2025 hit us like a runaway tour van. From the first gig of the year to the last festival night and every loud detour in between, We Shoot Music pushed harder than ever. We crammed more shows into our calendar, discovered bands we didn’t know existed a year ago, photographed others we always wanted to see live, sprinted between stages, swapped lenses in cramped photo pits and somehow still said yes to one more assignment. We wrote more, shot more, walked more, laughed more and came back home totally shattered but full of music in our ears. And pictures in our SD card.
And you showed up for it. You read the wild nights, the quiet surprises, the sweaty chaos and the beautiful accidents. You followed us from clubs to festivals glowing under Baltic skies.
Out of everything we covered, these are the shows that pulled the biggest crowds of readers.
A Year Measured In Noise And Numbers
Across the concerts and festivals we covered this year, our webzine has already pulled in 30,190 views. For an independent operation like ours, running on stubborn passion, that number feels like a proper milestone. It shows that people still want the real thing, the noise, the imperfections, the moments that only happen when the lights hit and the room shifts. And the year is not even over, December is lining up a few more gigs for us to chase, shoot and shout about.
Enjoy the live reports, shout about them to anyone who will listen, hit like on our pages, share, comment, stir the noise.
Help us grow so we can keep chasing more bands and more nights worth writing about.
1. Mystic Festival
A metal pilgrimage that swallowed Gdańsk whole. Four days of noise, sweat and unfiltered chaos, captured with the kind of honesty that makes you smell the pyrotechnics. If you missed it, this is the closest you will get without burning your eyebrows.
2. Tarja Turunen And Marko Hietala
A reunion charged with history and raw emotion. Two voices carved from ice and fire stepping back into the same spotlight. You could feel the room holding its breath, and the article captures that tension perfectly.
3. Globaltica Festival
A festival that refuses to blend into the background. Twenty years of global rhythm crashing onto Gdynia’s coast in a swirl of colour, warmth and humanity. This piece shows exactly why Globaltica still matters.
4. Kryształ And Obscure Sphinx
An evening that swung between restless youth and ritualistic heaviness. Kryształ sparking like electricity, Obscure Sphinx dragging the room into something dark, slow and consuming. A perfect study in contrasts.
5. Sea You Music Showcase
Tricity’s underground stepping up and showing its teeth. Raw voices, rough edges and no room for pretence. If you care about local music, this is the kind of night that pulls you back into the scene.
6. Rod Stewart
A legend refusing to fade quietly. Rod turned Sopot into a celebration of survival, charisma and pure stubborn joy. The kind of show that proves classic rock still has a pulse, and a grin.
7. Forest Festival
A festival born from instinct rather than industry. Honest, intimate and brimming with ideas, this debut felt like stumbling into something new before the rest of the world notices it.
8. Halls Of Oblivion, Ater, Nytt Land, Leaves’ Eyes
Four bands, four different worlds. Doom thick enough to drown in, shamanic chants that bent time, and a symphonic metal finale that turned the room into a theatrical storm. A night that refused to sit still, and the article reflects every sharp turn.
9. Dream Theater
Opera Leśna wrapped in prog wizardry. Precision, power and a venue that turns everything into myth. This review captures the strange beauty of watching technical mastery meet forest atmosphere.
10. Brasswood Festival
A festival that feels like a secret whispered between trees. Warm light, intimate stages and a mood that settles into your chest. The piece reads like a memory you are already nostalgic for.
Closing Note
Thank you for sticking with us through every loud night, every muddy field, every cramped pit and every moment where the music hit harder than expected. We hope you stay with us in 2026. We are not slowing down, and the stages are not either. More photos, more stories, more bands worth shouting about.
See you in the next pit.
Now we want to hear from you. Out of our Top 10 concerts of 2025, which one was your favourite?
