Bangalore Open Air

[1] [2] 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.

The prelims of the competition were held in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Guwahati & Kolkata.

[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] The 4th Edition of the festival now renamed G-Shock Bangalore Open Air was held on 6 June 2015.

[16] The 5th Edition of the festival was held on 9 July 2016 at Royal Orchid Resorts, Yelahanka, Bangalore.

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.

First logo of Bangalore Open Air.
Iced Earth
Iced Earth , headlining the 2013 edition of Bangalore Open Air.
German thrashers, Destruction at the 2014 edition of Bangalore Open Air.
Belphegor from Austria at the 2015 edition of G Shock Bangalore Open Air.
2017 edition of G Shock Bangalore Open Air.
American thrash band Overkill at the 2018 edition of G-Shock Bangalore Open Air.