Festivals

Festivals is our long view of multi-day chaos, where scenes overlap, schedules blur, and the scale changes how music is felt. From muddy fields to city showcases, this section documents festivals as lived environments, not just line-ups on a poster.

Reports, interviews, galleries, and moments that only make sense when thousands of people are in the same place at the same time. If it’s here, it happened on site, somewhere between the first wristband scan and the last exhausted walk home.

Festivals

Inside the Mystic Festival Experience – Part Three

Inside the Mystic Festival Experience – Part Three

The fatigue from the previous two days, during which I walked nearly 30 kilometers, began to take a toll on my body. But my passion for reporting on this festival made the soreness evaporate as soon as I entered the gates of metal paradise. The […]

Inside the Mystic Festival Experience – Part Two

Inside the Mystic Festival Experience – Part Two

The second day of the Mystic Festival began with the same raw energy as the first, my enthusiasm undiminished by the colder weather and the few hours of sleep I managed to snatch. The Friday crowd swelled like a tidal wave, transforming my trips from […]

Inside the Mystic Festival Experience – Part One

Inside the Mystic Festival Experience – Part One

It has been the third year that I am covering the Mystic Festival in Gdansk. This festival is our magazine’s lifeblood. Standing as one of the most significant events in the Tri-City area, alongside Open’er. Four days of blistering metal for every conceivable taste, set against the gritty, […]

Sea You Music Showcase 2024 – Day Three

Sea You Music Showcase 2024 – Day Three

The Third Day of the Sea You Festival continued the trend of excellence from the previous day, presenting another diverse and high-quality lineup of bands that truly showcased the city’s musical talent. Each act brought something special to the stages, embodying the city’s vibrant music […]

Sea You Music Showcase 2024 – Day Two

Sea You Music Showcase 2024 – Day Two

Sea You Music Showcase is a three-day festival held in Gdańsk, Poland, and concluded that last Saturday with a series of workshops, panels, and concerts by Tri-City musicians. Years after years, we managed to see what Tri-City has the best to offer. And this event […]

Samael, Shining and Yoth Iria – B90

Samael, Shining and Yoth Iria – B90

Last Saturday night marked the kickoff of the Mystic 2024 season with Samael as the headliner. But it would be a mistake to dismiss the 2 support bands as Shining hit the spot with a jaw-dropping Jazz Metal performance, and Yoth Iria cranked up the […]

Sea You Music Showcase 2024

Sea You Music Showcase 2024

Sea You Music Showcase is an annual musical extravaganza held in Gdańsk, Poland, spotlighting the cream of the city’s burgeoning music scene. Spanning electronic beats, hip hop, and indie rock, this showcase attracts a global array of music enthusiasts. Over the previous years, attendees have […]

Inside Seaside Festival 2023

Inside Seaside Festival 2023

Inside Seaside Festival’s Debut Gdańsk, a city steeped in history, culture, and resilience, welcomed a new addition to its musical events – the Inside Seaside Festival. Nestled within the confines of the Amber Expo, a venue more accustomed to trade shows than musical events, the […]