4.7 million watched Open'er on TVP, 230,000 on-site. Larsson and The Cure ruled
Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The Open'er Festival in Poland attracted 230,000 attendees on-site over four days.
- Television broadcasts of the festival on TVP and online platforms reached 4.7 million viewers.
- Key performers included Zara Larsson, The Cure, and Fryderyk Chopin's music performed by Yehuda Prokopowicz with the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra.
The Open'er Festival 2026 in Poland drew a significant crowd of 230,000 attendees over its four-day run from July 1-4. Concurrently, television broadcasts and online streams of the event on Telewizja Polska (TVP) captured the attention of approximately 4.7 million viewers nationwide.
While the British rock band The Cure, a major headliner, performed to considerable interest despite inclement weather, the concert by Swedish singer Zara Larsson garnered the highest viewership. Her performance, featuring the hit song "Lush Life," was watched by nearly 660,000 viewers across TVP1, TVP Kultura, and online platforms.
The Cure's concert attracted nearly 480,000 viewers across TVP1, TVP Kultura, and TVP Polonia, plus online. A special performance of Fryderyk Chopin's music, conducted by Yehuda Prokopowicz with the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra, also drew a substantial audience of over 290,000 viewers on TVP2, TVP Kultura, and online.
Other notable musical acts included soul and R&B artist Teddy Swims, who garnered over 110,000 viewers on TVP Kultura, and Addison Rae. The festival also showcased a strong lineup of Polish artists such as Oki, Sobel, Kasia Lins, Vito Bambino, Ralph Kaminski, Daria ze ลlฤ ska, Zalia, Sokรณล, Kasia Sienkiewicz, and Kaz Baลagane. International artists like Florence + The Machine and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds also performed.
Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.