List of Rock Festivals Nationwide [2025–2026]

This is a spring festival held in Osaka that started in 2022. It’s hugely popular among people who love music and fashion, featuring a wide range of genres like dance music and hip-hop, with exciting up-and-coming artists and star-studded lineups. The open-air venue is filled with tracks that will make you want to start dancing, guaranteeing a high-energy, unforgettable stage. Don’t miss the flashy performances and production, either. It’s an event best enjoyed live.

LOUD PARK, a festival dedicated to metal. It’s a metal-focused rock fest featuring not only heavy metal but also thrash metal, metalcore, death metal, melodic speed metal, gothic metal, and hard rock. In recent years, BABYMETAL performed there and became a hot topic.

This event, held as a student-only, free, lottery-invitation affair, is a music festival hosted by TOKYO FM and ZOZO, which operates fashion e-commerce sites. It was conceived to support students by giving them the chance to experience various events and concerts they missed due to cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lineup is also noteworthy, featuring both artists popular with younger generations and a star-studded roster that has led the music scene. The beauty of live shows is that the experiences you gain from encountering real music will add color to your life going forward.