Jarocin Festiwal 2026

Name: Jarocin Festiwal 2026
Start: 2026-07-16T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-19T23:59:59+02:00
Location: Boiska przy ul. Maratońskiej

took place · 16 Jul 2026

Sports Fields on Maratońska Street, Jarocin, Poland

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Jarocin Festiwal 2026 — Sports Fields on Maratońska Street, Jarocin

Foto: Spotify

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Jarocin Festiwal is Poland's oldest rock festival, running since 1970 (in its current form since 1980). The 56th edition, scheduled for 16–19 July 2026, showcases rock, punk, and alternative music. Among the announced performers are Acid Drinkers, Dezerter, Happysad (25th anniversary), Farben Lehre (40th anniversary), Closterkeller, Houk Generation X (reunion), and Lech Janerka. The festival traditionally opens the final of the Wielkopolskie Rhythms of Youth in the Jarocin amphitheatre.

Line-up

Houk Generation X

About: Acid Drinkers

Poznań's thrash metal veterans, active since 1986, return to the stage in their original four-piece lineup - Titus, Litza, Popcorn and Ślimak - for the first time in over 25 years, playing arenas across Poland on the "Return of the Varran Tour".

45.9K

Spotify monthly listeners

35.1K

Spotify followers

4×

Fryderyk awards won (hard & heavy category)

500+

concerts played over career

What's new

2026-03
Acid Drinkers completed the final date of the "Return of the Varran Tour" at Poznań Congress Center (MTP Pawilon 3A) on 13 March 2026.
2025-12
The band played the third leg of the reunion tour at Spodek in Katowice on 20 December 2025.
2025-11
Acid Drinkers performed at Hala Stulecia in Wrocław on 8 November 2025 as part of the "Return of the Varran Tour".

Tour

WarszawaWrocławKatowicePoznań

Tracks

Infernal Connection1995 album, widely considered their masterpiece and a landmark of Polish metal

Are You a Rebel?1990 debut album, first Polish heavy metal album released on CD

Dirty Money, Dirty Tricks1992 album, one of their best-known early releases

Blues Beatdown1.75M+ Spotify streams, tribute to late guitarist Aleksander 'Olass' Mendyk

Hit the Road Jackcover version, their most-streamed track on Spotify with nearly 2M streams

Recent shows

Aug 21, 2026 Lotnisko "Ławica", Poznań (PL)
Aug 14, 2026 Kąpielisko Wędrowiec, Cieszanów (PL)
Aug 8, 2026 Polsat Plus Arena, Gdańsk (PL)

About: Dezerter

Dezerter is a Polish punk and hardcore band formed in Warsaw in 1981. They are one of the most prominent acts on the Polish alternative scene, known for their sharp, politically critical lyrics. Over the course of their career they have released numerous albums and left a lasting mark on Polish punk music.

Recent shows

Aug 13, 2026 Kąpielisko Wędrowiec, Cieszanów (PL)
Jul 17, 2026 Stadion, Jarocin (PL)
Jul 4, 2026 Plaża nad Biebrzą, Goniądz (PL)

About: Happysad

Formed in Skarżysko-Kamienna in 2001, happysad has spent over two decades as a fixture of the Polish rock scene - their melancholic, Polish-language lyrics and more than 1,300 concerts have earned them a fanbase that spans generations. The ninth studio album "Pierwsza prosta" (2024) keeps the band firmly in the spotlight.

~290K

Spotify followers

1300+

concerts performed in Poland

5×

platinum records

weeks 'Zanim pójdę' spent on Polish Radio Programme 3 chart

Tour

ZabrzeKrakówWarszawaBiałystokLublinRzeszówLimanowaGdańskOlsztynOpoleGomuniceWrocławZielona GóraPoznańBielsko-BiałaŁódź

Tracks

Zanim pójdębreakthrough single from debut album, 33 weeks on Polish Radio Programme 3 chart

Wszystko jednodebut album (2004), ranked among 50 most important Polish rock albums by Teraz Rock

Podróże z i pod prądsecond album (2005), named one of the best Polish albums of 2005 by Teraz Rock

Psychologa!!!fan favourite, among the most-streamed tracks on Spotify

Pierwsza prostaninth studio album (2024), produced by Maciej Wasio

Recent shows

Aug 1, 2026 Broczyno Lotnisko - Koło Czaplinka, Broczyno (PL)
Jul 24, 2026 Błonia Łódzkie, Łódź (PL)
Jul 18, 2026 Stadion, Jarocin (PL)

About: Farben Lehre

Płock's longest-running punk act, active since 1986 and still clocking around 100 shows a year - Farben Lehre bring four decades of sharp, socially charged songs to the stage, with a back catalogue stretching across 15 studio records.

52.3K

YouTube subscribers (official channel)

80.8M

Total YouTube channel views

9.5M

YouTube plays for top track 'Przebudzenie'

~100

Concerts played per year (recent years)

Tour

PłockOlsztynBiałystokWarszawaKrakówPoznańWrocławKatowiceŁódźToruńGdańskRzeszówNysaBędzinOpoleLeszno

Tracks

Przebudzeniemost-streamed track, 9.5M+ YouTube plays; re-recorded for the 2026 anniversary album

Achtung6.8M YouTube plays, one of the band's signature anthems

Bez pokorydebut album (1991), the record that established the band on the Polish punk scene

Na zdrowiemost recent studio album, released March 2023

40double-CD 40th-anniversary compilation (2026), 40 career-defining tracks

Recent shows

Aug 22, 2026 Centrum Sportu i Rekreacji, Miasteczko Śląskie (PL)
Aug 15, 2026 Kąpielisko Wędrowiec, Cieszanów (PL)
Jul 17, 2026 Stadion, Jarocin (PL)

About: Closterkeller

Closterkeller is a Polish gothic rock band founded in Warsaw in 1988. They are considered pioneers of gothic rock in Central and Eastern Europe. The band is known for its dark, atmospheric sound and the charismatic vocalist Anja Orthodox, who has fronted the group since its inception.

Recent shows

Jul 19, 2026 Stadion, Jarocin (PL)
Jun 20, 2026 Bar u Kuby, Opole (PL)
Jun 19, 2026 Stary Klasztor, Wrocław (PL)

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