List of Rock Festivals in Eastern Japan [2026]
Here’s a consolidated guide to rock festivals taking place in eastern Japan.
There are so many festivals that it’s hard to track all the information, right?
We’ve put together details to help people like you.
Check it out so you don’t miss a festival that suits your taste!
- List of Rock Festivals in Tohoku [2026]
- List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2026]
- [2026] Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events in Hokkaido and the Tohoku Region
- Winter Music Festival in Eastern Japan [2026]
- List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2026]
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Fukushima Music Festivals [2026] Outdoor Festivals and Events Summary
- Kanto’s Popular Music Festivals [2026]: A Complete Guide to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Outdoor Events
- [2026] Complete Guide to Summer Festivals in the Kanto Region: Music Festivals and Outdoor Festival Information
- List of Eastern Japan summer festivals held during the summer vacation [2026]: rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
- List of Rock Festivals in the Tokai Region [2026]
- Miyagi Music Festivals [2026] Outdoor Festivals and Events Roundup
- ARABAKI ROCK FEST. | Music Festival & Event
Past events
DYNAMAITE FESTTokyo, Sat 4/18–Sun 4/19
| Schedule | April 18 (Sat)–19 (Sun), 2026 |
| place | Oba Camp Village, 3741 Oguno, Hinode-machi, Nishitama District, Tokyo |
| Website | https://siiick.space/article/detail/lfqsntw3vg |
JAL SAPPORO MUSIC EXPERIENCEHokkaido, Sat 4/18 – Sun 4/19
| Schedule | April 18 (Sat)–19 (Sun), 2026 |
| place | Hokkaido, Sapporo, Daiwa House, Premist Dome |
| Appearance | [4/18] Kep1er / The Cause Is Within Me. / STARGLOW / Daichi Miura / Yuuri / [Opening Act] TRIPLANE / Mericlet / Re:inc / [4/19] UVERworld / Chevon / timelesz / Knight X – Knight X – / Novelbright / BE:FIRST / [Opening Act] I Don’t Like Mondays. / Reaction The Butta |
| Website | https://sapporomusicexperience.com/ |
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SYNCHRONICITY’26Tokyo, Sat–Sun, April 11–12
SYNCHRONICITY is an urban music and culture festival set across Shibuya’s live venues, themed around “encounters and inspiration that connect to the future.” Guided by three concepts—WORLDWIDE, SUSTAINABILITY, and TECHNOLOGY—it creates a space where art transcends genres. In ’26, it teams up with the showcase and conference CUEW, featuring many international artists. Held over two days on April 11–12, 2026.
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 11–Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
| place | Shibuya, Tokyo — Spotify O-EAST/O-WEST/WWW/WWWX/TOKIO TOKYO and other live houses in Shibuya |
| Appearance | [4/11] 171 / 8otto / Arche / Basajan (Indonesia) / Billyrrom / BLACK BERRY TIMES / Blume popo / BREIMEN / cephalo / chilldspot / Czecho No Republic / Dabda (South Korea) / Daoko / DÉ DÉ MOUSE / downy / DYGL / ena mori (Philippines / Japan) / ExWHYZ / fox capture plan / goethe / GYMV (Thailand) / Homecomings / HUGEN / JABBERLOOP / Jeremy Quartus / JYOCHO / Kan Sano (Band Set) / Ko Umehara / lilbesh ramko / Lillies and Remains / luv / Meg Bonus / Mega Shinnosuke / MONO NO AWARE / New Action! / NIKO NIKO TAN TAN / No Buses / Original Love Jazz Trio / paranoid void / PEDRO / RADIOHOP (Netherlands) / She Her Her Hers / soraya / SPECIAL OTHERS / SUNNY CAR WASH / the bercedes menz / The Crane (Taiwan) / the engy / The Novembers / TiDE / tofubeats / tricot / world’s end girlfriend / yeti let you notice / Yorke (Australia) / ZION / Elsewhere Travelogue / Sarasa (Band set) / Saraba Teikoku / Tadekui / Haku. / Hitohira / Hitorie / Friends / Rubens / Ressentiment / Fuki Kitamura / Kimyo Reitaro BAND / Suichu Spica / Soki Urakami · Band · Society / Minagawa Obore Shugo-tai / Masaki Sasagawa / Snow Country [4/12] Adult DVD (United Kingdom) / aint lindy / aldo van eyck / bacho / betcover!! / Black petrol / Bone Us / brkfstblend / Bugs of Phonon (Taiwan) / CHIANZ / DOGO / downt / Emerald / Fat Hamster & KANG New (South Korea) / FCO. / HALLEY / Hammer Head Shark / Helsinki Lambda Club / jizue / Khaki / Ko Umehara / kurayamisaka / lil soft tennis / LITE / MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS / moreru / mouse on the keys / mudy on the Last Night / Neibiss / New Action! / oops cool / People In The Box / Phoebe Rings (New Zealand) / QOOPIE / Rega / Rum Jungle (Australia) / S.A.R. / saccharin / sidenerds / SuiseiNoboAz / SUSHIBOYS / Suspended 4th / SYAYOS / TENDOUJI / the band apart / toconoma / Trooper Salute / TURTLE ISLAND / urema / VEGA (Thailand) / VELTPUNCH / Wellsaid (Hong Kong) / ZAZEN BOYS / Sunny Day Service / Super Mountaineering Club / Sedai / Top Secret Man / Domico / Dongurizu / Mow Mow LuLu Gyaban / Yasashii Mirai / Yanushi / Yureru wa Yurei / Shintokyo / Itashime / Rinko Nagai (Band Set) / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Arata Manako (Band Set) / Shinsei Kamattechan |
| Website | https://synchronicity.tv/festival/ |
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The PerformanceFri 4/10 – Sun 4/12, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Fri, Apr 10–Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
| place | K-Arena Yokohama, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | https://theperformance.jp/ |
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LUPINUS ROCK FESTIVALSat, Apr 4, Tokyo Metropolis
LUPINUS ROCK FESTIVAL is a circuit-style rock festival focused on female-vocal rock bands, held across nine venues clustered in Udagawacho, Shibuya, Tokyo. It takes place in a roaming format through live houses around the city—such as Shibuya Ongakudo, eggman, CYCLONE, and Milkyway—with a central reception desk set up at SHIBUYA XXI. A distinctive feature is its unique entry system where attendees name one target artist by number on the day. The 2026 edition will be held on April 4.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| place | Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Shibuya Ongakudo / FOWS / eggman / CYCLONE / GARRET / THE GAME / Milkyway / Club Malcolm / SHIBUYA XXI) |
| Appearance | Disconnect Cendrillon / LUMiRiSE / Maison de Queen / MAZE / Wisteria / Kanoerana / Hino Masora / Mahou Shoujo ni Naritai / 82nd Life Sentence / AKARA / AND CALL. / Anymo. / Aqilla / ASH FRAST / COX2 / ES-TRUS / Free Aqua Butterfly / GANGDEMI / Chusky / IneedS / IrisaVior / KONSOME+ / Lanaruta / MANATY / MARKET SHOP STORE / Mellows / NANONI / Noctivix / POPPiNG EMO / Pulse of Humanity / Qtwins / RED-i / Romansquall / SHiROPiA / soranone, / START TO BLING / STRAWDAY / The Layers / Traumagier / VERITASERUM / wagamamayes / AND Utatane zzz / Girls Fist!!!! / GT / Kamitsuki / Kimi to Band / Haruchon / Momo Quartet / List Neko / Aitami / Eye Shadow / Yuna Anjo / Wareware Kakumei / Meroic / Sayaka / Hatsune / Ryo Obara / Ootake / Rena Nagaku / Shion Tsuji / Tokyo Hatenabanana / Makafushigi / Henyakusha -Desu Desu- / Mousou Replicant / Yurika / Nodoka Yuhi / Rei Yuuzuki / Rō no Hydrangea / Aivy / GREAT MONKEYS / MiiS / MyDresscode / neOen / Nosquael / pipia / TENDERLAMP / Village in Maier / XILUX / yukaDD / ZIGA / Arcaan / Crisis / Citrine / ChocoHachi / Diable Boa / Human Error / Pranksters / Lesson to Me / Royal Gal / Kuon / Tsuyokute New Game / Fluorescent Whale / Monthly PAM / Phantom Color Theater / Farthest Highlight / Nekomi / Campanula / Peerless Imperial Doll / Sengoku Animal / Gokuraku Jodo / Mumei / Joukyo Idol Ruru |
| Website | https://lupinus.shibuya-fows.jp/ |
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UTAGE MATSURI PARTYSaturday 4/4 – Sunday 4/5, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 4–Sun, Apr 5, 2026 |
| place | Zepp DiverCity, Koto City, Tokyo |
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DEAD POP FESTiVALSat 4/4 – Sun 4/5, Kanagawa Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Apr 4–Sun, Apr 5, 2026 |
| place | Special Event Venue, Higashi-Ogishima East Park, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Website | http://www.deadpopfest.com |
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