Road to Air Guitar World Championships 2025 starts now! – Early Bird sign-up for Dark Horses opens on 13th of May
Last year the Dark Horses had the opportunity to sign up for the qualifications in two patches for the first time. The new policy proven to work will be carried out this year, with a slight change of prioritizing those whose home countries don’t host nationals.
Once again it is possible for anyone to get a chance at competing to become the best Air Guitarist in the whole world. The first Early Bird round of sign-ups is open between Tuesday 13th of May, and 20th of May. From among the signed-up contestants, ten Dark Horses will be raffled to compete at the qualifications – the so-called semifinals – on Thursday 21st of August in Oulu, Finland. The second round of sign-ups will open mid-July, when another lucky set of Dark Horses will be drawn to compete.
This year the first round prioritizes those air guitarists whose home countries don’t host national championships at the moment. This is a way to take into consideration those who won’t have the opportunity brought by the national competition to represent as their countries national champion at the final, or as the official Dark Horse at the qualifications. For a lot of air guitarists coming from countries outside the national championships network, the Dark Horses qualifications is the only way to get a chance at competing for the World Champion title on Friday the 22nd of August in Oulu. Not to mention that the 2025 World Champion title comes with an extra twist. Whoever holds the title gets to return to defend it in 2026 when Oulu is the European Capitol of Culture!