It’s the 10^th Summer Sonic music festival and the whole world is invited. Ten years in the making and happening in two of Japan’s busiest tourist cities. Tokyo’s Chiba Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe and Osaka’s Masihima Summer Sonic Osaka Site will have simultaneous shows on August 7-8, 2010. Unlike RSR, you can’t camp at Summer Sonic, so be sure you book your hotel rooms too.

For those who love both American and Japanese music and not sure which festival to go this August, you may want to check out Summer Sonic as some of America’s major artists headline with Japan’s major artists (along with one of Korea’s biggest artist). For Hello! Project fans your favorite scandalous star is back with all that jazz.

Check out this line up and tell me you’re not tempted to pawn some of your goodies for this event?

Tokyo Line-Up

8/7 (Sat)

MARINE STAGE
JAY-Z / THE OFFSPRING / NICKELBACK / NAS / Nagayoshi Yazawa / KREVA / ALL TIME LOW / 3OH!3 / FACT

MOUNTAIN STAGE
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS / RICHARD ASHCROFT & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND / the HIATUS / THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS / BIFFY CLYRO / THE COURTEENERS / THE MACCABEES / GENERAL FIASCO / coldrain（Opening Act）

SONIC STAGE
ORBITAL / PENDULUM / A-HA / PASSION PIT / DELPHIC / TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB / YES GIANTESS / HURTS / Taro Kobayashi (Opening Act)

MIDNIGHT SONIC
PAVEMENT / ATARI TEENAGE RIOT / FREEBASE / THE YOUNG PUNX!

URBAN/DANCE STAGE
CALVIN HARRIS [DJ SET] / KERI HILSON / EVE / UFFIE / K-OS / JASMINE

MIDNIGHT DANCE
BRODINSKI / BUSY P (Ed Banger) / STEVE AOKI / GILDAS (Kitsune)

BEACH STAGE
EELS / TAHITI80 / GIRLS / Crambon / Tamurapan / FIRE BALL with HOME GROWN / ET-KING

ISLAND STAGE
NADA SURF / ELLIOT MINOR / BROADWAY CALLS / Anna Tsuchiya / BEAT CRUSADERS / BIGMAMA / TOTALFAT / Northern19 / [Champagne] (Opening Act)

RIVERSIDE GARDEN
Hoshinogen / Oohata Yuuuchi guest: Ikuko Harada / sighboat / Dachambo / Arakagime kimerareta koibitotachi e / Tomohiro Higashida

8/8 (Sun)

MARINE STAGE
STEVIE WONDER / TAYLOR SWIFT / A TRIBE CALLED QUEST / SUM 41 / BIGBANG / ORIANTHI / JASON DERULO / K’NAAN / MONKEY MAJIK

MOUNTAIN STAGE
DREAM THEATER / SLASH / HOLE / MICHAEL MONROE / COHEED AND CAMBRIA / BIGELF / THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA / MY PASSION / Supe（Opening Act）

SONIC STAGE
PIXIES / JONSI / BLACK REBEL MOTORSYCLE CLUB / BAND OF HORSES / THE DRUMS / FANFARLO / SURFER BLOOD / Sakana Cushin

DANCE STAGE
deadmau5 / DIE ANTWOORD / HUDSON MOHAWKE / SURKIN / DARWIN DEEZ / AA= / androp

BEACH STAGE
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS / Hilchryme / EVERLAST / STEVE APPLETON / FREE ENERGY / JAY’ED / lecca / Rake（Opening Act）

ISLAND STAGE
the pillows / BLOOD RED SHOES / EVERYTHING EVERYTHING / BAND OF SKULLS / LOW IQ 01 & MASTER LOW / ONE OK ROCK / Takeshi Tsuruno / te’ / Shinsei kamattechan / SISTER JET（Opening Act）

RIVERSIDE GARDEN
RADIQ septet / suzumoku / Ai Kago ～Jazz the First Door～ / Kana Uemura / NAOTO INTI RAYMI

Osaka Line up

8/7 (Sat)

OCEAN STAGE
STEVIE WONDER / TAYLOR SWIFT / A TRIBE CALLED QUEST / SUM 41 / BIGBANG / ORIANTHI / JASON DERULO / K’NAAN / MONKEY MAJIK

SKY STAGE
DREAM THEATER / SLASH / HOLE / MICHAEL MONROE / COHEED AND CAMBRIA / BIGELF / MY PASSION / HAIL THE VILLAIN

SONIC STAGE
PIXIES / JONSI / BLACK REBEL MOTORSYCLE CLUB / BAND OF HORSES / THE DRUMS / FANFARLO / SURFER BLOOD / Sakana Cushi

DANCE STAGE
deadmau5 / DIE ANTWOORD / HUDSON MOHAWKE / SURKIN / DARWIN DEEZ / AA= / androp / Aira Mitsuki (Opening Act)

PARK STAGE
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS / [KAM] / EVERLAST / STEVE APPLETON / FREE ENERGY / the pillows / ONE OK ROCK

8/8 (Sun)

OCEAN STAGE
JAY-Z / THE OFFSPRING / NICKELBACK / NAS / Nagayoshi Yazawa  / KREVA / ALL TIME LOW / 3OH!3 / FACT / Big Porno （Opening Act）

SKY STAGE
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS / RICHARD ASHCROFT & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND / PAVEMENT / THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS / BIFFY CLYRO / THE COURTEENERS / THE MACCABEES / GENERAL FIASCO / coldrain （Opening Act）

SONIC STAGE
ORBITAL / PENDULUM / A-HA / PASSION PIT / DELPHIC / TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB / YES GIANTESS / HURTS / Taro Kobayashi （Opening Act）

URBAN/DANCE STAGE
CALVIN HARRIS [DJ SET] / KERI HILSON / EVE / UFFIE / K-OS / JASMINE / BENNIE BECCA

PARK STAGE
EELS / BEAT CRUSADERS / GIRLS / MUCC

Also if you have the kids with you, you can drop them off at Kids Disco, just so you know they won’t have sit through your happy time being bored.

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