List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2025]

Last updated:2025/11/11

List of Rock Festivals in the Kanto Region [2025–2026]

Music Festival Master / Editor-in-ChiefKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC and in charge of music festivals. When I attended my first music festival as a freshman in college, I was captivated by its charm—“I can’t believe there’s a place this free and this fun.” I share information about wonderful music festivals every day to help grow the community of festival fans.

We’ve compiled a list of music festivals held in the Kanto region.

Here, we’ll introduce rock festivals with a particular focus on rock bands.

One of the appeals of Kanto festivals is that many are urban events with easy access.

A host of popular festivals are lined up back-to-back.

Tokyo Metropolis

Emerge Fest. JapanFri, Nov 14 — Tokyo Metropolis

http://www.dmxweb.jp

Schedule	Friday, November 14, 2025
place	Shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Website	http://www.dmxweb.jp/weekendsession/archives/2596

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PSYCHIC FESSat, Nov 15, Tokyo Metropolis

https://x.com/psychic_fes/status/1946886461141528969

Schedule	Saturday, November 15, 2025
place	Tokyo, Shinjuku Ward, Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO) / Shinjuku LOFT / LOFT BAR / Shinjuku MARZ / Marble
Website	https://pkshampoo.jp/psychicfes/
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Scramble FesSun, 11/16, Tokyo

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOxJjmogH8M

Schedule	Sunday, November 16, 2025
place	Spotify O-EAST, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Website	https://live.natalie.mu/event/scramblefes2025
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EDO WAVESun, 11/30, Tokyo Metropolis

http://www.edowave.com

Schedule	Sunday, November 30, 2025
place	Shinjuku LOFT, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Website	https://www.edowave.com/

NEW REALM FESTSat, 12/13, Tokyo Metropolis

https://x.com/NEWREALMFEST_jp/status/1960900158935249101

Schedule	Saturday, December 13, 2025
place	Tokyo Metropolis, Shibuya Ward, Spotify O-nest
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New Year Rock FestivalWed, 12/31 Tokyo, Japan

newyearrockfestival.com

The New Year Rock Festival, a historic New Year’s Eve rock fest that began in 1973, has long been popular. With the slogan “Kōhaku isn’t the only show in town,” it has been cherished as a coveted event for rock bands. After organizer Yuya Uchida passed away, HIRØ from Kaiki Gesshoku took over as producer and the festival will be newly held. And in 2020, it will take the form of its first-ever audience-free, live-streamed New Year’s Eve concert—an unprecedented format that’s shaping up to be an event no one could have predicted.