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"Makes me feel like home," said lead singer and guitarist
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, who went on to dedicate a song from
the group's new album "Beneath the Skin" to the Open'er crowd.
British rock band Kasabian appreciated the energy of people
singing, clapping and jumping along with the tunes.
"You guys are up there with when we played... Glastonbury," the
band's lead vocalist Tom Meighan shouted at the crowd, referring
to Kasabian’s headline slot at the British festival a year ago.
Launched in 2002 in the center of Gdynia, Open’er Festival is
building a following much like other European majors such as
Glastonbury, Roskilde in Denmark and Sziget in Hungary.
Awarded "Best Major Festival" two years in a row, Open'er now
takes place at Babie Doly–Kosakowo airfield and this year had
record attendance of an estimated 100,000 people.
The same enthusiasm could be felt during the crowded concerts
for Polish artists like songwriter Julia Marcell, whose act
included stage diving.
Apart from the main musical attractions, the festival offers
theater performances, movies, a modern art exhibition and
meetings with writers.
(Editing by Michael Roddy and Mark Heinrich)
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