Thousands of people showed up to both dates of Houston Open Air ready to rock out despite the cloudy sky and the “severe” weather. Read about some of the issues the inaugural metal festival ran into here.
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People were rushing and extremely happy after waiting for 6 hours to get in. -
The Devil himself and Jesus Christ dancing in the pit while waiting for the gates to reopen. -
People taking out their frustration moshing outside of the main entrance of Houston Open Air. -
Long time Metal fan Frank Gonzales posing with Jesus and Satan -
The only thing that was raining were beers. -
“CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG!” -
Satan with a beer and torch in his hands. -
“Sacrifice some souls so I can open these gates!” -
The gates opened up shortly after Satan’s request. -
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Fans booing after Anthrax sets up on stage then takes everything down without playing due to time restraints. -
Crowd pumped to finally see a band on stage. -
Alter Bridge is the first band to hit the stage after the doors reopened. -
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Ministry. -
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Chevy Metal. Gotta love that band name. -
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Taylor Hawkins talking to fans after his set. -
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Metal for the whole family! -
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BuckCherry Fans. -
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Slayer’s mosh pit looked like something straight from hell. -
Day 2 of Houston Open Air. Same thing as the day before. -
Some old and new faces waiting for the gates to reopen. -
I love his gauges. -
People going home after Houston Open Air gets cancelled after just a few minutes of rain. -
Tons of Pop-Punk fans headed to Walters Downtown after a band that was to play in Houston Open air announced they’ll have a free show there. -
Neck Deep takes to the stage to a max capacity walters. -
Neck Deep, a band from the UK, didn’t come this far without playing a show. -
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Special shout out to the people at Third String Productions that made this last minute show happened. Right Mike Ziemer, Left Cruz Stuart. -
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