[For Band Members] Recommended Anime Songs for School Culture Festivals and Campus Live Shows [2026]
Speaking of anime songs, they’ve become mainstream in the music industry recently, haven’t they?
If you look at music charts, it’s not unusual to see anime theme songs lined up at the top.
In this article, we’ll introduce popular anime songs that are sure to hype up your school festival for those who want to perform anisongs and get the crowd going!
We’ve selected not only the latest hits, but also classic favorites and songs that are easy for beginner bands to cover, so use this as a reference when choosing your setlist!
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[For Band Members] Recommended Anime Songs for School Culture Festivals and Campus Live Shows [2026] (21–30)
If I could become a constellationkessoku bando
Kessoku Band is a four-piece rock band that appears in the TV anime Bocchi the Rock!.
Their track “If I Could Be a Constellation,” included on their first album Kessoku Band, makes a strong impression with its funky guitar sound and slap-based bass lines.
Since it’s an in-anime song from a hugely popular series, it should get the crowd going if you perform it on a school festival stage.
However, if the band isn’t tightly in sync, it can end up sounding disjointed, so be sure to practice thoroughly both individually and as a band before the performance.
Catch the MomentLiSA
This is the theme song for the 2017 film Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.
It features an impressive, dynamic rock sound and is a very cool track.
The soaring chorus and the vocals—powerful yet delicate—are especially compelling.
[For Band Members] Recommended Anime Songs for School Culture Festival Live Performances [2026] (31–40)
ImaginationSPYAIR
SPYAIR’s “Imagination,” the opening theme of the anime Haikyu!!, has a straightforward, exhilarating band sound that should get the crowd going at a school festival performance.
If the whole band focuses on making a clean cut in the pre-chorus break, it will add dynamic contrast to the song.
When you want to build momentum in the final chorus, it’s still all about being conscious of the interplay between quiet and loud.
If you play it well, it’s a song that really lets you feel the joy of locking in as a band.
Once you’re comfortable, adding the chorus vocals near the end of the hook will boost the sense of unity even more.
hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake
A love song titled after the astronomical unit “light-year,” marked by a catchy melody and bittersweet lyrics.
It expresses unwavering feelings that transcend time and distance through Omoinotake’s groovy sound and Reo Fujii’s expansive vocals.
Released in February 2024 as the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Eye Love You,” the track became a massive hit, surpassing 100 million streams.
It was also selected as the entrance march for the 97th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and included on the album “Pieces,” making it a signature song for the band.
With its mid-tempo, approachable melody line and invigorating arrangement unique to a full band, it’s an ideal choice to perform at school culture festivals and campus band shows.
Distortion!!kessoku bando
Kessoku Band is a group formed by the characters in the TV anime Bocchi the Rock!, which depicts the band activities of high school girls.
In 2022, they actually released an album as Kessoku Band titled “Kessoku Band,” which dominated the Oricon and Billboard charts and became a big hit.
It’s packed with songs that are perfect for school festivals.
Among them, “Distortion!!,” used as the anime’s first ending theme, is especially recommended because its simple chord progression and mid-tempo 8-beat make it easy to tackle.
Rising HopeLiSA
This is a song that was used as the opening theme for The Irregular at Magic High School.
Since many of LiSA’s songs are really cool, I can highly recommend them when you want to liven up a school festival.
It seems like it would work well not only for bands but also as background music for dance performances.
Sugar Song and Bitter StepUNISON SQUARE GARDEN
It’s the ending theme of the anime “Blood Blockade Battlefront.” Its frighteningly catchy hook sticks with you after just one listen, and many people end up addicted.
It does require a fair bit of skill, but if you’re a three-piece band playing at a school festival, this is a song I’d love to see you nail.