SUMMER SONIC 2025 is on August 16-17, with live streaming on WOWOW. 41 artists, including FALL OUT BOY and aespa, will perform.
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The representative of summer festivals, 'SUMMER SONIC', will finally be held on the 16th (Saturday) and 17th (Sunday) of this month. WOWOW will exclusively live stream the two days of the 'SUMMER SONIC 2025' Tokyo performance and the all-night festival 'SONICMANIA' the night before on WOWOW On Demand. This time, the first batch of streaming artists has been announced. Performances by 41 artists will be streamed. It will feature a luxurious lineup of top domestic and international artists across genres such as Western music, Japanese music, and K-POP. More streaming artists and the streaming timetable will be announced as we approach 'SUMMER SONIC 2025' and 'SONICMANIA'. ■Program Information 'SONICMANIA' Live streaming on August 15 (Friday) 'SUMMER SONIC 2025 DAY-1' Live streaming on August 16 (Saturday) 'SUMMER SONIC 2025 DAY-2' Live streaming on August 17 (Sunday) 【First batch of streaming artists】 FALL OUT BOY / aespa / AI / amazarashi / Ave Mujica / BAND-MAID / B&ZAI / BEABADOOBEE / BE:FIRST / BLOC PARTY / BMSG POSSE / CHASE ATLANTIC / chilldspot / Da-iCE / ELIJAH WOODS / FRUITS ZIPPER / Furui Riho / go!go!vanillas / HANA / HOT MILK / HYDE / i-dle / INFINITY SONG / INI / izna / JEFF SATUR / JO1 / Kuroyume / LANA / LiSA / MAZZEL / MONOBLOC / Murasaki Ima / NiziU / Omoinotake / PSYCHIC FEVER / THE RAMPAGE / THE ROSE / Ai Tominaga / WALLICE / WOODZ ...and more! ※Additional streaming artists will be announced later. ※Streaming artists are subject to change. ※Except for headliners, artists are listed in alphabetical order. ※Some artists will have delayed streaming, and not all will be streamed in full set. ※WOWOW is a service limited to Japan. ■Related Links Official program website.
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