JENNIE performs unreleased new songs during Open’er Festival 2026 headline set

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JENNIE headlined the fourth and final night of Open’er Festival earlier today (July 4) with an impressive set that featured a handful of unreleased tracks that will be shared “soon”.

* READ MORE: Jennie – ‘Ruby’ review: a bold, self-assured debut that redefines her narrative

JENNIE released her first solo track ‘Solo’ back in 2018 and followed it up in 2023 with ‘You & Me’ and The Weeknd collab ‘One Of The Girls’, which also featured Lily-Rose Depp. Her debut album ‘Ruby’ was released last year but the BLACKPINK BLACKPINK K-POP GROUP BLACKPINK is one of the most influential K-pop girl groups in the world, known for their powerful performances, global chart success, and distinctive blend of pop, hip-hop, EDM, and rap. Formed by YG Entertainment, the g star is already teasing what comes next.

Taking to the stage of Open’er Festival on Saturday night, JENNIE played a 17-track set that pulled heavily from 2025’s ‘Ruby’. She also performed ‘One Of The Girls’ as well as her recent remix of Tame Impala’s ‘Dracula’. There were no BLACKPINK BLACKPINK K-POP GROUP BLACKPINK is one of the most influential K-pop girl groups in the world, known for their powerful performances, global chart success, and distinctive blend of pop, hip-hop, EDM, and rap. Formed by YG Entertainment, the g covers during the hour-long show, but Jennie did perform a trio of new songs.

“So Open’er, you want to hear some new music,” she asked before ‘Lock It Down’, a pulsating dance-pop banger about a “secret love affair” that was first premiered last month at Governor’s Ball. “I want everyone to dance with me on this one,” she added.

Elsewhere, JENNIE performed ‘Heaven’, an emotionally-charged song about heartbreak, and before the k-pop star closed out her set with breakout hit ‘Like Jennie’, she aired the dreamy, unreleased ballad ‘Less Than A Lover’. “It’s a song I wrote thinking about summer,” she explained. “It feels really special to share new music with this many people.”

“I really can’t wait to share this new music with you soon,” she added.

CHECK OUT JENNIE’S FULL OPEN’ER FESTIVAL SETLIST BELOW:

‘Filter’
‘Damn Right’
‘Mantra’
‘Start A War’
‘Handlebars’
One Of The Girls (The Weeknd cover)’
‘Love Hangover’
‘Dracula (Tame Impala cover)’
‘Seoul City’
‘F.T.S.’
‘Lock It Down’
‘Heaven’
‘ExtraL’
‘With The IE (Way Up)’
‘Starlight’
‘Less Than A Lover’
‘Like Jennie’

Speaking to V Magazine shortly after ‘Ruby’ was released, JENNIE said: “I just can’t wait for this new chapter of mine to open, not because I’m entering my 30s, but because there are just so many exciting things that I’ve planned ahead.

“Through my debut album ‘Ruby’, it was a great way for me to explore new sounds and just rediscover myself and my love for music, and find new ways to approach it,” she added. “The decisions, the thought process, and ideas are coming 100% from me. It feels like I own everything.”

Open’er Festival’s final day also featured performances from Addison Rae, PinkPantheress and JADE. The four-day festival, which takes place at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airfield, has seen aheadline sets from Calvin Harris, Florence And The Machine, The Cure, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and The xx while Kneecap, Zara Larsson, Halsey, Idles and more have also performed.

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