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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]
| Chicago Open Air | |
|---|---|
 Chicago Open Air 2016 Lineup | |
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal, death metal, nu metal, punk rock, metalcore |
| Dates | First concert: July 15–17, 2016 Second Concert: July 14-16, 2017 [1][2] Third Concert May 18-19, 2019 |
| Location(s) | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Years active | 2016–2017, 2019 |
| Website | Chicago Open Air website |
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.
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Pre-Party (Thursday, July 14)
Day one (Friday, July 15)
Main Stage:
Second Stage:
Day two (Saturday, July 16)
Main Stage:
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:
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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)
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Day one (Saturday, May 18)
Note: Vein, Knocked Loose, and Code Orange did not play due to severe weather.
Day two (Sunday, May 19)
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