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)
I LOVE…Ofisharu Higedan Dism
A piano pop band known by the nickname Higedan, Official HIGE DANDism’s song.
Because the rhythm changes multiple times throughout, be very mindful of where to cut notes and where to sustain them.
Simply playing what’s written on the score won’t capture the original feel, making this a high-difficulty number.
While it’s challenging to perform, there’s a low chance of overlapping with other bands at a school festival—since rock-leaning bands tend to be the majority—and if you can polish the performance of this stylish track, it’s sure to get the crowd going.
Mela!Ryokushokushakai
Let’s fire up the venue with a vibrant band sound! This is a song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, a popular band from Aichi Prefecture.
It was released digitally in 2020.
Since it was featured in a TV commercial, many of you may already know it.
The powerful, straightforward message—“I’ll be the one to help you!”—is truly encouraging.
There are many technical phrases, so make sure to practice thoroughly.
It’s also an uplifting song that works great as a theme for school and cultural festivals.
Thank youSUPER BEAVER
When it comes to bands that are rapidly rising in popularity, you can’t leave out SUPER BEAVER.
This song starts with the chorus, and because it opens with the familiar word “thank you,” it immediately draws the audience in.
If you have an episode where you express your gratitude—like slipping in a brief MC before playing or ending the live show with it—it’s sure to hype things up even more!
Popular band songs and recommended latest hit tunes that hype up cultural festivals and school festivals (151–160)
DuelPENGUIN RESEARCH
This is a song by PENGUIN RESEARCH with ultra-heavy, thunderous sound, mind-blowing technical skill, and soaring high-tone vocals that feel amazing.
Master this one and play it full-on at your school festival, and it’s guaranteed to bring the house down.
It’s the kind of track that makes you want to raise your fists and belt out a massive sing-along.
Gather the strongest members in your school—both the vocalist and the band—and take it on.
LOVE ROCKETSThe Birthday
The Birthday is a four-piece rock band formed around Yusuke Chiba, formerly of THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT.
Their song LOVE ROCKETS, used as the opening theme for the animated film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, sticks in your ears with a looping bassline layered by the band’s ensemble.
The noisy sound and tight beat, though built on a simple structure, really lift the listener’s energy.
The performance itself is straightforward, which is exactly why it’s a cool rock tune where you’ll want to pay close attention to dynamics.
NanahitsujiShinario Aato
Perhaps many of you discovered them alongside KANA-BOON? Here’s a track from Scenarioart, now a band that represents the Kansai scene.
The explosive power of the chorus and their performance skills are, in a word, outstanding.
The original features twin vocals—guitar-vocal and drum-vocal—but you could arrange it for a single lead vocal or even a bass vocalist and it would work well.
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!
