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#MUSIC 2026.1.4

rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:50

Defying the Odds: Yoichiro Yamazaki on the Future of rockin’on sonic Amidst Western Music’s Struggles

Kuroda Takanori 2024.12.27｜16:53

#MUSIC 2025.1.4

The Jesus and Mary Chain and DIGITALISM Join Lineup for New ‘rockin’ on sonic’ Festival

NiEW 2024.11.12｜15:37

#MUSIC 2025.1.4

Cigarettes After Sex and Friendly Fires Join the Stage for rockin’ on sonic

NiEW 2024.11.1｜10:48

#MUSIC 2025.1.4

Tokyo’s “rockinʼon sonic” Adds St. Vincent, Jimmy Eat World, LUVCAT, and Death Cab for Cutie

NiEW 2024.9.11｜00:44

#MUSIC 2025.1.4

PULP, WEEZER, and More Set to Headline Rockinʼon Sonic’s First Wave

NiEW 2024.8.15｜15:08

#MUSIC 2025.1.4

Rockin’ On and Summer Sonic Announce New Festival ‘rockinʼon sonic’ for January 2025

NiEW 2024.7.18｜17:31

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#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Oasis Announces Two-Day Live Show at Tokyo Dome in 2025

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#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Hello Kitty and Kuromi Spin at SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2025 All-Night Halloween Party at Puroland

NiEW 2025.8.1｜15:45

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Experience Live Music at Hiroshima’s Josenji Temple with Keiichi Sokabe and More

NiEW 2025.8.7｜15:15

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Sold-Out toe Shows at Ryōgoku Kokugikan to Be Streamed Live for Free

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:30

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Oasis Japan Tour Adds ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and Otoboke Beaver

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:40

#MUSIC 2025.10.26

natori Announces First Asia Tour

NiEW 2025.6.5｜14:12

#MUSIC 2025.11.1

Rikon Densetsu Announces Nationwide Solo Live Tour for November

NiEW 2025.1.15｜16:47

#MUSIC 2025.11.1

Mariah Carey Returns to Japan After Seven Years to Kick Off Christmas in Kobe and Yokohama

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:05

#MUSIC 2025.11.1

cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:40

#MUSIC 2025.11.1

Bruno Mars’ Music to Light Up Japanese Fireworks in Bruno Mars Fireworks 2025

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Hadouken Hits the Menu: Street Fighter Meets McDonald’s Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 From Drive My Car to the Studio: Toko Miura Unveils “condominium” Tokyo Nomino Ichi ’25 Autumn Set for Showa Kinen Park with Live Music Performances

The fin. Returns After Four Years with New Album Somewhere Between “Naomi Watanabe’s “(20) in Tokyo Dome” Pop-up Launches at Shibuya MIYASHITA PARK KAF Makes Major Label Debut, Announces First Solo Shows in Shanghai and Japan ONE OK ROCK Steps Up for MUFG Stadium Music Blowout

Hiromu Arakawa’s “Yomi no Tsugai” Anime to Premiere in April 2026 KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi “Oasis Film & Posters 1994/2025” Brings Remastered Live Concerts and Posters to Japan Hitsujibungaku’s Moeka Shiotsuka’s Signature Guitar Debuts from Fender