Delta Life Show Drew Audience to the Birth Place of Oulu

The Delta Life show drew around five thousand spectators to Pokkisenpuisto Park in Oulu on Friday evening. Built at the birthplace of Oulu, the delta stage hosted an original local performance combining music, dance, light, video, and circus arts.

The Delta Life festival weekend marks the summer climax of the European Capital of Culture year. In addition to the multidisciplinary 45-minute show, the evening hosted the first final round of the Air Guitar World Championships.

The top 8 air guitarists advanced from the first final round. The second and decisive final round will take place at the same location on Saturday, August 29.

Competitors advancing to Saturday’s final, with Friday’s scores:

• Aapo “The Angus” Rautio, reigning World Champion, Finland — 17.2
• Nanami “Seven Seas” Nagura, Japan — 17.1
• Kirill “Guitarantula” Blumenkrants, France — 16.8
• Saladin “Six String Sal” Thomas, USA — 16.6
• Howard “Devil Narcissus” Lo, Taiwan — 16.5
• Sam “Airlo Guv’na” Nicoresti, United Kingdom — 16.5
• Fausto “Heavyer Dannair” Carraro, Brazil — 16.5
• Apolline “Lady Attila” Andreys, France — 16.4

Other competitors on Friday:

• Dave “Iron Age” Chen, Taiwan
• Toshio “Shariten KD” Kado, Japan
• Frédéric “French Kiss” Reau, France
• Léonard “Lenny Pocket” Pollet, Belgium
• Tyler “Cat Friday” Gardner, Canada
• Armin “The Arminator” Van Schie, the Netherlands
• Patrick “Ehrwolf Van Airhoven” Culek, Germany

In Saturday’s second final round, the competitors will perform in reverse order of their rankings from the first final round.

This year’s final jury consisted of:

• Juha Torvinen
• Aline “The Devil’s Niece” Westphal
• Freddy Lim
• Merja Satulehto
• Marko Keränen

The evening was hosted by Justin “Nordic Thunder” Howard and Asta Salomaa.