Chicago Open Air Fest - July 2016

Discussion
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http://chicagoopenair.com/

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 selections incorporating local and regional cuisine, a craft beer village highlighting top brews from the region, other entertainment and fan experiences and is hosted by Jose Mangin from Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal.

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Yeah, it’s a pretty good line up. Plenty of bands I like.

I just don’t do the big festivals. I don’t do camping.

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I’ll just go for Ministry and spend the rest of the time in the Brogarden eating righteous Bro-Food.

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Wait. . .I didn’t realize there would be bro-food there.

Hmmmm, may have to reconsider. . .

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http://chicagoopenair.com/gourmet-man-food/

This Bro-Food looks AWESOME!!!
But am I the only one that thinks these were designed to stick in your booty-hole and not your mouth?

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I’ll just go for Ministry and spend the rest of the time in the Brogarden eating righteous Bro-Food.

Apparently, ‘bro-food’ at the fest is being referred to as ‘Gourmet Man Food’ by the advertisers. So it seems it’s now become more upscale and socially acceptable…which somehow seems at odds with the festival itself.

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[reply]I’ll just go for Ministry and spend the rest of the time in the Brogarden eating righteous Bro-Food.

Apparently, ‘bro-food’ at the fest is being referred to as ‘Gourmet Man Food’ by the advertisers. So it seems it’s now become more upscale and socially acceptable…which somehow seems at odds with the festival itself.[/reply]

How is it at odds with the festival?

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Bro food was always socially acceptable to me…

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Bro food was always socially acceptable to me…

Yeah, same here. Even the more “extreme” stuff (deep fried donut sandwiches or something). I mean, it’s a STATE FAIR tradition. It’s not exactly a weapon of anti-establishment protest or something.

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Hate festivals. And now every band that tours in May plays Atlanta’s local festival instead of their own gig. So if there’s four bands I want to see at would should be $20 a show, I’m instead paying $215 to see those four bands spread out over three days in an outdoor venue in a month where it rains with great frequency.
Fuck that shit.

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Yeah, I feel the same, Rev.
I don’t complain ever for ticket prices for a band that plays their own gig and I’m getting a full set with. $100 for a 90-120 minute set. Every time. Thank you.

But paying $300 and having to commit 12-72 hours to fight with 4 billion people to see my favorite band do a 20 minute set at 2pm . . . no thanks.

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Ministry band camp has listed a date the night after the Chicago open air festival in Minneapolis.

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Huh?

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I’ve been trying to abide by the old kindergarten rule of “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it” (probably why I’ve not been participating in any online forums for weeks :stuck_out_tongue: )

But damn, that Hot Topic fest looks like the accursed offspring of Ozzfest and the Family Values tour.

Random observations:

  • Carcass looks woefully out of place in that lineup
  • The BabyMetal joke / novelty hasn’t worn off yet?
  • the “gerund + girl’s name” bands (Asking Alexandria) haven’t been exiled to labor camps in Siberia for their crimes of total musical predictability?
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The Ministry/Rammstein night is already sold out!