SUMMER SONIC 2024 and SONICMANIA featured top artists, with highlights airing on October 26-27, showcasing 76 performers.
October/3/2024 19:53
The 'SUMMER SONIC 2024' and 'SONICMANIA' that closed in August with great success. From this year's performances that gathered top artists from Japan and abroad, the stages of SUMMER SONIC Tokyo performances and SONICMANIA will be delivered over two days on October 26 (Saturday) and 27 (Sunday), with over 12 hours of content. The broadcast and streaming artists include headliner BRING ME THE HORIZON, ONEREPUBLIC, Number_i, BE:FIRST, and also include CHRISTINA AGUILERA and Gen Hoshino, who were not delivered in the August streaming, totaling 76 groups! Details of the broadcast and streaming artists can be confirmed on the program site. ■Program Information 'SUMMER SONIC 2024 Highlights' October 9 (Wednesday) 11:15 PM (WOWOW Live) (WOWOW On Demand) 'SONICMANIA' October 26 (Saturday) 8:30 PM (WOWOW Live) (WOWOW On Demand) 'SUMMER SONIC 2024 DAY-1' October 27 (Sunday) 11:00 AM (WOWOW Prime) (WOWOW On Demand) 'SUMMER SONIC 2024 DAY-2' October 27 (Sunday) 4:00 PM (WOWOW Prime) (WOWOW On Demand) Recording dates and locations: August 16, 17, 18, 2024 / Chiba ZOZO Marine Stadium, Makuhari Messe. *Archive streaming available for 30 days after the broadcast ends. <SUMMER SONIC 2024 Broadcast and Streaming Artists> 〇SONICMANIA UNDERWORLD / ARCA / cero / Chameleon Lime Whoopie Pie / Yuki Chiba / Creative Drug Store / Jin Dogg / MAJOR LAZER / NIA ARCHIVES / PHOENIX / Shintaro Sakamoto / Sakanaction / SARUKANI / TESTSET / Tyrkouaz / VICTORIA (MÅNESKIN) / Young Coco / YOUNG FATHERS 〇SUMMER SONIC 2024 DAY-1 AKMU / Apes / avantgardey / BAND-MAID / BELLE & SEBASTIAN / BLEACHERS / The BONEZ / BRIGHT / Chilli Beans. / GLAY / Dai Hirai / Gen Hoshino / imase / LAUFEY / LAUREN SPENCER SMITH / LIL YACHTY / MADISON BEER / MAJOR LAZER / m-flo (♥) / NCT DREAM / NOA / NOTHING BUT THIEVES / Number_i / ONEREPUBLIC / RIIZE / (sic)boy / STEPHEN SANCHEZ / SUPER BEAVER / THE TOYS / VIOLETTE WAUTIER 〇SUMMER SONIC 2024 DAY-2 BRING ME THE HORIZON / New School Leaders / ATEEZ / AURORA / BABYMONSTER / BE:FIRST / BMSG POSSE / BODYSLAM / BOYNEXTDOOR / Chanmina / CHRISTINA AGUILERA / Creepy Nuts / GRETA VAN FLEET / HENRY MOODIE / Sheep Literature / HYDE / INI / IVE / JO1 / Leina / LOVEJOY / mikah / NIA ARCHIVES / Nulbarich / OLIVIA DEAN / Wednesday's Campanella / TYLA / WEST. / YVES TUMOR / ZEROBASEONE *Broadcast and streaming artists are subject to change. ■Related Links WOWOW Program Site.
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