Chicago Open Air

Chicago Open Air
Chicago Open Air 2016 Lineup
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal, death metal, nu metal, punk rock, metalcore
DatesFirst concert: July 15–17, 2016 Second Concert: July 14-16, 2017 [1][2] Third Concert May 18-19, 2019
Location(s)Bridgeview, Illinois
Years active2016–2017, 2019
WebsiteChicago Open Air website
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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.[3][4] Korn debuted the new single "Rotting in Vain" on July 16, 2016 at Chicago Open Air.[5][6]

The first concert was held from July 14 to July 17, 2016.[1][2] 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.

  1. ^ a b "Open Air Fest is a noisy debutante of '90s metal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Chicago Open Air". toyotapark.com/chicagoopenair. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Watch 82-year-old perform with Drowning Pool at Chicago Open Air fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Man dies after falling 2 stories at Chicago Open Air Festival". wgntv.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "KORN Performs New Song 'Rotting In Vain' At CHICAGO OPEN AIR (Video)". blabbermouth.net. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.