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Air guitar players compete for world championship: See photos
On Friday, 16 competitors from different nations performed in the final of the 2025 Air Guitar World Championships. The winner was a Finland native, Aapo "The Angus" Rautio, who won his first-ever world title. Aapo Rautio aka 'The Angus' from Finland performs during the final of the Air Guitar World Championship in Oulu, Finland, August 22, 2025.
The World Air Guitar Championships, started in 1995 in the city of Oulu, are in line with Finland’s long-standing tradition of oddball competitions. The premise is simple.
Howard plays the real guitar, or “there-guitar,” but asserts he’s better at air guitar. His favorite song to air jam to is “ War Pigs ” by Black Sabbath. “It is ridiculous.
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Scott Travis’s double-bass mayhem should only be attempted by the most experienced of air-drummers, lest they pull a muscle ...
The 2021 edition of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships is coming to nationally broadcast television this year. So you'll want to tune in this Friday (Aug. 6) at 6PM ET / 3PM PT to catch the U.S ...
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