Angels, Mamadoo

<u>5 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Cool Kids of Death]], [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], '''[[Jay-Z]]''', [[Erykah Badu]]<br />
Tent Stage: Rotofobia, Loco Star, [[Maria Peszek]], [[Cocorosie]], [[Sex Pistols]], Everything is made in China<br />
World Stage: Karimski Club, [[Gentleman (musician)|Gentleman]], Masala Soundsystem<br />
Young Talents Stage: Radio Bagdad, Sekend Hend, New York Crasnals, California Stories Uncovered<br />
Beat Stage: Ojciec Karol, Harper, Envee, Matman, Ros + Wiosna<br />
Alter Space: movie: "Free Jimmy", Alamut, "Music Partisans" + "Open'er 2005-2007", Tymański Yass Ensemble, movie:"Life in loops" syta[XE]rror<br />
Alter Space Theatres: Teatr Porywacze Ciał, Klan Grus, Fire Angels Mamadoo

<u>6 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[Lao Che (band)|Lao Che]], [[Goldfrapp]], '''[[Massive Attack]]''', '''[[The Chemical Brothers]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: Hatfinats, Benzyna, Kobiety, [[Őszibarack]], [[Ścianka]]<br />
World Stage: [[Vavamuffin]], [[Martina Topley Bird]], Żywiołak<br />
Young Talents Stage: Setting the Woods on Fire, [[Gasoline (band)|Gasoline]], Bajzel, Dav Intergalactic, Polpo Motel<br />
Beat Stage: V/A Team Hungry Hungry Models<br />
Alter Space: movie: "Life in Loops", Echo TM, film: "Free Jimmy", RH+ audiovisual froup of friends, "Music Partisans" + "Open'er 2005-2007", C.H. District<br />
Alter Space Theatres: Klan Grus, Theatre Porywacze Ciał, Teatr Ósmego Dnia "Arka", Mamadoo

[[Beirut (band)|Beirut]] and [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A]] have cancelled their shows at Open'er Festival.

=== 2007 ===
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''

<u>29 June:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[The Car Is on Fire]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[The Roots]], [[Laurent Garnier]]<br />
Tent Stage: Afro Kolektyw, Pink Freud, EastWest Rockers, [[Dizzee Rascal]], [[Freeform Five]], Farel Gott, The Strike Boys<br />
Young Talents Stage: Bruno Schulz, Organizm, Cała Góra Barwinków, Managga, The Poise Rite

<u>30 June:</u><br />
Main Stage: [[O.S.T.R.]], [[Groove Armada]], [[Beastie Boys]], '''[[Muse (band)|Muse]]'''<br />
Tent Stage: Kapitan DA, Dick4Dick, [[Apteka]], [[Crazy P]], Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach, White Rabbit's Trip, [[Łąki Łan]]<br />
Young Talents Stage: Lars, Dezodorant Squad, [[Out of Tune (band)|Out of Tune]], NOT, Mikrowafle

<u>1 July:</u><br />
Main Stage: Indios Bravos, [[Bloc Party]], '''[[Björk]]''', [[LCD Soundsystem]]<br />
Tent Stage: Me Myself and I, [[Novika]], Bassisters Orchestra, [[Beastie Boys]], Renton, [[Smolik]]<br />
Young Talent Stage: Erijef Massiv, Gentleman!, Andy, Mikromusic

=== 2006 ===
[[File:FiszEmadeHeineken2006.JPG|thumb|Open'er Festival in 2006]]
''Gdynia, Babie Doły Military Airport''

<u>6 July:</u><br />
Big Stage: [[Fisz]], [[Emade]] and friends; [[Manu Chao]]; [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]<br />
Small Stage: Loco Motive Sun, SOFA, [[The Car Is on Fire]], [[Cool Kids of Death]], [[Nightmares on Wax]], Masala Sound System

<u>7 July:</u><br />
Big Stage: [[Myslovitz]], [[Skin (musician)|Skin]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[Sigur Rós]], [[Scissor Sisters]]<br />
Small Stage: Miloopa, Niewinni Czarodzieje, Kanał Audytywny, [[Maria Peszek]], [[Ladytron]], [[Coldcut]], Electricity

<u>8 July:</u><br />
Big Stage: [[Abra dAb]], [[The Streets]], [[Kanye West]], [[Basement Jaxx]], [[Roger Sanchez]]<br />
Small Stage: Psychocukier, [[Freak of Nature]], [[Pustki (band)|Pustki]], [[Peter Greenaway]], Beats Friendly<br />
However [[Groove Armada]] and [[Matthew Herbert]] have cancelled theirs shows at Open'er Festival.

=== 2005 ===
''Gdynia, Kościuszki Square''

<u>8 July:</u><br />
Big Stage: [[O.S.T.R.]], '''[[Snoop Dogg]]''', [[Faithless]], '''[[Fatboy Slim]]'''<br />
Small Stage: Less Is More, Rotofobia, [[Lili Marlene]], Hariasen, [[Pogodno]], Boogiemafia

<u>9 July:</u><br />
Big Stage: SOFA, [[Lauryn Hill]], [[The Music]], [[The White Stripes]], [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]<br />
Small Stage: Peepol, [[Őszibarack]], Good Girl Killer, Tworzywo Sztuczne, DJ Seb Skalski

The festival was held on Skwer Kościuszki for the last time in 2005. The event attracted more than 50,000 fans<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> from all over Europe.

=== 2004 ===
''Gdynia, Kościuszki Square''

02 July:<br />
Main Stage: [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Cypress Hill]], [[Sistars]]<br />
Stage II: Ojciec Karol, Charlie Jan<br />
Thirst Stage: GIMIDI, Slajd, Progres

03 July:<br />
Main Stage: [[Massive Attack]], [[Goldfrapp]], [[Adam Freeland]], Smolik<br />
Stage II: Klinika Lalek, Kinior Sky Orchestra, Teatr Cinema, Teatr Snów<br />
Thirst Stage: Novika, Harper, Twinn, winner of the Heineken's DJ Thirst Competition

=== 2003 ===
''Gdynia, Kościuszki Square''<br />
<u>26 July</u>: [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]], [[Kosheen]], [[Layo & Bushwacka!]], 15 Minut Projekt, Marika

=== 2002 ===
''Warsaw, Tor Stegny''<br />
<u>2 July</u> <br />
Main Stage: '''[[The Chemical Brothers]],''' Smolik<br />
Small Stage: Glasse, Sonic Trip, Harper, MK Fever, Fresh


== 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]
*[http://www.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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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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