Chicago Open Air has announced a spectacular music lineup for the three-day music, craft beer and Gourmet Man Food festival held
July 15, 16 and
17 at
Toyota Park in
Bridgeview, IL, just outside Chicago.
Rammstein will kick off the festival weekend with a headlining performance on Friday–the group’s only 2016 U.S. performance and first Chicago show since 2012. Saturday will be headlined by Chicago’s own
Disturbed, who have recently returned from a 4-year hiatus. Global rock juggernauts
Slipknot will close out
Chicago Open Air on Sunday.
Disturbed says, \”It is long overdue that one of the greatest rock cities in the world has a festival of its own. We are honored and excited to be one of the headliners at the inaugural
Open Air festival in our hometown of Chicago.\”
Chicago Open Air will feature performances by over 40 bands, including
Rammstein, Disturbed, Slipknot, Chevelle, Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Ministry, Breaking Benjamin, Marilyn Manson, Of Mice & Men, and many more. The festival will also include
Gourmet Man Food featuring local and regional cuisine, a
craft beer villagehighlighting top brews from the region, other entertainment and fan experiences, and will be hosted by
Jose Mangin from Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal.
General Admission and VIP tickets are on sale now at
www.ChicagoOpenAir.com.
The daily band lineup (subject to change) is as follows:
Friday, July 15: Rammstein, Chevelle, Ministry, Of Mice & Men, Meshuggah, In This Moment, Hollywood Undead, Trivium, Carcass, Hatebreed, Periphery, Drowning Pool, Butcher Babies, Through Fire
Saturday, July 16: Disturbed, Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Pop Evil, Gojira, Deafheaven, The Devil Wears Prada, Helmet, Nothing More, Saint Asonia, Miss May I, Beartooth, Silver Snakes, City Of The Weak
Sunday, July 17: Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, BABYMETAL, Asking Alexandria, Corrosion of Conformity, letlive., All That Remains, We Came As Romans, Jim Breuer & the Regulators, Upon A Burning Body, Gemini Syndrome
Chicago Open Air co-producer
Jason Wright, President of
Live Nation Chicago, comments, \”Chicago has been an integral part of the history of hard rock music since its beginnings, so it makes perfect sense for the city to have a large scale experience to call its own. We are proud to have the chance to partner with
Danny Wimmer Presents to create such a massive festival for the fans in Chicagoland and all over the Midwest. Who’s ready for the hometown return of
Disturbed?\”
The initial
Gourmet Man Food lineup for
Chicago Open Air includes selections from Chicago favorites such as: Bruges Brothers, Chicago Doghouse, Dia De Los Tamales, Dinky’s Donuts, International Spud Station, Pizano’s (Chicago deep dish), The Crave Bar, The Happy Lobster, and Yum Dum. Additional
Gourmet Man Food vendors from around the country will include: Aporkalypse Now, Cheeze Louise, Cravin’ Cajun
, Master of Patties, and Pie Baby (wood-fired pizza).
The
Chicago Open Air craft beer village will offer national and regional craft beers and artist inspired beverages such as: Goose Island (Chicago), Half Acre Beer Company (Chicago), Iron Maiden\’s Trooper Beer, Lagunitas (Petaluma, CA), Motörhead\’s Shiraz Wine, Surly (Minneapolis), Two Brothers Brewing (Chicago), and many more to be announced.
Weekend and single day General Admission and VIP
Chicago Open Air tickets are available now at
www.ChicagoOpenAir.com. Current ticket prices are as follows (plus fees) and will increase in the coming weeks, so fans are encouraged to buy early and save.
Weekend GA Field: $219.50
Weekend GA Bowl: $119.50
Weekend VIP: $399.50
Weekend VIP 2-Packs: $860.00
Single Day GA Bowl: $49.50
All VIP tickets include: VIP entrance lanes into the event, access to a VIP lounge area featuring dedicated food and beverage offerings (for additional purchase), field and stadium level viewing areas of the main stage, dedicated restroom facilities, and a commemorative
Chicago Open Air VIP-only laminate.
Chicago Open Air is produced by
Danny Wimmer Presents,
Live Nation and
ToyotaPark, with the support of the
Village of Bridgeview and
Bridgeview Mayor Steven Landek.
Festival doors open at 11:00 AM each day and the show ends at 11:30 PM on Friday, 11:00 PM on Saturday, and 10:00 PM on Sunday.
For more information on
Chicago Open Air, visit
www.ChicagoOpenAir.com.
Chicago Open Air sponsors include: Monster Energy, Jack Daniel’s, f.y.e., and The Music Experience, with more to be announced later.
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