Location: B90, Gdańsk
Date: 17/08/2026
Organizer: Live Nation PolskaSince 1999, Gogol Bordello, led by Ukrainian frontman Eugene Hütz, has been filling rooms with an energy that could power a whole city. On 17 August 2026, that energy lands at Klub B90 in Gdańsk, and the Shipyard district will not be the same afterwards.
The tour promotes their new album “We Mean It, Man!“, released on 13 February 2026, produced by Nick Launay and Adam “Atom” Greenspan, whose credits include Amyl and the Sniffers, IDLES, and Nick Cave. The record runs twelve tracks, with a hardcore punk core colliding with techno experiments and a danceable post-punk edge. Hütz himself described it as their best Frankenstein since “Gypsy Punks“, a post-punk dancefloor revenge. That framing alone should tell you what kind of night this is going to be.
The band that started with Hütz crashing at friends’ apartments and playing acoustic sets in New York Ukrainian bars has grown into an eight-piece multicultural collective that defies every category it touches. They have toured alongside System of a Down, Primus, Rancid, and Dropkick Murphys, recorded with Rick Rubin and Steve Albini, and duetted with Regina Spektor. The gypsy punk label stuck early, but what Gogol Bordello actually do is considerably harder to pin down: Romani rhythms, Ukrainian folk, hardcore aggression, and genuine theatrical madness, all happening simultaneously.
And in 2026, the political dimension is impossible to ignore. Russia’s war in Ukraine is personal for Hütz and the band, who have been tirelessly advocating for Ukrainian solidarity, partnering with Nova Ukraine and ArtDopomoga, and organising benefit concerts with Patti Smith, The Hold Steady, Suzanne Vega, and Matisyahu. Every show on this tour carries that weight alongside the chaos.
The support act is the cherry on top: Dezerter have been announced as special guests on the Polish dates. Poland’s most important punk band, still angry, still essential after four decades. Two generations of refusal, one stage, one night in Gdańsk.
B90 is the right room for this. Raw, loud, no frills, exactly the kind of venue where Gogol Bordello make the most sense. Get there early.
