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Lineup: 2014 US Air Guitar SemifinalsTHE US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 SEMIFINALS w/ Special Performances by The World Guitar Champions Nordic Thunder and Hot Lixx Hulahan & Southern California’s Air Guitar All-Stars PERFORMERS AT SEMIFINALS COMPETED AND ADVANCED FROM QUALIFIERS HELD IN OVER 10 DIFFERENT CITIES. WINNERS FROM THE SEMIFINALS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NATIONAL FINALS IN KANSAS CITY ON AUSGUST 9TH. THIS IS THE PLAYOFFS OF AIR GUITAR. US Air Guitar is currently assembling an unprecedented array of talent. Over the course of the year, Qualifiers are being held in over twenty cities across America, with more being added every week. The best air guitarists from each Qualifier advance to the Semifinals, which are being held in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington DC. Three winners from each Semifinal will advance to the US Finals, which is being hosted this year by Kansas City on August 9. The winner of the US Finals will become The 2014 US Air Guitar Champion, and will advance to the Air Guitar World Championships, held in Finland. He or she will represent the United States of America against National Champions from 25 other countries all around the world. The competition at the Semifinals consists of two rounds. In Round 1, each competitor performs to a song of their own choosing. In Round 2, the top competitors from Round 1 perform to a surprise compulsory song. In each round, contestants perform for one minute of a song and are judged on a combination of technical merit, stage presence, and “airness." All guitars must be invisible. The jury is a panel of independent judges that are hand picked by US Air Guitar. The results of the jury cannot be protested. Bjorn Turoque, star of the movie Air Guitar Nation, will return in 2014 to host the event. 2008 US & World Air Guitar Champion, Hot Lixx Hulahan, will return as a Judge, and will also do a special air guitar perform with the World Air Guitar Champion Nordic Thunder. And there will also be special half time performance by other legends of the sport.