Tbilisi Open Air is an annual international music festival, with the emphasis on electronic and rock music, first held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 15–17 May 2009. After that the festival is organized each year and is widely considered the biggest music festival in the Caucasus region. The festival mainly maintains several-day outdoor event format.
As the organizers of Tbilisi Open Air clarify, "the defining idea behind the festival is freedom. This is freedom from stress, clichés, social controls, freedom to create and express, freedom to experience what is valued by every single one of us as individuals".
It was first held as an alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, which Georgia was disqualified from because of the political message of their song "We Don't Wanna Put In".
2023
The 2023 edition was held on 23–25 June. The traffic of the festival was around 80,000, with around 30,000 festival-goers attending each day.
23 June
Main Stage
Tom Odell Bedford Falls She Past Away Tamada
Eye Stage
Etapp Kyle Mattheis Yanamaste Le Violet
Zion Garden
Liquid Soul Skizologic AcidWave Soyl B2B Ancient Om
Singer Stage
Tornike Gagoshvili Reso Kiknadze Quartet Kay G Singer Jazz Foundation Jam
24 June
Main Stage
Kaleo Rejjie Snow Circus Mircus Lua
Eye Stage
Ben Klock Audrey Danza OTHR Zesknel (Live)
Zion Garden
Dirty Saffi DJ Nuky Psymmetrix Katana
Singer Stage
Mechanical Rainbow Dini Virsaladze Quartet Sabina Chantouria On The Road Alexander Kharanauli Process Jam Session By Sandro Nikoladze
25 June
Main Stage
Moderat Imany Ara 4D Monster Lobsters Skazz
Eye Stage
Margaret Dygas Rhadoo OTHR Gio Shengelia
Zion Garden
Braincell Oogway DM3 Stultitia Chikovani
Singer Stage
Bacho Jikidze & Misi Wonderband Pelargonia Kemtet Maikeru Leftside Story and Ekoterine Ducktape
2022
The 2022 edition was held on 24–26 June and it was attended by more than 80,000 people. That broke the previous record and TOA 2022 became the most attended commercial music event in the history of Georgia. The festival supported Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war that broke out that year, through donating part of the ticket and merch sales to the Ukrainian cause, supporting Ukraine through all media and communication channels, inviting pro-Ukrainian acts, etc.
24 June
Main Stage
Cigarettes After Sex Bedford Falls Konoba Kordz 4D Monster Lobsters Meme
Eye Stage
Acid Pauli Robag Wruhme Jennifer Cardini Bacho
Garden Stage
Giuseppe Sashi DM3 Chikovani Dimitree Ellarge
Singer Stage
Dini Virsaladze Quintet Salome Tsulukidze & Band Erekle Getsadze & Bad Habitz Luka Topuria Quartet Pelargonia
25 June
Main Stage
Alt-J Moku Moku არა Killages The Black Marrows
Eye Stage
Konstantin Map.Ache Chloe Tomma
Garden Stage
Ajja Oogway Katana Acnient Om Kaya Matu
Singer Stage
Bacho Jikidze & Band კოლექტივი Reso Kiknadze Quintet Zaza Marjanishvili Quartet Melqo Process
26 June
Main Stage
Okean Elzy Rhye Molchat Doma Eko & Vinda Folio წერილი Nash Albert
Eye Stage
Petre Inspirescu Barac Gio Shengelia Vako T
Zion Garden
Fungus Funk Additivv Ramyjin & Sukoharaa Acidwave Obri Kassra Marcuss Infest Holo
Singer Jazz Stage
Tornike Gagoshvili Blinkroot Levan Japaridze & Killer Band Uma & Tuomas Guja Mardini Quartet Adikashvili & Gabadze Papuna Sharikadze Quartet
2020–2021
In 2020, Tbilisi Open Air was set to be held from 26 June to 28 June, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was cancelled.
In 2021, TOA again declined to hold the festival.
2019
In 2019, TOA was held on the Lisi Wonderland field and went on for 3 days, with 4 stages operating. Total attendance was around 55,000. The festival dates coincided with the 20 June Tbilisi Riots. In light of those events, many statements were made by the festival promoters and artists from the festival stage.
21 June
Main Stage
Franz Ferdinand MokuMoku Loudspeakers St. Nudes 4D Monster Lobsters
Eye Stage
Tobias. Edit Select Boyd Schidt OTHR
Garden Stage
1200 Mics By Riktam GMS Psymmetrix Aardvarkk 3 of Life Oogway Acidwave Ancient OM
Singer Jazz Stage
Dini Virsaladze Quintet Auditorium A Feat Guja Mardini Kemo Sextet Forest Rain Tornike Gagoshvili
22 June
Main Stage
Unkle Rhye მწვანე ოთახი არა Nemra
Eye Stage
David August Maayan Nidam Gio Shengelia Tomma Bacho
Garden Stage
Pixel Dirty Saffi DJ Nuki Marcuss Katana Ellarge
Singer Jazz Stage
Blues Factor Freeride Old Road Band Zura Ramishvili Quartet Zuka Simonishvili Quartet Amaze
23 June
Main Stage
Mogwai The Subways Michelle Gurevich Salio Bedford Falls
Eye Stage
Andrey Pushkarev Matthew Dekay Cestlek Mozzy Vako T Lasha Maruashvili
Zion Garden
Freedom Fighters Nigel Obri & Zen Additivv
Singer Jazz Stage
Bacho Jikidze & Band Windshield Lekso Ratiani Reso Kiknadze Sextet String Quartet Feat. Dani Blue Moor
2018
In 2018, TOA was held on Lisi Wonderland and had a 3-day line-up. Around 70 artists performed on the festival. A new stage, Eye Stage, was devoted to techno/house music. Also a new space, Singer Jazz Stage, was devoted to mostly jazz artists. Total attendance was around 45,000.
22 June
Main Stage
Kayakata Sevdaliza Beardyman Che Lingo Toyshen Eko & Vinda Folio
Eye Stage
Roman Flugel Cleveland Gio Shengelia Autumn Tree Vako T b2b Mzhavia
Zion Garden
Avalon Ritmo Fungus Funk Acidwave Katana
Singer Jazz Stage
Reso Kiknadze Quintet
23 June
Main Stage
Róisín Murphy Rachael Yamagata Papooz St. Nudes MokuMoku Killages
Eye Stage
Alex Niggerman Matthias Meyer Sascha Sibler Liza Rivs Bero Stimmhalt Promescu
Zion Garden
Yestermorrow Kala Eldario Oogway Marcuss Ancient Om Ellarge Space Teryaki Tabu Beka Talakhadze
Singer Jazz Stage
Dzini virsaladze Trio Blue Moor Lasha Abashmadze Quintet
24 June
Main Stage
Tom Odell Konoba Green Room Salio Sophie Villy Lua
Eye Stage
Super Flu Gio Shengelia Innelea Dastia So Laut Bekuchi
Zion Garden
Anthill Additivv Obri & Zen Neverthesame Dmitree Infest Dm3 Kalratry Kaya Matu Ra
Singer Jazz Stage
Zura Ramishvili Trio Amaze Papuna Sharikadze trio feat Misho Urushadze
2017
In 2017, TOA was held on Lisi wonderland and had a 3-day line-up with around 40 artists. Around 30,000 persons attended the festival.
16 June
Main Stage
Anathema Sevdaliza Backwarmer Psychonaut 4 Dagdagani
Golden Stage
Nino Katamadze Ripperton Cobert Bacho Kozmana
Zion Garden
Eldario Space Teriyaki Dimitree Marcuss Tabu Additivv
17 June
Main Stage
Leningrad Soft Eject Loudspeakers Eko & Vinda Folio არა
Golden Stage
Friendly Mosquito Bedford Falls Windshield Alex.Do Greenbeam & Leon Sevda Iazikzazubami
Zion Garden
Psysex Go2sky Never thesame Meno Infest Kaya matu
18 June
Main Stage
Archive Young Georgian Lolitaz Salio Kung Fu Junkie The Black Marrows
Golden Stage
Moku Moku Sexy Bicycle SF – X Oxia Wiedmak Vako T
Zion Garden
Dj Goblin Arjun Apu Amrit Pavan Ougway Psyrati Katana
2016
In 2016, TOA presented a 3-day line-up with over 60 artists. The festival had 3 stages: Main stage, LTFR/Night stage and Pirate Bay stage. Total attendance was over 30,000. Festival was held on 29–31 July, on a location near Lisi Lake, which received nickname "Lisi Wonderland".
29 July
Main Stage
Air Morcheeba Motorama Kung Fu Junkie Dihaj Bedford Falls
LTFR/Night Stage
Adriatique Nikakoi & TBA Vako Key Lasha Craft
Pirate Bay Stage
Aardvark Pogo FOG Psart Katana Marcuss Meno – Project Pheodal Saba Amit Pavan
30 July
Main Stage
Unkle Steve Vai Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Backwarmer Scarlet. Lelocity
LTFR/Night Stage
Moodymann Betoko Henning Baer Vako T. Tuji Rejjie Snow Luna 999 Cutkill & Shining Sabanadze Tareshi Exit
Pirate Bay Stage
Clarity Dima Dadiani Ciga Subex Mangiphera
31 July
Main Stage
Damien Rice Tricky Blue Foundation Eko & Vinda Folio Robi Kukhianidze& Ketato Quartet Diminished
LTFR/Night Stage
Dense & Pika The Forest Natalie Beridze TBA Mao Friendly Mosquito Kordz ზურმუხტისფერი ბედის ორდენი MAMM EKO
Pirate Bay Stage
Black Dub Odyssey Vazhmarr Beveluke Uru Teko Liza Rivs
2015
In 2015, TOA presented a 5-day line-up with over 60 artists. This was by far the biggest musical event that had ever happened in Caucasus or Middle Earth and the festival broke all records in social media, having three times more feedback than in 2013. Also this was the first time when besides the main stage, two additional stages were built: golden stage and Bassiani stage. Attendance was over 50,000, which was also a record for the whole region.
3 July
Main Stage
Zemfira Akvarium The Tiger Lillies Mellow Ducktape
Golden Stage
Kollektiv Turmstrasse Stephan Bodzin The Forest Greenbeam & Leon NewA
4 July
Main Stage
Archive Soap&Skin Gravity The Black Marrows The Mins
Golden Stage
Mujuice Oimactta Zurkin Green Room feat Dato Lomidze Ara Erekle Deisadze & Vinda Folio
5 July
Main Stage
Black Label Society Bambir Sophie Villy Scratch The Floor Vanilla Cage
Golden Stage
Gui Boratto Bacho & Cobert Vako Key Bero Denis Jones Tomma Chaladze Tserili Old Road Band
6 July
Main Stage
Beth Hart Kill It Kid Salio MaMM The Jetbird
Golden Stage
The Georgians The Pulse MTP Gacha Vaska Gabunia Vako T Lasha Craft
7 July
Main Stage
Placebo Loudspeakers The Bearfox Afternoon Version backwarmer
Golden Stage
Lady Heroine Mother on Mondays The Window
2014
In 2014 the festival returned to three-day outdoor festival format. Total attendance was 21,000. Although criticized for a smaller line-up than in former years, the organizers announced this was "a decision essential to switch back to the fields and prepare for 2015, which should be the biggest event both by line-up and scale". Due to heavy rain on the second day of the festival, Chinawoman and Lapalux were cancelled on 7 June and were added to the 8 June line-up.
6 June
Nino Katamadze Nikakoi Gravity Ara Lasha Kicks The Black Marrows
7 June
Oimactta Lapalux Chinawoman Alina Orlova Loudspeakers Scratch the Floor The Jetbird The Pulse
8 June
Nochniye Snaiperi Green Room Kung Fu Junkie The Bearfox Electric Appeal Weekend Pop
2013
In 2013 the festival was held in the Dinamo Arena Stadium. Total attendance was 19,000. With Deep Purple as headliner, the line-up was the biggest happening in the region and received a lot of local and foreign media interest, especially from Armenia, Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Despite this, after the event the organizers of the festival stated their opinion that Tbilisi Open Air belonged more to outdoor fields than stadiums or buildings. "We received invaluable experience, but the heart of the festival stays with the fields", stated organizer Achiko Guledani. "Next time we will try to accept the challenge to bring even bigger line-up there."
5 June
Deep Purple Infected Mushroom Tricky The Subways Modeselektor Black Strobe Kid Jesus
2012