Go Ahead Artistic Agency from Poznan has been operating since 2005. Over the course of six years it has developed a brand of one of the most dynamic concert agencies in the Polish market.
Go Ahead operates on the Polish market and is mostly involved in organizing concerts and festivals, as well as other special events.
Go Ahead has brought to Poland many artists coming from different genres of music including: PJ Harvey, Gossip, Florence And The Machine, Archive, Method Man, Herbie Hancock, The Residents, Sigur Ros, Joe Cocker, Mars Volta, Junior Boys, Lisa Gerrard, Chris Botti, Jane Birkin, Gutter Twins, Twilight Singers, Belle & Sebastian, Patrick Wolf, Black Eyed Peas, Wu Tang Clan, Simple Plan, Editors, Morrissey, Chick Corea, The Sisters Of Mercy, AFI, Deftones, Pendulum, Paramore, Gogol Bordello, Billy Talent, Crystal Castles, Apocalyptica, Biffy Clyro, Hurts, Sufjan Stevens or Enter Shikari.
The agency has also participated in the organization of numerous students' festivals in many Polish cities by organizing concerts for such artists as Apollo 440, Killa Kela, Global DJ's, New Model Army, Paradise Lost, Die Toten Hosen or Dog Eat Dog.
Go Ahead was involved in Przystanek Woodstock Festival (concerts of The Stranglers and Clawfinger in 2008, Guano Apes, The Subways and Easy Star All Stars in 2009) and the Festival in Węgorzewo (concerts of Funeral For A Friend in 2008, Paradise Lost and Biohazard in 2009). Together with the Municipality of Jarocin, the Agency undertook the initiative to reactivate the legendary Jarocin Festival, which resulted in very successful editions of the event in 2007, 2008 and 2009. However it was the 2010 and 2011 editions organised entirely by Go Ahead that proved to be most successful – both editions sold out (15.000). Line up of these editions included such international acts as Gossip, Gallows, Biffy Clyro, Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, Apocalyptica and Anti Flag.
The annual special series of concerts entitled "Concert Autumn" and "Concert Spring", organized by the Go Ahead in Poznan, have become extremely popular. Within those series, Poznan was visited by all major artists of the Polish music scene, including: Ania Dabrowska, Nosowska, Kult, Heyy, Happysad, Strachy na Lachy, FISZ / EMADE or O.S.T.R.
The year of 2008 proved to be particularly successful for Go Ahead. The Agency was awarded with a prestigious title of the Concert Agency of the Year in the Nocne Marki poll organized by Aktivist magazine. Herbie Hancock tour, co-hosted by Go Ahead, won the recognition of the Jazz Forum magazine and the prize of "The Concert of the Year".
In 2009, Go Ahead Agency undertook the initiative to reactivate the legendary Poznan Jazz Fair Festival. Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Angelique Kidjo and Patricia Barber were among the artists who performed over the the course of two following years.
One of the most important events held by Go Ahad during two last years turned out to be an indoor festival Rock In Arena (February 2010 and 2011). There have been two editions of it so far – both sold out easily. Top artists of Polish rock scene participated. Similar event took place in Spodek in Katowice. Festival called Odjazdy also proved to be really popular (2011).
Detailed list of events organized by the agency can be found at: www.go-ahead.pl


