Thursday, 6 March 2008

Fuji Rock & Summersonic lineups

by craig


Some of the artists have been announced for Fuji Rock Festival `08:

NEW (April): ASPARAGUS, BEAT CRUSADERS, BEN FOLDS, BETTYE LAVETTE, Bill Laswell presents Method of Defiance, BLACKMARKET, Bootsy Collins Tribute to the Godfather of Soul, THE BREEDERS, THE CRIBS, CSS, DatA, THE DEATH SET, DOBERMAN, eastern youth, ELLEGARDEN, FEEDER, FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND, FreeTEMPO, GALACTIC featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5) and Boots Riley (of The Coup), THE GO!TEAM, GOGOL BORDELLO, GOSSIP, GOTYE, HARD-FI, IAN BROWN, KIYOSHIRO IMAWANO & NICE MIDDLE with NEW BLUE DAY HORNS plus NAKAIDO "CHABO" REICHI, JANET KLEIN, JASON FALKNER, JASON MRAZ, KASABIAN, KATE NASH, Kicell, LETTUCE, M!NK, MELEE, MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD, THE MUSIC, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, MYSTERY JETS, NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI DUB SEXTET, ONE NIGHT ONLY, OZOMATLI, PRIMAL SCREAM, PRINCESS SUPERSTAR, QURULI, THE RASCALS, Riddim Saunter, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, ROGER JOSEPH MANNING JR., RYUKYUDISKO, SEASICK STEVE, SHERBETS, SPECIAL OTHERS, SPOON, SWITCH, Tomobe Masato, TRAVIS, UNDERWORLD, WHITE LIES

Of course more artists will be announced but it looks like it might have potential. My Bloody Valentine? Yes!


Most of Summersonic `08's artists have been announced:

COLDPLAY / THE VERVE / SEX PISTOLS / THE PRODIGY / ALICIA KEYS / FATBOY SLIM / PAUL WELLER / DEVO / SPIRITUALIZED / THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN / PANIC AT THE DISCO / MAXIMUM THE HORMONE / ZEBRAHEAD / AGAINST ME! / BEAT UNION / BAND OF HORSES / BEDOUIN / SOUNDCLASH / CAJUN DANCE PARTY / CRYSTAL CASTLES / FRIENDLY FIRES / JACK'S MANEQUIN / JUNKIE XL / LATE OF THE PIER / THE METROS / MUTEMATH / NEW FOUND GLORY / NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB / OLD MAN RIVER / POLYSICS / SILVERSUN PICKUPS / SKINDRED / SOUTH CENTRAL / THE SUBWAYS / THE TING TINGS / WE SMOKE FAGS / XAVIER RUDD

NEW (March 15th): 311, Lostprophets, The Fratellis, Justice, Hadouken!, The Hoosiers, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, MGMT, Onerepublic, The Wombats, Trivium, Vampire Weekend.

NEW (March 21st): Death Cab For Cutie, The Kooks, Cafe Tacvba, These New Puritans, The Teenagers

A few goodies but mostly fairly yawnable.

FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '08 is on July 25th (Fri), 26th (Sat) and 27th (Sun) 2008 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata.
3-day tickets are ¥39,800. 1-day tickets are ¥16,800 but limited to 10,000 tickets a day. A car park pass costs ¥3,000 a car per day and a campsite ticket is ¥3,000 valid for the festival period. Pre-booking on sale now until 6/6 from Pia, eplus, and Ganban (English)

SUMMER SONIC '08 is on August 9th (Saturday) and 10th (Sunday) at Chiba Marine Stadium & Makuhari Messe.
A 1-day ticket is ¥15,500 and a 2-day ticket is ¥28,500.
Tickets will be on sale from May 24th from:
Pia (The Pia code is 287-355 for 1 day and 782-024 for both),
Lawson (The Lawson code is 77770),
eplus and CN Playguide

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34 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

Hey, do you know if the 3-day Fuji Rock passes have a per day ticket cap, or not? Thanks!

4:39 pm, March 14, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

I'm not exactly sure what you mean.
There is a set price.
And there is a limited number of 3 day tickets, although the number hasn't been announced.
I doubt very much if there would be a per-day limit for 3-day tickets.

8:09 pm, March 14, 2008  
Blogger Unknown said...

Oh, yeah, I guess I worded that wrong, didn't mean daily cap, meant ticket limit overall.

Is there an average time frame for when three-days sell out? Is it different for people buying the tickets overseas- are the tickets for us limited in some way?

11:04 am, March 15, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

i haven't heard of frf 3 day tickets selling out before.
they should be available at 39,800yen until june 7th.
tickets bought through ganban overseas are just japanese tickets, no different, so i don't think there would be separate limit.
you could email them to find out.
english@ganban.net
http://www.ganban.net/frf08-oversea.html

12:50 pm, March 15, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you know how to buy Summer Sonic tickets from overseas. The only info I can find on their website is in japanese. Thanks

2:12 pm, March 21, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

Last year they had English info on the site. They allowed tickets to be bought from overseas but needed to be sent to an address in Japan. It doesn't seem like they'll offer that this year.
If you need help getting tickets, email me.
craig@tokyogigguide.com

4:00 pm, March 21, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi - we have tried to order tickets from Pia or Fuji Rock - tricky as all in Japanese. Weirdly the camping tickets have now arrived but not the actual concert tickets - do you know if they are sending them separately or is that a mistake and should I be chasing them? Thanks!

12:02 pm, March 26, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

did you oder tickets from pia in japanese?
ganban are selling them in english.
camping tickets are not sold seperately from concert tickets so i don't think you need to worry.
pia's website says the tickets will be sent from the end of june.
if you ordered them from ganban, you have to pick them up on the day of the festival from their store near the entrance.

11:45 pm, March 26, 2008  
Blogger sonore said...

Not many Japanese bands in these line-ups! Is it just because those that have been announced are the bigger names, or are Japanese bands really underrepresented in Summer Sonic and Fuji Rock?

6:24 pm, March 30, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

You're right. Just the main acts have been announced. Lots more Japanese acts will be added later.

4:38 pm, April 03, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND came back from a trip!

10:25 am, April 04, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

AHHHH total panic attack... how do i buy tickets for Summer Sonic? tell me that its not sold out! I'm in Tokyo so its no worries to chip to whichever shop you can get them from. Thanks!

8:40 pm, May 28, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

courts, don't panic!
it's not sold out.
go to a lawson convenience store and follow the directions here:
http://www.tokyogigguide.com/ticket.html
the code is 77770.
otherwise go to a ticket pia shop and get them.

11:40 pm, May 28, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

sorry that should be http://www.tokyogigguide.com/ticket.html

11:41 pm, May 28, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Has summer sonic tokyo 08 one day passes sold out?!

1:02 pm, July 07, 2008  
Blogger mr craig e said...

Not according to the ticket agency websites.

2:51 pm, July 07, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm pretty sure that Sunday and Two Day Passes have both sold out. I'm gutted as I was planning on going from New Zealand to Tokyo and then through to the States.

Let me know if there are anyway to get any tickets to both the days.

The line-up is amazing, too good to miss :(

Rosco, rwenzlick@kia-motors.co.nz

7:25 am, July 12, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi!
I'm desperately trying to buy some one-day tickets for osaka summer sonic festival and I need help!
Are tickets only available for sale in Japan?? is there any way I can get 'em sooner? I will be in Osaka on the 3rd of August and buying those tickets will probably be the first thing I do there but there's a risk that they can be sold out so if anyone can help a friend out here and give me some advice plz!
my email is djoung89@yahoo.com feel free to email me anytime

thanks guys I am extremely stoked about this.

2:09 pm, July 20, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am desperate to get a pair of tixs for the 1 day pass for the Summer Sonic on 9th August but seems they have stopped or suspended International Sales.

WOuld really appreciate if you can advise if there are any alternatives as to how we can get the tixs.

Pls email me @ farinah@singnet.com.sg

Thks!!!

12:22 am, July 23, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Was wondering if anyone could confirm how 1 day passes work for summer sonic? If you purchase a 1 day pass, is that one day pass good for either Saturday or Sunday? Or do they have specific dates per 1 day passes? Any confirmation or clarification regarding this would be great. From what i can see on websites such as mosaico they only give you a choice of 09 August 2008, but that was even from day 1 of ticket sales it said that. So if i wanted to go both days even tho 2-day pass is sold out, i can just buy 2x 1day pass ? Thanks

9:03 pm, July 23, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fuji Rock Blog here:
http://www.islandsofecstasy.blogspot.com/

7:02 pm, July 30, 2008  
Blogger ethan said...

help!!!
Hi~My name is Ethan. i happen to have two tickets for summer sonic in osaka on 9 Aug.

the reason way i am selling them is because i booked the wrong tickets. i actually want to go to the event in tokyo on 10, but i booked the wrong one, and i've already booked everything in tokyo, so there is no way for me to go from tokyo to osaka.I KNOW! what you are thinking " I AM DUMB"

i also want to buy two tickets for tokyo's on 10, if you happen to know anyway to but them.please email me!! i will appreciate that very much.

if you are interested in buying two tickets for summer sonic 9 Aug in Osaka, please email me anytime
kenji4fju@yahoo.com.tw

your sincerely
ethan

3:54 am, July 31, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, my name is Keiko. I'm looking for somebody wants to sell a summer sonic ticket.

I want:
A one-day ticket for Summer Sonic 10th Aug in Tokyo


Please email me if you have an extra ticket.
keiko_kohata@hotmail.com

thanks,
Keiko

12:24 am, August 06, 2008  
Blogger Bobby-Soxer said...

hey i wanna ask do anyone know whether i can get summer sonic tickets?

3:02 pm, March 25, 2009  
Blogger Cobue said...

I too would like to get tickets to Summer Sonic, but live overseas and cannot navigate through the tricky Japanese websites :(

11:32 pm, April 30, 2009  
Blogger Des pub et des pubs said...

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12:24 am, May 14, 2009  
Blogger Des pub et des pubs said...

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12:25 am, May 14, 2009  
Blogger Des pub et des pubs said...

I need 2 tickets for Summer Sonic in Tokyo on Friday August 7th.
Can someone get them for me with PIA. I can pay an extra commission for the trouble.
I'm in Canada and I have Paypal.
Thanks,
Thomas

thougaz@sidlee.com

12:31 am, May 14, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So I think Im a month late on this!!! I'm trying to buy tickets from the US to see summer sonic in Tokyo but I can't figure it out. Help!

3:00 pm, May 19, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anyone looking for summer sonic tickets, especially if buying them from abroad, just go here - http://www.summersonic.com/09/english/.

They finally set up a facility to buy tickets through an agent, Mosaico. You can reach the page by clicking the big blue "BUY TICKETS BUTTON".

You can use your credit card, money transfer or check. There's a slight comission (3 day pass usually 289 euros, Mosaico sells them for 332 Euros). Still a much better deal than FDJP.com, who from my experience are quite unfriendly.

10:14 pm, June 12, 2009  
Blogger Rai said...

Hello! Anyone wants two tickets to Summer Sonic 09' on the Friday 7th August in Tokyo? I bought the wrong tickets!

Anyone interested? Pls mail me at wickedlust@gmail.com

Thanks loads. :)

6:48 pm, June 16, 2009  
Blogger JackT said...

Trying to get a ticket to Osaka for Saturday 8 August. I'm gathering from Mosaico that one-day passes (or all passes?) are now sold out...

11:29 am, July 06, 2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am going to be in Tokyo come the end of July, so I don't think I'll be able to purchase tickets then, if anybody has any tickets for the Tokyo show they want to get rid of, they can contact me: jam16@ualberta.ca

I would love to go. I tried to buy on the English site (Mosaico Japan), but it seems they are sold out.
One ticket would be perfect (especially for August 7th!) but I would be happy just being there.
Thank you to anyone who can help out.

1:20 pm, July 06, 2009  
Blogger JackT said...

It seems like it's sold out, but the Summer Sonic website still has Buy Tickets banners. Hope it's still possible to find a ticket!

4:25 pm, July 06, 2009  

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