Watch: GODSMACK Performs To 700,000 People At Poland’s POL’AND’ROCK FESTIVAL
Godsmack headlined Poland’s free Pol’and’Rock Festival on 30 July, performing to a reported crowd of 700,000 people. Frontman Sully Erna described the scale as unprecedented in his career and praised the festival’s community-focused model, saying it demonstrated that major events need not be driven solely by profit.
The 32nd festival took place in Czaplinek and includes multiple music stages and free camping. Founded by Jerzy Owsiak in 1995 after he attended Woodstock ’94, Pol’and’Rock has grown into one of Europe’s largest open-air events; Erna said proceeds beyond running costs support children’s hospitals, while comparing the reported audience with Woodstock ’99’s 250,000 attendees.
- Godsmack reportedly played to 700,000 people at Poland’s Pol’and’Rock Festival.
- Sully Erna called it the largest crowd of his career.
- The free festival is linked to charitable support for children’s hospitals.
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Pol’and’Rock is a large, free music festival held in Poland, with several stages and camping for visitors. It was founded in 1995 by Jerzy Owsiak, who was inspired by the American Woodstock festival.
The event is organised around community participation and is funded in a way that, according to its organisers, directs money left after running costs to children’s hospitals. Godsmack is an American rock band led by singer Sully Erna; its performance drew attention to the scale of the festival and its approach to funding.