Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and near Tokyo. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Tokyo the following day and vice versa. The line-up contains many Japanese rock musicians from both major and indie record labels, and also international acts.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Adam Lambert
- Azealia Banks
- Begin
- Calvin Harris
- Cast
- Crystal Castles
- Death Cab For Cutie
- Foster the People
- Garbage
- Gotye
- Green Day
- Grimes
- Grouplove
- Gym Class Heroes
- Hoobastank
- Iceage
- Jamiroquai
- Ke$ha
- Kindness
- Lostprophets
- Mac Miller
- Man with a Mission
- Nelly Furtado
- New Order
- One OK Rock
- Other Lives
- Passion Pit
- Pennywise
- Perfume
- Pitbull
- Rihanna
- Russian Red
- SBTRKT
- Spector
- St. Vincent
- Tears For Fears
- The Cardigans
- The Knux
- The Vaccines
- Toy
- Tribes
- Vintage Trouble
- Walk of the Earth
- White Ash
Festival News and Rumors
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023
Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023