Summer Sonic 2012
Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th August 2012Chiba Marine Stadium,& Makuhari Messe, Tokyo + Maishima Sports Island, Osaka, Japan
Tokyo - 27,000 yen, Osaka 22,500 yen
Last updated: Mon 16th Jul 2012
Summer Sonic is an annual Japanese festival taking place on Saurday 18th and Sunday 19th August at the twin sites of Chiba Marine Stadium& Makuhari Messe, Tokyo and Maishima Sports Island, Osaka.
Line-up
Day 1 - Tokyo / Day 2 - Osaka
Marine Stage: Green Day, Franz Ferdinand, Yoshi Kazuya, Lostprophets, The Vaccines, Grouplove, One OK Rock.Mountain Stage: Sigur Ros, The Hiatus, Death Cab for Cutie, Passion Pit, Crystal Castles, Mac Miller, The Knux.
Sonic Stage: Adam Lambert, (Nelly Furtado - Tokyo / Soulwax - Osaka), Gotye, SBTRKT, St Vincenet, Grimes.
Beach Stage: Begin.
Rainbow Stage: Iceage, Nothing's Carved In Stone, Toy, Hydro Da Hero.
Day 2 - Tokyo / Day 1 Osaka
Marine Stage: Rihanna, Jamiroquai, Ke$ha, Pitbull, Perfume, Gym Class Heroes, Vintage Trouble.Mountain Stage: New Order, Garbage, Hoobstank, The Cardigans, Cast, Tribes, Champagne.
Sonic Stage: Calvin Harris, Tears For Fears, Foster The People, Azealia Banks, Other Lives, Spector, Kindness.
Beach Stage: Walk The Earth.
Rainbow Stage: Abe Meo, Anna Tsuchiya.
And more to be announced.
Tickets
Tickets for Tokyo are priced at 27,000. Osaka tickets are priced at 22,500 yen for the weekend. To buy tickets, click here.The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba (Tokyo) the following day and vice versa. The line-up is a mix of international acts alongside local ones from both major and indie record companies.
More information will be here when available.
Latest Updates
in terms of music, Japan's Summersonic is tough to beat
Summer Sonic 2016
Summer Sonic 2016
last updated: Tue 6th Sep 2016
Summer Sonic 2016
photo galleries
photo galleries
last updated: Tue 6th Sep 2016
Summer Sonic 2016
festival details
festival details
last updated: Fri 15th Jul 2016
Summer Sonic
festival home page
festival home page
last updated: Thu 10th Mar 2016
Summer Sonic 2015
festival details
festival details
last updated: Tue 16th Jun 2015