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) Otep Shaman's Harvest Islander Through Fire
Day one (Friday, July 15)
Main Stage: Rammstein Chevelle Ministry Of Mice & Men In This Moment Hollywood Undead Trivium
Second Stage: Meshuggah The Devil Wears Prada Hatebreed Periphery Drowning Pool Butcher Babies Through Fire
Day two (Saturday, July 16)
Main Stage: Disturbed Korn Breaking Benjamin Alter Bridge Pop Evil Helmet Nothing More Saint Asonia
Second Stage: Gojira Deafheaven Carcass Miss May I Beartooth Silver Snakes City of the Weak
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) System of a Down Ghost Meshuggah Beartooth Code Orange Knocked Loose Vein Note: Vein, Knocked Loose, and Code Orange did not play due to severe weather.
Day two (Sunday, May 19) Tool The Cult Gojira In This Moment Fever 333 The Black Dahlia Murder Alien Weaponry
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