Air Guitar World Championships
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The Air Guitar World Championships is an annual international performance competition where participants theatrically mime playing rock music on invisible guitars, held in Oulu, Finland.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air guitar competition
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ international competition ⓘ performance competition ⓘ |
| aim |
celebrate air guitar culture
ⓘ
promote world peace ⓘ |
| category |
Music competitions in Finland
ⓘ
World championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionType |
individual
ⓘ
world championship ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
music competition
ⓘ
performance art ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType | international audience ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
popularized air guitar as performance art
ⓘ
tourist attraction for Oulu ⓘ |
| hasHashtag |
#AGWC
ⓘ
#airguitar ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
international press
ⓘ
music magazines ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dark Horse competition
ⓘ
World Final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| influenced | national air guitar championships in various countries ⓘ |
| judgingCriteria |
airness
ⓘ
stage presence ⓘ technical merit ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| location | Oulu, Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Make Air Not War ⓘ |
| notableRule |
no real instruments allowed
ⓘ
use of invisible guitar ⓘ |
| organizer | Airnest Productions Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType |
air guitarists
ⓘ
amateur performers ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | theatrical mime of playing guitar ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oulu Music Video Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
air guitar ⓘ air guitarists ⓘ |
| requires | air guitar performance ⓘ |
| slogan | The world peace is possible – even through air guitar ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | August ⓘ |
| typicalMusicGenre |
heavy metal
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| website | https://www.airguitarworldchampionships.com/ ⓘ |
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