Open’er festival 2026 announces line-up featuring Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Ethel Cain, The xx , and more: All you need to know

Open’er festival 2026 is set to be held from July 1, 2026 to July 4, 2026.

It will take place at the Gdynia-Kosakowo Airfield in Gdynia, Poland. The festival has announced its lineup. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cure, and The XX as set to be the headliners of the festival. Other performers will include David Byrne and Ethel Cain.

Tickets for the festival are currently selling on the official website of the festival. There are 4 day, 2 day and single-day passes available. Also available are various camping passes. All pass purchases will entail service charges alongside the price of any selected pass. Tickets will be available till the end of June 29, 2026.

Open’er Festival announced its lineup via Instagram posts on October 23, 2025:

Open’er festival 2026 lineup

The lineup for Open’er festival 2026 is listed below by each date of the festival:

July 1, 2026:

• The xx (Orange Main Stage)
• David Byrne (Tent Stage)

July 2, 2026:

• Calvin Harris (Orange Main Stage)
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Orange Main Stage)

July 3, 2026:

• The Cure (Orange Main Stage)
• Ethel Cain (Tent Stage)

July 4, 2026:

• Teddy Swims (Orange Main Stage)

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Open’er 2026! Ethel Cain – odważna i niepokojąca, jedna z najbardziej intrygujących postaci współczesnej sceny, balansująca pomiędzy alternatywnym popem a indie rockiem wystąpi na Tent Stage 3 lipca http://opener.pl/biletyOpen’er 2026! Ethel Cain! @MiastoGdynia

Open’er Festival was founded by Alter Art. The upcoming edition of the festival will be its 23rd edition, as it was first held in 2002. The festival has always announced its lineup artist by artist instead of announcing it all at once. The upcoming edition is no different and further acts will be announced for it in the coming days.

Previously, in an interview with IQ Magazine on July 17, 2025, Alter Art CEO had elaborated upon this method of lineup announcement, stating to the publication:

"It’s quite unusual, but it gives us time to promote the whole lineup and discuss their music for a month – even if they’re smaller. Sometimes we are criticised for it because people want to know the lineup all at once, but this is part of the strategy to show people, especially new generations, that a festival is a different thing in comparison to a headline show."

At the time, the CEO also drew attention to the rising prices of running a festival:

"We are reaching the red line for festival ticket prices. Maybe there is no red line for the headline shows because of how dedicated fan bases are but it will be a challenge for us if they become more and more expensive. There’s a limit to how much money people have."

He went on to elaborate on how Alter Art is dealing with the situation:

"Costs, from the artist fees to the production, are unbelievable. It’s a challenging time for festivals and the market has changed, so I see this as a time to invest and build, and think about spectacular profits later. We’re reinvesting our profits or potential profits in quality because if not, we could be in trouble in two to three years."

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Open’er festival is an award winning festival. It has won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festival Awards five times. Open'er festival is one of the major festivals held in Poland.

Other notable festivals in the country include the Ostrów Rock Festival, Kraków Live Festival, The Orange Warsaw Festival, Unsound Festival as well as the OFF Festival.

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