"a-nation", Japan's biggest music festival, will begin in August. The line up for the festival has been revealed.
The main part of "a-nation", "a-nation stadium fes.", will begin in Osaka on August 18th and 19th with big name artists such as EXILE, AAA, Do As Infinity and Acid Black Cherry performing. The festival continues in Tokyo on August 25th and 26th with headlining artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Tohoshinki and Super Junior performing.
In addition, "a-nation" will be holding a new event in Tokyo the week before the main part festival titled "music week". Many artists are scheduled o perform, including the GazettE, 2NE1, AKB48 and more.
Check out the line up for all of the shows below:
a-nation stadium fes.
August 18th
Guests: Every Little Thing, EXILE, mihimaru GT, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Sonar Pocket, and more.
August 19th
Guests: AAA, Acid Black Cherry, Do As Infinity, Ketsumeishi, Tohoshinki, TRF, and more
August 25th
Guests: Do As Infinity, Shonan no Kaze, Sonar Pocket, Super Junior, Tohoshinki, and more.
August 26th
Guests: AAA, Acid Black Cherry, Big Bang, Every Little Thing, Ayumi Hamasaki, TRF, U-KISS, and more.
a-nation music week
At Yoyogi First National Gymnasium
August 3rd – ‘VERBAL presents… “OTO_MATSURI”‘
Guests: m-flo, 2NE1, and more
August 4th – ‘BAND NATION’
Guests: the GazettE, and more
August 5th – ‘ANISON GENERATION’
Guests: ALI PROJECT, ALTIMA, Minami Kuribayashi, Megumi Nakajima, May’n, and more
August 9th – ‘Asia Progress M’
Guests: AAA, DEEP, Daichi Miura, U-KISS, AARON, BREATHE, SHU-I, A-JAX, and more
August 10th – ‘Asia Progress F’
Guests: AKB48, E-Girls, girl next door, Da Mouth, Weather Girls, and more
August 11th – ‘IDOL NATION’
Guests: SKE48, SUPER GIRLS, TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLE, IDOLING!!!, and more
August12th – ‘ROCK NATION’
Guests: VAMPS, SADS, and more
At SHIBUYA-AX
August 3rd – ‘VERBAL & KOZM AGENCY presents… “ATO_MATSURI”
Guests: TBA
August 4th – ‘V-NATION’
Guests: TBA
August 5th – ‘Haiyore! Nyaruko-san ‘”Jashin Seitan Matsuri”‘
Guests: Kana Asumi, Rie Kitamura, Miyu Matsuki, Yuka Ootsubo, RAMM, Satomi Arai, Hidekazu Tanaka (MONACA), Aki Hata, and more
August 9th – ‘Asia Progress’
Guests: TBA
August 11th – 7&i Group presents ‘Kids Dance Festival’
Guests: Kids Dance Festival contest performers & special guest
| Band name | SADS |
| Band type | rock band (4 members) |
| Debut | 1999 (active) |
| Label | Avex |
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*wanted to go.
UWAAAAHHHH I wanna go so badly!!
ugh... wish i was in JAPAN.!!!
kyaaa~ UKISS hwaiting.!! xDD
ガゼットがだいすきです~

OMG!!! I wish I was in Japan ( T _ T )
Wish I could see Ayu live
i wish i could go! to see AAA and ayu preform!! if only i lived in Japan
i will so be there on aug 4th (if only)
OMG I wish I could go so star studded I listen to 95% of these artists
the GazettE
May'n and AAA and Ayumi... i could die!
Man if only I could go and watch 2NE1, Big Bang and Ayumi Hamasaki perform!
wow this is going to be very big!! and as it is obvious that I won't go because I'm not in Japan I'll check out if someone uploads this in youtube
Awesome! I wish I could go! Oh well I wish them all the best and hope next year a nation will have ayumi again, have Namie amuro, kumi koda, or kana nishino:)
U-KISS!!
I wish I could go, though...
Would love to go T__T
wish i was in japan!! ahhhhhh thats heaven
ugh!!!! I want to go to a-nation so bad! (curses fact she's still in college).....ahh...someday I will go!
Once again I ask myself.... WHY ME NO BORN IN JAPAN!!!!!!! T^T
OOh E-Girls Dream Happinesss Flowerr....I cant wait them E-Girls Is The Best... and DREAM too