The US Air Guitar National Finals were held on August 6, 2016 at the Empire Control Room in Austin, Texas. The winner, Airistotle, goes on to the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland.
Björn Türoque (MC)
Nordic Thunder (guest, 2012 world champion)
Erik Ittari…izord
Mom Jeans Jeanie
Lumbairjack
The Artist Formerly Known As Sahexy
His Airness
Airistotle (the winner)
The Shred
Tyranicus
Eddie Hands-Flailin’
Link
The Jolly Green Shredding Machine
Eric Von Airicsson
Andrés SegoviAIR
General ManagAIR
Mean Melin (guest, 2013 world champion)
Audience
The Jolly Green Shredding Machine in one of the finalist’s encore
At the end of the show, audience members join performers on stage.
Cold Steel Renegade in front with audience members and other performers.
Disclaimer: In some photos, distracting background objects were removed, retouching was applied, and context-aware image extension was used. But none of the changes misrepresent any significant aspects of the scenes.
– Submitted by Mark Shapiro, Music Design