Location: Polsat Plus Arena, Gdańsk
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Organizer:Rockowizna storms back into Gdańsk on 7 and 8 August 2026, planting its flag once again beside Polsat Plus Arena. This is the edition that stretches across cities, but Gdańsk remains the one that smells of sea air mixed with guitar amps warming in the sun.
The first wave of artists already sketches a sharp-edged silhouette. Acid Drinkers roll in like a tank, one of those bands that never learned the meaning of slowing down. If any group is built for an outdoor summer brawl of riffs and sweat, it is them. Then you have Royal Republic, the Swedish masters of groove who treat a stage like a trampoline. Their shows tend to turn strangers into a tribe within minutes.
On the other end of the spectrum, Zenek Grabowski brings punk attitude with a grin that says he knows exactly how to stir a crowd into a beautiful mess. Add Romantycy Lekkich Obyczajów, a group whose melodic leanings don’t soften the blow but sharpen the emotional edges, and the festival begins to look like a crash course in the full emotional range of modern rock in Poland.
The venue setup around Polsat Plus Arena is already familiar to Rockowizna regulars. It offers space, air, and most importantly, the freedom for the crowd to move the way rock demands. The festival’s previous editions, including those we covered at We Shoot Music, showed that Rockowizna has grown into a meeting point where generations cross paths: teenagers discovering live riffs for the first time, older fans chasing the spark that first cracked their world open, and everyone in between shouting along because it feels good.
More artists will be announced soon, but even now the picture is clear. Gdańsk is gearing up for two days where guitars lead the conversation and the city responds with enthusiasm that borders on hunger.
If you’ve ever said you miss the feeling of proper rock festivals, Rockowizna 2026 will test whether you meant it.
