| Chicago Open Air | |
|---|---|
 Chicago Open Air 2016 Lineup | |
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal, death metal, nu metal, punk rock, metalcore |
| Dates | First concert: July 15–17, 2016 Second Concert: July 14-16, 2017 Third Concert May 18-19, 2019 |
| Location(s) | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Years active | 2016–2017, 2019 |
| Website | Chicago Open Air website |
Chicago Open Air was an annual concert held in Bridgeview, Illinois that featured several rock and metal acts. Beginning in 2016, the festival got a lot of recognition as it was Rammstein's only US performance that year. It is held at Toyota Park. Korn debuted the new single "Rotting in Vain" on July 16, 2016 at Chicago Open Air.
The first concert was held from July 14 to July 17, 2016. The 2018 festival was cancelled, but the festival returned in 2019. It was announced via email in late 2019 that the festival was on hiatus for 2020.
Chicago Open Air 2016
Pre-Party (Thursday, July 14)
Day one (Friday, July 15)
Main Stage:
Second Stage:
Day two (Saturday, July 16)
Main Stage:
Second Stage:
Day three (Sunday, July 17)
Main Stage:
- Slipknot
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Marilyn Manson
- Bullet for My Valentine
- Asking Alexandria (canceled)
- All That Remains
- Jim Breuer & The Loud & Rowdy
Second Stage:
- Killswitch Engage
- Babymetal
- Corrosion of Conformity
- Letlive
- We Came as Romans
- Upon a Burning Body
- Gemini Syndrome
Chicago Open Air 2017
Day one (Friday, July 14)
- Kiss
- Rob Zombie
- Megadeth
- Anthrax
- Meshuggah
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Falling in Reverse
- Vimic
- Suicide Silence
- Whitechapel
- Crobot
- Code Orange
- Hell or Highwater
- Failure Anthem
Day two (Saturday, July 15)
- Korn
- Godsmack
- Seether
- Clutch
- Steel Panther
- Body Count
- Avatar
- Mushroomhead
- Metal Church
- Pig Destroyer
- DragonForce
- Cane Hill
- Night Verses
- Black Map
Day three (Sunday, July 16)
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Slayer
- Stone Sour
- Lamb of God
- Amon Amarth
- Behemoth
- Hellyeah
- Demon Hunter
- DevilDriver
- Kyng
- Norma Jean
- Whores
- Ded
Chicago Open Air 2019
Day one (Saturday, May 18)
Note: Vein, Knocked Loose, and Code Orange did not play due to severe weather.
Day two (Sunday, May 19)
References
- ^ "Open Air Fest is a noisy debutante of '90s metal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Chicago Open Air". toyotapark.com/chicagoopenair. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "Watch 82-year-old perform with Drowning Pool at Chicago Open Air fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "Man dies after falling 2 stories at Chicago Open Air Festival". wgntv.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "Korn Play New Song "Rotting In Vain" at Chicago Open Air, Jonathan Davis is Scatting Again". metalsucks.net. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "KORN Performs New Song 'Rotting In Vain' At CHICAGO OPEN AIR (Video)". blabbermouth.net. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.