One of the biggest music festivals in Japan, SUMMER SONIC, has just announced more artists and details for the 2-day event.

"SUMMER SONIC 2011" will take place in Osaka and Makuhari on August 13th and 14th, and this will be the festival's 8th anniversary.

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They have just announced the addition of American artists NE-YO, KORN, and CEREBRAL BALLZY. �Furthermore, Visual Kei band the GazettE, FACT, GYPSY & THE CAT, and METERONOMY have also been added.

METERONOMY will also be playing on August 12th at Makuhari Messe for the all-night event, "SONIC MANIA". �BOOM BOOM SATELLITES and autoKratz are also set to play at "SONIC MANIA" on the 12th.

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General ticket sales go on sale this month on May 28th.

1-day for Makuhari / �15,000 ($186 USD)
2-day for Makuhari / �27,000 ($335 USD)
1-day for Osaka / �12,500 ($155 USD)
2-day for Osaka / �22,500 ($279 USD)

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< SUMMER SONIC 2011 Artist Line Up >
8/13 Makuhari & 8/14 Osaka

The STROKES, BEADY EYE, NE-YO, KORN, Kimura Kaela, THE MARS VOLTA, THE TING TINGS, SIMPLE PLAN, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, THE BAWDIES, BROTHER, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, CEREBRAL BALLZY, DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, the GazettE, Jesse J, MUTEMATH, NICO Touches the Walls, OFWGKTA [Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All], ONLY NIGHT ONLY, THE PRETTY RECKLESS, SHARKS, TINIE TEMPAH, YELLE, and more.

8/12 Late Performances at Makuhari
THE HORRORS, THESE NEW PURITANS, BLACK MOUNTAIN, ESBEN AND THE WITCH, FEADZ, BREAKBOT, CARTE BLANCHE (DJ Mehdi + RITON), BUSY PICTIONARY (Busy P + So M), SebastiAn

8/14 Makuhari & 8/13 Osaka
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, X JAPAN, PRIMAL SCREAM present SCREAMADELICA LIVE!, P.i.L.[PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED], SUEDE, THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, ZEBRAHEAD, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, JAMES BLUNT, BOW WOW WOW, DEERHUNTER, FACT, FRIENDLY FIRES, GYPSY & THE CAT, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, HOUSE OF PAIN, MONA, THE MORNING BENDERS, METRONOMY, NEON TREES, ONE OK ROCK, THE POP GROUP, SMITH WESTERNS, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, and more.

< SONIC MANIA >
2011.8.12 @ Makuhari Messe
OPEN 21:00 / START 22:00 (ALL-NIGHT)
�9000 ($112 USD) (Includes Drink)

Summer Sonic Weekend Ticket �34,000 ($423 USD) (Drink Included)

Ticket sales start June 4th.

Artists (as of May 8th):
UNDERWORLD / PRIMAL SCREAM present SCREAMADELICA LIVE / BOOM BOOM SATELLITES / CHASE & STATUS (LIVE) / A-TRAK / autoKratz / JAMAICA / SOUTH CENTRAL / VITALIC "V Mirror Live" / and more

Source: natalie