Rising Sun Rock Festival
Encyclopedia
Rising Sun Rock Festival is an annual rock festival
held in Ishikari, Hokkaido
, Japan
. The two-day event is organized by WESS. The festival sells itself as "A True Rock Festival", referring to the fact that only Japanese artists perform at this event. This has led to speculation that this is an attack on rock festivals such as the Fuji Rock Festival
, the Summer Sonic Festival
, and even to some extent the Nano-Mugen Festival whose line-ups include foreign artists (and in the case of Fuji Rock Festival, has their line-up dominated by non-Japanese artists).
One of four tickets may be purchased for those attending the Festival.
^Due to Maximum the Hormone's cancellation, this allowed 10-FEET to perform an encore set
- agraph (live)
- HIROSHI KAWANABE
- KAGAMI
- TAKKYU ISHINO
- DJ TASAKA
- FUMIYA TANAKA
- TOBY
- EXTEND SESSION
- Yoshiaki Sato
- the takedagumi
- matildamarch
- BEAT CRUSADERS
- SCOOBIE DO
- SEKAIICHI
- Dohatsuten
- THE BEACHES
- bloodthirsty butchers
- WRENCH
- ...and many more band
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
held in Ishikari, Hokkaido
Ishikari, Hokkaido
is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.The city was born out of Ishikari Town on September 1, 1996.On October 1, 2005, the village of Atsuta, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District, merged into Ishikari.As of March 1, 2008, the city has an...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The two-day event is organized by WESS. The festival sells itself as "A True Rock Festival", referring to the fact that only Japanese artists perform at this event. This has led to speculation that this is an attack on rock festivals such as the Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...
, the Summer Sonic Festival
Summer Sonic Festival
The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two or three-days rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa....
, and even to some extent the Nano-Mugen Festival whose line-ups include foreign artists (and in the case of Fuji Rock Festival, has their line-up dominated by non-Japanese artists).
Ticketing
Tickets are purchased through ticket machines in Japan, or through the website. Despite being able to purchase tickets through the website. It is extremely difficult for someone outside of Japan to purchase tickets without a Japanese address to mail the tickets to.One of four tickets may be purchased for those attending the Festival.
- 1) Entrance ticket (w/o tent site) - 18,000 yen (~$180 USD) This allows the ticket holder to enter the festival from opening till closing, but does not give them a tent site. However, this does NOT prevent them from sleeping in a tent. Usually purchased by someone who is with another who is buying a ticket with a tent site.
- 2) Entrance ticket + HEAVEN'S Tent site - 21,000 yen (~$210 USD) This allows the ticket holder to enter the festival from opening till closing, and a 4x3 meter block to setup a tent in the "HEAVEN'S Tent Site" area. Those who buy this can choose whichever block they want in the tent site area.
- 3) Entrance ticket + HAPPINESS Tent site - 20,000 yen (~$200 USD) This allows the ticket holder to enter the festival from opening till closing, and a 4x3 meter block to setup a tent in the "HAPPINESS Tent Site" area. Located near the Moon Circus stage. Those who buy this can choose whichever block they want in the tent site area.
- 4) Entrance ticket + FOREST tent site - 19,000 yen (~$190 USD) This allows the ticket holder to enter the festival from opening till closing, and a 4x6 meter block to setup a tent in the "FOREST Tent Site" area. Located near the Bohemian Garden stage. Unlike the HEAVEN'S and HAPPINESS ticket purchasers, those who purchase the FOREST tent site ticket, have their block assigned to them.
2009
Rising Sun Rock Festival in EZO 2009 Started on August 14th at 15:00 JST (UTC +9), and Ended on August 16th 05:40 JST (UTC +9).Day 2
- BEAT CRUSADERSBeat Crusaderswere a Japanese rock band. During all promotional appearances, their faces are masked by drawings resembling themselves as printed by a dot-matrix printer.-History:...
- Dragon Ash
- BEGIN
- UNICORN
- Shibusashirazu Orchestra
- The Birthday
- Asai Kenichi
- KATTENI-SHIYAGARE
- the pillowsThe pillowsThe Pillows are a Japanese rock band. The group has released more than a dozen original studio albums, along with several EPs, singles and compilations...
Day 1
- HIGE
- RIZE
- REDEMPTION 97 (ex. KEMURI ex. POTSHOT)
- 9mm Parabellum Bullet9mm Parabellum Bullet9mm Parabellum Bullet is a rock band formed in March 2004 from Yokohama, Japan. It consists of; vocalist and rhythm guitarist Takuro Sugawara, guitarist and backing vocalist Yoshimitsu Taki, bassist Kazuhiko Nakamura, and drummer Chihiro Kamijo, who came up with the band's name...
- Guitar WolfGuitar WolfGuitar Wolf is a Japanese garage punk power trio founded in Nagasaki, Nagasaki in 1987. The band is known for songs with piercing vocals and an extremely loud style of noise-influenced punk which emphasizes heavy distortion and feedback...
- 10-FEET^
- Maximum the HormoneMaximum the Hormoneis a Japanese nu metal band from Hachiōji, Tokyo.-1998–2001: Creation, early days and line-up change:Maximum the Hormone was created in 1998 by Daisuke Tsuda and Nao Kawakita. After a couple of regional shows, the band signed a contract with the Japanese rock label Sky Records. A.S.A...
(CANCELLED)
^Due to Maximum the Hormone's cancellation, this allowed 10-FEET to perform an encore set
Day 2
- The50Kaitenz
- Nothing's Carved in Stone
- YOUR SONG IS GOOD
- Dohatsuten
- Midori
- LOUDNESS
- FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND
- eastern youth
- 8otto
- detroit7
Day 2
- SEKAIICHI
- SAKEROCK
- SION & The Cat Scratch Combo
- Mitsuyoshi Azuma & The Swinging Boppers with Kiyoshi Matsutakeya
- SOIL&"PIMP" SESSIONS
- Chara
- quasimode
- KICELL
Day 1
- GOMA & The Jungle Rhythm Section
- THE HEAVYMANNERS
- cro-magnon
- Yoshirnori Sunahara
- DAISHI DANCE (DJ + Live Session: Mai / GOCOO / VJ WAKADEN)
- capsule
Day 2
- WRENCH
- mi-gu
- sakanaction
- THE SUNPAOLO
- LOOPA NIGHT
- agraph (live)
- HIROSHI KAWANABE
- KAGAMI
- TAKKYU ISHINO
- DJ TASAKA
- FUMIYA TANAKA
- TOBY
- EXTEND SESSION
Day 1
- UNCHAIN
- Discharming man
- toe
- FRONTIER BACKYARD
- MAGOKORO BROTHERS
- SUGA SHIKAO
- RISING STAR
- Yoshiaki Sato
- the takedagumi
- matildamarch
Day 2
- ohashiTrio
- ROCK'A'TRENCH
- KYOKO KOIZUMI
- FLYING KIDS
- THE BAWDIES
- Pay money To my Pain
- MO'SOME TONEBENDER
- BIGMAMA
- LOST IN TIME
- te'
- RAZORS EDGE
- MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
Day 1
- YUKAWA SHIONE
- Pascals
- Syohei Muto (KATTENI-SHIYAGARE) with Koji Ueno (the HIATUS / Radio Caroline)
- NAKAIDO "CHAMBO" REICHI with KATAYAMA HIROAKI
- Junji Inagawa
Day 2
- →Pia-no-jaC←
- Emerson Kitamura
- Okuda Tamio hitori-pokkuru
- Dachambo
- TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA
- SHOULD I STAY OR EZO? (a member from each of the bands listed made an appearance to jam together, and talk with the fans)
- BEAT CRUSADERS
- SCOOBIE DO
- SEKAIICHI
- Dohatsuten
- THE BEACHES
- bloodthirsty butchers
- WRENCH
- ...and many more band
- THE BEACHES
Day 1
- Hinode Syokudo
- usotsuki barbie
- blues.the-butcher-590213 with Leyona
- LOSALIOS feat. Red Soul
2010
Rising Sun Rock Festival 2010 in EZO's website was launched on January 6th, 2010, the top three acts from the RISING STAR section of the festival from 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 will all take place in a voting contest between March 15th and May 7th, with the results to be in by mid-June. The winner will perform on the Green Oasis stage. Requests for bands are currently open, and the English mirror site will be launched on March 1st, 2010. A twitter page has been launched for the event as well.Scheduled Acts
- AA=
- andymori
- Black Bottom Brass Band
- bloodthirsty butchers
- Catsuomaticdeath
- Char
- COCCO
- dustbox
- GRAPEVINE
- KREVA
- La-Ppish
- LOOPA NIGHT
- LOVE PSYCHEDELICO
- MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
- Plastics
- PUFFY
- school food punishment
- The Blue Herb
- the pillows
- The Predators
- The Telephones
- THEATRE BOOK
- TOKYO No. 1 Soul Set
- UA
- Wagdug Futuristic Unity
- Zazen Boys
- エレファントカシマシ
- オオハタハラダナガヅミ
- オリジナル・ラヴ
- オーサカ=モノレール
- キノコホテル
- グループ魂
- スチャダラパー
- チャットモンチー
- ホフディラン
- ムーンライダーズ
- 向井秀徳アコースティック＆エレクトリック
- 奥田民生
- 安藤裕子
- 斉藤和義
- 清 竜人
- 片山ブレイカーズ＆ザ☆ロケンローパーティ
- 難波章浩-AKIHIRO NAMBA-