Winter is in the rear-view. Summer is nigh. We’ve Danced with the Stars and Idol’d American. Now it’s time to get kick-in-the-groin serious. As a wise air guitarist once boldly stated: “We’ve tested the waters. Now it’s time to cause them to boil.”US Air Guitar and TouchTunes are proud to christen the 2008 US Air Guitar Championships Tour in New York City—where it all began. It was the site of the epic C-Diddy / Bjorn Turoque clash of the titans. It was the site of Hot Lixx Hulahan’s controversial (and death defying) upset in ’06, and William Ocean’s great redemption and coronation in ‘07. It is the birthplace of Gershwin, punk music, and the egg cream. This year, it is the launch pad for a 21-city blitz across America that will test mettle, fortitude… and your tolerance. Ultimately, the last person standing will go down as the next great name in the annals of America’s next great pastime. Albeit the still kind of early part.
Registration is still open to compete and tickets are still available at usairguitar.com
Don’t delay. It’s now.
Each US Regional will each consist of two rounds. In Round 1, each competitor performs to a song of their own choosing. In Round 2, the top competitors from Round 1 perform to a surprise compulsory song. In each round, contestants perform for one minute of a song and are judged on a combination of technical merit, stage presence, and “airness." All guitars must be invisible. In each city, the jury is a panel of independent judges that are hand picked by US Air Guitar. The results of the jury cannot be protested.
One winner from each city, and defending champ William Ocean will be brought to San Francisco in August 2008 to compete in the US Air Guitar Finals for the crown of US Air Guitar Champion. The 2008 US Champ will then be sent to Oulu, Finland later that month to represent the USA in the World Championships, where he or she will compete against national champions from all around the world.
Founded in 2003, US Air Guitar is the official Air Guitar Association of the United States and is responsible for operating the US Air Guitar Championships, official Regional events, and specialized championships. US Air Guitar is devoted to taking our nation's unofficial pastime out of the bedroom and putting it up on the world stage. US Air Guitar is an official member of the World Air Guitar Association. Entering its sixth year in the US and its eleventh year world-wide, official national championships currently are held in the USA, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and the United Arab Emirates, with more countries participating every year. The 2008 Air Guitar World Championships will take place this August 20 - 22 in Oulu, Finland.
For the second year in a row, TouchTunes, the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network has partnered with US Air Guitar as the official digital jukebox of the 2008 Championship. TouchTunes provides digital jukeboxes to over 33,000 bars, clubs, restaurants, and entertainment centers in North America. And this year, TouchTunes is offering a FREE trip to the USAG finals!
TouchTunes invented the first digital jukebox and now leads the way with an unsurpassed music library of over 2 million songs, from air guitar favorites to classic and new songs in virtually every genre – plus, you can create your own playlists on myTouchTunes jukeboxes, rolling out around the country. And TouchTunes jukeboxes are easy and fun to use whether you’re achieving “airness” on stage or just hanging with friends.
In 2007, TouchTunes interactive digital jukeboxes took center stage at each US Air Guitar competition venue so attendees could search through hundreds of thousands of songs and play their favorite hits, including songs from the official US Air Guitar playlist. This year, TouchTunes will bring even more music and fun to the competition.
There will be special promotions for myTouchTunes.com — a great website where you can create your own playlists, play them at your favorite myTouchTunes location, and even share them across the myTouchTunes social network. All myTouchTunes members – current or new -- can enter a sweepstakes to win a FREE trip for two to San Francisco for the National US Air Guitar finals in August.
THE 2008 US AIR GUITAR TOUR
Presented By TouchTunes
June 3 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT
June 4 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
June 5 Boston, MA @ Middle East
June 6 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA
June 8 Detroit, MI @ Magic Bus
June 9 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
June 10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
June 12 Chicago, IL @ Metro
June 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
June 14 DeMoines, IA @ House of Bricks
June 17 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
June 18 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
June 20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre
June 23 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
June 24 Portland, OR @ Dante’s
June 25 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
June 26 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
June 27 Alpine, CA @ Dream Catcher Showroom (Viejas Casino)
June 28 Las Vegas, NV @ Harrah's
July (exact date TBA) Austin, TX
July 9 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Music Hall
August 6 San Francisco, CA @ Pacbell Park (SF Giants Game)
US AIR GUITAR NATIONAL FINALS:
August 8 San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom (Another Planet Entertainment)
AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
August 20 – 22 Oulu, Finland
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