JENNIE used her Open’er Festival 2026 set to make one thing unmistakably clear: new music is on the way. After stepping away from the main stage briefly to address the crowd, the BLACKPINK star delivered a direct message to fans in Poland, teasing what comes next in her solo era.
“I really can’t wait to share my new music for you guys very soon,” she told the audience.
The statement arrived during a historic booking. JENNIE became the first K-pop artist ever to headline Open’er Festival, continuing a run of European summer appearances that has placed her at the center of 2026’s global festival circuit. Her set followed a similar milestone at Roskilde Festival on July 3, where she also became the first Korean solo act to top the bill.
Across both performances, the live show leaned heavily on material from Ruby, her debut solo album released in 2025. Tracks including “Mantra,” “Start a War,” “Handlebars,” “Love Hangover,” “Seoul City,” “ExtraL,” “with the IE,” and “Starlight” formed the backbone of the setlist, before closing on the viral-ready “like JENNIE.” Between songs, JENNIE moved close to the barrier, interacting directly with fans.
Attention, however, has increasingly shifted toward unreleased material. During Open’er and Roskilde, she performed three new tracks—“Lock It Down,” “Heaven,” and “Little Less”—all previously introduced during her Governors Ball 2026 appearance in New York in June. That performance marked another first, as she became the first K-pop soloist to land a headline-level slot at the festival.
Momentum now shifts toward Spain, where she is scheduled to perform at Mad Cool Festival on July 9, extending a tightly packed European run that has already spanned Denmark and Poland in less than a week.
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