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Air Guitar World Championships (AGWC) is an annual event taking place in Oulu, Finland. AGWC was arranged for the first time in 1996. Today, national championships are held all around the world.
Playing 
The idea of having Air Guitar World Championships was generated by musician
Oulu Music Video Festival
Over the years, the contest has grown into its own event. Since 2011 it has been produced b
Airnest Productions Ltd.
which also takes care of the brand. In the Air Guitar World Championships, participants from all over the world compete who can play the air guitar the best. The judges represent professionals of performing arts and culture, the guitarist Juha Torvinen among others. The winner gets a custom-made guitar, ‘Flying Finn’, by Matti and Saara Nevalainen. One year,
air guitar
Air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play an imaginary rock or heavy metal-style electric guitar, including riffs and solos. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking m ...
is based on mimicking guitar playing. Music genres may vary, but the most common ones are heavy metal and rock.
The idea of having Air Guitar World Championships was generated by musician Jukka Takalo Jukka () is a common Finnish given name for males.
History
Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for people registere ...
. The first competition was arranged in 1996 as part oOulu Music Video Festival
Over the years, the contest has grown into its own event. Since 2011 it has been produced b
Airnest Productions Ltd.
which also takes care of the brand. In the Air Guitar World Championships, participants from all over the world compete who can play the air guitar the best. The judges represent professionals of performing arts and culture, the guitarist Juha Torvinen among others. The winner gets a custom-made guitar, ‘Flying Finn’, by Matti and Saara Nevalainen. One year,
Brian May
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and ...
, the lead guitarist of Queen, donated a VOX BM Special amplifier for the winner.
The Licensed national championships are held annually around the world in over 10 countries. In 2021, the countries in the official AGWC network are USA, Iceland, UK, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Thailand, Australia, Belgium, Poland, Chile and Taiwan.
The AGWC motto is "Make Air Not War". The purpose of the contest is to promote world peace. According to the competition ideology, wars will end, climate change will stop, and all bad things will vanish when all the people in the world play the air guitar. If you are holding an air guitar, you can't be holding a gun.
Winners
References
External links
* {{official website, https://airguitarworldchampionships.com/ Annual events 1996 establishments in Finland World championships