“Beach, please!”, The festival that turned the Costinesti into the epicenter of hip-hop music and crowded the coast, ended with records of public and revenue, but with scandals that have aroused strong reactions in the public space.
The festival “Beach, please!” 2025 drew the curtain after five days full of music and fun, in which, daily, over 100,000 people danced, sang and turned the coast into a vibrant hip-hop scene.
On Saturday, July 12, the festival reached a peak of 155,000 participants, the organizers announced in a statement, in which it also states that only inside the Festival the participants spent 11 million euros, to which is added the money directed for accommodation, transport and consumption in the resort.
According to the same source, the 2025 edition of “Beach, please!” He managed to generate over 70 million euros in the economy.
Top foreign artists such as A $ Rocky, Yeat, Lil Baby, 21 Savage and Young Thug climbed the stage, and the moment with the helicopter brought to AP Rocky, being described as “the best concert” by the artist. Ken Carson also managed to create explosive moshpits (chains of people who dance at the same time), and Young Thug waved the flag of Romania, arousing the enthusiasm of thousands of fans.
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The Romanian artists were also highly appreciated by the Titarii present in record number at the festival.
“Inna urged the public not to use drugs because only this way you can follow your dream. Smiley, Velea and Connect-R urged participants to send quiet messages for worried parents who are waiting for them at home and so the crowd cried in the choir.” Mom, I love you! ” It was one of the most exciting moments of the edition.
At the family, one of the first hip-hop bands in Romania, went on stage at a very special moment. Although they are approaching 30 years of activity, Sișu and Puya have shown that they are as loved by the new generations as their life fans. On the same stage, other Romanian artists defined the new wave of trap, hip-hop and pop: Rava, Ian, Luca WTS, Erika Isac and Rareș were enthusiastically and showed that the future sounds good ”, according to the statement sent by the organizers.
Controversial moments: swearing on stage, communist chains and a young man in the hospital
The festival was not lacking in controversy: the Traper Albert NBN was fined 1,000 lei after swearing Romania on stage and a criminal complaint was filed for instigation of hatred, and the Institute for the Crimes of Communism reacted after a group of young people was filmed “Ceausescu”.
In addition, a criminal case was opened after a teenager jumped from the stage, at the urging of rapper Destroy Lonely, his family announcing that he would sue the artist, after the boy arrived at the hospital with serious injuries.
On the last day of the festival, the transport was a major challenge, the train station in Costinești being stormed by young people, and the road to Constanța turned into a nightmare, huge cars being blocked for hours under the sun.
In total, over 2,500 people needed medical assistance during the “Beach, please!” Festival, which remains a new generation festival, a space where Romanian and international artists are freely expressed, and the public finds its “tribe”.
“As every year, there were also controversies related to the promoted musical styles or the invited artists, but the Romanian organizers loyal to their mission: to offer an authentic platform for the new generations, for the voices that define the present and the future of urban music. Beach! He can express himself freely, and each participant can find his tribe ”, the organizers also transmitted.
For the 2026 edition, the enthusiasm is already visible: in the first days of prevention over 50,000 tickets have already been bought, and the organizers promise an even more spectacular line. Until then, “Beach, please!” It remains a landmark in urban culture, with everything it brings: music, freedom, controlled chaos, but also lessons on how Romania can be present on the map of the world’s great festivals.
