Fiche festival
Asia
Summer Sonic
Music · Chiba (ZOZO Marine Stadium & Makuhari Messe) and Osaka (Expo '70 Commemorative Park), Japan
Dates
Every year in August; edition 2026 (25th anniversary): 14-16 August 2026
Venue
Chiba (ZOZO Marine Stadium & Makuhari Messe) and Osaka (Expo '70 Commemorative Park), Japan
Genres
Musique
Also known as the
SUMMER SONIC
The festival
Urban music festival, created in 2000, was held simultaneously in Chiba — ZOZO Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe, a component presented as "Tokyo" — and in Osaka, at Expo '70 Memorial Park, artists alternating between the two cities. Its edition 2026, the 25th anniversary, was held over three days, from August 14 to 16, with a Japanese and international rock, pop, hip-hop and electronic programming.
Good to know
Organizer: Creativeman Productions (Summer Sonic Secretariat). Places and exact name read on the official website; dates of the 2026 edition confirmed by the official communications of the organizer relayed by the Japanese press.