- Guinness Guitar World Record (1 May) Pergola
Status Quo are going to play the main part. At the moment, tickets are being sold at 80 PLN (adults). However, concessions (30 PLN) will be available to those who join the attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record on 1 May and produce a suitable band they have received during registration.
- Musica Electronica Nova Festival (19–22 May) NFM
One of Poland's most intriguing festivals to showcase contemporary music. Ticket prices range from 5 to 80 PLN, but the majority are available at 20 PLN.
- Spanish Night with Carmen-Zarzuela Show (18 June) Wroclaw Stadium
The night marks one of the most important events in the ECC 2016 programme. The opera performance "Spanish Night with Carmen-Zarzuela Show" is based on Spanish music tradition (San Sebastian is has been appointed as European Capital of Culture 2016). While the overall idea for the show comes from Ewa Michnik, Wroclaw Opera House Director and ECC 2016 Opera Curator, it will be directed by Waldemar Zawodziński and Ignacio Garcia, who hail from Poland and Spain respectively. The stage at the Wroclaw Stadium will feature 500 performers to be watched by 27 thousand people in the audience.
You can book your tickets (at 40, 100 and 200 PLN) via email by the end of March ([email protected] lub [email protected]). They will be available for purchase at the beginning of April.
- Diana Krall (29 June) Centennial Hall
The famous jazz singer is returning to Wroclaw to promote her latest album "The Wallflower". Tickets to her only performance in Poland are available at eventim.pl. They cost 200, 300, 400 and 600 PLN.
- Singing Europe (23 July–6 August)
This ECC 2016 music project is attracting choirs from all over Europe. A number of ensembles are going to feature in a joint performance at the Wroclaw Stadium in 23 July. Ticket prices have not been published as yet, but they will be available for purchase in April. Tickets are available to the Singing Europe concert to be directed by the famous maestro Paul McCreesh (30 July), featuring several choirs and soloists who are expected to perform The Seasons by Haydn with the NFM orchestra at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church in Wroclaw. Tickets range from 70–110 PLN. However, the organisers are running out of the tickets for another show in the Singing Europe series, featuring NFM choirs and two opera star performers: soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and tenor Roberto Alagna on 6 August. Only few seats have remained in the amphitheatre and dress and upper circles (ranging from 70–200 PLN).
- Wratislavia Cantans (3–18 September) various locations
Cheaper options (by 20 PLN on average) will be available for the majority of the concerts by the end of May. As of June, only regular prices will be available. The audience is particularly keen to attend concerts featuring the Catalan conductor and gambist Jordi Savall (12 September) and Bach interpreter Sir John Eliot Gardiner (18 September), who is going to perform the Saint Matthew Passion. If you are planning to choose any of the above, buy your tickets now.
- wROCK for Freedom (27 August) Zajezdnia Historical Centre
Places in the stands will be available at 50 PLN until the end of March (first batch). The show at the Zajezdnia Historical Centre is going to feature Sabaton, a Swedish heavy metal band enamoured with Polish history who perform songs to commemorate the Warsaw Uprising.
- Joss Stone (11 September) Eter
The exquisite British soul singer is arriving at Etr with her new reggae repertoire.
- Katie Melua (13 November) Orbita Hall
The Georgia-born singer began her career in Ireland. While in Poland, she is going to visit three cities, including Wroclaw. Tickets range from 100–250 PLN, and are available at Empik, Saturn and Media Markt, and online at biletin.pl, ticketpro.pl, ebilet.pl, eventim.pl, biletyna.pl.
