Bangalore Open Air
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Bangalore Open Air | |
|---|---|
 Bangalore Open Air 2019 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal, rock |
| Dates | 1st April 2023 |
| Location | Bangalore |
| Years active | 2012 - Present |
| Founders | Infinite Dreams Entertainment |
| Attendance | 3720 |
| Website | www |
Bangalore Open Air (BOA) is India's only dedicated Heavy metal open air music festival which takes place yearly in Bangalore, India. The 11th edition of the festival in collaboration with Wacken Open Air took place in February 2024.
2012
The First Edition of the festival took place on 16 June 2012. It was headlined by German thrash metal band Kreator.[1]
| BOA 2012 Lineup |
|---|
| Kreator |
| Suidakra |
| Kryptos |
| Eccentric Pendulum |
| Bevar Sea |
| 1833 AD |
| Albatross |
2013
The Second Edition of the festival took place at Jayamahal Palace on 6 July 2013 and involved bands and artistes from eclectic genres of Heavy Metal. It was headlined by American metal band Iced Earth[3] and Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.[4]
The event took place at Jayamahal Palace on 6 July 2013.
| BOA 2013 Lineup |
|---|
| Iced Earth |
| Dark Tranquillity |
| Ihsahn |
| Animals As Leaders |
| Leprous |
| Demonic Resurrection |
2014
The Third Edition of the festival took place on 13 September 2014 and was headlined by Destruction and Rotting Christ. For the first time in the history of Heavy Metal Music the concept of crowd funding was adopted to fund a percentage of the festival.
The 4th Edition of the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle, India presented by Bangalore Open Air was held from 19 April to 27 April. The prelims of the competition were held in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Guwahati & Kolkata.
| BOA 2014 Lineup |
|---|
| Destruction |
| Rotting Christ |
| Kryptos |
| The Down Troddence |
| Girish and The Chronicles |
| Armament |
| Threinody |
[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
2015
The 4th Edition of the festival now renamed G-Shock Bangalore Open Air was held on 6 June 2015.
| BOA 2015 Lineup |
|---|
| Napalm Death |
| Inquisition |
| Belphegor |
| Orator |
| Undying Inc. |
| Gutslit |
| Escher's Knot |
| Nauseate |
2016
The 5th Edition of the festival was held on 9 July 2016 at Royal Orchid Resorts, Yelahanka, Bangalore.
| BOA 2016 Lineup |
|---|
| Vader |
| Nader Sadek |
| Skull Fist |
| Inner Sanctum |
| Providence |
2017
The 6th and most successful edition of G-Shock Bangalore Open Air was held on 1 July 2017 at Royal Orchid Resorts, Yelahanka, Bangalore( the third consecutive time at the same location.) The lineup consisted of bands from the sub genres of: death metal, thrash metal, and speed metal.
| BOA 2017 Lineup |
|---|
| Nile |
| Coroner |
| Kryptos |
| Galaxy Crusher |
| Speedtrip |
2018
The 7th anniversary edition of G-Shock Bangalore Open Air was held on 7 July 2018 at Aadya Farms and Leisure Resorts, Yelahanka, Bangalore. This edition marked the maiden show of American thrash metal titans Overkill in India along with American death metal band Immolation and French post metal band Alcest, who brought their unique blackgaze sound to India after attempting do so since 2013.[26]
| BOA 2018 Lineup |
|---|
| Overkill |
| Immolation |
| Alcest |
| Kryptos |
| Nervecell |
| Eccentric Pendulum |
2019
The 8th edition of G-Shock Bangalore Open Air held on 9 February 2019 at Aadya Farms and Leisure Resorts, Yelahanka, Bangalore. Headlining acts include: Black metal giants Abbath and New York Technical death metal outfit Suffocation. On the day of the event the 4 winners of the regional editions of Wacken Metal Battle 2019 from the Indian subcontinent countries: Krur (Nepal), Mass Damnation (Sri Lanka), Trainwreck (Bangladesh), Nephele (India) compete to play for a coveted slot at the Wacken Open Air metal battle in Germany.
| BOA 2019 Lineup |
|---|
| Suffocation |
| Abbath |
| MassDamnation |
| Godless |
| Krur |
| TrainWreck |
| Nephele |
2020
The 9th edition of Bangalore Open Air was scheduled for 21 March 2020. The organizers announced a new venue: Ramada by Wyndham in Yelahanka, a four star resort in Bangalore.
| BOA 2020 Lineup |
|---|
| Marduk |
| Beyond the Black |
| Kalmah |
| Intronaut |
| The Down Troddence |
2023
The 10th edition of Bangalore Open Air was scheduled for 1 April 2023. It was held at Royal Orchid Resort and Convention Centre in Yelahanka, Bangalore.
| BOA 2023 Lineup |
|---|
| Amorphia |
| Godless |
| Dying Embrace |
| Kryptos |
| Pestilence |
| Born of Osiris |
| Mayhem |
References
- ↑ bravewords.com. "KREATOR Announce First Ever Date In India".
- ↑ "GIG REVIEW: Bangalore Open Air – MetalIndia Magazine". www.metalindiamagazine.com.
- ↑ "Q&A: Iced Earth -". 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Gig Review: Bangalore Open Air 2013 -". 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Gig Review : Bangalore Open Air". www.tunepatrol.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013.
- ↑ "Heavy Metal Festival - India - Bangalore Open Air". Heavy Metal Festival - India - Bangalore Open Air.
- ↑ "German Thrash Metal Band Destruction to Headline Bangalore Open Air 2014 -". 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rotting Christ Frontman Talks Bangalore Open Air, North American Tour & More". 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "ROTTING CHRIST - Indian Metal Scene". theindianmetalscene.wordpress.com.
- ↑ "BANGALORE OPEN AIR: Armament". 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "BANGALORE OPEN AIR: The Down Troddence". 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "BANGALORE OPEN AIR: Threinody". 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Bangalore Open Air". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ "NEWS : Bangalore Open Air 2014 lineup revealed; Destruction, Rotting Christ headlining acts ~ Metalhead Spotted". www.metalheadspotted.net. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Metal Wani (5 September 2014). "DESTRUCTION's Schmier Discusses 'Bangalore Open Air', Historic Journey & Upcoming New Album (2014)" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Bangalore Open Air BIlling 2015". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Bangalore Open Air 2016". lbb.in.
- ↑ "G-Shock Bangalore Open Air 2016 at Yelahanka, Bangalore - Events High". Events High. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "Gig Report: Bangalore Open Air 2016 -". 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bengaluru gears up for G-Shock Open Air 2016". 6 July 2016.
- ↑ Casio India Co. Private Ltd. (17 June 2016). "G-Shock Bangalore Open Air Metal Festival 2016 - Official Trailer" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Nile to Headline Bangalore Open Air 2017 -". 3 May 2017.
- ↑ Casio India Co. Private Ltd. (12 June 2017). "G-Shock Bangalore Open Air 2017" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "HighApe". highape.com.
- ↑ "B.O.A 2017, Royal Orchid Resorts, Bangalore, 1 July 2017 - PartyOwl.in". PartyOwl.in.
- ↑ "Alcest: 'We Want Every Record to be Very Special'". Rolling Stone India. 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "Festivals at Foxity - Buy Tickets". 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ↑ "Bangalore Open Air at Aadya farms Buy tickets Last FM". 3 May 2018.