Mystic is unlike just about any other summer festival in Europe. Hosted in the city of Gdansk since 2022 - before that it historically bounced around cities including Krakow, Katowice and Wroclaw - it's one of the first major metal events in the summer calendar and has hosted headline sets by everyone from Mercyful Fate and Judas Priest to Ghost and Machine Head.
But what's it actually like? By this point, we all know there's more metal festivals in the year than actual weekends to host them, so between your Downloads and Bloodstocks, Wacken and Hellfests, it's easy to lose sight of what the festival experience is actually like on the ground.
