The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two-day 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.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Above and Beyond
- Axwell Λ Ingrosso
- Big Gigantic
- Black Eyed Peas
- Blood Orange
- Breathe Carolina
- Calvin Harris
- Charli XCX
- Circa Waves
- Communions
- Daya
- Declan McKenna
- Dua Lipa
- Foo Fighters
- G-Eazy
- Good Charlotte
- Hey Violet
- Honne
- Jose James
- Justice
- Kaleo
- Kasabian
- Kehlani
- Kesha
- Kungs
- LANY
- Liam Gallagher
- Man With a Mission
- New Found Glory
- Pennywise
- Phoenix
- Pond
- R3HAB
- Rick Astley
- Royal Blood
- Sum 41
- Sundara Karma
- The Struts
- Whitney
- You Me At Six
- Zara Larsson
Festival News and Rumors

Chili Peppers, Jack White, and Muse Lead 2023 Lineup for ALTer EGO Fest in LA
Fall Out Boy, Phoenix, and CHVRCHES will also appear at the one-day rock festival.
Alex Young October 18, 2022

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest 2023 Philly Lineup: Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Dahlia Murder, Eyehategod, and More
The two-day fest is set for April 14th and 15th at The Fillmore.
Jon Hadusek October 17, 2022

Blink-182, Drake, Billie Eilish & Rosalia to Headline Lollapalooza's Latin American Festivals in 2023
Alex Young October 11, 2022

Austin City Limits' 2022 Livestream to Feature Paramore, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks & More
You can also watch sets by Marcus Mumford, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Flume, and Goose.
Consequence Staff October 6, 2022