- More than 18,000 people enjoyed the concerts during Inside Seaside
- Festival-goers listened to music on three stages, watched films and exhibitions in the enlarged art and fashion zones
- Inside Seaside will return in 2025! The 3rd edition will take place on 8-9 November 2025 and the Early Birds pool has gone on sale.
– It’s great to see so many smiling people. Being in Gdansk, I believe in smiling! – said IDLES vocalist Joe Talbot in the middle of the concert. Many people had been waiting for their concert the most, and the Gdańsk Stage was warmed up by the music of the post-punk band from Great Britain. – Gdańsk! Should we remove G and K to make it DANCE? – asked the audience at one point. And the crowd eagerly danced to almost every song, especially when Mark Bowen danced in the crowd and Lee Kiernan did some crowd surfing.
The festival, organized by Live and Radio 357, ended after midnight with a danceable concert by KERALA DUST. Until late into the night, however, there was no end to the debate as to which performance was the best: while some liked IDLES the best, many other voices pointed to THE LAST DINNER PARTY. With their theatrical performance, the all-female group captivated the audience, above all thanks to the extraordinary charisma of Abigail Morris. Many considered the BLACK PUMAS concert to be the highlight of the festival, singing their biggest hit ‘Colors’ with the band. The most atmospheric and atmospheric concert was played by RY X, and the hit-making and unpretentious WARHAUS stirred up the party. – ‘ We saw the line-up for this festival and thought: we’re ending our holidays by going there to play,’ said the latter’s leader, Maarten Devoldere, from the stage.
There were certainly many such moments – both on the Gdańsk Stage and the ERGO Hestia Stage – where HANIA RANI, who returned to her hometown after concerts all over the world, showed her unique face. However, it was worth coming to the festival from the very beginning: to sing ‘The Length of the Sound of Solitude’ with ARTUR ROJKAK, go wild with VITO BAMBINO, listen to the atmospheric songs of DARIA ZE ŚLĄSKA or listen to the representation of the young wave of Polish jazz.
UPSTAGE, which broke attendance records, was worth seeing: the mad SPRINTS took us into the world of dirty post-punk, and CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON into a journey through the sounds of indie-folk. An exceptional event was the concert of HOMOSAPIENS, which gathered the cream of the Tricity music scene and guests: Kortez, Tomasz Makowiecki, and Artur Rojek.
But the crowds were not only at the concerts. The crowds listened to discussions in the Talks Zone of Radio 357 – which this time was located on the ground floor – and meetings with Zbigniew Hołdys, Abelard Giza, and Anita Werner, among others. There was also interest in the vinyl zone, the Poster Fair space, and a new feature of this year’s edition: an additional hall featuring a fashion zone with clothes by the most interesting Polish designers. Also new was the opening of the exhibition and the award ceremony of the Fragility by Artistic Journey competition, as well as the unique sunrise_sunset exhibition, which encouraged visitors to ‘warm up with art’ on a November weekend. The lucky ones were able to take home sunrise vinyls that were part of the exhibition.
Last but not least, Inside Seaside’s last but not least important element was relaxation – a weekend chill that comes in handy for even the most persistent festival-goers. This was definitely facilitated by the space of the Lounge and the Food Hall, where, among 15 cuisines from all over the world, one could spend time eating and chatting with friends. Because, after all, the meeting and the heated atmosphere at Inside Seaside is what it’s all about! This was the most important thing among the 18,000 people who enjoyed themselves all weekend at the festival.
We already know the dates of the third edition of the festival – Inside Seaside will take place on 8 and 9 November 2025 and will once again be held in the halls of AmberExpo. A pool of Early Birds tickets priced at £357 has gone on sale, available until the end of November or until sold out.
INSIDE SEASIDE 2025 – PASSES
Early Birds 357 PLN until the end of November or while stocks last
Winter Tickets 449 / 399* PLN from 1 December (or from Early Birds sold out) until 31 March
* tickets for Patrons of Radio 357
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Inside Seaside is organised by Agency Live and Radio 357.
Host City: Gdańsk
Title Sponsor Theatre Stage: ERGO Hestia
Sponsors: Invest Komfort ● Żywiec
Partners: AmberExpo ● Eventim ● FoodHall Montownia ● Baltic Hub ● ZAIKS ● Poster Fair ● Octopus Film Festival ● Visit Gdańsk ● Selgros Transgourmet ● Anker ● Epaka ● Tymbark ● ZAIKS ● Hapag Lloyd ● FS Sikora ● TAKT ● Institute of Urban Culture ● GAIT
Media Patrons: TVN – Warner Bros. Discovery ● Onet ● Polityka ● Jazz Forum ● Trojmiasto.pl ● Prestiż ● AMS