Modest Mouse, Of Monsters and Men, Django Django for Open'er Festival

The icons of American alternative - Modest Mouse; Refused - a Swedish band with a huge impact on music that hardly anyone knows about.

Fairytale folk from Of Monsters and Men, art rock from Django Django, dance moves from Major Lazer. Here are the new names in the Open'er line-up. It's the first time in Poland for four of them!

Modest Mouse: Modest Mouse are one of the groups with fully deserved cult status. They never played in Poland before. It was very close two years ago, but ultimately the band cancelled the entire European tour, including a concert at Open'er. They kept their word to return, this is why we'll see them at Open'er's Main Stage. With a completely new material! The Smiths' Johny Marr appeared on their 2007 album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" and toured with the group in support of it, and the LP debuted at number one on the Billboard album charts, one of the greatest successes in American alternative. It took 8 years to make a new Modest Mouse album. "Strangers To Ourselves", the 6th release from the US band, is out on March 15. After getting to know three singles, we already know it'll be an excellent album!

Of Monsters and Men: Another one from a string of Iceland's musical phenomena that stun the world with their naturality and achieve hundreds of thousands of attendance at their shows. The debut album released in 2011/2012, "My Head Is an Animal", is not just a popular single surrounded by 10 other songs, but a great, catchy set of songs arranged for different instruments, from brass horns through accordion to bells. Folk as performed by Of Monsters and Men has energy similar to one that the audience got to love with Mumford & Sons and a somewhat magical atmosphere, with enchanting lyrics. Since November last year, Of Monsters and Men are working on a new album. Therefore, in Gdynia, we can expect many new songs.
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Swedish band Refused is yet another Alter Stage headliner. And although their name does not appear in the media particularly often, it is important to stress that this is one of the most influential bands in the hardcore punk history, and their concert in Poland will be a major event for many. It is difficult to even imagine a hader rock band not evoking Refused's influence. And if this is not done, such band probably doesn't understand a highlight the Swedish Umea band and the local hardcore scene was, setting out trends from mid-90s not just in music, but also in social movement. It could be tentatively said that Refused have a blast power similar to the one the legendary Black Flag had in the 1980s. Refused split up in 1998 to return 4 years later. They played several concerts, including festivals such as Coachella and Primavera Sound and headlining all major ones in Scandinavia. Again, they went on hiatus at the end of the year. Now they return yet once more, allegedly not just with live dates, but also with new album!

Django Django: In 2012, they scored a dream album debut. The reviewers praised their musical erudition, bold genre mixing and influences ranging from Krautrock to The Shins-esque soft indie rock. The industry nominated their album for Mercury Music Prize, and they themselves appeared one of the UK's most ordinary bands, as if this whole buzz was about someone else. Django Django finally come to Poland. They play Open' er and therefor, we'll all be able to see whether the legends on their live performances are true. Gdynia will witness songs from the new album, preceded by single "First Light".

Major Lazer: Diplo, the driving force behind Major Lazer, didn't take time off for the last three years. During that time, Major Lazer released the acclaimed album "Free The Universe" featuring the beautiful "Get Free", produced Snoop Lion's reggae debut, got the attention back with "Apocalypse Soon" EP featuring Pharrell and Sean Paul and finally closed the year 2014 with hit single "All My Love" off the "Hunger Games" soundtrack. At the recent Grammy Awards gala, in turn, Diplo has confirmed the third Major Lazer, with rumoured appearances from Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, Travis Scott, Pusha-T. Alleged release date: April. New songs or not, Major Lazer's stint at Open'er will be a one-of-a-kind mixture of low bass, Jamaican dancehall beats, baile funk, trap excursions and EDM thump that guarantee to make it the party of the year.