Open’er Festival powered by Orange 2023 is a wrap! Over 110 thousand festival goers attended the 20th edition of the Polish festival, which goes down in history as a celebration of exceptional occasions on a European level.
„It feels like meeting an old friend”, said Labrinth, while delivering an emotional performance on Saturday on Orange Main Stage. His words perfectly visualize the thoughts of tens of thousands of Open’er fans. Some of them constatntly come back to the festival, for others it was a debut year. And for over 20 artists, including Lizzo, Lil Nas X, SZA Labrinth, Caroline Polachek, David Kushner, and Metro Boomin, Open’er became a first-timer in Poland.
Labrinth’s show in Gdynia, his only European concert this year, was filled with celebration of special events. „Tonight I celebrate new life”, said Lab, who welcomed his new-born daughter just a few hours before entering the stage. Soon after, Kendrick Lamar reminded us of his genius, delivering a show worthy of a king. Lizzo and Lil Nas X, Wednesday co-headliners, were an essence of positivity. On Thursday, right here at Open’er, SZA played her only European festival show. Friday saw Arctic Monkeys go through 2 decades of their indie-rock anthems, and Queens Of The Stone Age played to one of the most epic sunsets, seen in the festival’s history.
In 2023, we were happy to re-start the post-pandemic return of the Opene'er Theatre. The first step was the special project "Teatr Zdarzenie", consisting of 3 small forms. For NGOs at the festival, it was an absolutely record-breaking year in terms of number of applications! "Women's power", this year's slogan of the zone, attracted dozens of non-governmental organizations at a very high level. There was also the Let's Talk tent, where important discussions were held as part of Open'er Civic.
Thank you to the main sponsor – Orange, the sponsors – Heineken and Rossmann. We thank our partners – the city of Gdynia and Kosakowo district for the cooperation at this year’s edition. And a special Thank You goes to over 7 thousand people, who worked to make Open’er 2023 happen! See you in 2024 – July 3-6!