Open'er Festival

The Open'er Festival, commonly called Heineken Open'er Festival in the name of its main sponsor, is a contemporary music festival held in Gdynia, Poland.

History

2002

The first edition of the festival was held in Warsaw (as Open Air Festival) and starred The Chemical Brothers.

2003

The first Open'er Festival in Gdynia was held on Bulwar Nadmorski (The F. Nowowiejski Seashore Promenade) - two kilometers long boulevard, adjacent to the city beach, running at the foot of the Kamienna Góra Hill. The festival starred Kosheen, Cassius and Layo and Bushwacka!

2004

Festival was held on Skwer Kościuszki, a large city square and turistic wharf located in the city center, with plenty of performing artists such as P!nk, Cypress Hill, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp and Adam Freeland.

2005

The two-day festival featured hip-hop, rock and electronic music artists such as included performances of Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, Faithless, Fatboy Slim, The White Stripes, Underworld and The Music. The main stage was built on Skwer Kościuszki, Gdynia for the last time. The event attracted more than 50,000 fans^[1] from all over Europe.

2006

The 2006 edition was the first one to be held on the site of Babie Doły military airport, in the north of Gdynia. The three-day event included performances of Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Basement Jaxx, The Streets, Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Skin, Sigur Rós, Manu Chao, Coldcut, Roger Sanchez, Ladytron along with other shows like the VJ performance by Peter Greenaway.

2007

The 2007 edition of the Heineken Open'er Festival was held on the same place as in 2006 (on Babie Doły military airport) and lasted for 3 days (June 29-July 1). Beastie Boys, Björk, Muse, The Roots, Sonic Youth, Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem, Groove Armada, Dizzee Rascal, Laurent Garnier, Crazy P, The Strike Boys and Freeform Five had the main performances, while many less known bands (mainly Polish) were playing on two smaller scenes. Beastie Boys held two shows: one standard performance and instrumental show^[2].

2008

Once again Festival will be held on Babie Doły military airport and will start on July 4 till July 6 (3 days). The first announced artists to perform in this edition of festival are Sex Pistols, The Chemical Brothers, M.I.A., Gentleman, Massive Attack, CocoRosie and Beirut.

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References

[1] Cultural Bulletin, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[2] Opener.pl: Beastie Boys at Opener - two concerts!

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