The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Tokyo. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Tokyo the following day and vice versa. The lineup contains many Japanese rock musicians from both major and indie record companies, and also international acts. It also operates the festival Sonicmania, with an EDM focus, since 2011. Summer Sonic is an independent festival, owned by Creativeman Productions Ltd.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Alessia Cara
- Beck
- Billie Eilish
- Chance the Rapper
- Friendly Fires
- Greta Van Fleet
- J Balvin
- Jess Glynne
- Jorja Smith
- Kelela
- Knox Fortune
- Marian Hill
- Marmozets
- Marshmello
- Mastodon
- Mike Shinoda (of Linkin Park)
- Nickelback
- Nine Inch Nails
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- Portugal. the Man
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Rex Orange County
- Shawn Mendes
- St. Vincent
- The Charlatans
- Tom Misch
- Why Don't We
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