What began as a ‘thank-you’ to volunteers, Poland’s Pol’and’Rock festival has become one of Europe’s largest open-air music events, attracting hundreds of thousands each summer to the airfield in Czaplinek. Audio delivery on this scale is no small feat, with rental company GigantSound – Letus, choosing Outline’s GTO for the job.
GigantSound holds Europe’s largest Outline GTO inventory, indicating a long-standing confidence in the Italian manufacturer’s technology. The man behind both the rental operation and the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) is Jurek Owsiak.
Led by Jurek ‘Gigant’ Taborowski, the GigantSound tech team managed the festival’s sound throughout, delivering Outline systems not only for the Main Stage but also on the so-called Small Stage – small in name only. To meet the scale and coverage requirements of a vast open-air audience, Gigant deployed more than 300 Outline loudspeaker elements, combining large-format arrays with compact systems and substantial low-frequency support.
The Outline systems on duty comprised 64 GTO line array modules with eight GTO-DF (down fill), 72 GTO C-12 enclosures, 50 Superfly compact line-array modules, 14 Mantas cabinets, and 90 DBS 18-2 sub-bass elements. The design approach ensured continuity of the audio signature from the near field to the far field, aligning with the festival’s objective of delivering a superior experience for all attendees.
As Poland’s most recognised non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to improving healthcare by providing medical equipment to public hospitals, WOŚP sets a high bar for every aspect of the event’s production – including sound.
‘One of the largest festivals in the world, Pol’and’Rock has for years accustomed audiences to experiencing festival music through various high-class sound systems – this year, we chose the massive Outline system from Gigant,’ says Owsiak. ‘I must say that it provided excellent and complete sound coverage of the concert area, far beyond our expectations. Even with a headwind, the bass remained incredibly fast and precise. Stereo imaging was excellent at every point, making it feel like listening to a very dynamic hi-fi system at home. These impressions were widely shared by the audience, who sent us many messages during the festival confirming the same experience.
From the rental provider’s perspective, the choice was clear: Taborowski has long relied on Outline for the largest and most demanding productions on his calendar, citing both the system’s raw power and its ‘authority’ at level, meaning the effortless headroom and control that allow distortion-free performance under extreme demands.
‘What do I like most about Outline? The punch,’ Taborowski says. ‘With this system, there is no such thing as running out of headroom. Nothing stops playing, nothing starts to crackle – the only limit is how far the engineer dares to push it. When I first invested in Outline – many years ago – I had all the top brands’ systems available for testing. I chose Outline decisively, and I have never regretted that choice.
‘I would also like to thank the excellent work of the production and technical team, the organisers, and our colleagues at Gondek Sound, who, as part of our good cooperation, supported us with GTO C-12 modules and DBS 18-2 sub-bass units.’
Beyond headline numbers, the Pol’and’Rock deployment demonstrates how a coherent family of systems can be scaled and adapted to different stage sizes and audience geometries while maintaining a common sonic character.
Large-format GTO arrays provided long-throw needed for the Main Stage, GTO-DF handled close-field down fill duties, GTO C-12 added further array flexibility, Superfly brought compact power where footprint was limited, Mantas supported closer-in zones, and the DBS 18-2 delivered the low-frequency foundation required by the festival’s diverse programme. The result was a large audio provision capable of translating performances with precision and authority across the entire site.
For Outline, association with Pol’and’Rock underscores the company’s focus on the intersection of technical performance, scale and public significance. For GigantSound, it is further confirmation that their tools align with the operational realities of very large-format events. And for festival audiences, it means that the sound of Pol’and’Rock 2025 – whether at the barrier or hundreds of metres back – was delivered with the consistency and energy that the occasion demands.