Announcing the 5th additional artist & lineup by stage!

2023.04.19

SUMMER SONIC

This year, the lineup by stage is announced earlier than usual.
MARINE (Tokyo)/OCEAN (Osaka), MOUNTAIN, and SONIC stages will be lined up with a variety of artists who are unique to SUMMER SONIC.

Curated by Gen Hoshino selected artists for a special stage, the five-time Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist JACOB COLLIER will perform on the BEACH STAGE on the first day of SUMMER SONIC Tokyo. ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD of hip-hop scene legend A TRIBE CALLED QUEST. UMI, named after the Japanese word for “sea,” is a remarkable singer/songwriter from Seattle, USA. Latin pop artist CAMILO from Colombia. From Japan, a three-piece rock band PETROLZ will be selected.
Also on Sunday, August 20, In addition to Masayuki Suzuki, the “King of Love Songs,” who has delivered numerous hit songs both during his group days and since going solo, and Masayoshi Takanaka, a legend in the history of Japanese instrumental music, will make their first appearance at SUMMER SONIC. Original Love, who plays a supple groove that echoes the current BLACK MUSIC and NEO SOUL, and HY, who is also the Okinawa Prefecture World Natural Heritage Ambassador and plays a comfortable sound, will also appear at the SUMMER SONIC Beach in Makuhari.

The PACIFIC STAGE in Tokyo will feature a lineup of many up-and-coming artists from the Asian region, continuing from last year. Added to the lineup on August 19 (Sat.) is The BONEZ, who have developed an emotional and diverse musical style. PassCode, a band based on the sound of a band, shouts and screams. TUYU, a music unit consisting of lyricist/guitarist “Pusu”, vocalist “Rei”, and piano player “miro”, will perform at SUMMER SONIC for the first time. Don’t miss amazarashi‘s live performance, which features typography and video with the first part screen stretched in front of the stage.
As an additional Korean act to the already much-talked-about SUMMER SONIC, KANGDANIEL will perform on 8/20 (Sun.) in Osaka as well as at PACIFIC in Tokyo to take revenge for last year’s event. LØREN, who also wrote lyrics for BLACK PINK’s album and performed at Coachella 2023, has been selected. The domestic lineup includes young and talented male artists such as Da-iCE, a five-member dance and vocal group with a four-octave vocal range; Novelbright, whose vocalist Yudai Takenaka’s heart-stopping and overwhelming voice, melody work, and song arrangements are also well known; and 24-year-old singer/songwriter Tani Yuuki, who is the focus of attention among the digital native generation.

And as an additional artist for the Tokyo SONIC STAGE on 8/20(Sun.), the 2016 “DERENNO!? SAMASONI!?” w.o.d., a neo-grunge band that also performed at the auditions and has grown in stature.

In Osaka, MASSIVE STAGE, featuring up-and-coming artists who will lead the music scene of the future, will appear again this year. On August 20 (Sun), in addition to UMI, who will also appear in Tokyo, TATSUYA KITANI, who is also active as a solo artist while providing music as a writer, 礼賛 (Raisan), who writes lyrics and sings under the name CLR and SAYA of Raland in addition to Enon Kawatani, Tele, a project by Kitaro Taniguchi, born in the new era of 2022, and Umeda Cypher, which has produced nationally known rappers represented by R-指定 (R-Shitei), will appear in Osaka.
Also on Saturday, August 19, BREIMEN, a five-piece alternative funk band that is rapidly gaining popularity, (sic)boy has a presence with a style that is a cross between J-rock and hip-hop, imase is a hot topic with many of his songs going viral on Spotify and TikTok, tonun has a sweet, smoky voice and groovy, comfortable tracks, And now the buzz is on! ATARASHII GAKKO!, a four-member dance-vocal unit that sticks out with its individuality and freedom, have been selected.

In the next issue, we will announce the addition of SONICMANIA, an all-night festival on the eve of SUMMER SONIC!

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