Chicago Open Air
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-PartyDay one
Main Stage:
Second Stage:
- Meshuggah
- The [Devil Wears Prada (band)|The Devil Wears Prada]
- Hatebreed
- Periphery
- Drowning Pool
- Butcher Babies
- Through Fire
Main Stage:
Second Stage:
Day three
Main Stage:
- Slipknot
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Marilyn Manson
- Bullet for My Valentine
- Asking Alexandria
- All That Remains
- Jim Breuer & The Loud & Rowdy
- Killswitch Engage
- Babymetal
- Corrosion of Conformity
- Letlive
- We Came as Romans
- Upon a Burning Body
- Gemini Syndrome
Chicago Open Air 2017
- 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
- Korn
- Godsmack
- Seether
- Clutch
- Steel Panther
- Body Count
- Avatar
- Mushroomhead
- Metal Church
- Pig Destroyer
- DragonForce
- Cane Hill
- Night Verses
- Black Map
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Slayer
- Stone Sour
- Lamb of God
- Amon Amarth
- Behemoth
- Hellyeah
- Demon Hunter
- DevilDriver
- Kyng
- Norma Jean
- Whores
- Ded
Chicago Open Air 2019
Note: Vein, Knocked Loose, and Code Orange did not play due to severe weather.
Day two