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This event was a blast from the music to the venue to the delicious food, it was all put together very well and I am definitely looking forward to it again next year if they can make it happen again.
Music lineup was great. Enough variety across all spectrums of metal, even dipping into hard rock. The Blackcraft stage was the worst viewing i've ever seen in a festival setting. The parking lot sloped away from the stage. Some of the crowds got large and it was impossible to see the heads of the performers if you were 60ft away. Stage should have been on other side of lot, backed up to Stadium stands. Would have been perfect. Also, there were no vendors accepting credit cards. I'd recommend going with arm bands to which attendees can charge stuff to. I ran out of cash and EVERY vendor i went to refused to accept a credit card despite the machine sitting right behind them. I just quite consuming because I wasn't going to pay the fee at the cash machine. Disney World provides an arm band which accepts charges and applies them to your credit card. Much easier and no one would have to carry cash. Ran out of forks saturday by 7pm. Ate burnt tips and fries with my fingers. Are we a first world country?!
Great performances!! Will definitely go next year!
We had a blast! It was well-organized, the people were respectful, and the bands rocked. Only complaint was that the sound system wasn't great (as opposed to the crystal clear sound last year). We'll be back next year!
A great lineup. Great beer selection. No wait for the bathrooms. Great acoustics. Great show.
Great time... everyone rocked out! Great line up. You could see them play in every seat.
This was one of the best 3 day outdoor concerts I have ever been to. I did go VIP, and will do it again next year FOR SURE. We had an amazing time. The weather was perfect, the music was GREAT, and the workers were friendly and fun! GREAT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best music event I've been to in a long time. Counting down the days til next year.
I only went to the Saturday show. Seether, Godsmack and Korn put on amazing performances as always! I would go again as long as the headliners are worth it.
Went on Saturday and it was amazing. Loved every bit of it.
Lacked diversity and there shouldn't be bowl only tickets.. should include field
The festival in itself was amazing. Loved the venue and the stairs wasn't as bad as everyone said. As far as the other concert goers that attended. Way to much complaining. It was constant.
I went to the first Chicago Open Air and had a blast! The 2nd Chicago Open Air was even better, Its not just the Bands that where amazing but Toyota Park Stepped up their game compared to last year's. I feel like everything went smoothly. For example last year they ran out of merchandise and a lot of people had to wait hours in line to get the merchandice but this year they were definitely stock better! I read the website so I knew what to bring and what-not to bring the only thing that was the website said you CAN bring a closed 16 oz water bottle but as soon as we got there day one they "change the rules" and you can no longer bring a closed water bottle. So we had to throw away our bottles. For anyone that Is planning on going make sure you read the website so you don't have to run back-to your car. Also daily parking is $20 cash-only per day so be prepared for that.
Overall, if you like most of the bands playing, this festival is a good value. However, certain parts of the festival made it drag on, such as technical problems and not much swag/merch/food choices. It's a new festival, so hopefully it will grow. The worst part was the video ads playing between bands on the main stage. I saw that idiotic Cooking Hostile video TWELVE TIMES or more. Absolutely boring.
The fest was well-organized with some great metal bands in its 2nd year. Great food and beer options - and reasonably priced. It was a great communal weekend shared with fellow metalheads. The lineup this year felt more varied than last year's by adding some of the "classic era" titans (Kiss, Ozzy, Megadeth, Anthrax) sharing the stages with 90s alt-metal (Korn, Godsmack, Rob Zombie), extreme metal (Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Meshuggah), bluesy hard rock (Kyng, Clutch, Crobot) and younger up and coming bands (Code Orange, Norma Jean, Whores). Will definitely be going again!
KISS played a out of tune on some songs. Their set seemed tired, and the video guy seemed off as well. Rob Zombie stole the show, i hope he returns next year as a headliner!
Ozzy rocked, Megadeth and Slayer were awesome. Great show.
Amazing line up! So many killer bands and the most amazing metal head crowd! Ozzy, Korn, Slayer, Zombie, Gossmack, Amon Amarth, Lamb of God and too many to name all put on a great show.
At Friday’s show, the technical difficulties on both the video screens and the audio levels dropping on the main stage were very obvious to even us non-technical folks. I would have liked to see an unblocked, first impression view from the back of the stadium, especially since that was the one and only gate into the event. The bands were well chosen, gave great performances and did not disappoint. I do think the name of the event sounds more like an airplane show rather than a heavy metal music fest. It was a bit less crowded than I’d hoped for this quality of acts, I think the name is why. Bridgeview's locals, their police and traffic controls were all phenomenal.
Had a amazing time can't wait for next year!!! Food and water is priced too high 6 bucks for water is wrong!! And you should be able to go to your car your there all day!!! It would be nice to take a break charge your phone cool off!!!
