Annual summer concert series in Japan
A-Nationエイ・ネーション
A-Nation 2012 official logo
Genre J-pop Frequency Annually Location(s) Various cities, Japan Years active 2002–present Inaugurated August 2002 Most recent September 2024 Previous event August 2019 Next event 2024 Participants Artists from Avex Trax and Guest Attendance 5.8Million+ Organized by Avex Group (through Avex Entertainment ) Website a-nation
A-Nation (stylized as a-nation ) is the name of an annual series of summer concerts that are held in various cities in Japan .[ 1] Avex Group , Japan's biggest independent record label , this series features the most successful artists signed onto Avex Trax or other labels of the group (although some artists from other Japanese labels also participate here). A-Nation began in 2002 and is held each weekend during August of each year. Top Avex artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki , Kumi Koda , AAA , Ai Otsuka , BoA , Do As Infinity , TVXQ , Super Junior , Hitomi and SHINee perform at A-Nation every year.
Dates and venues
2002
2003
July 19 and 20 – Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo
July 26 – All-Season Resort Appi
August 2 and 3 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka
August 9 and 10 – Port Messe Nagoya, Aichi
August 16 and 17 – WTC Open Air Stadium
August 23 – Hiroshima
August 30 and 31 – Odaiba
2004
July 31 – Toyama Athletic Stadium
August 7 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
August 14 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 21 and 22 – Kobe Port Island
August 28 and 29 – Showa Memorial Park
2005
2006
July 29 – Echigo Hillside National Government Park, Niigata
August 5 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
August 12 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 19 and 20 – Kobe Port Island
August 26 and 27 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2007
July 28 – Tohoku Electric Natori Sports Park, Miyagi
August 4 – Ningineer Stadium
August 12 – Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi
August 18 and 19 – Kobe Port Island
August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2008
2009
2010
August 7 – Ningineer Stadium
August 14 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 21 and 22 – Nagai Stadium
August 28 and 29 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2011
July 30 – Ningineer Stadium
August 6 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
August 13 – Port Messe Nagoya
August 20 and 21 – Nagai Stadium
August 27 and 28 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2012
2013
A-Nation Island: August 3 to 11 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes
August 24 and 25 – Nagai Stadium
August 31 and September 1 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2014
A-Nation Island: August 14 to 20 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes: August 29 to 31 – Ajinomoto Stadium
A-Nation Taiwan: September 13 – Nangang 101 Cultural Creation Hall
A-Nation Singapore: October 18 – MasterCard Theatres
2015
A-Nation Island: July 31 to August 6 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes
August 22 and 23 – Nagai Stadium
August 29 and 30 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2016
A-Nation Island: July 29 to August 4 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Stadium Fes: August 27 and 28 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2017
August 26 and 27 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2018
July 28 – Nagashima Spa Land (canceled due to Typhoon Jongdari )August 4 – Huis Ten Bosch
August 18 and 19 – Yanmar Stadium Nagai
August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium
2020
2024
September 1 - Ajinomoto Stadium
Participant artists
Artists not signed with Avex Group are expressed in italics .
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BoA
Day After Tomorrow
Do As Infinity
Dream
Every Little Thing
Exile
Koda Kumi
Ayumi Hamasaki
Aiko Ikuta
Masae Nakada
Road of Major
SweetS TRF
Wu 3
BoA
Do As Infinity
Dream
Every Little Thing
Exile
Ayumi Hamasaki
Hitomi The Loose Dogs
Mihimaru GT 1 Ai Otsuka Road of Major
TRF
Guest artists
2018 Stadium festival Ajinomoto
2020 (Blue Stage)
2020 (Green Stage)
2020 (Yellow Stage)
2020 (Purple Stage)
August 25
August 26
2020 (White Stage)
2024 (Ajinomoto Stadium)[ 2]
1 These artists are managed by Avex Group, but are not signed to any of its labels.
2 These artists left Avex Group either after being terminated or end of their contracts.
3 These artists, before being signed to Avex Group, were invited to participate to A-Nation.
4 Mari Natsuki is currently signed to another label, while her band, Gubier du Mari, is under Avex.
5 Minami Kuribayashi is currently and originally signed to Lantis . She is also currently signed to Avex Group for Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse .
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2012
2013
2018
References
External links
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