Popular band songs that hype up cultural and school festivals & recommended latest hit songs
For members of the light music club or anyone who plays an instrument, the school festival is the perfect chance to perform live at school!
Since you’ve got a rare stage, you want to look cool and hype up the crowd, right?
But that’s where song selection becomes a dilemma.
You don’t want to overlap with other bands, but you still want to play popular songs that can get the whole venue pumped!
I’m sure many of you feel that way.
So in this article, we’ll introduce plenty of band songs recommended for school festivals.
They’re all super cool tracks, so use this as a reference and put on the best performance possible!
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Popular band songs that hype up school festivals and cultural festivals & recommended latest hit songs (141–150)
Live in the present.Saucy Dog
Saucy Dog’s “Ikiru no da (Live in the Present)” is a song about friends who have honed their skills together.
Released in 2022 as the band’s 15th digital single, it was written as the theme song for the 101st All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
Set to a powerful rock sound, it expresses the strength to carry on with confidence, believing that “what we’ve done isn’t wrong.” With a minimal lineup of guitar/vocals, bass, and drums, it’s also a great pick for a setlist at a school culture festival or campus festival!
Youth Lineikimonogakari
Starting under a new structure in 2021, Ikimonogakari is a duo band drawing attention both as a group and through each member’s individual activities.
Their sixth single, “Seishun Line,” released as a double A-side with “Natsuzora Graffiti,” was used as the opening theme for the TV anime Big Windup! (Ooki ku Furikabutte).
The lyrics, filled with encouragement for those giving their all, are a perfect fit for festivals celebrating students sprinting through their youth at full throttle.
With a refreshing melody and beat, this pop, upbeat tune adds vibrant color to any event.
ShuraDOES
This is a signature DOES song that starts with a powerful eight-beat—simple yet forceful.
While the performance itself is straightforward, it’s packed with gripping accents that stir the heart, and locking in together elevates its coolness even more.
It was also chosen as a theme song for the TV anime Gintama, making it a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
swim04 Limited Sazabys
This is an upbeat guitar rock number that helps you overcome failure and regret.
It’s a song by the rock band 04 Limited Sazabys from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, released as their first single in 2014.
The powerful sound fully delivers the song’s message.
With its driving, fast-paced feel, it’s guaranteed to get the crowd pumped! When covering it with your band, crank up the volume and sing your heart out! That’s how you’ll capture its energy.
Another Great Day!!LiSA
A track included on female singer LiSA’s 10th-anniversary mini-album “LADYBUG.” Chosen as the theme song for the film “Hell’s Garden,” the piece drew attention as a collaboration with Takahiro Matsumoto of B’z.
With a loud guitar intro characteristic of Matsumoto and LiSA’s soaring vocals in the chorus, it’s a rock number that lets you fully enjoy both of their trademarks.
Its powerful rock sound is guaranteed to get the crowd pumped at school and campus festivals, so it’s a song you’ll definitely want to try.
OH!SHISHAMO
SHISHAMO is a girls’ band that’s hugely popular especially among younger generations, appearing in many commercials and at festivals around the country.
Their secret lies in their breezy songs and lyrics that many people relate to.
This track of theirs is wonderfully youthful and refreshing! The overflowing sense of youth makes it perfect for a school cultural festival, a major memory from student days.
Each part isn’t exactly easy to play, but if you pull it off, it’s guaranteed to get the crowd going.
Happy New DayKaneyori Masaru
This track from Kaneyori Masaru is truly an anthem cheering on girls sprinting through their youth.
Its catchy guitar-rock sound lifts your spirits in any situation.
Released in April 2024, it was also performed on their one-man tour “I Want to Be Like a Comet Tour” the same year.
The moving stop-motion MV became a hot topic as well.
Following their mini-album “Namiutsu Kokoro wo Mochinagara” (“With a Rippling Heart”), this song showcases their unstoppable momentum.
It’s a song especially meant for girls in their late teens to twenties.
Sing it on a school festival stage, and it’s sure to resonate with everyone around you!