Ozzy, KISS and More Confirmed For Chicago Open Air

The second annual Chicago Open Air will bring together an all-star lineup of rock’s top artists on Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15 and Sunday, July 16 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL, just outside Chicago.

The three-day music, craft beer and Gourmet Man Food festival will feature over 40 performances, including legendary rock artists Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, and Korn, along with Rob Zombie, Slayer, Godsmack, Stone Sour, Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Seether, Meshuggah, Anthrax, Clutch, Body Count, and many more.

The daily band lineup (subject to change) is as follows:

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

Saturday, July 15: Korn, Godsmack, Seether, Clutch, Steel Panther, Body Count, Avatar, Mushroomhead, Metal Church, Pig Destroyer, Dragonforce, Cane Hill, Night Verses, Black Map

Sunday, July 16: Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Stone Sour, Lamb Of God, Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Hellyeah, Demon Hunter, DevilDriver, KYNG, Norma Jean, Whores., DED

Tickets are priced as follows: 

3-day General Admission Field: starting at $209.50

3-day General Admission Bowl: starting at $119.50

3-day VIP: starting at $425.00

Comments

[stu]

at what point does the talent's asking price out weigh the value of the ticket price?

[Him]

"YOU WANTED THE REST, YOU GOT THE REST!! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN . . .

THIS!!!!"

Seriously, though, this is a fairly solid two day show filled out with a lot of bands. In fact, imagine this as a two day event with chaff taken out. Then, imagine this in Europe. And that it happened on a fairly regular basis for a lot of year.

Now stop imagining.

[GNR]

Well who can pass up craft beer and gourmet food being advertised along with this ? That seals the deal for me :)

[Metalboy!]

Haha!!, HIM!

Boiling it down, or rather, cutting out the chaff, as you call it...

FRIDAY:

KISS
Rob Zombie
Megadeth

SATURDAY:

N/A

SUNDAY:

OZZY
Hellyeah

[Him]

I'd accept an awesome one day event too, Metalboy! You know, of course, that I would throw in Slayer for good measure. But I know they aren't your cup of aging Satanic tea. Steel Panther and Metal Church as well. Hellmeh? Something about them rubs me the wrong way.

If the craft beer and gourmet man food are the same as they were at HOA, that wouldn't be a bad thing, GNR. Pretty fairly priced and not your average slop. Might also take your mind off the mindless pap you have to listen to before a solid band hits the stage!

One question though: will they supply phone books for Zombie to stand on so that his fans can see him? That said, a disembodied voice would sorta' fit with his music.